The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-15
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President Creegan Of the Fargo
College, who introduced Roosevelt at
the laying Of the corner stone Of the
new library, Is much disturbed be-
cause the eastern papers misquoted
him and stated that he told TEDDY
that If he came out west to I've. we'd
make him king.
Ray Thompson. Q Churchs Ferry
hunter, shot three toes OF. the day
the season opened.
Louis Johnson OF Grandin. who was
kicked by a horse, died as q result
Of peritonitis.
Sept 10 Is Pick and Shovel day for
Foster county. when every citizen will
be asked to do some work ON the
roads. A good plan.
The Stanley Sun accuses J. c. Hoff
OF favoring Stanley for the permanent
county seat Of Mountrail county.
It is said that Col. Ben Whitehead
and Col. Theodore Roosevelt attended
church together at Fargo. This IL.
said to be Ben's first visit to q church
in years.
AS usual, the North Dakota exhtbi,
is making . great showing at the vari-
GUS eastern fairs.
Dr.. Cleveland Of Fargo has a pump
kin in his garden that measures six
feet in circumference every way. The
seed came from Illinois and is known
as the King Of Mammoths. The pump
kin does not seem to be thru growing
and the same vine has another pump
kin almost as large. This is pretty
good size considering the lack OF
moisture this year.
The Fargo crank who interrupted
Roosevelt's speech, followed the ex-
president to Milwaukee and tried to
gain admittance to the auditorium.
He was refused, and tried to trade
his watch for ticket. He finallv got
in, but was elected.
The state department is becoming
interested in the two private irriga-
ton plants north Of this city, one OF
which is located on the Henry SIAM
men farm near Grano. Mr.. Stammen
irrigated nearly 1000 acres tbs year.
pumping the water onto the land from
the Mouse river with a gasoline en-
CINE. State Engineer Atkinson will
visit Mr.. Stammen's farm coon.
Rev. Chas. W. Harris, formerly
pastor Of the Presbyterian church in
Minot, has returned to Bismarck after
q sojourn OF several months by him
self and family in Europe.
Jacob Winterton, Braddock farm
or, who has been raising nothing on.
grain, has bought 20 cows and will
sell milk and cream. He's on the
right track.
Horace V. Arnold of Larimore, an
old man seventy years Of age, has
lust completed publishing a history
Of Larimore that 10 very comprehen-
sive. Not only did he write it, but
yet the type by hand, printed the book
on an old fashioned hand press and
bound it. The work, which was all
one at his home, required two wears.
Fargo was visited by a $4,000 fire
early Thursday morning, which start
ed in the basement OF the Prize res-
taurant. Among the losses are the
Pirie Co., $4,000; Reineke & McKone,
$4,000; Fargo National bank, $40,
Max and Alex Stern $4,000, besides
the Commercial club was total loss.
Gov. Burke has begun his campaign
and is said to have planned strenuous
program. In company with Col.
he is touring Cass county
speeches day, winding up with a
rally at night. He expects to speak
IN every county in the state.
Sam Clark, realizing his own calibre,
is again spelling c. A. johnson i.
name properly.
The Plaza Pioneer concludes that
party solidarity and party integrity
never meant anything to McGahan.
Clark and McGahan predicted the
nomination of Geo. W. Wilson. He
was beaten a mile. They are now
certain that Burke will be elected, and
they will be just as badly fooled as
they were about Wilson's nomination.
Gov. Burke likes to talk at gather
fngs almost as we'll az Governor Eber.
hardt of Minnesota. No matter what
the nature Of the gathering is, the
governor talks on his favorite subject,
Conservation" He was invited to