The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-07

AA0A hOt udy SOACUl 0SAOA AAOASA - kA~-o
for the event being under way at the
present time.
Grand ForKs.-While sleeping on
country road eight miles from Lartr
more, Gilbert Oleen, q farmer, was
frozen to DEATH,
Jamestown.-Harry Correll of Fried
u IN Jail here, the result Of his con-
viction on . charge of assaultin0
Rev. Father Olzswicka, priest.
Lansford.-A Business Mems ASSOC
citation has been organized in this city
and will affiliate with the State Fed
Grafton of Commercial clubs.
Willistcn-At . meeting here Demo
cratic leaders of Williams county in
dorsed the candidacy Of John Bruegge1
for national committeeman.
Williston.-Rev. C. Bertram Runalls,
rector of St. Peters Episcopal church
here, has accepted call to st. Peters
Episcopal church of Milwaukee.
Valley City.-Captain J. M. Hanley
Of Mandan, while here, declared that
he will not withdraw from the race
for the nomination for lieutenant gov
ornor.
Grand Forks.-More than 100 Grand
Forks farmers and business men gave
hearty Endorsement to the better
farming association and decided to
raise $4,000.
STANDARDIZATION the North Dakota
railroad commissioners hold their
regular meeting this week, complaints
will be made regarding the rates on
cream shipments in North Dakota.
Grand Forks. - Believing that the
improvement Of the Red river pos.
sesses unlimited possibilities, J. L. Hy.
land and A. Berg Of Winnipeg were
in Grand Forks comforting with Com
mercial club officials. "
Williston.-W. T. Lathrop, official In
charge of the United States weather
bureau here, has been transferred to
New Haven, Conn.,, at his own request.
His successor here is C. 8. Wood, form
srly of Lincoln, Neb.
Neche.-Owing to the heavy ship
ments Of Canadian grain through this
place, the force at the local Great
! Northern station has been doubled.
Already 1881 cars loaded with Cana.
dian grain have passed through the
| customs here for Duluth and Superior.
Larimore.-Gilbert Olsen, farmer
of Lorraine township, attempted to use
the country highway for sleeping pur.
poses and his wife found him frozen
to death. Olsen was returning to his
home form 4 visit at neighbours
residence, and had become intoxi.
Gated.
Lidgerwood. - Blood poisoning was
contracted by DR.. F. G. Hubbard Of
Cayuga while treating case of scarlet
fever. He had slight scratch on one
finger. and it was through this that no
was infected, lancing an abcess on tho
patient resulting in some of the puss
coming in contact with his own wound.
The blood poisoning had spread
through the entire arm.
Berthold.-The Grand Trunk rail.
road has determined upon using the
Berthold extension of the Great North
ern in makings it, connections be-
tween the American market cities and
| Cduduldl uO1 LuWOSL uc Sdudul0A
road will cross the international
boundary about twelve miles west Of
Portal, joining the Great Northern at
or near Ignite, in Burke county.
Fargo. At the annual business
meeting of the North Dakota State
Automobile association held In the
city officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, w. ].
Price, Fargo; vice president, E. S. Bah.
cock, Wahpeton; secretary, Seth Rica-
ardson, Fargo; treasurer, c. c. Piatt,
Cooperstown. There was q general
discussion concerning the good roads
Of the state which consumed most OF
the time of the session.
Williston.-At the first annual meet
ting of the stockholders Of the Spring
Brook Creamery company, all the old
officers were reelected. While the
gross business looks small to cream
erymen and farmers In older dairy.
ing sections, it should bs remembered
there were not 1000 acres Of cultivat'
ed land in this county ten years ago.
The creamery paid to the farmers
lIOu Mdy L, Wu0u Tie QldAL WaS OpcA-
ed, until Jan. 1, 1912, $5.109.29, and
22,725 pounds Of butter were manu-
featured.
! Valley City. The constitutionality
Of the North Dakota corrupt practice
act will be tested in the courts. The
law reads that newspapers shall
charge no more than the states legal
rate for political announcements.
which il seven cents limo for the
arst insertion and four cents = line
thereafter. c. M. Brinton, editor Of
the Fessenden Free Press, who 10 car
rying the matter to the courts, con
tends that in many cases the regular
rates Of the newspapers 10 far In e.
cess Of this charge and that the leGis
lators had no right to fix rate that
would compel Z publisher to charge Z
politician less than he charged . bus5
ness house. The average rate ia
reading notices in North Dakota 20
Dors Is nearly double the legal rate.
Bismarck State Engineer Athnsoa
Assires to call attention to the Law