The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-09
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Short State Stories

| The mixed train service commenced
Monday and so far the train has man
aged to make pretty good time. How
ever, the service is very unsatisfac-
tory and the people from Glenburn
who have business in Minot will in
variably drive over to the county seat
in preference to spending six hours
on the road and only having three
hours in Minot. Under the present
schedule better time can be made by
driving to Minot than by going by
rail-Glenburn Advance.
A farmer living near Grand Harbor
has been granted patent for stove
pipe connection. The device is esti-
mated to be worth from $4,000 to
$4,000
Every county has a few diplodoccus
politicians. They are to politics wat
mole is to the nose of social
wreck.
Senator Hansbrough has been ap-
pointed chairman of the senate COM
mittee on agriculture, to succeed the
late Senator Proctor, of Vermont.
The Towner County convention
was held Monday and passed of very
quietly. The stalwarts won out in
that convention, but mixed delega-
ton will be sent to the state conven-
ton at Minot.
r. H. Grace of Mohall, is in the
race for Democrats senator from the
43rd district.
1t is expected that Perry Brown will
succeed Mrs. Minnie Alexander as
post master at Sherwood, the latter
deciding to resign.
Five claim shacks south of White
Earth fifteen miles, were recently
robbed, and in fact parts of the build
ings and even barns were carried
away. The desperadoes entered EN-
met Maloneys shack by splitting the
door with an axe, and stole nearly
new buggy, which had been taken
apart. Miss Ella Burnham lost the
doors, windows and floor of her
shack. Miss Nora Maloney's camp
stove and other belongings were TAX
en-. Mr.. Maloney recovered his bug
gy. The thieves are known and there
will be some action taken against
them soon. Shack thieves are the
most despicable Of all towards and
hanging by the toes is too easy tor
ture for the ours.
The we'll drillers that have been
operating on Stroup's farm near Glen
burn struck a fine flow of water at
depth of 2O5 feet The water was
tapped otter going through layer of
hard-pan and as soon as water was
struck it came to within sixty feet
of the surface. This is the first well
near Glenburn that has been put down
through the blue clay and we believe
it is fair indication Of the depth
necessary to go to strike water below
the blue clay. The thickness of the
blue clay in this territory appears to
be about 100 feet at Deering, 21O at
Glenburn, $50 at Lansford and close
to 400 at Mohall and Sherwood.
Cattle and horses shipped into
North Dakota now have u be inspect
ed at the transfer in Minneapolis be.
fore they will be permitted to come
into this state. The inspection of
cattle takes nearly two days and SER
iously delays immigrants enrote to
this state. The inspection fees are
five dollars for the first COW and 81 100
for each additional COW, and $3.50 for
the first horse and % cents for each
additional horse.
Attorney Spicer of Underwood
broke through the ice in the Missouri
river while crossing last week and
had narrow escape from drowning.