The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-19

Owner may have same by applying at
Journal office. Are you decent?-Ken.
mare Journal
j. E. Cramond of Rugby, proprietor
of the best hotel at that place, Is be-
ing mentioned as candidate for mayor
= Of Rugby. Mr.. Cramond is well known
in Ward county, having been engaged
in the drug business at one time at
Mohall. He would make good mayor.
The mayor of Jamestown is now
paid salary of $40 year. Minot's
mayor gets 5000 a year, but isn't IN
office for the money.
The Pierce County Tribune says
that the Democrats will hold their
convention in Minot on March 50.
Haven't you made mistake of about
ten days, brothers?
In a disgraceful fight at Jud, N. D.,
Bert Davis bit Al MONEYS nose COM
pletely off and will be arrested for
mayhem.
r.. G. Schollander has been chosen
superintendent of the sub-experlment
station at Williston, for agricultural
purposes.
The Grand Forks Herald got out
len thousand extra copies OF its last
Saturdays edition which were sent to
Ward county. The extra copies were
paid for by politicians.
Michael Sherman, charged with be-
ing the father of an illegitimate child,
was convicted at Williston last week.
His friends state that he is being
made scape goat and a motion VIII
be made for a new trial.
Mrs. Sigrud Thompson, wife OF
farmer living near Fingal, N. D., While
temporary deranged, cut the throat OF
her little six months old baby girl,
killing the child almost Instantly
She then cut the throat Of her little
three wear old girl, but the little one
will probably recover Then stand
ing in front of the looking glass, she
cut her own throat twice, and Will
probably die. The husband had been
sent to town for some purchases. me
woman had always been of suond
mind until two weeks ago when she
began to complain of being told to 90
terrible things by spirits. She was
an intelligent woman, being MISS
Palma Brownson, school teacher'
before her marriage.
+ II. Shormack, sixteen year oio
lad. was killed at Dilworth by n. r
engine. He was employed by the n.
P. as a call boy and attempted 10
cross the tracks.
The sheriff of Benson county attend
ed a public sale and took a "trusty
prisoner along for company me
trustv proceeded to get pretty well
tagged and ere long the minion OF the
law found him bidding in team OF
horses. Upon investigation II was
found he had made numerous otner
purchases.
The pierce County Tribune of Rug
,nv has lust installed new press.
The editors are deserving OF success
AS a result of fire which destroy
ed the Hoisington building ABOUT d
half mile out of Kermit, which was
being moved from Kermit to Noohan
nv the owner Mr.. Rouse, prominent
business man of Kermit has been ar
rested on a charge OF arson ana IS
being held under $1,000 bail. EMMY
10 1aen between the two cities, kef-
NIT and Noonan and sympathlzers
vim Kermit are believed to be re-
snonsible for the fire. Tracks IN tne
snow. leading from the burned build
inc to the doors Of the Kermit busl-
nose man led to his arrest. He Will
have a preliminary hearing today
This happened just the other day
over at the G. N. stop house at Graz
tin. A package of rice got busted IN
a way freight car, and some OF 1t got
decidedly scratched around. mos
Grace the agent, sometimes known as
Miser Grace, got the depot broom anu
swept it up. The head brakeman
wanted information and asked Mr.
Grace what he was going to do with IT,
and he was told Said Mr.. Grace as
he brushed up the rice: I am gong
to take it home and feed 1t to my
chickens SO can sell them for Chi
nese pheasants."-G Record.
Forum: One day this week there
was brought into the Fargo postohce
a money order advise some q years
old, which came from. a foreign coun-
try and never had been paid. 1t was
not drawn on the Fargo Office but on
the one at Hawley and the recipient
now resides in this city The order
came from her mother in the Scandln-
avian peninsula and was sent mere
soon after her arrival in this country,
but for some reason was not casneo
# the time probably, she believes
because she did not need the funds
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