The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
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ional bank examiner, will be can
didate for the state senate, from the
new district composed of Ward and
Williams counties.
The Williston Herald doubts that
the Williston State has the circulation
that it boasts of.
The Williston Herald intimates
that States Attorney Van r. Brown
is a friend to the blind pigger and not
doing his duty
Some unprincipled fellow stole the
storm sashes from school house
near Ray and the school board is
offering a reward for information.
Commissioner Emerson returned
from St. Paul where he went to attend
the funeral of his brother, promin-
ent South Carolina railroad man. The
funeral, however, was held in the
old home in the South where the re-
mains were inferred.
What's in name? James Buchan-
an Of Stutsman county is candidate
for secretary of state.
Mrs. V. V. Egan was called from
Marshall, Mo-, by the serious illness
of her son Lewis, who is just recover
ing from an attack of pleurisy-pneu-
monia.
A daughter was born Friday to
Editor and Mrs. Smart.
Miss Florence Stenersen is confined
to the house with slight attack Of
diphtheria.
One of the girls employed in the
Mansard House at Towner tried to
end her existence by taking carbolic
acid. The pain which the acid gave
her, caused her to scream and help
.>was soon at hand. Antidotes saved
her life.
Dr. Powell is feminist a liberal
policy in Minot and said SO in his
sermon at the NJ E. church Sunday
morning
Miss Ida Johnson, the popular
young lady who is employed at
Moores Picture shop as re-toucher,
met with a painful accident at the
skating rink Friday night. She was
just putting on a pair Of skates when
she fell Another person also fell,
striking her ankle breaking a small
bone Just above the ankle. She IS
getting along quite well.
The Minot Optic says that States
Attorney MCGEE ought to get plenty
of evidence against the blind piggers
Of the county with the thousand dol
lars which was appropriated by the
county commissioners. How do you
know what the money is going to be
used for. Bro. Smart? Well bet dol
lars to doughnuts that not dollar
of this money will be spent for get
ting evidence against the piggers.
States Attorney MCGEE would not be
so foolish as to spend the money IN
this manner when plenty Of evidence
can he secured for nothing. No, the
money will be used for cases where
detectives are required.
The Second National Bank of MI
not will soon perfect its Safety De-
posit vault system for the acconmo-
dalton of it's customers and others.
The safety boxes will be securely
locked in the big vault, and only one
clerk to retain the key. The Second
National Bank is already one OF the
strongest institutions in the state. Al
a recent meeting, Jos. Roach was re-
elected president, James Johnson
vice president and r. r. Barron
cashier. The bank made "a per cent
during the past year, twelve OF Whlcn
was Maid to the stock holders and the
balance being placed to the surplus
Chas. olson and E. P. Keefe came
down to Unrighteous Minot Friday to
spend couple of days seeing tne
sights and transacting business.
Geo. A. State and Nyhus & Berg
the we'll known Surrey mercnahts'
have bought so heavily the past sea
son. that the creditors have found
it necessary to purchase portion Oh
the stock, and this week announce a
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great sale. Everything will be sofa
nothing reserved. On this account
the goods necessarily will have to be
sacrificed, but only for snort tl1ne'
The sale starts Wednesday, Feb. .
and lasts only ten days. Several
thousand circulars have been printed
and the country for miles around
USurrey has been flooded with tReHl.
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