The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28


Dtter to The voters Of tho district.
Mating he withdrawal from the race
= reelection. He was enc Of two
@Aaa1f6ates At the primaries in June
e Aslora.-Miss Jessie Springlsy of
Mn0okane. Wash, and Miss Elsie Jahns
- Portland. Ore, while driving q
auAabout, were nearly killed In the
Dad Lands. south Of here. thsr ca,
s1vsrturning and being destroyed by
re. while they were compelled to re.
Nnort TO horses to reach this place.
hey spent the night in tho hills. too,
before reaching q farm home.
M Devils Lake.-Ffre originating from
"a unknown cause worked the destruc.
ZION of a large barn and burned to
aeath twelve head of horses and six
COWS on the farm Of Ole Larson eight
miles east of here. Several tons OF
nay and number Of farm implements
were also consumed by the flames.
e The total damage will amount to about
~ 900. Insurance of $1,000 was car.
Ss1ed.
Devils Lake.-Under the name OF the
Il Danvang Creamery company, butter
Eanak1ng institution will be opened In
Devils Lake. Christen johnson, Of the
sSGrand Forks Creamery, closed a deal
Tor the structure which was to have
been opened by other parties this sum.
asmer. but which venture was aban-
#doned. For short time cream will be
purchased and shipped to Grand
81 Dickinson.-Rev. F. H. Farrand h
under quarantine for small pox and
will not be able to go to his new pas
tsrate at Darlington for some time.
He was hot aware he was suffering
With anything more than q cold until
the health officer called upon him and
placed tho house under quarantine.
Three other houses were guaranteed
the same day. but the cases are al Of
10 mild form.
Il Rugby.-Another entanglement has
arisen in connection with the Nouse
river drainage project. The dredsing
4outAt used 10 20 large that It viii be
Simpossible to get it by tho 500 bridge
& without removing the structure. The
0oo railroad refuses to move the
bridge or bear the expense, and The
drainage board seeks to compel tho
company 10 do So Tho matter b b.
1ng fought out In tho courts.
Williston. - To guard against the
eaving in OF the banks Of the Missouri
river along tho water front Of VIII
liston and between here and the fed.
sral irrigation station, the government
viii cooperate with the Great North
srn Railroad and the city Of Williston
Il doing about $500 feet Of riprap
| work the coming winter. Already
some riprapping has been done and
the results have been satisfactory. .
Grand Forks.-College political Or
0anisations are all right In tho Univer-
city Of North Dakota and nothing will
b done by the faculty to prevent the
oFgsnisation Of clubs having for their
purpose tho promotion Of tho interest
Of any candidate. The question was
/ raised here - . result OF the oDposi.
Ton On the part Of the North Dakota
agricultural college faculty 70 such
clubs, and their abolishment from that
Institution. A Roosevelt club has b0e1
organised here. -.
Grand Forks.-More money foe r1ral
schools IL urged by the eeunty Super.
intsudents Of schools Of the state. their
recommendation being adopted aa the
state association meeting here. They
contend that the states appropriation
for rural schools should b doubled
Or t1ebled that benefits might b ~
tended to all the schools Of that class.
Changes in several other laws also are
asked by the superintendents. they b.
ing particularly in favor Of better laws
for the rural districts, that their aid
might be accorded tho children Of The
country. @ @=s a..
Larimors.-The six men arrested n
haEinoro a the charge Of stealing
Aen Great Northern freight cars are
~ Greeks. % at first given out but
aze Italians who have been employed
~ the railroad company. An Amor.
tan 10 also being held on the charge
q dealing in stolen property. Il q
estimated that the goods stolen from
~ Great Northern will amount b
oa,o0o. Much Of the stolen property
~ been recovered and nearly all Of II
bears the trademark Of Sears-Roebuol
d Co.. Of Chicago, the big catalogue
house. Tho packages stolen BY the
Italians were consigned to farmers o(
III district.
Yhfgo.-Firo which originated h IL
DtESt National bank building at Co,
Uolaol, twenty miles west q hsee -
s6Oyod The building With total losq
q $4,000. The flames ~ . tins
oAasatensd the entire busiaeas seoG1oa
q he city and assistance was sont o.
special train from Fargo. IN ad6t
tsn % the banking omsss tho druo
s1ors Of L. 4 Taubert and several
pAysioians' and lawyer Offices wsrl
Destroyed. The First National banA
1uilding was thirty years old md Z
landmark The loss y covered by II
surancs and . new structure v0 d
0Ss4sd.