The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-31
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and is not expected to live.
Grand Forks.-Fargo gets the 1913
convention Of the North Dakota Edu.
cational association. The gate city
was selected after q spirited contest
between Fargo and Devils Lake.
Minot.-J. F. Gable, Z farmer living
near Williston, was sentenced by Judge
G. F. Amidon, of tho federal court, to
oay nne Of $50 for unlawfully taking
water from the government isrigatiou
ditch near Williston.
Bismarck, N. D.-Judge Walter
N. Manchester Of the Sixth judieisl
district. has Just published An open
lsttsr to the voters Of the district.
stating HE withdrawal from the race
for reelection. He was one Of two
candidates at the primaries in June
Medora.-Miss Jessie Springley OF
Spokane, Wash, and Miss Elsie Jahns
OF Portland, Ore. while driving q
runabout were nearly killed in the
Bad Lands, south of here, their car
overturning and being destroyed by
hre, while they were compelled to re-.
sort TO horses to reach this place
They spent the nieht in the hills, too,
before reaching farm home.
Devils Lake.-Fire originating from
an unknown cause worked the destruc,
ton OF large barn and burned to
death twelve head OF horses and six
cows on the farm of Ole Larson eight
miles east Of here. Several tons OF
hay and number of farm implements
were also consumed by the flames
The total damage will amount to about
$4,000. Insurance Of $1,000 was car
ried.
Devils Lake-Under the nane of the
Danvang Creamery company, a butter
making institution will be opened In
Devils Lake. Christcn Johnson, Of the
Grand Forks Creamery, closed a deal
for the structure which was to have
been opened by other parties this sum-
| NOR, but which venture was aban-
doned. For short time cream will be
purchased and shipped to Grand
Forks.
Dickinson.-Rev. F. H. Farrand 10
under quarantine for small pox and
will not be able to go to his new pas
terate at Darlington for some time.
He was not aware he was suffering
with anything more than a cold until
the health officer called upon him and
placed the house under quarantine.
Three other houses were quarantined
the same day, but the cases are all of
q mild form.
Rugby.-Another ENHANCEMENT has
arisen in connection with the Mouse
river drainage project. The dredging
Outfit used IL 10 large that it will be
impossible to get 1t by the 500 bridge
without removing the structure. The
500 railroad refuses to move the
bridge or bear the expense, and the
drainage board seeks to compel the
company to do so. The matter IL be-
Ing fought out in the courts.
I Williston. - TO guard against tho
caving in Of the banks OF the Missouri
river along the water front Of viii.
! liston and between here and the fed.
eral irrigation station. the government
will cooperate with the Great North.
ern Railroad and the city of Williston
In doing about $500 feet Of riprap
work: the coming winter. Already
some riprapping has been done and
the results have been satisfactory.
Grand Forks.-College political or
CARNATIONS are all right in the IIniver
sity Of North Dakota and nothing will
be done by the ia Guilty to prevent the
organization Of clubs having for their
PURPOSE the promotion Of the interest
Of any candidate. The question wal
raised here al result Of the opposi.
ton on the part of tho North Dakota
agricultural college faculty to suck
clubs, and their abolishment from that
institution. A Roosevelt club has been
organized here.
Grand Forks:-Mors money for rural
schools 10 urged by the county super
intendents Of schools Of tho state, theil
recommendation being adopted at the
state association meeting here. They
contend that the states appropriation
for rural schools should b doubled
or trebled that benefits might be Ok
tended to all the schools OF that class.
| Changes in several other laws also are
asked by the superintendent. they b.
ing particularly in favor of better laws
for the rural districts, that their aid
might be accorded the children of the
country. ........
Larimore.-The six men arrested in
Larimore on the charge of stealing
from Great Northern freight cars are
not Greeks, as at first given out, but
are Italians who have been employed
by the railroad company An Amer.
lean is also being held on the charge
Of dealing in stolen property. 1t ID
estimated that the goods stolen from
tho Great Northern will amount to
$1,000 Much Of the stolen property
has been recovered and nearly all of II
! bears the trademark of rs-Roebuck
L Co., Of Chicago, the big catalogue
house. The packages stolen by the
Italians were consigned to farmers OF
this district. @ . 81
Fargo.-Fire which originated In the
First National bank building at Cas-.
SETON, twenty miles west of here Dc.