The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-16
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Happenings Throughout the
State 1ersaly Told

In the most enthusiastic get to-
gether" meeting ever held 125 bust
ness and professional men of Valley
City laid plans for the growth Of
the city and q 10000 population IN
1916. The meeting took the form OF
banquet at local hotel and was pre-.
sided over by former Governor White.
president Of the Commercial club. 1t
was the elimination OF campaign
thirty days raised the membership
from forty to 1877 active members and
promises to give the city the most &C
tive organization of its kind in the
state. Among the speakers who ad-
dressed the meeting were G. A. Nc
Farland, president of the state normal
school; F. e. Packard, A. p. Paulson.
states attorney; S. A. Zimmerman,
w. G. Lyon, A. Anderson, George
Dickey, G. D. Jones and others.
A contract for the completion of the
commons building at the state univer.
sity was let by the regents to Dinnie
Bros, of Grand Forks. the total
amount of the work to be done being
preparation was made for the con.
struction of the commons building, but
President McVey. DESTROYS of securing
. building that would answer the pur
poses for many years to come. was
successful in advocating that only the
superstructure be erected out of that
appropriation The new appropria
ton has now become available and
the structure will be made complete
IN all respects
BY vote of two to one the debat
ing team of Fargo college defeated
the trio from st. Olaf college OF North
Geld. The debate was on the federal
income tax system and the Fargo men
upheld the affirmative. The members
of the Fargo team were Hildreth,
Dart and Aaronson. Those represent
ing St Olaf were Stavvig, Tvedt and
Shefloe The judges we're Superin-
tendent Crane of jamestown, Super
intendent Van Cleve of Evansville
and Superintendent Mclean of Fergus
Falls: Fargo college will debate with
st. Thomas on the same question and
will uphold the same side.
The state auditing board refused to
pay the extra clerk hire voted by the
legislature at the last day of the ses-
sion. There were five clerks who were
voted a bonus of 81 per day for each
day Of the session for "diligent appli-
cation" to their duties and these bills
we're turned down by the board. The
bills presented by members Of the
house and senate who were of the
various iunketing trips were referred
to the attorney general for his opin-
Ion. The expenses and per diem of
members was voted by concurrent
resolution.
For the purpose of providing the
farmers of TOWner county with seed
, grain the commissioners have pur-
chased 10000 bushels of fax and oats.
In addition to a purchase of about
5000 bushels of wheat and 1000
bushels of barley. Last year the far
mers sold practically all of their grain,
preferrine to buy new seed grain this
year rather than hold the old grain
over. as the 1910 grain was not consid-
, cred to be of the best for seed pur
poses.
The 500, railroad, for the first time,
| stopped its through train at all coun-
| ty seats in the state. The first stop
, was at FesSenden, where prior to this
time the 500 flyers have not chopped.
| The change in the schedule is made
in compliance with the new railroad
law passed at the last session of the
legislature compelling the trains to
stop at all county seats. The Nor
them Pacific has not as yet given or
dsrs to this effect
Andrew Jensen, a miner living near
Tasker. was arrested by Sheriff KEEL
10y on a charge of shooting John Rose,
his son-inlaw. also a miner. Rose
was shot in the arm and body, but it
10 thought he will recover The trou-
BILE resulted from the arrest of Rose
on a charge Of threatening to do bod
lily harm to Jensen. Rose charges
that Jensen has been causing trouble
between Rose and his wife.
Matthias Tankoff of Max fell into a
well. Tankoff was working at the top
Of the we'll. pumping water for some
horses, when he slipped on the ice
and fell forward The fact that there
was 80 mich ice about the top of the
we'll made it impossible for him to
f! save himself and he went down His
| neck was broken in the tumble
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the North Dakota Education.
al association, to be held in Valley
| City March IT. dates will be chosen
for the annual state meeting to be
held in Grand Forks and other plans
| made for the big convention
Mclean Cooper. the son of prom
inent farmer near HillSboro, shot
Frank Ross, foreman. through the
back Ross is paralyZed and is eX-