The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
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In the play Of life, we cannot all
be stars, but every woman has .
speaking part.
The Carpio News says al axle
grease mine has been located in the
vicinity Of Donnybroo':
J. B. switzer, the Sherwood bank
er, has purchased the Lorraine State
bank and will take active charge Of
1t.
The Bottineau Courant thinks that
Matt Johnson has suffered relapse
of his last falls attack Of judas
cariotitis.
The Westhope Standard editor is
close reader OF the Independent
evidently reads the paper from ky
er to kiver."
A. F. Voight, formerly editor Of
the Leeds News, is now engaged in .
real estate business in Oregon and
is doing we'll.
Mrs. Henry c. Johnson, living four
miles west of Bowbells, While cross
ng a field during storm, dropped
dead from heart failure.
II. w. Willis has conditionally sold
his Glenburn telephone exchange
and will build new one Oh the
Milwaukee extension in Montana.
Mrs. Ingeberikson, aged 50 years,
is holding down homestead at
Olive, southwest of Minct. Sht is in
good health and enjoys the expert
ence.
A thousand dollars has been SUI.
scribed for the Wahpeton base ball
team and the Globe says that that
town will have one of the fastest
teams in the state.
Lets see-who was it that sug-
gested "stockwell for governor two
years hence. Whoever it was, give
him a ST.; l:well Mcfarland turn
him loose-Rugby Opimist.
A State bank with a capital stock
of $4,000, has been. organized at
Powers Lake. James A. Brown, Ar
thur H. Lindquist and Martin N.
Ledene are the incorEorators.
Bismarckers claim that they saw
five air ships pass over the city one
night last week, one of which car
ried a powerful searchlight. The
ships were said to be going east.
The Bottineau Conrtant thinks that
if Stockwell is innocent. he should
be glad to have the matter cleared
in court, and if he is guilty, he should
be punished the same as any other
rogue.
1t required Il trip to a Minot spe-
cialist, for ]. Gard. a Bowbells farm
T., to determine that his boy was
totally blind in one eye. The father
had realized right along that some
thing was wrong with the lad eye
sight.
The LansfOrd Times suggests that
now as Is influential farmers have
invested in that paper the
business men should advertise in
the Times, thereby making a t;si for
their business Pretty good taking
point.
The Ambrose Eewsman claims that
the county commissioners OF VIII
liams county made a big blun';"r in
furnishing seed grain and feed 10 tie
needy farmers. in that they did nct
adhere strictly 10 the law res@'iits
to such. The News claims thar feel
was furnished farmers who dl't not
need seed, which is contrary to law.
and points out other Irregularities
The Ross Promoter has been re-
moved to Stanley and is now known
as the Montrail County Promoter. E.
G.. Wilby is the editor, and L. w.
Pierson the publisher. The paper
appears to be live one and j! the
editor keeps up the pace set in the
first issue, the Promoter will I've one
of the newsy papers of Montreal
county.
The Boyle trouble at Rertho!5 has
been settled temporarily. Mrs. Boyle
has brot an action for divorce. al
leging inhuman treatment and Mr..
Boyle has filed a cross bill, making
charges of infedility. Judge Goss
issued an order restraining either
party from interfering with the
other, allowing them to live in the
hotel. The case will come up in May
G.. +. Coger, the doctor who per-
formed an operation on Mrs. A. J.
Kaufman 0t Streeter, N. D., 10 re-
move scar from her face, causing
her death, has lost his medical
license granted by the state of Min
nesota. The autopsy proved that
the woman's death came AZ a result
Of carelessness in tending the wound
After the s,sr haA besn reneved