The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
STATE NEWS

"He Laughed Till He Died. is tn
subject Of an interesting story run II
nearly every newspaper in the state.
An observing editor Of an exchange
remarks that bow.legged girls do no
take fancy to the new Sunshine
skirts.
Miss Blaine, former popular
teacher in the Minot schools, arrived
in the city Monday for short visi
with friends.
Andrew Boland, arrested at Tiogs
for insanity, was found to he onl,
drunk. He had tried to climb tele
phone poles.
| Phil Winters, q prominent Glen
burn farmer, m0tored to this city will
his little son Sunday, who is being
given medical attention.
Mrs. T. E. Tenney, who has beer
spending the past year at her ole
home in Ohio, arrived in Sawyer where
she has extensive interests.
Thos. Halvorson, Springbrook
farmer, jumped from his wagon wher
his team ran away. His foot was
caught in the wheel and twisted off at
the ankle.
Mrs. Clara A. Feiring, aged 81
passed away at White Earth Sept. s.
from an illness of several months
from cancer. A husband and two
children survive.
Arthur Zion, a six-year-old Willis
ton lad, fell from a shed and struck a
board with some nails in it, on his way
down His chest and face were torn.
requiring 10 stitches.
Mrs. J. S. Johnson of Granite Falls,
Mimi, who accompanied her husband
to Plaza, became seriously i'll. Mr..
Johnson is interested in a line of
banks in North Dakota.
Tagus will hold harvest festival
the latter part of the month. The
farmers in that vicinity grew some
splendid crops this year and an excel
lent exhibit will be arranged.
P. w. Carney, proprietor Of the
Smith hotel at Ray, was in Minot with
friends over Sunday. The public
speak highly of Mr.. Carney's hostel
ry, where the best home cooking is
served.
: Sheriff Steinhofer of Burke county
went to Ignite where he was to sell
on special execution team Of horses
and colt. 1t was found that some
one had poisoned the horses which
were dead.
Louis Anderson, a Barnes county
farmer, was pursued by hard luck
jinx last week. One night his barn
was struck by lightning and burned,
and the next day his threshing ma
chine burned.
Atty. Chas. D. Kelso now occupies
quarters in the basement of the Lee
Sueur block. The Minot COOPERATIVE
Realty Co., which is under the man
agement of w. r. Lemmonaiere, is
also located there.
Clarence Hale, one time game war
den, now in the life insurance bust
ness, was in Minot Monday. Mr.. Hale
has 300-acre crop Of splendid wheat
on his farm near Norma which de-
manded his attention.
Editor Thomas of the Harvey Her
aid, was one of a party of seven from
Harvey who returned from Glasgow,
Monday, after registering for the
Fort Peck drawing. Nineteen thous-
and had registered for 84O6 claims
when he left and those in charge do
not expect the total to run over 3d.
600.
H. Benno, one of the best farmers
in Ward county, has just completed
threshing large acreage of wheat
that averaged 13 bushels. Four teams
are hauling the product to the Minot
grain houses. Mr.. Benno reports that
two reckless auto drivers drove into
his teams. Certain autoists are liable
to frame up lot of trouble for them
selves.
Archie Whipple, of White Earth,
who had just located in the Kings Do
main, was visited by series Of mis-
fortunes. At Portal he fell from his
car and broke his wrist and sprained
his ankle. At Moose Jaw someone
stole his fine full-blood chickens, and
arriving at his destination, he became
lost on the prairie and was rescued by
the Indians.
VIM. Varnes, prominent Des Laos
farmer, discovered parlor matches in
his grain, while threshing last week.
The matches were no doubt placed
there by men who hoped to cause a
fire. Workmen discovered
the matches and prevented them go
ing thru the machine. Mr.. Varnes
has hired hit and miss crew, and one
or two of the men employed may have
been responsible for the nefarious
work.
James Kimball, manager of the
Bovey-Shute Lumber Co. at Makoti,
was here Sunday visiting his parents
and old time friends. "Jim" has been
located at Makoti for nearly three
years where he is making first class
record. He reports crops light on the
reservation this year. Many of the
homesteaders who had done their
farming on paper last spring, are a
trifie disappointed, but will come out
all right in the end.
FLAXTON MAN MISSING.
Isaac Bohle, who left his home in
Flaxton on June 25 for a visit in the
twin cities and his former home near
Racine, Wis, has not been heard
from since, and search instituted by
frionds hac failed RI reveal on1, 40 10