The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-04
BRIEF news ITEMS
Happenings Throughout the
State TerseIy Told.


0rn part Of Morton county in the In
dian reservation appeared before Gov
ornor Burke arguing on the merits
Of Fort Yates and Selfridge as the
county seat Of the new county of
Sioux. Among the delegates were
about 100 Indians and one who argued
through an interpreter for Fort Yates
was Chief John Grass, successor to.
0aul, who was successor to Sitting
Bull as chief of the nation. Grass
talked to the governor and was in
vited to address the senate, now sit
ting rs high court of impeachment.
The location of the seat of govern.
ment of the new county will be de-
eided on petitions, the town having
the best signed petition to be given
the location. Eight members from
two delegations have been appointed
to verify the lists and the Fort Yates
people are confident they will win out.
In answering the address of John
Grass, Governor Burke stated ut
would be one of the proudest moments
OF my life if could hand you proc
lamation making Fort Yates the coun.
ty seat"
The organization of the Valley City
Boy Scout council is completed, the
scout masters have been elected and
oil IS ready for the boys to enroll. The
council which will have charge of the
work in that city is composed Of all
the clergymen of the city; Major
White, representing the city council;
Superintendent Hanna, representing
the city schools; Professor A. P. Hol-
lis, representing the state normal
school, and J. Hyde, representing the
Commercial club. Superintendent
Hanna was elected chairman Of the
council and J. A. Biggs secretary, and
the following scout masters were
elected Professor M. c. James for
the Methodist church; ]. W. Nelson
for the Episcopal church, and ] A,
Diggs for the Congregations church
Arguments on writ of habeas
corpus before the supreme court in
the case of Temple VS.. State, charged
with the violation Of the Sunday the
ater closing law, we're made at Bis
narck The arguments lasted for an
hour and half. after which tho court
remanded Temple again to the care
Of the sheriff until he had paid his
Ane of $50 and costs as imposed by
the police magistrate following his
conviction 1t is probable that Tenn
pie will ask for an appeal to the dis
tr1ct court. as the supreme court did
not pass upon the constitutionality OF
the law. Temple was twice acquitted
by 1uries Of representative business
men before the last trial was held.
Though searched for continuously
by friends and officials for more than
six months Gustav Guberud, who dis
appeared from his home near Lang
don last, October, has been located
eighteen miles from his home. He
has returned to the home OF his
brother and gives no other reason for
leaving except that he was completely
discouraged over the poor crop and
the debts that faced him. He started
out one morning about II o'clock and
decided to walk until he obtained
work, At farm four miles west Of
Norden, Man, he got job and has
been there ever since
B. J, Ness, who long has been one
~ the leading druggists in Devils
Lake, has flied a petition In bank
ruptcy before Referee r. B. Elton Of
Grand Forks. He schedules his total
assets at $9,7S548, out Of which he
claims exemptions in the sum OF
$1,000 He places his liabilities at
@13.069.47. having secured claims to
the amount Of $7.813.35, the balance
being unsecured. The first meeting Of
the creditors has been set for May II
IN Devils Lake.
At two meetings held in Fargo. Gov
ernor John Burke Of North Dakota re-
futsd and proved his innocence Of the
charges made against him by the
board of managers Of the North Da.
kota Farmers Institutes, to the effect
that he is responsible for the lack OF
funds with which to conduct the farm
ors' institutes in the next two years.
These charges have been made In GER
tain pamphlets and circulars sent oit
by the board OF managers.
Milton has secured the Cavalier
county teachers institute for 1911 and
during the week of June II to II ex-
poets to entertain 200 persons. The
Commercial club is making . can
vass Of the city, hoping to place every
visitor in a private residence. On
Friday Of the institute week the an
nual meeting OF the Cavalier county
school directors will be held.
John Maxwell. a farmer near Souris,
committed suicide by hanging He
was found by brother He was
about twenty years old and came from
Oakdale, H., to rent farm Despond-
ency over financial difficulties is the
probable cause
The North Dakota Sunday School
association meets in Fargo May Is,
10 and 90 a number of rroODs OF