The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-24
AROUND THE STATE

Ten years ago there were 136 banks
in North Dakota. There are TO TO-
day. That indicates the relative de.
velopment of the state during the last
decade.
A lively county seat fight is on in
Divide county. Four towns will con-
test for the permanent seat at the
election next month. Crosby, the
present county seat, Ambrose. Plum.
mer and Noonan are the toyns seek
ing that honor and each has an aot
i've committee in the field. Prospec-
tive railroad development Of Divide
county may have some effect upon
the selection Of the permanent coun
ty seat. Both the Great Northern ard
he 500 lines viii put extern.
across the county.
Oscar Hidden, formerly a Lansford
druggist, was killed by the discharge
of shot gun at Oslo, Mimi. He Was
hunting and while trying to pull
falling gun back into the buggy, he
received the full charge in the alb,
domen.
Geo. Jurgens, a prominent Gran
Vile farmer, died from typhoid few
err at the age of 33 years. He leaves
a wife and two children.
Toilet Paulson, publisher of the
Kenmare Journal, announces that he
Is ready to receive contributions fer
the Bull Moose movement, large or
small. If Toilet has the scads of
money that some Of the boys says he
has, why doesn't he Perkenize the
fund himself?
Bertelson's store of Kenmare ship
ped two cars of potatoes to Iowa last
week.
A Mr.. Dresser from Wisconsin has
been engaged as manager of the Rer-
telson store at Kenmare. John Nuns
who has been in charge of the place
for several weeks, returns to his Gus
mess at Velva.
Martin bry OF Berthold had a flu
ger completely severed while adius.
ing the EloWer of a separator.
Miss Mary Hall of Berthold, was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital for all
operation for appendicitis.
Norman String Of Berthold, broke
his arm in two places while thowlng
on belt of a threshing machine in
full motion. The arm was wound
around the pulley and it was neces-
sary to cut the belt in several places
to extricate hin
. Kenmare wishes to be known as
I "Kenmare on the Square, instead OF
"the metropolis of the Gooseneck. E"
Because the Great Northern could
not give the Berthold growers a sat-
| IoluSColy oAIC III q pOSoCO WI CAAOuoG,
the project has bees abandoned TEN.
porarily. L. R. Colvert, however, is
digging pit large enough to hold 3d.
900 bushels.
Senator McCumber has returned to
the state to do some campaigning for
Pres. Taft.
Prof. Cunningham of Surrey was a
Minot visitor Saturday. Mr.. Gun.
bingham is in charge of the Surrey
school for the third year and ne is
regarded as a valuable instructor
The professor is located in a fertils
field and the Surrey school is turning
out some good material. AS q usual
thing, land owners hardly realize
what effect a good school has on the
value Of their holdings. Recently, a
man who morcd to Surrey in orde to
take advantage Of the good school,
raid $50 an acre for 0 farm.
H. W. Gunter of Des Laos refused
$40 an acre for his farm. Mr.. Gun.
ter il Lev elheaded and knovs at
his land is worth more.
Elevators report some frosted
wheat coming in and very little NJ
that now being threshed is grading
No. /.
"A woman asked a 500 conductor
Why the train was late. "Why, you
4 see, madam" he said, the train in
front is behind"
Makoti is booming. An elevator is
being built and the 500 is building a
depot.
The Ryder Journal with eight co'-
umns, IS about the biggest blanket
sheet in the state.
Editor Smith Of Plaza has been %
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