The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30
state Stories

Sheriff StWnach OF Stanley made
"a raid In White Earth the other
might, expecting to land q bunch Of
piggeD. He ewcoped down on l Bill
lizard hail. where q friendly session
was bedng held, and the getaway
exceeded all speed records. The
sheriff lcet his cannon" In the
chase.
R. F. Mash, who was candidats
for states attorney OF Mountrail
county before the primaries, had .
uutqpe way OF advertising. He gave
speeches. over the county at hal1s,
barns and school hCuGes, after which
be gave q dance for those who wished
to remain.
Tho aseesed valuation OF tho real
estate and personal property Of Stan
lev amounts to $131, 400, which, with
the uailrpad assessment Will bring
tho fhEures up to the 100000 marx.
Stanley Is proud Of her band, and
weal may she be 90. ~ ID
Stanls0 is to be connected with the
country TO the south by means q .
nasmeE steaephope line, knowns - the
Sunny Central Telephone Ustem.
The line = to be extended from Up
worth 70 Belden. 4.. =. ...
"A baby girl was born Friday 70
MI. and Mrs. Louis johnson. Mr..
johnson was 90 highly elated over
the event that he gave an enjoyable
social function to a number Of friends
where toasts were given for the IT,
tie lady who came to cheer bic
home.
The Ray papers are still engaged
in a wordy war. We vote that tho
editors be equipped with couple OF
inflated pig bladders and then go out
behind the slaughter house and fight
Il out. -t ..7.....,E.Elt-
The Maxbaas Monitor says there
were never better prospects eor a
bumper crop in that vicinity than
there Is this year. Ha@f Nf45A &af,i
The people of Bufcrd will go en-
masse to Mondak, Mont, on the
Fourth to attend the big celebration,
and it is expected that "Old Bill" will
not pass up the good time.
The McHenry County Old Settlers
Association may purchase permanent
grounds along Mouse river. @
Word comes from Kenmare Of a
shocking accident that occurred near
there on Monday last which resulted
in the death of the 2-year-old son OF
A. E.. Christian. The child was rid
ing with another little one on wag-
on loau of stones, while the father
was leading the team, and from some
cause both children fell from the
load, the younger one falling under
the wheel, which passed over his
stomach Dr.. Wig was called and
exhausted every known means to
save the child but the injuries proved
fatal and the injured boy died with
in an hour and half.
Fred G.nther CT Upham, was Ill
stantly killed by lightning Friday
night while going to his home. The
lightning tore a hole through the
wagon ped, knocked down enc of the
horses, but missed Peterson ana
Wittmayer who were sitting in the
front seat. IS
An exchange says that this is the
greatest country in the world for
everything to go with a rush. The
trains rush; automobiles rush. Ev-
erybody is in a rush. People rusn
for the train and rush for seat. Be-
fore the train stops they rush for
the platform. They IRISH into a res
taurant and rush for table and give
the waiter rush order. They rush
the food Int their StOmacnS ana Cnen
rush for a doctor to get something for
Indigestion. A fellow will rush a
girl for a short time, rush into an
engagement with her, rush after q
license, rush to the preacher to get
married, and pretty soon he is max
ing a rush for divorce to end It
all. But there are times when they
don't rush. For instance, q man
will rush into saloon and never
think Of rushing out. He viii rush;
into . game Of poker for "tust one
stack" and never think Of quitting
until daylight in the morning. A
man win rush into q newspaper once