The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-09
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peck of trouble. It seems that l.. w.
Aiken Of Leonard, N. D., and M. J.
Schermerhorn, James A. Fiske and
Levi B. Hanson Of Sheldon traded
some worthless sand dunes to Des
Moines, Ia, party for an incubator
plant, showing the fellow the wrong
land in another county. Judge Howe
Of Des Moines has given the Iowa
party back his plant, and implicated
the four North Dakotans.
Chas. s. Maitland Of Minot, was
held three weeks In Harvey, where
he had small pox.
There are seven cases Of small pox
at Fessenden and the News sets up
howl because there has not been a
stricter quarantine.
Mrs Ina Conklin, a seamstress in
the family Of the sheriff at Dickin-
son, unlocked the door of the county
| Jail and set at liberty two prisoners,
Frank Homer and James Howard.
She then returned the keys to the
usual place. The prisoners were
caught as they entered the depot as
No. 1, was pulling into the station.
The woman was arrested and placed
in Jail. A note was found in her
clothes from one of the men giving
the particulars of their escape.
jamestown wants a public building,
and of course "Hans" has consented
to introduce bill.
Theo. Knutson stole a grip contain
ing $4,000 in Fargo and pawned it
for 25 cents. He's in Jail now.
1t is rumored that an electric line
will be built from Minneapolis to
Seattle, passing thru Fargo.
Austin Saum Of Forbes entrusted
his wallet containing $4,000 to a
saloon keeper in Minneapolis. When
he went for his money, the saloon
Keeper says he never before saw the
man.
Mr.. Bellrose, a Tarsus farmer,
while laughing at the antics Of two
colts playing in his yard dropped
dead.
| The price Of lumber is said to be
coming down.
The report says that E. Ashley
Mears had died in an Idaho prison is
| false. Mears who was president OF
the First National Bank of Minot, at
the time it failed, is now conducting
a very successful business in Arkan-
sas and his family, who are very re-
spectacle people, are living in Mime
apols. Mears was a poor manager,
and there was no real excuse for the
Minot Banks failure. Had he stayed
with the proposition he would I'M
doubtedy have come out on the top
Of the heap.
Prof. McLain, principal OF the
Towner schools, was recently mar
ried in Grand Forks to Miss Lottie
Berry OF Manval.
A. r. Latin of Towner, who was
shipping a car of immigrant goods to
his new home in Washington, had
much Of his effects smashed III a
wreck. Several of his '1orses were
injured.
Prof. Arthur Wales, well known
Fargo piano tuner, is dead.
i The editor of the Williston World
is going after Geo. w. Wilson, regis,
ter of deeds of the Wiuiston land
office. because he refuses to give the
World and the other Williston papers
:, with the exception Of the Graphic
which paper is edited by Wilson's
brother-in-law, John Corbett), tlsei1
share of final proofs.
I Died, at Gooda1l, Thursday morn
J ing, Ray. the six year old son OF Ray
10. Ward The little lad was Ill but
two days and there was no cnallce
to call a doctor.
Died at the home of N. Schooner,
Of White Earth, his daughter, Emily
Winfield, aged years. months.
i u. S. Senator Hansbrough and State
Senator Little, who are both out for
the same office, met at the Merchants
hotel by accident one day last week
Little was quizzed by reporter, and
he says he is in the fight to stay, the
report that he and Hansbrough were
about to amalgamate their forces
being an error.
There is wolf hound thirteen
years old at Crystal that has killed
as many as fifty or sixty wolves a
i year and is still in the wolf killing
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