The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-04
BURGLARS ROB p. MILLER.

| BURGLARS ROB P. MILLER.
Burglars entered P. Miller's clothing
store in the Dacotah hotel block Sun
/ day evening, entering thru a side
window. They were seen by tie
h tel clerk who gave the alarm, but
the birds had flown before the officers
arrived One Of the men was tall.
/ the other short. In making their
getaway, y suit ives dropped in the
alley
8. X. WithAm Of South Prairie.
left for Lisbon Monday night, where
he win be the star witness in prom
inent land case. The quarter that IL
involved in one formerly owned By
his brother. Jumbo" who traded 1t
Tor . blacksmith shop. Later 1t was
traded for . stallion and then for .
threshing machine. The case is rath.
er complicated, but Simon thinks he
can make It reasonably clear to tho
jury.
The Northern Pacific railway is dis
tributing booklet entitled North
Dakota and Her Boundless Resourc.
es," which was written by Governor
John Burke. One hundred thousand
copies will be distributed throughout
the east.
Minot is growing fast. Her popu.
lation increased more than 500 this
week. Can any city in the state beat
it!
Thomas Healy of Lanlin, lost two
valuable mares and colt last fall and
supposed they had strayed away. Re-
Gently they came home and it turned
out that they had been sold to far
mer near Crary by some one who had
stolen them and later they had stray.
ed away and wandered In the direc-
ton of their old homo.
/ Mrs. E. S. Person is visiting old
time friends at Zumbrota, MINI.
Sam Clark 10 in the hospita! where
he is being treated for a severe case
/ Of tonsilitis.
/ A nine pound baby daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Nllit-
horpe Friday.
monia and not expected to live.
Miss Sophia Amman, who has been
staying with her uncle on big sheep
ranch near Malta, Mont, for six
months, returned Wednesday. She
was met In this city by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Amman OF Tex.
holm.
J. F. Amman Of Foxholm has 800
acres seeded to wheat and is now pre-
pairing to SOW 100 acres o. flax
some oats and 40 acres OF corn. Mr..
Amman is wide awake prosperous
farmer.
/ p. v. Mccoy showed us picture
Of number of autos which he took
just before they started In 4 race. ter
years or so more ago. Mr.. McCoy
secured the picture with kodak. The
autos were small dinky affairfis ant
looked as tho they might have gone
twenty miles an hour. Great strides
have been made in the manufacture Of
these machines.
The commissioner OF the genera
land office nov says that enlarge,
homesteads in Montana cannot b,
! commuted; and also, that persons wht
have fled on land with the under
standing that they were entitled T.
I another entry because their origina
, homestead contained a few acres les
: than the 100 allowed them by Law
q may retain the land. but no more NJ
e ings are to be accepted under thes
!. conditions. 1t may be lot OF spos
e for the government land ONCE official
o to keen the hcmesteaders guessin
where they are at, but the people I
e this neck Of the woods are gettin
! mighty tired Of the game.-Ambros
d Newsman.
, Kenmare welcomes Glenn Moon,
/. Mfnot young man, who has accepte
Il position with bank Of that cit
i Glenn will be behind the bat for th
9 Kenmare Maroons this season and D
o sides he will strengthen the bask'
. ball team next season
3. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis L. Oeth ente
% tanned at a six o'clock dinner Thur
q day In honor Of their eighteenth we
le ding anniversary, the table vi
" prettily arranged with carnations n
spring beauties, Z menu Of sigl
t. courses were served, afterwards q
Is guests were taken to the opera, whel
10 they enjoyed the beautiful productit
10 Of the Third Degree.
ii Mr.. and Mrs. Oeth were marie
re 5ust four days previous 20 tho openil
n. ~ fhe famoua World EAir n Chica,