The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
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water Is being urged upon our citizeus.
Grafton.-This city now has an or
iinance prohibiting the sale Of fire.
works.
Minot.-This city is making large
uumber Of special assessments tor
| water mains.
Bismarck.-A couple Of box car
| thievee were recently rounded up in
this city after lively chase.
Carrington.-The Pick and Shower
| day resulted in vast improvements to|
| The roads Of Foster county.
Grand Forks.-This city will extend
| In invitation to the NJ. T.. conference
| to hold the next session here.
Pembina.-This city will be candi-
! late for county seat honors and 10 TAX
ns the legal measures to get on the
| ballot.
| Val.eye City.-During the past weeb
Wylie Nelson marketed load Of flax
that lacked six inches OF filling the
wagon box for 1917.
Minot-Bishop Wehrle visited this
city Sunday and confirmed large
| GLASS; 1t is the first visit of a bishop
70 this city for some time.
Valleye City.-Jula Stack, the Isl
place, is said by her father to have
eloped to Minneapolis with baseball
player.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Larson. butter
! maker at this city, recently won flrsti
prize in the state competition for the
best butter made with an average OF
)2.7 per cent.
Devils Lake-The 500 has obtained
1l1 hn rfyht 80 uyoH n
hn this city and the surrounding coun-
try and will be ready for construction
work In the spring.
Bisbee.-A number Of minor oocS-
dents have occurred around this town
tho past week or two in one Of which
four horses were lost in q water hole
h a coulee near town.
Minot-Seven convictions were OBJ
Ained out Of eight cases brought
against parties tor the Illicit selling a
nquor. There are thrity-thrss eas0
pending before the court.
Fargo.-A banquet was tondsFod d.
Leonard. the pastor Of the First N. Il
church Of this city, who Is leaving 5os
the pastorate Of a church In Minneop-
oils, last Friday evening.
Dickinson.-The sum Of $4,000 hos
been appropriated for the purpose OF
making better roads in Stark county.
There Is a demand for road improve
ments in all parts Of the county.
Bismarck.-Dr. Danford, district su-
peri" endent of the NJ e. churches OF
the Bismarck district reports thirteeu
new churches and six new parsona0ss
erected in it during the past year.
New Leipzig.-The steel on the N. p.
branch has been laid to this town and
The event Of the strel laying gang was
tn occasion Of big gathering from
town and country to watch tho work.
Bismarck.-A drunken man occasion.
ed considerable trouble here by run
ming away with a hack that was
standing in the street. giving the own
err lively chase before he recovered
It.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES brought word
to this city Of the murder of Del Grove
by member Of gang that went ia
his place near Concord to get a horse
that was claimed by one of it's mem.
bers.
Lidgerwood.-The sheriff Of this
, county and his deputies recently made
a raid on the blind pigs of the town
| and made several arrests. The deputies
came to town in the wagons used in
bringing the children to school.
Fargo.-Charles King the negro that
recently shot another in a joint on
Front street, and who made getaway
from here, was captured by detectives
in Minneapolis after a lively fight dur
ing which he was wounded in the leg.
Devils Lake.-Cart. VIM. Burr Of the
Salvation Army was held q prisoner in
the county Jail for four hours recently,
He was holding the usual services thcral
when the turnkey went away for tins
and forgot his presence in the building.
Beach.-From present indications
, Yates. Montana. just across the line,
will succeed to the liquor business that
will be driven out of Moorhead Mfnne-
sofa. 1t is a small town of twenty
f1e inhabitants and already has fivsI
saloons.
Kenmare.-A most distressing acct.
dent happened near this place when
Peter Peterson, a 15-year1 old boy had
the tines Of pitchfork driven through
his head. He was using the fork neal
the belt of thresher and it was driven
into the skull with terrific force
Observation-Disclosures in a we'll neall
town struck q small supply OF natural
gas at a depth Of fifty feet. 1t caught
fire from a lantern, but was extinguish-
ed by plugging the hole. There is sI
considerabl flow Of gas and the quail
ity and pressure will be further in
vestigated.
Bismarck.-Mrs. Ben Greer of Hart
ford had a narrow escape from burn
ing in a barn where she had gone toll
let out some horses. These crushed
her against the side Of the building and
her clothes caught fire She does not
know how she got out The fire was
caused by some small boys playinsl
with matches.
Energy-This new town had a bar,
becue Saturday at which time the cor
nerstone for the new linen mill waa
laid. This town Is in the heart Of Of
vast scope Of country underlaid with
coal and proposes to develop power
from the same for the use Of manufac-
turers. Senator McCumber. Congress-
man Hanna and other noted speakers
were present on the occasion and made