The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-03

Ole Egge farm at Wild Rice produced
Q yield of 46 bushels of wheat to the
acre. A similar yield Of barley was
produced on 100 acres on the Whee-
lock farm south of Buchanan. Suits
man county has the big yield record.
10 bushels Of oats to tho acre having
been threshed in several sections Of
the county.
Bismarck-Edward Ross and Harry
Lewis, escaped penitentiary oonvicts.
are said to have been located near
Linton, fifty miles from here. Ross is
known to have secured horse and
rifle and it is expected he will put up
Q hard fight against capture as he has
seven charges hanging over him which
will make the aggregate sentence
reach over fifty years.
Pembina-The heavy rains Of the
last few days stopped all farming
operations. The situation here Is serl
Gus. as thousands of acres of ripe
grain need cutting badly. Grain in tie
shock that has been for two weeks cut
ting is commencing to sprOut. Some
early barley fields are reported a.
nearly rotted. No threshing has been
done in this county yet.
Observation-Disclosures entertained
the State bar association and over a
hundred members have gathered here,
the first session, commencing Wed
nesday John l. Green Of Minot. the
president, delivered his address in the
afternoon. Addresses were made on
the initiative, referendum and vecall.
Judge Carmody Of Bismarck speaking
On the affirmative and Judge H. G.
Young of Fargo on the negative. The
debate was followed by a general dis
cussion of the subject.
Grand Forks. - Despite unusually
heavy and extensive rains in this sec
ton in the harvesting months, no
damage has been done, according to
O. D. Center, supervisor Of the Grand
Forks district for the North Dakota
Better Farming association. He has
iust completed a survey Of the terri
tory under his direction and has found
the situation entirely satisfactory. No
grain sprouting in ]he shocks was
found by Mr.. Center, although he per
sonally inspected about 200 different
aelds.
Mandan.-John Kaufman, aged ~.
was shot and killed by the accidental
discharge of rifle held by his brother.
The victim had been using the gun
when he laid it on the ground and
walked away for some distance. His
brother, picking up the rifle, in some
manner discharged 1t, the bullet lodg'
Ing in Johns side.
Grand Forks. Charles Storie
while driving in a buggy, acct
dentally discharged his shotgun in
to his side, death resulting. His body,
lying in the carriage, was hauled ia
his home by the horse which had taxi
a fright and galloped to its barn.
Meuora.--ocafcely able to walk a1lc
forty-eight hours without food, two
ine horses belonging to ]. NJ. Wat
son were found in the cellar of va
cant farmhouse. The cellar was part
ly filled with water and the horses haC
become exhausted from f1Ounderins
about in the quagmire.
Grand Forks.-F. H. Sprague o!
Grafton, elected chairman of the state
Republican central committee at the
meeting last week, will not serve. He
announces that personal reasons
prompt him to decline the honor The
executive committee of the state cen
trail committee will name his success
aor
Crowds at Indian Fair.
Fort Yates. - It 10 stated tia
~. Tna}sr foir haa haen a 1reat ar,c