The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-21
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would the track be cleared, than a
gale come up and fill in the cuts
again. This has made the mail SER
vice bad and the people Of the towns
On that line have been practically
SHUT in.
Rev. Halfpenny became lost in a j
storm near Ray and wandered about
the prairie for five hours, before he
found shelter. Perhaps the old boy
thought OF the time he refused a
young lady a ride to Burlington,
when he was preaching north OF
that place, because the day happened
to be Sunday and he did not think
1t right to haul passengers On that
day
The county jail at Williston is in
a poor condition, and the eight pris-
oners confined therein are mostly
Ill. w. D. Kell, held ON the charge
Of rape, is fiat on his back with
rheumatism.
The Williston Graphic, Tioga
Gazette and Crosby Review are Off
cial papers of Williams county.
Father Tureotte Of Bottineau is
spending three months in France and
Italy. ..,..,.
The Canadian farmers north of
Souris want the G. N. to extend it's
line from Souris to Wadena, pledg-
ing themselves $50 quarter to get
the road thru. About nine thousand
dollars has been pledged. 81.
The Standard OIL 60. will make
Velva a distributing point and will
erect an oil tank.
Several buildings at velva are in
the street and will have to be moved
back to the line.
As the days pass, the conditions
of the defunct Rugby hank grew
worse and worse, and it is believed
that the bank may be lnvolvei to
the extent OF 100000 Two days
before 1t became known that the
bank had failed. Andy Jones, looking
rather seedy walked into q bank in
Minneapolis and wanted to get :
check cashed He had a check for
$500 which was perfectly good ami
took his money in ten and fifty dol
liar bills. He wanted gold saying
that he wished to pay a note in a
Duluth bank. It is believed that the
missfng banker has lett with a
Large, sum Of money. We hear It
reported that Jones got Editor Brat
ton Of Rugby to sign a note with
hin for four thousand dollars, but
do not know whether this is true or
not. We sincerely hope THAT our
brother editor has not lost anything
by the failure Of the bank.
As result OF the closing Of the
First National bank at Rugby, three
new banks are to open in that city.
It is reported that Sheriff Ely Of
Pierce county is $4,000 behind with
his account with the county and
either he or his bondsmlen will have
to make up that amount His bonds
men will make Ely raise the amount
II his property is worth it.
Minnesota seems to have been a
fertile field for the smooth Andy
Jones, the missing Rugby banker to
have worked, for many of the banks
in that state are losers by many
thousands of dollars. It seems that
Jones gave personal notes to the
banks, they supposing that the bank
itself stood behind him. The Optimist
says that If the banks will release
those worthless notes, the depositrs
hope that they will be paid dollar
for dollar.
Mike waldren and Miss Belle
Tracy Of Ross were badly frozen
while out cutter riding. Their cut
ter tipped over when mile and
a half from their destination. The
lady started to walk on and was
not SO badly frozen as the man who
had to stop to unhitch his horse.
His feet were very badly frozen.
Editor Ben Whitehead sued the
ffrm OF Chase & Dwyer Of Williston
for 1850 and received q verdict for
$1s.7A Tho costs Of the trial wore
Charged to the defendants making
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