The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-03
North Dakota
News Notes

News N0teS|
Fsrgo.-Mrs. Martin sundbey. who
lives on farm, was accidentally shot
by her son. She Ia in critical con.
dition.
Rolette.-Lyman Horner was killed
at Perth while digging . we'll. His
Clothing caught In q set screw on q
revolving shaft.
Fargo. - North Dakota farming
methods have appealed to the Rus.
sian government with the result that
K. v. Vorobieff of Astrahan, Russia,
10 here to make Investigations.
Walhalla.-With his clothing satu.
rated with kerosene. John Broget,
aged 3. picked up a burning brand
and In moment was q mass OF
flames. Death resulted few hours
later.
Fargo. North Dakota.-Governor
John Burke attacked Roosevelt, ex.
tolled the Republican party and eulo.
gised Wilson in the opening speech
OF the Democratic campaign in North
Dakota.
! Fargo, N. d. - B. w. Jones, build.
or and chief owner Of Niagara Gorge
Electric railroad. is dying on Bonanza
keystone farm near Hankinson, N. d.
He has been spending tho summer on
the farm which he ou,oa
Grand Forks. North Dakota.-North
Dakota's demand for threshers has
grown serious, the large number Of
men leaving the state during the past
two weeks having left the farmers
seriously handicapped.
Fargo.-G. A. Ebert, president OF
the First National bank of Anamoose,
was arrested by deputy game war.
den charged with shooting deer out OF
season. The animal said to have been
shot was apparently tame.
Grand Forks.-In some parts of the
velley district grain has not been cut,
and 1t will be almost a total loss az
the farmers will not be able to put
their binders on the field for many
days. Six inches of rain in twenty.
FIVE days has thoroughly soaked the
soil. and the fields. in some instances,
have standing water in them.
Devils Lake.-Unable to retain tho
terrible secret which was preying on
his mind, liver P. Lokken, a laborer
employed 1T the farm Of John Bryn
Of Grand Harbor township, confessed
to the heart-broken father that the
gun with which Anton J. Bryn was
shot on September IA was not in tho
lads hands. but that he Nokken)
was responsible for the death.
Carrington.-Failing to get any re.
Spouse from his hedmate when he
asked him to move over and give
him more room," John McKenzie Wig.
orously shook James H. Ferguson in
IN effort to arouse him, only to find
the man was dead. Ferguson had re.
tired early. Mckenzie following about
midnight. Ferguson. whose home was
at Beloit. Wis.,. had succumbed to
heart failure
Fargo.-Governor John Burke will
tour four middle western states speak.
ing In the interests Of the national
democratic ticket. Minnesota, South
Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska will b
visited and he is likely to be sent to
Now York and Pennsylvania, although
this has not been definitely decided
upon. Governor Burke will tour Sonth
Dakota from Oct. to 7. He will then
60 to Minnesota, speaking In the Twin
Cities.
Grand Forks-With the resump.
ton of the work appeals for thresh.
ers are being made. From many
cities come the requests for men. al
the long spell of bad weather, during
which the machines we're idle. result.
cd in many Of the men going back
East. Threshing has been resumed
In the vicinity of Bowesnont. Wales.
Langdon and in that district general
~. Only about three or four weeks
Of good weather will be required ia
clean up the entire seasons produc.
ton. Farmers are offering from $3.26
to $3.50 a day for threshers
Fargo.-At least two college prest
dents will take the stump for the pro
gressive party in North Dakota thia
fall They are President c. Creegan
Of Fargo college and President II. H.
Aaker Of the Aaker business college.
Each will make an extensive tour OF
the state and have offered their serv.
ices to the national progressive com.
mittee. President Creegan was the
trst nominee Of the progressives for
governor. but retired when It wa
found hs was ineligible because 4
resident Of the state for less than five
yeArs.
Fessenden.-Upon his recent trip to
Calgary. Canada, T. l.. Beiseker Of
this place. together with Banker Da.
wilson Of Darlington, disposed of q
string Of eighty elevators in Western
Canada which they owned. The deal
involved very large sum, including
he houses Of the Alberta Pacific Ele.
vator company. limited; and the ter
'minals Of tho Globe Elevator com.