The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-24
North Dakota
News Notes

was exonerated Of blame in connec.
ton with the killing of Tom Houri.
Flasher.-Flasher was the scene OF
a barbecue on Friday in the interest
OF the Clark county division move.
ment
Nome Ole Baarstad of Eastedge
was thrown from a wagon loaded with
grain when his team ran away, and
almost instantly killed.
Lovell.-Arthur, the 3-year-old son
OF j. A. Macarthur, a farmer, was
crushed beneath the wheels of heavy
wagon and instantly killed.
Hankinson.-Louis Fecht a laborer
employed on the Keystone farm, was
instantly killed when he was hit by
a corn binder behind a runaway team
Bowman.-Seven 500 bills lost re.
Gently by George c. Clark, and of
which he had supposedly been robbed
have been recovered, the currency be
ing found in local livery barn AND
returned to the owner, The propric.
tor Of the barn has been placed in
custody on charge OF selling liquot
Illegally.
Grand Forks-New clubs admitted
to the Women's federation were: Up
to-date club, Minor; Woman's I'M
provement club, Crary; Woman's club
McHenry: Woman's club, Ashley;
Wednesday Study club, Napoleon;
Womans Fortnightly club, Carson;
Current Events club, New Salem;
Women's club, Valley City.
Bowman-State's Attorney E. P
Totten has made application to the
board of Bowman county, asking that
a grand jury be called to Investigate
conditions which involve several pol
iticians. Under the North Dakota
laws, the board has authority to ask
grand jury, and when such request
Is made, the judge must grant it.
The case of criminal libel against
George Totten, editor of the local
newspaper, as well as cases which
have been begun against county Off
GERS, will come up for consideration.
Alexander.-About 100000 yards
of dirt Will be required to fill the Mad
ison fiat, on the line of the Great
Northern, which is being pushed
across this county. The task will be
contract is in charge of Guthrie & Co.
A temporary railroad will be built
from the Wild Cow creek to the flats
In taking the material to Wild Cow
creek, barges are being constructed
and will be foated on the Missouri.
500 surveyors have completed their
work in the western part OF the
county.
Bowman-Rev. Fl. J. Strand of AL
bert Lea, Mimi, has arrived in town in
search of young man named Lorens
Weinberg, who had not been heard
from since leaving Appleton, Mimi,
for his claim near Rhame, six months
ago. Rev. Strand assisted the young
man to immigrate from the old coun-
try and helped him to secure claim,
in order he might earn some money
and be of assistance to his parents
who are in poor circumstances. The
young man wrote postal to his par
ents in the old country from Apple
ton, stating that he was leaving on
the train for his claim near Rhame,
N. D.
Grand Forks.-Grand Forks women
rendered state club women an elabor.
ate reception and Mrs. Young, the re-
firing president, made her final ad-
dress. The women we're welcomed to
the city by representatives of the sew.
eral commercial, educational and wo-
mems bodies Of Grand Forks. Mrs.
Young, in her address. reviewed the
work of the federation the past year.
She showed that great progress had
been made during her three year term
of office and urged several changes in
the method Of conducting the fedora.
ton. The organization Of depart.
ments, greater fields Of effort for the
committees, annual spring meetings
of department heads. better support
for the endowment fund plan, and sew.
eral other recommendations were
made in her address.
Harvey. - About q week ago a
stranger, said to have come from Ana.
moose, registered at the Louvre hotel
in this city, and from his appearance
was in a bad condition due to alcohol.
ism, it is said Later medical attend.
ance was secured, and the man was
prescribed for, and the prescription
delivered It was discovered that he
was in serious condition, and at
1890 at night he died. Since his
death was unlocked for, an investiga'
ton revealed the fact that the medi'
cine that had been prescribed and la
beled to be taken in sixteen doses was
all taken, evidently at one dose, since
4 boy In attendance claims he saw
the man drinking from bottle that
looked like the one with the prescrip
ton, and this bottle WAS found unde,
his pillow empty. The only explana
ton feasible is that the maa on feel
ing the sharp taste Of the medicine
sought to crafty the craving and
drank the entire sixteen doses. with
the above fatal result.
Bowman.-Seven Of tho go bills
which were stolen from George c.
Clark Q week ago while he was drink
Ing in company with others at Leary'a