The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-12
North Dakota
News Notes

SaTEluSlOu,-AJ meeting VI Iuc
city council the resignation of August
Swanson as chief Of police was pre-
sented and accepted.
Neutrality-suspicious. Miller, q resident
OF this place until he moved to Folds.
MIMI, was instantly killed there By
some unknown deer hunter,
Calio.-Dedicatory exercises Of the
new Masonic temple will be carried
out under the direction Of the officers
Of the grand lodge Of Masons.
Minot.-Jessie Nilsson, age 1. chung to
the death of an infant girl found lying
on the ice Of the Missouri river, tho
coroner has discharged his jury and
the case 10 In the hands OF the police
officials.
Tioga. Foster met with Z
very painful accident when he stepped
on rusty nail that penetrated the
ball of his foot nearly an inch. The
nail was one of those old fashioned
square iron ones, and Foster stepped
with his whole weight on 1t.
Fargo.--Life Imprisonment was the
sentence imposed on Richard Schuette,
Unity. Wis.,, who pleaded guilty to
numbering his infant child in a Fargo
hotel Nov. l. Schuette told the story
Of his crime with apparently little re.
greet and seeming Indifference. Mrs.
Schuette, alleged to have been a par.
ticipant In the crime, was freed whom
her hearing came. She is but Is.
Bottineau.-Jacob Ohmart is loser
$72.25. at least, by bold burglary.
Mr.. Ohmart was away and the days
collections were left In the Office safe.
During the night, somebody entered
through a window on the east side Of
the building, worked the combination
Of the safe, took all the currency and
silver. piled the checks on the desk
and escaped without leaving clue. 90
far rs has been ascertsined
Minot---Jessie Nilsson, age4, chung to
the edge Of ice covering the Mouse
river for nearly fifteen minutes before
she was rescued by . chance passerby.
The girl, a daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
C. 4. Nilsson, was playing on the Ice
when she broke through. She was
able to gain hold on the Ice ct the
side Of the hole. but could not pull her.
self out Several more minutes of OK.
posure would have resulted In her
death. ~ II
Russell.-The get-together banquet
held here demonstrated what can be
done with all interests pulling to-
gether. 1t was attended by fifty rep
resentative men of the community
who plan a permanent organization
for the development of this part of
the state, and especially for extending
the trade of this town. There will BIZ
a campaign for good roads, as one of
the important means OF increasing
business. "
Sheldon.-More than 200, 900 bushels
OF grain, all grown within radius Of
six or eight miles of Sheldon, has been
marketed at the three local elevators
since threshing started. This is only
about half the grain grown in this
vicinity. as many of the farmers are
holding their grain until spring, when
they believe they will receive better
price for t. Wheat stin comes In n
small quantities. Just Is the farmer
needs little ready cash.
FArgo.-The action Of the Personal
Workers league In adopting reso-
luton calling on Governor Burke to
have the attorney general investigate
vice In Fargo. has aroused much com.
ment 1t came as the result OF charges
against Chief OF Police Keefe regard.
ing the alleged acceptance of hush"
money to protect gamblers. but goes
farther and includes all forms Of Vice.
Friends Of Mayor Sweet are indig.
nant. regarding it - = serious 70
lection on his administration.
Ambrose.-Because they objected
to the third man selected to canvass
the ballots Of Divide county. q mob
Of Crosby people, armed with clubs
and stones. It IL said, took possession
Of the courthouse and refused admit.
lance, to Ambrose people and the OBJ.
jectionable member of the canvassing
board. Telephone wires were cut 50
that news Of the situation could not
be communicated to Ambrose, but
. man on horseback brought the news.
Fargo.-So popular were the five
agricultural high schools provided by
the last legislative session that Q
movement is already on foot to have
the coming session create another
quintet. There were twenty-six towns
seeking the original I'VE. The dis.
appointed twenty-one will all be in the
race for the proposed additional
schools and there will also be many
other towns in the contest. The towns
securing these schools get $500 state
aid annually.
Fargo.-The corn acreage has been
more than quadrupled the past two
years despite the fact that good seed