The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-28

| 'HEcSnlhS eLSiue dCClueHUy put MS
foot on some Of the cogs, and the
doctor was called to amputate the re
manning parts Of the pedal extremity.
Sheriff Lee, down in Griggs county
is making all kinds Of trouble for
alleged piggers.
The Fargo chief of police received
a communication from the sheriff at
Neenah, Wis, stating that he is
holding young man by the name of
Young, who has admitted that he
was AN assistant in the north coast
limited holdup at Buffalo last July.
a story is told of Bottineau coun-
ty bachelor who got tired of the
flies in his room and bought a nickels
worth of fly paper, Of the sticky kind.
1t was placed on chairs near the
window and that night returning
home rather late he forgot about the
paper and sat down in one of the
chairs He soon got up and started
| " pun tiC PoPOi VII lid llouoOio, buI
not being able to get at it very hand
lily, pulled off his pants and sat down
} in the other chair, and then stood up
authenticated
Quite a heavy frost was reported
Monday morning, doing damage to
the very late fax and other late
grains. Practically everything with
the exception of late flax was out 81
danger, while the farmers have had
!; little hopes for some time of saving
J considerable Of the late fax. Ice be-
tween a quarter and half inch was
formed
R. F. McDougall of St. Paul and
number of Devils Lake business
men will build an electric line in the
latter city running to the fair grounds,
Greenwood, and the chautauQua being
the terminal. The right of way will
parallel the old steam route.
Members Of Daniel Newman S
threshing crew, who were at Wor';
!
on his farm near the town OF car
rington, drank formaldehyde from :,
. lug, which they supposed contained
. water, and it was necessary to sum
mons a physician to straighten them
3 out. No fatalities resulted, however.
2 and they all seem to be doing well.
n (By Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens
r. Taken from the files Of the Willard
. Leader, 1861
This weeks Leader tells of James
Johnson being appointed clerk OF the
court for the new county Of Ward
Burlington. his home, then comes il
for news in the shape Of race be-
tween a pony and bull The pom.
was ridden by half breed, and the
bull by a cow-puncher. The cowboy
lost his persuader early in the race
and the pony came in second best
An evening dance afterwards is de-
scribed as having an attendance o
Mouse river valley bachelors, but (
scarcity of fair maids, and there
were no wall flowers. But any bach
efor who owned top buggy, coult
secure a damsel's company, even i
she had come with another fellow
Today James Johnson is spoken .
as a candidate for congress in ou
new third district.
The entire business section Of tn
little town of Cottonwood Lake, up il
Williams county, Was destroyed b.
fire on the 22nd inst. with loss o
approximately $4,000. A drug store
newspaper office and large depart
ment store were consumed.
Potato thieves near Dickinson wer
caught and the goods found hidden il
L. hay stack on the farm Of an in
nocent party.
Company B. Of Fargo is hot ate
an armory since one was secured TO
tho Magic City.
Burglars broke into the Farmers
Mercantile Co. store and postoff1c'
at Colo, in Cavalier county, hast
week and dynamited the postoffic
safe, securing about $40 in cash, moth
ing in the store was taken. The casl
drawer belonging to the strong DO!
was found on the outskirts of tn
town the following morning, but tn
yeggs had made their getaway Res
idents Of the town heard the explo
sion, but thot the noise was made b,
railway crew who were doing som
switching in the 500 yards and littl
was thot Of it until the followin
morning when the dis ,overy wa
made.
Rev. Hewson of Edseley, N. D.
has brought suit in the district cour
against c. H. Mckay Of Winston, t
recover race money, which he allege
was won at the recent race meet a