The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-16
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The Tagus butcher is the posseeD-
or of an oxomobile, which runs -
low speed, but is nevertheless sure,
Miss Mae E. Kane, daughter G
John r. Kane OF Minot, has besA ~
gagged as principal of the TaEA
school.
w. J. Bruestis team ran away "
Tagus and ran thru wire fence nes%
eral times, cutting themselves badly
Nearly six hundred ducks we're bfT
into Tagus the first day of the hnns-
ing season, and will wager that Eat"
, tor Egan got his share OF EN-.
Altho Deering hasn't much use foe
such place the village dads have de-
| cided to spend some Of their surphe
money in building a Jail.
A. kadlet7 we'll to do Antles
mer was arrested and thrown into
jail at Antler for disturbing the peace,
Altho he had the means, he was mex
permitted to put up cash bond Tn
| next morning he was released. h2
| now threatens to bring suit agaip&
! that town.
Those Bottineau county editors afe
great side liners. Matt Johnson r.
starting a hennery and Editor Falker~
stein of Bottineau is said to be coz
templating operating an apiary.
| Editor Evans of Lansford is anErf
because he thinks certain merchants
are trying to have his paper boycott
ed.
The Stanley Sun has just receiyef&
$500 pound safe, in which to stcrs
those simoleons that will be forth
coming on subscription. q,
Oswald Scherivhelr of Stnaley waA
injured by Hans Olson's bull, and
three ribs were fractured. Even bia
name wouldn't save him.
A Westhope butcher is delivering
beef to 26 threshing crews. He kjla
, , nine beeves day and hauls 1.-THE meal
out with his auto.
| A. l.. Woods, we'll known GraM
Forks man has announced himself 1
candidate for the nomination for STATE
superintendent OF public instruction,
Stockwells present position. I
J The Montana ranchers wifi shtp
their cattle over the Ambrose branch
of the 500 this year and not take
chances on the G. Ms completing Ih
branch to Plentywood.
John Butts of Ambrose hauled 4
load OF fine cabbage to that town dis
posing of it to the local mefeahtsA>fA
Some of the heads weighed ten
pounds.
| Miss May lMcEvers OF Ambrose
while riding a horse was struck Df
an auto and thrown to the ground
She is unconscious part of the timss
! and probably has brain fever
| Two Jewish dressmakefs who re-
Gently located at Dogden, are about to
send to Russia for their old father.
Sam Olson, a Dogden farmer, wan
fined s23 for hunting out of seasea,
Atty. Gen. Miller has been hunting
chickens at Dogden.
Joe Rusink, formerly Minot, bar"
ber, now at Dogden. was fined with
two companions, for hunting betewt
the season opened.
Sam Warnock, a Westhope farmer,
hired two fellows to help him thresh,
paying 81 to get them taken to hH
farm in an auto. After they had 'e:rs-
en- a hearty supper, they concludes
that they were too light for such
heavy work, and wa.xed back 'EV
Westhope. Warnock saw them ~
the street, and proceeded to give thea
what they had coming, and id a re-
markably short time too. ~
Threshing hands do not haEk
around Antler, because they thinA
the law is little too rigid.
The speed ordinance at Bottinesz
is being rigidly enforced There hav\
been several arrests for the violation
OF the ordinance.
Wheat in Bottineau county ayeraE~
ed about 16 bushels per acre. Joha
McPhee threshed 1000 bushels froA
800 acres. Nv
Two members Of the Packard tr5bo
having broken into the North DakceA
political game the newspaper bCyS
find it necessary to place Distinguish
ing marks upon them. The Bismartk
Palladium refers to the fellow y
Valley City as .sthe dirty one. boz