The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Flickerjaii Facts
North Dakota State News In Con
densel1 Form.

has been sold to wholesale grocers OF
Fargo.
Minot. - Charged with assaulting
James Reed. of the Minot police force,
with dangerous weapon, George Sims
was bound over
Fargo. Information is out that the
Great Northern will run Nos. q and
%, the fast mail; over the Surrey cut
off about the first of the month.
Cogswell.-Three professional shoot
ers and thirty-five amateurs from a
dozen or more towns in this section Of
the state attended the trap tournament
here.
| Grand Forks-For the second time
within a week, Gus Marmos, Grand
Forks restaurant owner, is under ar
rest charged with violating the state
sanitary law.
Fargo.-The microbe-covered drink.
ing cup will no longer hang by the
water bucket in North Dakota. The
law abolishing this disease-breedfng
vessel became effective Sept. l.
McVille.-An important change was
made when the First State bank was
bought out by the Security bank Of
Neville, the stock of the former being
purchased by the Security stockhold-
ers.
Jamestown.-John Smith, who had
been working on farm near the city,
fell from "a wagon Sunday and was
run over by the wheels and died
while being brought in an auto to
jamestown.
Glendale. - A telephone message
from Guelph states that the storm
was very severe at Guelph and
throughout that vicinity. A number
of buildings were blown down and
wrecked, but no one was injured.
Ellendale.-A Speidel boy who lives
west of town, was kicked by horse
in the face. Several Of his teeth were
knocked out, and several bones were
broken. His upper lip was so very
badly cut that the wound had to be
sewed up, seven stitches being neces-
sary to close the wound.
Grand Forks.-Phillip Burton, of De
troit, Mimi, arrested here, confessed
that he was guilty of a recent robbery
at Perham, Mimi, and he returned to
Detroit in the custody of Sheriff Glaum
without making fight against extra
dition. Burton, under the charge
robbed another man of $40 two weeks
ago.
Wyndmere.-An accident occurred
to Mat Reiland while he was driving
h &c ,,f1 <h4
Mooreton. The machine got beyond
his control and turned turtle in the
ditch. He was going rather slow II
the time and no other damage was
done besides q broken wind shield
and top.
Grand Forks.-First-hand accounts
of the Custer massacre by actual par
Elephants have just been secured by
DR.. o. G. Libby, of the State Histori
cal Society, who returned from Fort
Berthold reservation. From these In
dians, who participated in the mas
sacre, DR.. Libby obtained interesting
stories and will incorporate them in
a general report.
| Willistcn.-The local land Office has
received official notice of the opening
Of additional lands under the enlarged
homestead act. recently made by the
department of the interior. By this
order the Office is now authorized tc
receive additional entries under this
act. Already a number of filings have
been made for land thus opened fol
entry in this district.
Fargo.-As a result of the frequent
hold-ups the police have been espe
cially busy. Four of the men who
committed the crimes have pleaded
guilty Three Russians robbed fel
low countryman and Fred Wilkes tool
the money away from his bed mate
All will get penitentiary sentences
None OF them can get of with less
than year.
Neche. Deputy Collector Tim
O'Brien seized team of horses from
a Canadian who crossed the boundary
line without reporting and was work
ing on a threshing machine in this
district. While the officer was put
ting the team away, the owner de.
camped and has not been located
J The horses will be held until instruc.
tons are received from higher officials
Jamestown.-Alva Sharp, a youne
man, warking on tie Ed. Roberts
tarm, was struck by lightning and in.
stantly killed His death was not dis
covered until along toward evening
when his body was found some thirty
yards inside Of field Of standing
wheat. He had been shocking wheat
when the storm approached and start.
ed to leave the field when the bolt
struck him.
Lidgerwood.-A thunder storm n
this vicinity accompanied by fierce
lightning did some damage. Three
stacks Of grain on the Franta farm
northwest of this city we're struck by
q bolt and set on fire and burned
down. Another storm visited this
vicinity and the home of James Gebro
was struck by lightning and slightly
damaged. The family was not in
jured by the bolt.
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