The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
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after an illness of two years.
The Bowbells Bulletin refers to L.
D. McGahan as CRUSADER in Re-
form"
The Bowbells Bulletin is willing to
accept few turkeys and geese on
The Garrison independent refers to
Burkes appointment of Thompson as
Selecting an off-horse."
The Mclean County independent
editor will have to look a "leetle
out" He refers to business man
of Garrison, who does not advertise,
and who refuses 10 give to worthy
contributions as ''hog" and says that
he is identified with stinginess, hog
ishness, ;Mndesirableness, smallnesss
rotteness, etc.
Senator Thompson of Cando has
appointed Atty. j. V. Brooke, to act
as his private secretary Mr.. Brooke
held a similar position in Washington
So the work will be familiar to him.
The Senator has left for Washington
to get in readiness for the opening
of the session, Dec. 1.
Martha johnson, a pretty nineteen
year old Fargo girl, was treated in a
shameful manner by stranger, whom
she met on a train She was en-
route to St. Cloud 10 meet her broth
er, but met a stranger with whom she
became infatuated. He induced the
girl to accompany him to Minneapo-
Ills, and they registered at the Sher-
man house as MI and Mrs. Nelson.
After remaining with the girl week
the man deserted her, taking with
him s65 all the money she had
Peter ,Scholesser, a railroad Ilan' ua!'
been arrested and the girl has ldentl
fed him as her assailant.
The Portal international. has been
compelled toenlarge owing no ali IN
crease in it's advertising patronage
The Fargo Daily News claims tn
have unearthed plot formulated by
COL Kelley, of Devils Lake, to shake
down Gov. Burke's appoiptees, for
enough money to liia the indebted
ness on the News. The alpomtees
didn't shake down worth a cent aad
Bloom of the Devils Lake .Journal
wasn't able to buy the plant 1or
.$25 900 the News alleges -.
Things move fast in North Dakota
F.. p. Dodge and Mrs. 'Winona .
Doughty were arrested at the Wo-
mans home at jamestown, and with
in eighteen hours, the husband was
granted adiNOrce. Dodge and Mrs.
Doughty left for Seatt1e, and learning
that the divorce had been granted,
stopped at Billings. Montana and were
married. Dodge has consideraeae e
property in Seattle. ...E.z S%
Some of the items copied from The
Ninot Optics "Ten Years ago COL
uunn are copied by the state press aus
having recently taken place. The
Grand Forks Herald recently COM
mented ON Minot having "a ne" zo-
stall round house.
B. E. Coppe, 'an insane man. VINO
was being taken from Buffalo, N. ~
to Salem, Ore, leaped from a moving
train at Driscoll, N. d., and me: In
stant death.
burglars we're busy at Ambrose
last week. DR.. White, formerly OF
Mino.. was touched for, $500, taken
from his ,pocketbook left In his MS o. o.
lfice. Fred Athearn, the druggist
was relieved OF 1920, taken from hhls
pants pocket while he slept. Even
the 'sHello Gsdl', Miss Mc1vers is
minus $40 and her brother Frank
half as much.
The editor of the Newburg Sun had
four invitations out todinner THANKS
giving, and is mourning shat hecoulo
accept but one of them.
According to ihe Bowbells Bulletin
Fred Howell, who was arrested anu
hrot to Minot some weeks ago, and
retained in the county Jail for several
days will bring suit against Snerln
,Sorenson for $4,000 damages for
false Imprisonment. He has engaged
Fred Andrews for his attorney. Al
ter Howell's arrest it was learned ne
was not the right man. 1t Is not
likely that Howell will Geceive amy
damages, for the law overlooks raise
arrests as rule, the officials had no
way Of knowing that such an arrest
had been made.