The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-16

Wheat at Tioga this year averages
from sixteen to twenty-four bushels
per acre.
Rex Lampman, formerly editor of
the Neche Ch1onotype, which paper
was boycotted by tho merchants, was
married at Rice Lake, Wis. Lamp
man is now living at Medford, Ore.
Tut Johnson, the base ball star. is
playing with the UrAam team, which
seems to be stealing some of the foot
ball time.
WiMiston is without a regular milk
man, those who have been furnishing
milk to the citizens, having cut out
the business, in order 70 sell cream to
i! the creameries. This would make a
good location for a live milk man.
Williston will have free city deliv-
cry of mail on Dec. l, if street signs
are erected, and the houses provided
with numbers by that time.
Williston's new depot is about com
pleted, and the citizens hope that
James j. Hill will attend the opening,
as he will be in the state the latter
part of the month.
| The latest supreme court decision
gives one the right to sell his home
stead, before the patent has been is
sued, but after submission of satis-
factory proof.
| Over 200 ducks were shot in the
railroad reservoir at Bowbells on
Sept. T.. The little body OF water Gov
ers but an acre of ground.
C. C. Sorenson of Flaxton raised
forty acres Of fine corn which matur-
ed. Some fine samples are on dis
play at Flaxton.
Sam H. Clark of Minot will act as
! toast mase at the formal opening OF
Flaxton's magnificent new hotel, Sept
2S.
Judge Goss opened the first term
of court for Mountral county at Stan
ley last week, granting eight drug
gists' permits and granting certlfi-
Gates of citizenship to number. The
La Brant horse stealing case IS on
this week. "-~i l~,.: ~"s--"
A G. N. conductor at Stanley who
blocked the crossing while a number
of farmers waited with loaded Wag-
| ons, was arrested and fined $40.
Register of Deeds L. 0. Higley OF
Williston has been i'll of kidney trou-
Bile for some time. Accompanied by
his wife, he has gone 70 West Baden,
Ind. for treatment.
Some fine crab apples and other
fruit have been raised in the Nesson
valley south of Ray.
A train load of empty new refrig-
orator cars passed thru Minot the
other day bound for the west to help
market the fine fruit crop.
| Fred LOSING Ray farmer lost
three horses that died from being
foundered on new oats.
Several train loads of Montana cat
tie passed thru Minot on the G. N.
Cattle shipments from the west are
becoming less every year.
! An entire train load of thirty foot
cabooses were hauled west on the G.
N the other day. These cabo0ses are
soon to replace the dinkies. The law
| passed prohibiting the use OF che
dinkies was secured thru the efforts
of the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men.
A rooster with reputation as a
fighter, knocked down the three year
old daughter of Mr. Booth of Ray.
and pecked and spurred her terribly
about the face and neck. The mother
drove the vicious bird away. The
rooster was served Ia Maryland last
Sunday.
Ray wants to have deputy sheriff
appointed from that town. As 1t, now
is, is costs from $12 to SIS to serve
subpoena.
Mrs. Skarie Of st. Paul was thrown
from the Mason auto at Ray. and sus-
tanned a broken arm.
A dog fight at Ray caused great ex-
citement and the sports want q re-
turn engagement. -n .=
Tagus is to have creamery. That
Tagus country is just about right for
diversified farming, and II the farm
ers are only wise, they win make
some money, as well az give the
creamery promoters chance to
J make a big success.