The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-09

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" released from the penitentiary, ar
rived in Flaxton with two barrels Of
beer where he intended opening up q
pig. The marshall moved Burton on
and he went to folly to serve the
thirsty.
A couple of Washers at Crosby who
tried to flirt with two respectable
ladies one evening, were taught a
good lesson. One of the ladies struck
one of the men across the mouth,
knocking him of the sidewalk into
the snow.
A hardware store at Russell caught
fire Saturday morning, but the flames
were put out before great deal OF
damage was done. The citizens got
busy, one man trying to smother the
flames with good overcoat. He lost
the coat Another fellow came to the
fire with tea kettle full of water.
Another carried snow up the stairs
by the shovelful. Attorney Murphy
threw his pitcher and bowl out OF
the window and carried down the
feather bed.
The editor of the Devils Lake Jour,
nal made hundred New Years reso'
lutions, then in disgust destroyed
them all and made the following:
'Resolved that will keep on digging
away and doing the best l can
The $4,000 Belcourt convent at
Rolla burned Dec. 81.
Sometime ago Maggie Regain of
| Devils Lac brot suit against her
father, b. B. Regain, for $4,000 dam
ages. The case has just been dis
missed upon motion of the plaintiff.
Editor Crockard, the rustling young
editor of the Douglas Herald, was
united in marriage On Jan. l, at
Rugby to Miss Edna May Holbrook,
a charming young woman from
Rugby.
Taxes became due Jan. /, but will
not become delinquent until after
March 1.
w. A. Blaine, who killed the moose
at Flaxton, has been arrested by
Deputy Game Warden Smith at Ken
mare. One of Blaines neighbors who
had a grudge against him, caused his
arrest. Blaine claims that he killed
the moose in Canada. If it can be
| proved that he killed the animal in
North Dakota, ne can be fined as
much as $500.
j. Woodford Ray, a Mckenzie coun
ty homesteader had terrible eXper
fence in his we'll, the day following
lChristmas. His little dog fell into
the we'll which is 25 feet deep, anc
the master could not bear to see the
little fellow drown. He went into
the well with rope, got the dog ant
started to climb out When half way
to the top, he, slipped, and fell back
hurting his left hand. He could no
climb out of the well, as his clothins
had become wet and very heavy. He
was compelled to let the little log go
and see it drown, and had hare
time to keep himself from doing like
wise. He tied a loop in the rope an;
hung in it sixteen hours, from 81.
o'clock that evening until ten tn
next day, when a neighbor happened
to come past his place. The neigh
Dor saw that something was wron:
and was attracted to the well by on
J of Rays other dogs, and rescued tn
young man. Ray spent the Ion!
hours with singing songs, and tellin!
himself stories, and when taken on
twas hysterical for several hours.
The fact that this is leap year, ha
given a number of Ward county
bashful old bachelors renewed hope
; and it is entirely possible that som,
of them will be rescued from life o
lones oneness.
Many of the daily newspapers arr
adding from one to two dollars to tn
price of their subscription.
There is some talk of putting in /:
creamery at Ignite. The Indepen
dent does not believe that creamer,
will pay in that part of the county
Iyet, but il the farmers would manage
to milk half dozen cows apiece, il
time it might be good paying invest
ment for the creamery as well as fol
the farmers. Creameries, when sue
cessful, do a great deal for a eommu
nifty.
| w. T. Rose, a public spirited Berth
lold business man, presented that
h,,ro. with On 3Q0 gasoline, 1Qmn anG