The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-14
| North Dakota
News Notes

McHenry.-The Commercial Club
here has been reorganized.
Drake. - The Drake creamery,
valued at $4,000, and the most mod.
ern and complete in the western part
OF the state, was burned to the
ground.
Minot.-With . sport program, the
annual meeting Of the North Dakota
Pharmaceutical association closed
here. Next years convention will be
held at Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Rev. F. G. Behner, Of the
First Presbyterian Church, resigned
to accept q pastorate In st. Louis, to
which he was called some time ago.
He will remain here until October.
Grafton.-When the auto In which
Oliver Omlie was riding turned turtle
while going nearly forty miles on
hour, Omlie was pinned underneath
and, when rescued, was found to have
three broken ribs.
Sheldon. = Evidence given by J..
True, when he was tried on charge
of drunkenness resulted in charges, of
blindpigging being lodged against P.
J. HUFF, PIONEER druggist of this city,
and William Shelver, his clerk.
Observation-Disclosures spirited
fight, the City Council Of Hillsboro
has fixed September 2 as the date for
the special election, at which the
question Of adopting the commission
form Of government will be submit.
| ted.
Guelph.-James Engle, 10 years old,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. He was standing on the porch
of his fathers home when the bolt
nit him. His clothing was torn to
shreds, and his body was badly mutt
lated.
Bismarck.-John La Malta, an in
mate of the penitentiary here, sent
| up from Fargo, committed suicide by
hanging himself to cell door with a
piece Of sheeting from his bed. He
had not been dead long when found
by the guards.
Neche.-Two robberies occurred
here Thursday. A suit of clothes was
taken from local tailor shop and q
harvest hand was robbed of $3.50.
are suspected. They have disappear
ed and the police are seeking them.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being
made for . joint funeral Of the four
victims of Sunday evenings auto ac-
cident at Toilette, N. D. All of the
bodies have been recovered, the body
Of Willie Johnson, the 2-year-old vic
tim, having been discovered Thursday.
Wahpeton.-Improvised saws made
from springs taken out of the soles Of
their shoes, as well as from a piece
Of an iron bed, permitted Ed Hyland
and Bert Butler, charged with grand
larceny. to saw through one bar of
their cell before their. work was dis
covered.
Kindred.-In revenge for being run
down by an auto, rabbit here hump
ed itself just when the front wheel
struck 1t. The car was thrown from
the grade, skidded into a field and
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was injured. Three other occupants
were unhurt.
Lidgerwood.-Ano barn with
seven horses went up in smoke here.
It belonged to John Ratteroth, young
farmer living few miles from this
city. The cause of the fire Is mys-
terry. 1t is thought that some of these
fires are started by the hay being
stacked too green.
Bismarck.-Four stores at Mandan,
N. D., have been robbed. A small
amount of money and some merchan-
disc were taken at each place. The
stores entered are Lang's grocery.
Schalbum drug store, McGillie gro.
Gerry and Estrop's dry goods store.
The authorities have no clue.
Bismarck. The appeal of Sam
Clark and C.. H. Crockard, publishers
Of Jim Jam Jems, recently convicted
Of violating the federal postal laws.
will be heard before the circuit court
of appeals at st. Louis in December.
In the meantime the publishers are
free under bonds, and they are con.
tinuing the publication of their maya
zine.
Fargo-The resignation Of c. e.
Robinson as principal of the Fargo
High school was accepted last night
at meeting Of the Board of Educa.
ton. The acceptance of this resig,
nation comes as the elimination of q
long school fight against w. E. Hoov-
or, superintendent of the city schools,
in which Mr. Hoover came out victo,
rious last winter on 4 referendum vote
Of the people.
Bismarck-Leon Steffler, aged 10,
Is missing from the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. M. Tap1ey, near Fort Lin
coin, and efforts on. the part of Sheriff
| Barnes and his deputies have failed
to locate the missing man. Early in
the morning detachment Of Com
pany A, state militia under command
of Captain A. B. WEIGH, will establish
q skirmish line, containing many pri,
vate citizens and will make thor,
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