The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-07
North Dakota
News Notes

COmP9uy the U0ot n0utl00 I0S NJ
storage OF oil Of any company In this
part Of the country. The new tanks
will be built Of steal and concrete
and will have . capacity Of 1900 sal1
Ions Of oil. !
HAnkinson.-G. LaPlant Of tho
Great Northern farming dsmonstrar
ton bureau was in The city recently
on business connected With the %.
lection OF the sites for two demon
stration plots to be located In this
vicinity and wAish are to be a part
OF system Of go plots on the Great
Northern lines between Minneapolis
and Williston, N. D. ,
Steele.-Word has been received
here that G.. H. Remiok, formerly OF
st. Paul, Austin. Mimi. and Stewards
Vile, Wis.,, and for last ten years .
resident Of Steele, was killed by q
st. Paul train at Andover. s. D., Tues.
day night while changing cars. His
wife was with him on q proposed
trip to st. Paul and from there to
Langford to visit son.
A0A~AA~A~ n' AAuoy AOU AHOJH0T
important change in the management
Of the Bismarck Tribune, the Oldest
daily paper in North Dakota. Lew
Harrison, Minneapolis, has assumed
the business management of the in
stitution, and George F. Mcpherson.
business manager the past year, has
become managing editor Associated
~ffh him 0ooroo
formerly state public printer; w. A.
Stickney, formerly of the Kenmare
News, and Colonel B. g. Whitehead.
Bismarck.-Sipce the closing of the
exposition Dairy Commissioner Flint
has been quite busy with the various
details OF the cleanup and 2-1ong the
many other things has CO., Il the
scoring OF the contestant ,a six
months butter contest. has
been conducted by the [. y..rtment
and which closed with the exposition.
L. A. Graunke, Of the Garfield Cream.
cry Co., Youngstown, Morton county,
wins the highest average score in the
six months educational creamery but
ter contest that has been conducted
by Commissioner Flint, OF the state
dairy department, the last scoring Of
which was held in connection with
the Industrial exposition. ]. M. Helm.
New Salem, and O. X Wildgrube, Of
/ Bluegrass, tie for second high aver
age.
Dawson.-George w. Baker, aged
81, shot and killed his wife and IA
ther-in-law, T. E. Glass, at the Glass
residence in this city. The Bakers
have been living In California for the
past three years and Mrs. Baker 70.
turned about two weeks ago, while
Baker himself came in on No. 6 Fri.
day morning. As nearly as can be
learned 1T this time, Baker loft tho
train here. went to q restaurant and
got breakfast and then went to the
Glass home and after 4 few words
shot And killed the occupants Of the
house. Glass was shot In the mouth
and heart and death must have been
instantaneous. Mr.. Baker was shot
I've tioes In ~ head and body and
lived only . few minutes. The shoot.
inG vas done with Q .3s-calihre gun
AID must have been smptisd once
and then re-Allsd.
Williston.-Major H. Dykayne Of
the war department, In charge Of the
Missouri river revetmsnt work At
Williston and Bismarck IL here to
look up the matter Of doing about
$4,000 worth Of additional work
along tho river front this winter. It
10 planned to put in about 5000 feet
additional revetment work here, pre-
vided the Great Northern railroad
ana the city will cooperate in the
improvement. The city has been
asked to furnish the willows for the
Job which will cost about $4,000 and
tho railway company the stone Tho
expense to the railroad would be
about $4,000 and the total estimated
cost of the work 10 $4,000. The rail-
way company has signifled their will.
ingness to the proposition and thu
city council will take up the matter
of raising tho money for the citys
share. .
Beach.-The heavy snow through
the golden valley country was dis.
couraging to a large portion Of farm.
efs in this section. Only trifle more
than SO per cent of the grain in this
section had been threshed ahead of
the storm. Most of the grain left un.
threshed has been stacked, however,
and much Of 1t is yet being saved
this fall. Few towns in North Da.
kota have q larger elevator capacity
than has Beach; in fact, the largest
elevator in North Dakota il located
at Beach, and every one Of these
grain houses are filed to the brim
with grain waiting for cars to remove
It to market. One Of the large Gle.
vators was so heavily laden with
grain that 1t broke down under the
weight. Those who claim to be au.
thority on the local crop situation pre-,
dict that the amount Of grain market
Cd at Beach this year will amount to
et least 100000 bushels.
Crosby. Divide county's fight Tor
he permanent location Of the county
seat has become intensely bitter.
Three towns are after the honors,
NAnnhv AmhroaA ana Nno~>~ ms