The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
Short State Stories

The McClusky Gazette was sold un-
der the sheriff's hammer the other dav
II the print shops OF the state do not
adopt some cost system pretty soon
and ascertain just what their products
are costing, more will go the same
route. .
Over at Hurdsfeld, q game warden
who detected Sooner killing prairie
chickens, FASTENED to the house but
could not find the evidence. It after
wards developed that the good wife
had secreted the game in her stock
ings-and the game warden can't be
blamed for not locating the birds as
he isn't supposed to make investiga-
tons in such an out of the way place.
Palermo is one oft he liveliest com.
petitors for the county seat of Mon
trail county, and must be reckoned
with. That city offers a court house
site and a court house to the county
If the voters select that town as
county seat 1t is up to Stanley now
to offer two court houses.
The Palermo Standard notes that
Sam Clark's attacks on c. A. johnson
are like an irreristable force COINS
against an immovable Cbteot--noise
nothing more.
The Palermo Standard is sorry that
it attacked the Ross Valley Promoter
about the time that plant was de-
stroyed by fire, and offers to help Bro.
Patterson in whatsoever matter It
can. That's the kind Of spirit.
Ole Gromsgard's ten-year-old son at
York, got beer bottle cover fast in
his throat and the doctor had to force
it on down. The lad seemed all
right the next day, and one would
never suspect that he had the lid Of
a beer bottle chasing around in his
interior.
The Grand Forks Herald suggests
that one can save a large sum in a
year by cutting out one meal day, as
the cost Of living is so high.
A professional wrestler at Bismarck
was thrown and two ribs broken.
Alex. Kyle, son Of Rolla merchant
and Miss Kate Bracket, deputy reg
lister of deeds of that place, were
drowned in Fish Lake, by the cap
sizing Of their boat. Both were good
swimmers. Kyle's body was found in
deep water, some time after the acct
dent, and the body Of the young WON
an, still warm, was found thirty feet
nearer the shor0. ..,.
Plaza is now in the Mountrail ccun
ty seat fight and expects to get the
bacon. ........
A party of rs surveyors who have
been surveying the Rocky Boy reser
walton in Montana, drove across to
the BerthoM reservation last week and
are now engaged IN surveying that
land. They expect to complete the
survey OF twelve townships this fall
and the balance in the spring.. The
reservation will not be thrown open
to fling until late next fall. !
Ross means business in the county
seat fight and the citizens OF that en-
terprfsing burg have secured some
better buttons. ....r. {
The Rugby Tribune is one Of the
very few insurgent papers that are
supporting Gov. Burke. Practically
all of them are working for the
straight icket.
Receiver Swords has paid out a sec
ond dividend OF Is per cent to the de.
positors of the defunct First National
Bank OF Rugby, making a total Of 40
per cent paid. The Is per cent
amounts to about $31, 900 which come,
in handy to the depositors this year
: The State Central Republican com.
mittee will meet at Bismarck Sept. 9,
to adopt platform and formulate
plans for the campaign which is now
on. Jos. Roach is Minot's delegate.
a ]. Evans, publisher of the Lans-
ford Times, was arrested by Sheriff
McKinnon of Bottineau county, on the
charge Of criminal libel, the COM