The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-29

"ao th"le III peTsoH. Inc apples
were placed under the table where
they could not be seen.
The acreage of crops in North d.
kota has increased by million acres
during the past year, yet a wonder.
sul amount of virgin soil remains.
What agricultural possibilities liz
ahead Of us.
X. A. Krusse, We'll known Mon
tana grain man, is the new buyer for
the farmers elevator at Carpio.
Editor Pavlik of Carpio offers SO
reward for information beading to thu
conviction Of the party who ransack-}
ed his domicile during his absence
The editor says. This thing of not
being able to leave home without
someone breaking in, in a perfectly
reaceable community, is more than l
can stand.'
The burlington Reporter publishes
the picture of the very good looking
gentleman, Prof. Fa!coner, who will
have charge of the Burlington school
this year. Miss Florence Stenersen
Of lMinct will teach in the primary de.
partment.
Some OF the unmarried couples at
Sour1s are getting to be juite English
in their customs. They walked to
Roth one morning before breakfast,
4 distance of five miles, in an hour
and forty minutes,
A Westhope teacher injured her
knee last year while playing basket
Eal, and recently while on a visit
10 the Yellowstone, she fell and in
jureG her other knee so badly that
she cant teach this year.
Bottineau will send men and teams
to the state fish hatchery, Capt.
Mayne having promised all the black
bass and yellow perch that are need
ed for Lake Netigoshe, altho the Boz
tineauites will have to seine them
out.
The News wants Bottineau to get
busy and grab some Of the railroad
building that is being done in the
state
Editor Falken5tein admits tina,
whatever can lie said POLITICALLY of
l.. =. Hanna, he is a good business
man and would give the state a gool
business administration if electe
governor.
The Young son Of e. J. Erickson,
Deering farmer, was accidentally
shot in the hack with % rifle by
brother The bullet struck a rib,
hitch saved his life. The doctor TO-
Gated the bullet near the heart and
the little fellow will recover.
Tie Eottineau Conrant, under the
allie management Of Editor John Has.
kett. has started on it's 2Sth Year OF
usefulness. The Courant is one Of
the best edited wee ky news aprs of
the state.
H. B. Winnie, publisher Of the Ia
* Mirror, is putting in a little ex-
tra time on the road as advance man
for an entertainment that will soon
tour the state.
w. A. Patti and VIM. Snyder were
arrested at Wildrose charged with
rigging.
The GlenErrn Advance says that
Little too much piggng has been 60
in on in that town.
Miss Agnes Maloney, sister OF
VIM. Maloney, the Wheelock attor-
ney, died of heart disease at Wheel
ock, Aug. IS. She was p years or
ago and had been postmistress in
that town.
Henry B. Larson, an Angie farmer,
IS years old, died at Williston hos
pital of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Katherine Sahr, aged 80
years, whose home was at Schafer,
died at Williston following an oper
alton for appendicitis.
A number of farmers residing be-
tw cen Glenhurn and Deering have
asked for siding and loading plat
t. rm to lie located about midway
tween the two towns. w. IT.
Scotsman, of the railway commission
visited Glenburn and is now consld-
ering the matter.
Gerry Wilson's three year old son,
living southwest of Genburn, lost the
sight of an eye, when coil spring Of
a scrten door broke from it's tasten
ing.
During the month Of July the aver
age rainfall for northwestern North