The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-10-21
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Gustave Enden wealthy curtain
manufacturer, with the aid of detec-
tives, traced his wife to Grand Forks,
where she had taken two of their
children, in hopes of hiding them
from the husband. The man secured
legal possession of the little ones.
c.. A. Stevens, laboring man,
probably. from Norwood, La, dropped
dead in a Ray restaurant. The man
had been sitting around all day, not
feeling we'll.
Extra mounted police to guard the
boundary line, have been placed in the
country north of Sherwood. 81.
The proprietor of the La Rue hotel
at Cando, and several men and wo-
ffen found in the place were arrested.
It has long been suspected that the
hotel was all immoral place. .e.zr
1T is said that Candos market day
was fizzle because of the grafters
who were allowed there, to fleece the
|suspecting country people.
Farmer Hines, who projected the
farmers railroad, i'm this state, is said
to be insane at Humoolt, Sask. He
was confined for a time in the asylum
at Jamestown.
The government has re-stocked the
, lake at Devils Lake with car load Of
fish, consisting of $1,000 members of
the finny tribe.
When James J. Hill was at Wah-
peton, where he spoke at the fair,
he gave his check for $1,000 for the
hospital in that city. Some OF
Minot's enteTprising leg-pullers ought
to have gotten busy when Mr.. Hill was
here. We missed golden opportun-
ity. e......
Boot leggers are reported to be do
ing thriving business in Minot and
the price is only six dollars case.
HARRY Hardy's big barn near Ross
was burned. A cow and calf met
death in the flames.
The Ross Valley News deserves
praise for publishing Hills great
speech, which was delivered at the
| Ward county fair. -.
Alex Simpson, postmaster at FL
more, a Canadian town northeast OF
Sherwood, is under arrest charged
with assisting in smuggling silks
from the U. s. for sale in Calgary.
A freight engine could not be con-
trolled, and crashed thru the round
house at Sherwood. and went out on
to the prairie a short distance.
A $500 drinking fountain arrived at
Towner, and is being put in place. 1t
was bought by the citizens. The
fountain is for man and beast.
"A prisoner in the McHenry county
Jail was set to washing dishes. Not
liking his job, he made his getaway.
An investigating committee has
been appointed to 60 over all bills al
lowed Sheriff Kramer of McHenry
county. 1t is charged that the sher-
iii was receiving double pay in some
instances, having put in bills for his
services. while the bills for the same
services were allowed from the JUS
tices' reports. The sheriff claims
that he did not know that this was
being done, and invited the investiga-
s:oL.
S-;r IN q w
eighth commandment, ds alleged to BE
running at Towner, and the News
wants to know why 1t is not closed.
This fall has been one of the dryest
in the history Of the state, very little
moisture having fallen.
The Bottineau editors are said to
be walking the streets arm in arm,
and the Rugby pencil pushers, are
about to make up. The Mohall editors
are holding a truce, and the world
grows more loving right along
Chief OF Police Slaughter brightly
named) saw three men trying to
break into Nelson's store at Tagus,
and opened up on them with his six
shooter. They returned the fire, but
no one was hurt. The chief took after
the fellows, but caught his foot in the
arm hole Of his vest and lost out in
the chase.
Colonel C. A. Lounsberry, the veter-
an North Dakota newspaper man and
state historian, Is reported to be SER
iously iii at his home at Washington
Wounds received in the Civil War
are causing che trouble. the exact ma
ture q which the doctors are unable
10 diagnose.