The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Hon. Staale Hendrickson Of Coteau.

Hon. Staale Hendrickson Of Coteau.
game warden in this district and Tor.
mer representative here, was in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday on
mission OF collecting funds to pay for
the silver service for the Battleship
North Dakota. At the time It was
decided that a silver service be pre-.
scented to this ship Ward county was
allotted to pay $3.50 Of the price of
the service, but when all the collec.
tons were sent in it was found that
Ward had come thru with only $3.50
of it's share. This was before Burke
was divided from old Ward. Stsale
informs The Tribune that now its up
to Burke. Renwlle, ,Mountrail and
Ward counties to make up the re-
naming $500 with which that terri.
tory was assessed -Bowbeils Bulletin
]. J. Ralstonn = farmer living north.
east of Balfour, had one of his. worn
horses badly cut in barb wire fence
But he did not stop for little thing
like that. He hooked up his other
three horses with his milk COW and
went on seeding until evening, when
he came to town and got horse. He
says that the COW rambled along at
fairly good rate.
If hills of beans are planted be-
tween hills Of potatoes-the spud bugs
flee and there is no necessity for
paris green.
Hector Mason of Carpio, while sep
arating couple of dogs that were
fighting, was bitten on the hand sew.
erely.
While shaving last Sunday, an
Omemee man cut his wife's forearm
1t he had stayed at the barber shop
a few hours longer Saturday night
he might have saved his wife all
that agony.
Is YEARS AGO-Taken from the
Uimbledon News, Barnes county, July
5, 1895. Eggs 10 cents per dozen.
Butter cents per pound. Wheat No.
1 hard, SO cents. 1t is somewhat DIFF.
ferent now.
The Lansford Journal is certain it
is spring, the snow plows have been
taken off the engines on the 500.
A man carrying a raised umbrella
was actually seen in Minot during
Tuesdays shower. We have not had
much use for our umbrellas for some
time, but they will probably come in
handy this year.
May IA is Mothers Day. Dads day
is coming, bye and bye.
The Wahpeton Globe deprecates the
fact that so many birds are killed by
men and boys of that city. Birds not
only I'LL the air with song, but destroy
bugs and but few varieties should be
killed. The Wahpeton sharp shoot
ers ought to confine their efforts to
the killing of English sparrows.
The Boy Scouts of many cities are
doing good work gathering up the old
tin cans and other debris. They
might find a similar Job in Minot
Bowbells is making arrangements
to give the Minot business men a good
time upon their visit to that city on
June 20. $780,. .
A. G. Wiper and Atty. Gjertsen OF
will each build fine brick
block in that city this season.
A Flaxton man traded a horse for
= motor cycle. In relating his exper-
lence with the machine he says the
threw him in a ditch and
then jumpef on him.
Atty. w. J. Doherty left for Wash
lngton, D. c. Saturday night, where
he will spend a week on legal bust
ness. Before his return he will visit
bis old home in New York state He
will return In two weeks.
Congressman Helgeson as a mem
Der Of the committee on Indian A.
fairs, will have considerable to do
with the opening Of the Berthold In
dian reservation during the coming
summer. There are fifteen members
Of this committee.
Two hundred pupils Of the Minot
schools gave very enjoyable enter
tainment at the opera house Friday
night. The proceeds amounting to
nearly a hundred dollars will go to-
wards buying piano FOR Mckinley
school.