The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-27

\ Having been told that some of the
boys in the neighborhood had beer
shooting craps last Sunday, Mino
woman exclaimed Eyes, isn't it aw
full, 1T heard the guns all day Sun
day.
A Crosby farmer went into his burn
ing barn and tried to save horse. The
ungratefuls animal kicked him nearly
ito. death and his wife was compelled
to drag him. out Of the burning struc
ture.
Currants, gooseberries, raspberries
Strawberries and apples will be 3
short crop in Moth Dakota this year
The writer will get :. only about a
fourth as many currants and goose
berries IS last year. i 5v'5, e.
The Cando Democrat, got into troy
BILE with some Of its Dunkard readers
over publishing an interview which
some of the Seattle papers had with
members of the church returning
from San Francisco
Frank Philbrick, six foot Chey-
enne Indian, who said he worked tor
Roosevelt on his ranch in North Da-
kota % years ago, tried to gain an
audience with the President at Oyster
Bay, but was refused.
The boys at the state reform school
are building a structure, which will
save the state a good deal of money.
The lad who thinks he will get a
chance to do a lot of playing if sent
to the REF" is badly mistaken.
Four young lads at Edmore We're
arrested for stealing boxes of cigars
and tobacco and pop from Editor
Crazy of the Herald. They broke one
of the editors windows and relieved
him of some of his possessions
What has become Of the OLD fash
toned boy who went down the street
holding up two fingers, which meant
| that he was going swimming and want
el company? He is probably down at
| tt, swimming hole with his company.
Attorney General McCue says that
Notwithstanding the fact that the CT
flee Of Temperance Commissioner has
been knocked out by the Supreme
court he is going to see that the pro
hibitiOn law is enforced to the letter.
The neighbors of Fred Jones, the
Leeds man who was killed in a run
away, turned out one day last week
with "a teams and put in $50 acres of
crop for his widow. This is the right
kind of sympathy to show in cases OF
this kind. Dollars count.
Here's a Fargo fish story. A fish
walked out of the river on four legs
and bit small boy in the leg, AID
then went back into the muddy Red
The fish is said to have had but one
eye and in the center of the top Of
the head This was published in the
Fargo papers and is probably true,
Sam Clark is suffering from an at
tack of brain storm, mental earth
quakes, volcanic eruptions, physical
sun shots and tidal waves of con
science. AS the Minot physicians are
all attending him, it is believed that
he will either recover very quickly or
his flag may soon be run up at half
mast.
Congressman Scott of Missouri, re-
ferring to the walking match of Pres.
Roosevelt and VicePres. Fairbanks,
says: IF the truth must be told, the
vice president walked the president
to a plumb standstill, wore him 70 a
fragile, beat him at his own game.
Evidently Mr.. Fairbanks has been
practicing up
Come to Minot to spend the Fourth.
Better come on the End, the day of the
opening of the big races and put in
full week of it, returning on the
9Th The Cash Carnival Co. will give
free entertainments each day on The
streets Balloon ascensionS, etc. Mi
not always has given you fine. time
and you'll not be disappointed.
| Fred Jones, young farmer near
Leeds, was killed by being run over
with gang pillow. His leg was brok-
en- in two places and he was injured
internally He was driving four spirit
ed horses which became frightened.
The first wool for 1907 has just
| been received at Dickinson. Both the
quality and quantity are better than
last year.
The Seventh Day Adventists intend
to build a branch of the Battle Creek
Sanitarium in North Dakota and Mi
not ought to try and land the institu-
ton EVERYONE knows that there is