The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
III ckerlal Facts
North Dakota State News In Con
deneed Form.

Grand Professionalism Robert M. La
Toilette fell just So votes short Of Sc
curing majority of 10000 over Col
onel Roosevelt in the North Dakota
presidential preference primary cleo
ton, according to the official returns.
La Follette's actual majority is 9,904.
Bismarck.-Under an order of tho
department Of the interior, that part OF
Fort Berthold, lying north and east Of
the Missouri river has been trans.
ferred from the Bismarck land ONCE
to the Minot land office. The Bis.
marck district loses four townships
under this order.
Valley City.-Albert Holland, living
near Nome, has secured a patent upon.
machine which he asserts will solve
the problem of the mixing of wild and
domestic oats. Mr.. Holland has ma.
chine which operates by means Of .
cloth screen which is said to separate
the oats as carefully as though picked
over by hand. a-
Braddock.-The dead body of Frank
B. Engstrom was found in his claim
shack short distance from this city.
The man, Judging from the condition
of the body, had been dead about
week or ten days. An investigation
\ will be made into the cause of death,
although 1t is believed that natural
causes were responsible.
> Carpio.-Max johnson has the Dis
tinction of being mayor of Carpio for
second term without going through
the formality of nomination or re-
election, and he is surrounded by the
same coupncilmen that were elected
with him last year, although they
were neither nominated nor reelected.
By agreement, the new board failed to
qualify.
Grand Forks.-Seven North Dakota
cities have co-operated in the organi.
cation of the North Dakotas Racing
circuit, which will take the place OF
the Central circuit and the Great
Northern circuits which we're formerly
maintained. With only one circuit in
the state it is the belief of the race
promoters that better strings of en-
tries will be secured for each meet.
Mandan.-Harvey Willard, the youth
who made his escape from the state
reform school by climbing down the
fire escape Of the dormitory, was cap
tured in the railroad yards here. He
had spent the day down on the south
hrs h nd 70 %I1 ;n
an attempt to get train east He
was in a boxcar when discovered, and
was Immediately returned to the off,
Gals of the reformatory.
Grand Forks--While land in close
proximity to the city may have
brought higher prices the record per
acre for Grand Forks, county land was
reached when T.. o. Docken received
$3.50 per acre for forty acres In
Blooming township. The purchaser
was Andrew A. Anderson. A short time
ago County Commissioner Poupore
sold quarter section in Ferry town.
ship for $50 an acre, and the sale at
the time was considered a record
Jamestown.-A special meeting OF
the North Dakota Bar association.
called for the purpose of indorsing
candidate for the vacancy upon the
supreme bench, caused by the expira
ton of the term of Justice Morgan,
was held in the city hall, here The
following vote was recorded: A. A.
Bruce, 20; John Knauf, l; John Car
11r
worth l. The ballot was then made
unanimous for Judge Bruce Of Grand
Forks.
Bismarck.-North Dakota's Ignite
output in 1911 was 446,6OO tons. 1t is
10000 tons in excess of the production
OF any previous year. Prices ranged
from 81 to $3.50 a ton at the mines.
Adams, Billings, Bowbells, Burke, Bur
leigh, Divide, Mclean, Morton, Noun
trail, Oliver, Renville, Stark, Ward
and Williams are the counties in
which Ignite mines were operated,
the heaviest output being 175,20O tons
in Burleigh. Ninety-nine mines were
in operation
NJ dAu EOIhS.- ne O00OCraC1C O6l0.
gates from North Dakota for the
national convention, elected in the re.
cent primary, became known when the
last Of the official county returns were
made available. The delegation con.
sists of w. E. Purcell Of Wahpeton, J.
Nelson Kelly of Grand Forks, Frank
Reed of Bismarck ]. S. Doyle of Car.
rington, ]. Hughes, F. w. Walton Of
Berthold, J. w. Boeing of Mimic, s. M.
Mansfield Of Minot, Carl Nelson Of
Cando and Willis A. Joy Of Grand
Forks.
New Rockford. hundred and
fifty thousand dollars is the first APP
preparation made by the Great North.
ern Railway company for shops in
this city, and the work of erecting
them will commence at once. The
superintendent Of construction and
part of his crew of men are already
on the ground. This appropriation
is but q small part of the money the
company intends spending in this city.
it being its intention to make the
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