The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-15
Fl,ckertaii Facts
North Dakota State News In Con
densed Form.

Odk0S.-OdheS is uOW sure "a ~
electric light plant.
Granville.-An effort ID being made
to reopen the creamery. 49,.
Belfield.-Stock cannot now run at
large in the streets here.
Wimbledon.-The revival meetings
are being largely attended.
Jamestown.-Editor w. r. Kellogg
has started on trip around the world.
Marmarth.-The question of adopt.
ing city government is agitating thts
town. u@-
Forman.-Forman announces many
attractions for it's big market day,
February II. .
Braddock:-The stockholders of the
Braddock telephone lines have de-
cided to incorporate.
Starkweather.-E. A. Crommett, Of
Starkweather, threshed out 1000 bush.
els of fax last week.
Pipestone.-The Northern Pacific
we'll is completed and has some 10000
gallons of water in it.
Glen Ullin.-The commercial club is
taking steps to see that all farmers
secure necessary seed.
Fort Clark.-W. N. Olds reports that
his wheat averaged twenty-six bushels
to the acre and graded No. 1.
Charlson.-The school board is call
ing an election for Feb. 81, to vote on
bonds for new schoolhouse.
Voltaire. - The McHenry county
union of the American Society of
Equity had its annual meeting in Vol
taire.
Ambrose. - The Ambrose schools
headed the list of contributors for the
childens' home at Fargo with $627 in
cash.
Tagus.-More threshing rigs are be.
ing shipped into the Tagus territory
to tackle the flax which is still I'M.
threshed.
Harvey.-The Harvey district is to
have $50 experimental plots, under
the control of the better farming or
ganization.
Fargo.-Sheridan county has paid
Mclean county for transcribing the
records of the former-the amount
was $1,000.
Jamestown.-Peter Olson, 4 local ski
jumper of considerable reputation,
died at the Jamestown hospital ~ the
result of fall while skiing.
Hettinger.-The new we'll Of the
Milwaukee road seems to be 4 great
success; water was struck at q depth
Of 800 feet and the flow is excellent.
White Earth. The coal mines at
White Earth are still being worked
and the men in charge are paying the
government q royalty ON each ton
mined.
Lidgerwood-John R. Zimmerman
. farmer near Lidgerwood, was
| crushed to death when his load OF
wood and coal tipped over in his own
door yard.
Ashley.-Jacob Berreth and Michael
Feisst Of iceland were tried before
Justice of the Peace Bodman at Ash
10y and declared guilty of having dis
turbed public school, and were fined
each $25.
Deering.-Twenty-five Of tho bust
ness men of Deering met and started
booster club; they have not yet de-
cided upon name but are determined
to make the advantages of the town
known.
Antelope Lake.-The construction
crew on the new line near here has
completed the first cut in the Arm
strong hill and large force Is at work
as they have $4,000 yards more of dirt
to remove.
Charlson. = G. 8. Thorlackson 80
cured judgment of 1863 against the
owners of the east ferry at Charlson
because of the loss of his team and
wagon while attempting to cross the
river two years ago.
Hettinger-Thec creamery station al
Regent, Hettinger county, paid out S.,
| 290.22 for cream in eight months
The largest amount In any one month
was December, when forty-two farm
ers received $534.SS.
Ashley.-Charles Phillips, who lives
miles southwest of Ashley, dis
covered that eight skunk hides had
been stolen from one Of the build
ings on his place and is out with q
| $ZV r0"dEU AOE 1ukOTudLlOU.
Zeeland.-Two patrons Of the local
schools were fined $25 each for dis
turbing the school The children were
kept after school and when their par
ents came they insisted on taking
them home and there was trouble
La Moure.-La Moure county farm
srs are anxious to have the herd Law
so that stock cannot run at large, es
pecially during the winter; this
change is demanded because 30 much
corn is now raised by the farmers.
Whitby township in Bot
tineau county, has fifty-four miles Of
finely graded roads-all done by the
contract system-and the farmer.
would not 60 back to the old system
| for anything as they can haul SO much
larger loads than before.
Rolette.-Rural mail carriers around
I! Rolette complain that patrons allow
their boxes to fall down, and they
have to hunt around in the snow in
| order to find a receptacle in which to
| place the letters. Better be more
careful or patrons will not be served