The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-10-21
Short State Stories

Ole Hendrickson, of Manning, N. d.,
is insane over religion. He has a
wife and two children.
Bismarck was successful in landing
the next general M. E. conference.
The registration cor land in the
Standing Rock and Cheyenne Indian
Reservations, as Bismarck, has been
about one-third what was expected,
only S512 having registered up to
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 16.
Nels Hilstad, shot Lars Thompson
a shafer boy thru che hips Friday
afternoon, while hunting prairie
chickens. The lad lay on the prairie
several hours without help, and may
die. Both boys are sixteen years OF
age. go.
Col. R. H. Hankinson Of Hankinson,
N. d., harvested 300 bushels of apples
on his place this season, which are
selling for $500 bushel. You can
raise apples here if you plant the
TlgQt SOrC VI lICCS anu otNA>S
them. The crop pays rov,
Joseph Wegley of Williston raised
about 81 tons of alfalfa hay from IL
acres, making three cuttings. he Is
getting SIS a ton for the hay.
Edward Parker of Grand Forks, IS
in Jail for bothering his former "l1e'
who married a man at Emerado' N.
D.. by the name Of Walker. walker
was away from home for a few days.
and Parker went to Emerald to see
his former wife. He entered. her
home, and proceeded to make tnlnes
unpleasant for her. She phoned the
sheriff, who started for the place. but
before he arrived, Parker got on a
4rain and returned to Grand Forks
where he was met at the train by an
officer.
The petty coal thieves at Devlls
Lake must Aesist. The Great NORTH
ern has been the victim and intends
to stop the stealing of coal from the
sheds. At Havre, Mont, eight were
hrot up on the carpet for this onense'
and fined. SIS each.
+. @. Bacon who has been farming
mora than thousand acres north OF
Granville, has been highly success
fnl. He now feels that he can leave
the farm, and lin consequence mas
rented his land and will move 10
Granville.
A G. N. brakeman named Moore
on his first trip out, was thrown from
the ton of a box car at Granville ano
his arm broken. When the az
brakes were put on,I Moore was not
prepared for the sudden STOP.
There are more sales being held
N This part of the state this year tnan
ever hsfore. Many Of the elaa' own
ars have become so prosperous teat
thew have rented their farms and VIII
take life easy. Others are going 10
Canada, a few to California, and SO
on. Others are prepared to return 70
their old eastern homes, to live IN
mxury the rest of their days. Sucn sl IS IS
Life In North Dakota.
Two strange wrestlers who were 70
anper in Granville, did not wres1le
because the people were not inclined
to nay Is cents for what was likely 10
prove a fake.
The Equity elevator at New ROCK
ford was burned, with $4,000 busneis
AZ Grain. Thy dtre may have Deen
from dncendiary origin.
The pipe line from the gas we'll 10
5Westhope has been completed anu
xas yss turned on in Westhope' ana
burned.
The willow City Eagle must be
using some old patent irsides. IN
,ts issue of Oct. Is several columns
are devoted to the death OF Governor
johnson.
Arnie Halvorson, aged 80 years. a
Rugby carpenter, was killed In tnat
CIV. His body was found close to the
railroad track with the top OF his nead
cut completely of. The man evident
" had been drinking, and. lay down
with his head on the rail.
The Mckenzie county farmers sah-
Cd ! magnificent crup this year, but
% far have been unable to market It.
a steam boat that has been plying on
the Yellowstone, has been transfer
red to the Missouri, and from, now un-
III freezing up time, will haul the
grain TO Williston.
nay needs lookup to take care OF
the drunksn hpboes