The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
AROUND THE STATE


Byron Gross. . Weuthope farmer.
missed about 100 bushels Of wheat.
stolen from his granary and has Q
sood idea who took It.
A transient who sold . car OF ~
pies in Souris, was charged q license
Of SO . day that made him wrathy.
Tho Monitor says the G. N. is
thinking Of changing the name of tn,
branch train to the Funeral Train
and painting the coaches black.
H. H. Olson's four Year old son vas
run over by q heavily loaded grain
wagon at Ray. The lads leg was
horribly crushed. The driver contin-
ued on his way, seemingly not caring
how badly the boy was hurt.
The elevators at Epping, Williams
county, are full and every availaDie
building in the town has been chang
ed into a granary. The lumber yards
arc full Of loaded wagons, waiting for
a chance to unload.
At the conclusion of his term, Gov.
Burke and wife will go south to visi'
tho famous winter resorts. He ex-
poets to resume his law practice at
Devils Lake. However, friends as
sert that he will have a place In the
presidents cabinet.
1t Is said that Colonel Bloom, pub
Usher of the Devils Lake Journal, IS
slated for the Devils Lake postoffice,
the change to be made early after
March 4,
A former popular actress who was
arrested last week in New York city
on the charge of shop lifting, was
found to have very cleverly coated
her legs with shoe backing to repre-
sent very thin Isle hose. She was
down in her luck and had no money
to stow away, anyhow.
Devils Lake will hold q mld-winter
fair, Jan. 1891.
Devils Lake is one of the best hotel
towns In the state and another good
first class rooming house could do
business. The Great Northern hotel
built at cost of over 100000 two
years ago is paying the stockholders
a dividend of more than 20 per cent
Mr.. Mayer, the manager, is one OF
the best hotel men In the west.
Carl Tolstad Of Landa was shot in
the leg by a neighbor with 22-cali
bre ride.
A Bottineau hunter killed a mr.
blacktail buck in the Turtle noun.
tains and Editor Haskell Of Bot.inea
dined on venison. ~~~~. -.-
The Bottineau Courant thinks tina
about tho only panic that resulted
from the Democratic victory existed
among the Republican federal Office
holders.
Bottineau county has raised but $s>
of its $275 share towards the silver
service On the battleship North Da.
kota. The Courant says it's shame
and offers to receive subscriptions to
the fund.
The war on turkey became general
in the United States today.
The winter meeting Of the press
gang will be held at Wahpeton, Jan.
10 and II. .""" @~#
Many acres Of potatoes were frozen
in the ground at Bathgate.
.aa A Bantry poultry buyer shipped
1911 pounds of chickens east one day
last week. ..nfergr 'va4-E a.a#
~ The girls up In Bottineau county
are taking advantage of Leap year.
-Four weddings were reported at VIII
low City In one week.
Constable Pat King Of Donnybrook
has acquired quite reputation a. q
bad man catcher. he located 700
Jourgens, wanted at Westhope on q
charge of stealing horses, in . hay
stack on the Woods farm five miles
west of Donnybrook. King turned
his man over to Bottineau county
officer, who took him to Tolley where
Jourgens broke jail that night.
A transient giving his name - Pet.
erson was arrested at Kenmare for
begging and fined 31z which he read
lily paid. The man was In perfect
physical condition, strong enough TOR
any kind Of work and how he got any.
one to divide up with him is mys-
tery.
Miss Anna Christensen and Christ
Nelson from Kenmare were married
in Minot Nov. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Schmidt OF
Foxholm were visitors in the city Sat-
urday night. Mr.. Schmidt, who owns
4 threading outfit has not vet done