The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17


He was unconscious for a time and
was thought to be in serious danger.
Velva, N. D.-Some fine garden OF:
hibits have made their appearance.
Leo Jaskoski holds the championship
for roots so tar. having on display q
rutabaga weighing fourteen pounds,
q nine pound beet, and a four pound
carrot. So far as known, Mike Stieff
is unchallenged in the raising of
sweet potatoes in North Dakota Some
New Jersey sweet potatoes have been
successfully raised.
Grand Forks.-John Olden, firing of
life, put bullet through his head
here, his dead body being found in
the Northern Pacific railroad yards.
Olden lived three miles from Drayton,
N. D., on the Minnesota side of tho
Red river and was wealthy farmer,
we'll known throughout that section.
He had been dead several hours when
found. Dependency due to illness 10
believed responsible for his act.
Grand Professionalism snow
and sleet fell in North Dakota We'd.
nesday night. At Walhalla it started
showing early and fell for several
hours. Pembina and Neche also re-
port snow. Devils Lake had sleet and
Grand Forks had fall of rain during
the early part of the evening. Other
points also reported rain and sleet.
Threshing will not be seriously affect
ed unless the moisture supply be-
comes more plentiful than at the pres
ent time.
Adams.-Henry Trustad met with
serious accident when in some unac-
countable manner his right arm was
caught In the drive belt Of the blower
Of his separator and twisted and ter
ribly mangled before the machine
could be stopped. After he was freed
from the ENHANCEMENT the muscles Of
his arm above the elbow still lay
caught between the pulley and the
belt. He was at once rushed to Adams
from the scene of the accident, eight
miles northwest Of here.
Bemidji.-More than 5000 acres of
fertile lands in Clearwater county.
from which the T. B. Walker interests
have cut the timber, were sold to the
Homestead Real Estate and Loan
company Of Grand Forks, N. D. The
tract, together with 1000 acres in tho
town of Roosevelt in this county, will
be disposed of to settlers and an eft.
fort made to specialize in dairying.
The Walker interests have left $4,000
acres of cut-over land in Clearwater
county and under the direction Of J.
J. Opsahl of this city the big tract is
being colonized. # 80
Fargo.-Senators La Toilette and
Bristow may clash in North Dakota
this fall If present plans are carried
out Senator La Toilette has notified
tho regular republican state central
committee that he will arrive in the
state about Oct. 20 to make an extern
sive campaign. Senator Joseph l..
Bristow of Kansas will also arrive
about Oct. 20 and will make Z stump
ing tour for Roosevelt and tho state
progressive ticket. The progressive
state central committee will seek to
have joint debate between the two
senator's. II La Toilette and tho regu-
lar republicans do not consent to the
joint debate the progressives intend
to set Senator Bristow's date in Fargo
to coincide with the appearance of the
Little Giant" and the two progress
sive senators will address different
meetings on the same evening.
Bismarck. - Eddy county repeated
this year and again won first prize in
the industrial show for the best ox-
hibit by any county in the state. It
Is a great honor for the "littlest"
county in the state to have twice won
first place over all counties making
an exhibit at the big state show.
Richland and Barnes counties tied
for second place and will divide SC.
pnd and third money. Morton county
got fourth place. Mclean, Hettinger
and Dunn were tied for NTH place
The exhibits this year were of highsr
class than last season and Eddy oo,,a-
ty had stronger competition than b.
fore. All the exhibits have attracted
= great deal Of attention and are re-
Garded as being great advsrtisensnts
for the counties represented.
| Crosby.-A crop of oats raised this
year BY c. ]. Clark on the Eriokson
farm just west Of Crosby has iii
previous records looking bad. The
deld contained originally thirteen
acres. but Of this two acres were
drowned cut during the seasou ana
only eleven acres matured. This was
threshed and the yield was 1,700
bushels for tho eleven acres. an aver
| age OF 1922 bushels per acre, by ma
chine measure. The oats are excep-
tio-s,ly good ard Will weigh fully q
third better per bushel This IL GER
tainly a record breaker. The stand
q grain was over six feet.