The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30
Short State Stories

"A man was found dead in a box
car loaded with lumber at Overly this
week. He had boarded the train fur
ther down the line and evidently
crawled in an open space between the
0lmber piles. In switching the piles
had been Jared together, crushing
his body and head. ,
A Souris man has invented con-
trivance to place on his auto, which
puts out the lights when the machine
stops, and lights the lamps again as
soon as the machine starts.
VIM Link sold his section farm
near Newburg to a neighbor for $35
an acre. Land values in North Da-
kota are looking up.
Maxbass has been promised farm
ers' institute. BY the way, this is the
time to make arrangements for an
institute. Write to Prof. Hoverstad,
Care Agricultural co1lege at Fargo,
for dates. There were sixty some
towns that wanted Institutes last
year that were disappointed.
Most of the wheat has been thresh-
ed and fax is now being pounded
out. Flax is averaging from eight to
fifteen bushels per acre, and the gen.
eral average will be somewhat less
than ten bushels. Threshing is fully
three fourths done, and many ma
chimes have pulled in.
Geo. Semler of Surrey, whose sale
notice appears in the Independent this
week, will leave soon for his old
home in Ohio where he has bought
farm, and where he expects to re-
side permanently. Geo. has used good
Judgment in retaining his fine quar-
ter of land near Surrey, which he has
rented. .
The papers Of the northwestern
pan of the state, did themselves
proud in advertising the Ward coun-
ty fair, for which the management is
very thankful.
The editor Of the Bantry Advocate
seems to be right in it. He is dining
out nearly every week day, and twice
on Sunda fattening up on prairie
chicken. yellow legged fowl toma
toes. and the best that the land af-
fords This even b ats taking in rut-
abagas and onions on subscription.
The school of forestry has opened
at Bottineau with a much larger at
tendance than ever. 49,.
The Bottineau News is running gold
mining stock advertisements by the
page. The average North Dakusan
would rather risk his money in good
farm land.
Dunseith has to move it's cemetery
in order to make room for the tu-
berculosis sanitariu44..
Kernel Brewer of Forum, while
far from being preacher, has some
fering ito take yellow legged puHets
on subscription.
Last spring Mrs. Mary Anderson OF
Bottineau county was arrested and
tried for wheat stealing, and the case
against her was dismissed. The Wo-
man is now suing the complaining
witness for $4,000 damages.
w. R. Snyder Of near Bottineau,
has seeded his entire farm to timo-
thy, which made an immense crop.
He is selling the hay at big figure
A parker by the name of Taylor
who has been strutting around the
streets OF Willow City with a A gun
strapped to his person shot himself
accidently thru the leg and has con-
cluded that even in the west, gun
is not necessary adjunct to a gentle
man. ,&jsal
Two year old Elma FrOsaker drank
a quantity Of kerosene from jug at
Bowbells. but the doctor brot the
child out all right.
Seventeen barrels and eighteen
cases of beer, which had been ship
ped ito Tom, Dick and Harry at Ban
try, were returned to the breweries
Bantry must be on the water wagon.
Joe Charlson of Charlson, N. D.. has
Just received patent on potato
planter which promises ito be good
thing.