The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25
AROUND THE STATE

manager, a measely bOWtlegged IN
dividual took to the woods with
what money ,the aggregation had
gathereC. One girl If sixteen had
money enough to buy a ticket 20
her home in Chicago but not enough
to dine on enroute. The Portal bal
team tc ok up subscription for Err.
,Bowbells is to have its third news
paper after Aug. 1. Roy D. Rogers
and o. o. Christensen will install
The Like County Rev:a:. Both are
practical, pr 'nters and believe that
they lave the backing Of enough
tusint s,nen to make the new prop.
ositinn d success.
Some of our excha ages have 1t
that 80 STANDARD Oil Co. has bought
the Sears Roebuck mail order house
for -; 100000. AS John D. has dis
.'Uvcrc' the Founta'l of Youth, he
ought 4c live to see h:s new venture
prosper.
r. :. Flamme of Martin has had
his fifteen year old wayward daugh-
ter taken to the reform school.
The. Drake News under date Of
July ., published an article relating
to illicit relations alleged to have
been had between Rev. H. D. Smith
and a sixteen year old girl. The ed
itor of the News after due inestiga-
ton has concluded that there was
no foundation for the report, and nat.
urally retracted the statement.
Herman Schultz, who was arrested
at Martin last winter, charged with
the murder of VIM. Murray, an en-
CINE Waterman on the new cutoff,
was acquitted at Rugby, where his
trial was held.
A young workman on the 500 line
cast of Drake, was killed Wednesday
night a quarter Of mile east Of
Drake. 1t is supposed that his name
is Getz and foul play is suspected {.
The mans body was ground to piec-
es under the train.
T. Welo Of Velva was elected
Ichairman of MGHenry county's re
publican central committee and A.
P. Simonson of Granville, secretary
A barn will be erected at Bantr1
for the horses hauling pupils in from
the country. ta-
The express rates are to be re
duced fifteen percent, which will he'r
some. ..#
Some of the state papers still on
nounce Every quiet" weddings. #@
Prof. Worst of Fargo will deliver
an address at Ray Saturday at the
Grain Harvest FESTIVAL.
Over at Lansfcrd on fine farm
lives Henry Willis, former Nilsson
ran, democrat, agriculturist, country
| gentleman, telephone magnate an(
several other things. Hank as he
is Familiarity known, likes to tell the
story of the first train he ever saw
back in Missouri when he was la(
| about fifteen years of age. He hat
| driven thirty miles with his father
! to the little station and the wa!
freight was switching. The enginee
was taking string Of box cars
down the track and left the caboose
intend ng to return in few minutes
! Henry saw that something wa:
wrong and taking otter that train as
| fast as he could, he waved franticall,
to the engineer and shouted: "He,
mister, you left one of your cars"
It is quite likely that the 500 linz
| will he extended west from Ambrose
| into Montana a distance of fit!
! miles this year. Surveyors are nov
| at work out from Ambrose. The ex
tension will cross a rich country AMI
include Plentywood, Mont.
F. R. Berry, foreman of the J.. A
Englund farm at Ceylon, sask., dice
from strangulation, caused by ar
abscess at the root of tooth. IL
had gone to town to consult dccto!
and died within fifteen minutes at
ter arriving there. He lived st Ken
mare last winter. Deceased leaves
wife and two little children.
A monoplane of the latest type
will fly at the Grand Forks fair and
an overland flight will be made from
Devils Lake to Grand Forks.
The Palermo Standard is giving 8
three minute egg timer az sub
scription premium
| B. w. Taylor was chosen chair
man of the Mountrail county Reprb
lican Central Committee; NJ. Jensen
Secretary; VIM. Olson. treasurer and