The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-21

Enough snow finally fell at Will
liston for sleighing.
Some miscreant scattered cayenne
pepper on the hoor Of the Cando
skating rink and the skaters had to
take a vacation till the rink could
be scrubbed.
Battling Nelson called on the
president the other day and received
his photograph with his autograph.
Nelson spent two hours at the Wn1te
House.
In a collision between Dotsero
and Spruce Creek, Colo. Friday night
21 persons were killed instantly and
others will die. Many Of the injured
are in the hospital. Among the list
of dead is the name of Mrs. L. J..
Elzell of Williston, N. D., whose
husband ami child are in the hos
pital suffering from injuries. The
Elzells were on their way to Calitor-
MIA. The engineer Of the passenger
misread his watch, thus causing the
accident.
"A Minot man telling of the resolu-
tions that his brother made the
first of the year said, "John swore
of drinking and smoking the first OF
January and he hasn't smoked since"
There are now five Official papers
in Cass county. Many of the coun-
ties have changed the number from
three to- five. In some counties, the
commissioners do not want too
much publicity to their proceedings
and still retain only three.
Another evidence that money Is
the root Of all evil" may be found
in the fact that there are Il bankers
and not one newspaper man In the
Minnesota state penitentiary.
C. W. Boyd of Cando was found
guilty Of embezzling $3.50 nom the
Singer Sewing Machine Co. It will
be remembered that Boyd was ar
rested in Minot. When he was con-
fined In the Canlo jail a Minot
woman with considerable money. ap'
.peared and wanted to marry Boyd
pay up the deficiency and give the
man a home. At first it was thot
that the case would b dropped. but
evidently It was not.
States Attorney Nash of Ward
county has declared war on the sale
of cigarettes ana tobacco to minors
Major Murphy denies the report
that he is a candidate for the once
Of q. S. Senator and NJ. N. johnson
i. will have easy sailing.
Tue Crosby Review thinks the ex'
animation Of barbers by the BARRIERS
board Is rank farce and says that
aN such q examination amounts ia
Is q collection Of fees and a spree.
The Crosby BARRIERS object TO travel.
ing to Devils Lake to take the ex-
animation.
L. o. Higley, the new Register OF
DEEDS Of Williams county, has his
force working eight hours a day In
stead OF seven in an effort to get
the work cleaned up.
The case against R. L. Stewart,
the Williston Briquett man, was
dropped after Police Magistrate
Aaen had considered the matter
The WilMston Herald says the Mi
not papers gave that town a black
eye by reporting that there were
good many cases Of small pox and
siiphtheria. Fact Is there were no
cases of diphtheria, one case OF
small pox and several cases Of
scarlet fever.
T. J. ;Lindstrom OF Williston was
fined ten dollars and costs for break
ing quarantine. He entered his home
which was under quarantine and
when he attempted to come out, he
was placed under arrest.
Secy. of State Blaisdel has ap-
pointed Geo. Weatherhead state
printer, a position which he has held
for the past two years.
Sidney Creaser, the wiliston drug
gfst, well known in Minot. was mar
fied In Minneapolis to Miss Bertha
Deripr Of wiliston.
The last train thru a fns Bts
nArcklMlnot line was on Jsa. 2. The
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