The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-19
AROUND THE STATE


During the months OF October and
November, Mohall rural mail carriers
handled $1,000 pieces Of mail.
Mrs. Jos. Wustner Of Ryder 10 re-
ceiving treatment for cancer at a
Bismarck hospital.
The Williston Elks will put on
minstrel show Jan. 3 and 4. d"
Williston has already marketed a
million bushels Of grain this season
and not half is in. That town is
one of the greatest primary grain
markets in the northwest
The Willow City postofflce was
practically put out Of business the
other day. Postmaster Sims tried in
vain to unlock the safe containing
stamps. records, etc., and las wired
the department. The door Of the safe
was blown off ty robbers last summer
and new door put on
AT an election of the South Bend
school district held at Velva, the
proposition to organize a special dis
trict was defeated 214 to 173. 1t may
come up later.
Mrs. Berry of Granville, believed to
he insane, was taken to the county
jail at Towner. She 10 a morphine
tiend, whose husband deserted her
and three children, leaving them to
be county charges.
Jacob Swatz, u years Of age, who
has leen a county charge at Velva,
! was sent to the poor farm at Fargo.
His leg was broken last summer and
he spent considerable time in the
! hospital.
The Journal denies the report that
The typhoid fever prevalent at Velva
| was caused by the city water, which
Las been tested and found to be the
purest.
The Velva Journal was going some
last week, with 10 pages well filled
with Xmas ads. and good "dope."
Dr.. Keyes has disposed of his
practice at Sherwood to the Drs. Van
de Erve, and will locate elsewhere.
Ole Oxted, who recently returned
from Canada, attempted to kill him.
self in the presence Of his father and
mother ty slashing his throat with a
raor at Palermo. Too much booze.
l.. B. Hanna will tender his resig.
nation to the governor of North Da'
kota, as a member Of the house, to
take effect Jan. 9, at which time he
will be inaugurated governor of
North Dakota. He has just returned
from Washington. D. c., accompar
MED by his daughter, who is in
school at Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
If any Of the North Dakota publish.
ers desire to join the National Press
Assn. they should communicate with
E. l.. Peterson of the Milton Globe.
The members will take a trip thru
Colorado next summer.
Editor Mitchell of the Mimic Jour-
nal is eating baked onions to length
EN- his life-and sweeten his breath.
The "Kernels" columns in the For
UNI continues to be interesting, but
the personality of Charles Brewer is
missed.
A Lansford young man was fined
$40 and costs for using ungentleman-
" language in the presence of ladies'.
| A petition is out asking the govern
ment to establish rural free deliv-
ery mail service from the Grelland
postoff1ce.
| Geo. Hart Of Ryder will make an
effort to secure the appointment Of
chief game warden from the north
ern district. Mr.. Hart was one Of
| Mr.. Hanna's staunch supporters.
The News reports new addition TO
the 500 depot at Ryder.
The deacon Of one Of Chicago's
fashionable churches, who IL presi-
dent of one Of the leading banks, was
reading one Of the late copies Of the
Jim Jam Jems, at the time that one
Of the members Of the parish was
ushered into his private ONCE. He
looked very guilty and lost no time
getting the magazine under cover. He
explained that he was reading the
book to ascertain whether It was At
matter for his wife to peruse, before
taking 4 homo. ~,.ss