The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-13
STATE NEWS

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John Jordy of Donnybrook, raised
on fourteenth Of an acre, $50 worth
of cabbage which sold for three cents
pound. He kept some for himself
and gave considerable away. At this
rate, the Courier figures that an acre
of such cabbage ought to bring about
5000.
The village of Donnybrook has in
vested in twelve fire eXtinguishers to
place in various homes about the CITY
where most needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barke of Minot
visited at the homes of Aug. Kruger
and r.. I. Carey over Sunday.-Don-
nybrook Courier.
A Donnybrook business concern, J.
Schmidt & Sons, to accommodate the
farmers, started buying cream last
year. In the month of October, 1912,
they bot $164 worth of cream. The
dairy industry has been growing SO
rapidly that in October, this year,
their cream purchases aggregated
$492, or three times what it was a
year ago.
John O'Hanlon, south of Glenburn,
while working at pump, sustained a
mashed thumb when the pump slipped
and fell considerable distance.
A barn owned by John Thoreson
at Mohall burned. Mail Carrier Mag
nuson, who occupied the structure,
lost an automobile, harness and feed.
While drilling a we'll on the Sleep
er farm at Mohall, gas was encounter
ed, water and mud being thrown eigh-
ty feet into the air. The we'll has been
capped and the gas will be utilized
for heating and lighting purposes.
Mohall seems to be in the gas trend.
The Offices of the Farmers elevator
at Mohall burned. The firemen exper-
fenced trouble in fighting the flames
because the hose had to be spliced
with defective lengths. The city has
ordered new hose Two of the fire.
men, Strommen and Belideau, burned
their fingers.
A bottle of oxygen exploded in the
chemistry room of the Mohall school,
the flying glass injuring four pupils.
James Collier, arrested at Lorraine
forgetting "pifflicated and striking
Oscar Melgaard over the head with a
jug, was held to the district court in
the sum of $1,000.
p. d. Anderson, Stafford farmer,
was taken to Mohall and fined $40 for
threatening to do his wife bodily
harm.
Sam Carson of Berthold, N. D., was
a visitor in the city Monday. Mr..
Carson is one of the old timers of
Ward county and an old time friend
and neighbor Of T. Welo, at whose
home he was entertained while here.
Mr.. Carson is engaged in writing the
early history of Ward county. This
will appear in one of the Minot papers
in the near future.-Velva Journal.
William Pitts entertained num-
Der of his gentlemen friends at a
duck dinner Sunday. Among those
present was Register F. F. Fritz of
the Minot Land Office.-Towner News.
Henry Unzen has purchased forty
acre plat Of ground about mile from
Minot and Tuesday he moved his fam
lily down where they will make their
future home. Glenburn Advance.
Mrs. Emma Glover and Mrs. John
Clifford were Minot passengers Mon
day morning, where the former went
for medical treatment at the hospital.
-Mohall Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Egger and son re-
turned from Minot Saturday. The
lad has been in the hospital for some
time recovering from fractured limb.
AS our readers will remember, he fell
out Of buggy and his leg caught in
the wheel.-Do nnybrook Courier.
A merchant in an exchange adver-
tises: "Flannel shirts as soft as a
government job and not half as hard
to get"
Perry Kistler of Flaxton struck it
rich when he planted potatoes this
year. He has just shipped car of
spuds to Yellow Grass, Sask., at a
fancy figure. The north as we'll as
the south looks to North Dakota for
Its potato supply. One year with an
other, it pays to grow potatoes.
! Ole Germanson of Sawyer is plann-
ing on a trip to the old country soon.
A carload of Holstein cattle for
lVelva farmers arrived. N. B. Kjos,
one of the farmers, receives nine head,
paying $500 apiece for two thorobred
COWS.
I Andrew Iceberg, one of the popular
deputy sheriffs over in McHenry coun-
! ty, will probably become candidate
flor sheriff.
/ w. w. Heidel, lineman at Velva,
left town suddenly and his wife claims
she does not know his destination. It
is rumored that he has gone to Man
kato, MINI.
The Velva Journal this week will be
edited by the high school pupils, as
sisted by the citizens and teachers Of
the town. Editor Francis will only
have supervision of the advertising
and hopes to get out sixteen page
edition. The pupils have prepared
some interesting articles on agricul-
ture, manual training, domestic
science, ETC., and in addition will give
the little city a general write-up. The
readers are all waiting anxiously to
see this weeks Journal
Mary Anderson of Rockford town
ship was taken to Mohall, adjudged
insane and sent to Jamestown.
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