The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20

we'll as senators and senators, and
maybe that wasn't such joke after
all, considering.
! Alexander Stewart, one of the pio-
neers Of Bottineau county, died Fri
day, after an illness of six months.
He leaves wife and eight children.
! Three firemen at Bottnean, c. Fer
guson, Fred Byers and Duncan Nc
Arthur had close call when they fell
with a floor in a burning building,
burying them in the debris. The fire
was in one of the oldest buildings in
Bottineau, occupied by Geo. White,
barber.
H. Bendeke, Norwegian vice con-
sui, has returned from his seven
teenth trip abroad, having spent
three months in Europe.
Local ............. ......
Several Greek laborers are i'll of
pneumonia at the Sisters hospital.
S. Sorenson, the Reporters limo
type man, is recovering from typhoid
fever at the hospital. He was taken
out onto the lawn on Easter Sunday
and given good summing.
S. W. Bond will return to Soap
Lake, Wash, in a couple of weeks
to resume the baths. He's actually
getting anxious for a taste Of the
exhiliarating mineral water again.
The Drake News was published last
week on bright red paper-probab!v
the sign of distress.
The Cowan trial has been costing
the state about $4,000 day.
The editor of the Tolley Journal
says that money is the best partner
that a man can have. Wonder II the
editor Is happily married.
The Portal International was issued
in - page form, special for Easter.
Pat Rooney, q bachelor, living fve
miles southeast of Portal, was burned
TO death. He had started fire fo1
supper, and then lay down and went
to sleep.
! E. NJ. Dufault, carrying two big
satchels filled with valuable jewelry,
was arrested at Grand Forks Satur-
day. The man was detained temper
arily and the grips are detained at
the police station, awaiting some wor9
from Westhope. Default was recen'
ly arrested at Westhope, charged
with setting fire to his jewe'ry store,
strong evidence having been secured
against him.
The North Dakota committee which
will be sent to Washington to protest
against President Taft's pet Canadian
reciprocity pact, rode from Fargo to
minneapolis in Roosevelt's car arr
lalked nothing but reciprocity all the
way down. The ex-president We
much interested and promised to pub
fish an article in the Outlook, giving
the farmers side Of the case.
John Moore, former Minot horse
man and all around sportsman, ar
rived from the west Saturday where
he has been living the past year
Mus Bros, formerly Of Velva. are
now engaged in business at Moore
head, MINI.
The baseball season has opened in
Granville, before the snow was really
off the ground.
Fred Sorenson, farmer living near
Mercer had Editor Nels Oleson ar
rested for criminal libel.
Garrison may have laundry.
DR.. Koran, one of the United
Doctors" was given fine of $50 at
Grand Forks for practicing without
a state license He proposed to make
his test case, but concluded to pay
q minimum fine The doctor had
charged woman 81 for prescribing
when any good doctor would have
done as we'll for one or two dollors.
Still people often prefer to deal with
strangers
Devils Lake women are trying to
get rest room established in that
city.
A Braddock woman was severely
burned about the face. when the cork
was blown out of jug Of water that
had been placed in the oven 10 heat
The jog had been used as a foot
4 warmer