The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
HUB TO RIM

The base ball tournament which
was mentioned last week between Gar
rison and Douglas resulted in a vic
tory for Garrison, the score being
5 to 4.
A horse and colt belonging to Day.
i'd Tschatter, a farmer living near
Mower, was killed with Tightening
one day last week.
A woman collected money at Bow
bells for a charitable institution
and after she left the cheerful givers
began to wonder if she was right.
Bowbels citizens protest against
small boys smoking cigarettes on
the streets, and want the laws enforc-
ed.
The Blaisdell Bulletin devoted
nearly the front page of its last issue
to roasting the home druggist.
Editor Penn, Of the Sherwood Tri-
bune, was recently married and it
is expected that there will be more
Penns after while to assist on the
Tribune.
The Tagus Mirror will have reached
it's fifth year with this weeks issue.
The Tagus Mirror wants the busl-
ness men to boost more for the COM
mercial club in that town-lest they
forget.
The people of Kenmare want gas
we'll that will furnish light and heat
for hte city-and the Fargo Forum
says that city could use similar
one.
The last store at Lone Tree was va
Gated and moved away, leaving only
a couple of elevators in the town.
Editor Stickley, of the Kenmare
Journal, has reached that stage where
he insists on soda fountains serving
buttermilk.-FOrum
A few newspapers in Ward county
are still discussing political matters
from fractional standpoint They
may find out later on that it will
need the combined influence of both
factions to defeat the enemy" and
they should get next.
The Plaza Pioneer notes in its last
isue that L. D. McGahan is slated
to leave the U. S. land Office in Mi
not, on account of his non-support of
Sen. Hansbrough in the late primar-
iey.
Plaza wants a Masonic lodge in
stituted in that town. ... 49,.
At Shell Creek last week the Flat
head family had a narrow escape bur-
ing storm. Their home was struck
by lightning, which woke the family
and some of their bedding was dis
covered to be on fire, and the floor of
the house was badly torn up, but no
one was hurt E&
The Ladies' boosting Club" of
Kenmare is out for dividing the coun-
ty.
One of the boarders punched the
landlords face in a Minot house, be-
cause he could not lend him money
The Portal horse Buster" won
first money in the 1925 pacing race
at Leeds recently.
The barns belonging to Jens Glein
and John Bjelland, who live near Car
pic, were badly damaged by the re-
cent wind storm in that locality.
Bill Purdy, the man who was struck
on the head by lightning last week,
and who was employed on the Henry
Stamman farm near Carpio, is re-
covering. He was badly burned.
The elegant new schoo, buildin:
at Donnybrook was completed last
week and will be ready for the fall
term .......
After the big fire at Ryder last
week, some individual stole the lad
ders belonging to the town, and the
News warns the parties if they are
not returned.
Joe Robinson of the Robinson Val
ley, was in. White Earth Wednesday
and he told the Record of a rs Jer-
sey COW and his test in making but.
ter. Last winter he started the test,
The first days he made IA pounds
o., and the second days he made
IA lbs. 10 OF. The feed consisted in
the morning of quarts of ground
cats and wheat, at noon of 6 quarts
whole oats and evening quarts
ground oats and wheat. He sold the
butter to o. NJ Muus at 80 cents per
pound. If there are others making
tests Of butter-makng qualities Of
their anu-c uro ,.ro,,1d h., ofo5 D., x,,,h