The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-09
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| made, and number or T0Wner Cltl-
; zens were there to make q good
looking picture. The corn was grown
by Bake and Hans Anderson lof
| Grand Forks.-Towner News-Tribune
The Annamoose Progress will pup
lish the delinquent tax list for Nc
Henry county this year.
A stranger passed thru Granville
the other day in an auto hellbentfor-
election. Several lives were endan-
gered. Senator Hookway phoned to
Towner, where the law violator was
arrested and fined.
Senator Welo of Velva is the po-
tato king, alright. He has shipped
Ave ears Of spuds from Velva and
four from Russo this year.
| Some of the threshing machines
have ceased operations because Of
the scarcity of help, altho the grain
IL not nearly threshed out yet. About
halt Of the fax remains to be thresh-
ed and some of the last is being cut
this week.
Mrs. Geo. 4. Stubbins Of Gran
Vile, who underwent an operation in
the Minot hospital last week, is re-
covering nicely.
Re. John Doering, German Bap-
| fist minister at Anamoose, this coun-
ty, was granted divorce in the dis
trict court of McHenry county from
his wife. Lucy Doering. 1t is one
of the few cases on record in North
Dakota wherein a minister of the
| gospel has taken advantage of the
state laws to gain separation from
his wife.
RENvILLE COUNTY.
| 4 quarter of a ton of coal was
stolen from the Marks school house
near Sherwood. which accounted for
9 days vacation, while new sup
ply was being hauled
Sherman Sorenson, of Sherwood,
son OF our ex-sheriff, was married
last week to Miss Alice Buthe of
Joplin, Mont.
Thirteen cars of potatoes were
shipped from Sherwood this year and
it is estimated that seven more will
lie shipped The potatoes yielded
from 100 to 200 bushels per acre,
and one farmer had in IS acres.
i travelling man who failed to get
of train in time at Glenburn, threw
his grips when about two miles down
the track, then jumped. He walked
back to town. The Advance says
that a man who will go thru such
proceedings in order to visit Glen
burn merchants, ought to be given a
bunch of business.
In 1908, $500 in new currency wax
sent to the First National Bank of
Tolley by express, in return fol
some old currency that the bank
had sent to the treasury department
at Washington. The money remain
ed in the express Office several days
and finally was destroyed by fire
when the Office burned The express
, company refused to make good the
loss, claiming that it was not rea
money because it had not yet been
signed by the bank officials The
government refuses to make goot
J because it has not the actual proof
that the money was burned. so il
looks as tho the bank is out $500
The largest turnip that has beer
thus far reported is now on display
at the Mohall State Bank. 1t weighs
Is pounds, is about the size of hal
hushel and beats anything We evel
, Jaw. It was raised on the Juliu
Henning farm northeast Of this city
aud shows the fertility Of the Nortf
Dakot:. soil.
: The Sherwood Tribune says: -
pretty young lady stepped into mu-
, sic store in Minot, the other day
She TIPPED up to the counter wher'
, a new clerk was asserting music
. and in the sweetest tones asked
Have you Kissed Me in the Moon
| nght?' The clerk turned half wa.
round and answered: 1T must hav'
been the fellow at the other counter
I'VE been here only week."
i F1fty-three bushels from thre
. pecks of fax seed. That's the re
r turns Maurice Christianson receives
2 from sowing three pecks of fax see
/, on two acres of last years breaking
He sowed the seed about June 10tf
: Can anyone of our readers beat that
E. l--Glenburn Advance.
Y WARD COUNTY.
t Clarence Mackey, ten miles sout
Of Minot, reports 800 bushels Of fla
e from 40 acres. This is an averag