The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-12
STATE NEWS

III STATE NEWS
Old timers will hold q reunion !
Underwood lake June 20. A bal
game will be one Of the amusements
There is possibility of the Grea
J Northern's cutting out the fast mai
that has reduced the time from New
York to Seattle from IL days K
} 8 IL days. The postal department,
wants to pay for space instead Of
weight, which would reduce the prof
. its. !.
Eber H. Lee, aged 81 years, bel
hop at the Andrews hotel, Minneapo
lis, has fallen heir to = $4,000 estate
left by an uncle in England. The es.
tate includes 160 acres of North Da.
kota land. The lad says he will con.
tinue bell-hopping but will visit his
farm in the fall when the crop is
threshed.
! At Finley, N. D., bolt Of lightning
struck some object near a wagon
driven by q Greek junk peddler. He
was seated on copper coil and was
stunned into insensibility. The spec
tators pronounced him dead and sent
for the coroner, but the man woke uu
and drove his team away.
Enock Harpstein Of Glendive, Mont,
has steer which he expects by next
fall to weigh 1000 pounds. The steer
was never grain fed until two months
ago and weighs over $500 now.
A. ]. Voight has retired from the
Cando Democrat which he had leased
from Carl Nelson and Mr.. Nelson is
back in the newspaper game again.
There's a certain breeziness about
Carl's writing that is most refreshing
and his many old time friends well
come him back into the field.
r. N. johnson of Foxholm informs
US that he has completed seeding $50
acres of the various crops, all of
which look splendid. He brot in a
load of potatoes to Minot Monday but
says he could not find market for
them at any price.
GUSTAV Anderson and Miss Rose
Nordhagen, a prominent Sawyer cou-
pie, were married at the Congrega-
tional church at that place June 3.
C. C. C. Willis, after residing at
Sawyer and vicinity for many years,
has come to this city to assume his
duties as deputy sheriff. Charlie Will
lis has host of friends here who are
exceedingly glad to have him join our
ranks.
Edgar Bailey of Sawyer is enjoy
ing visit from his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. N. Bailey, of Britt, Iowa. Mr.
Bailey is known far and wide as
Bailey, Of Britt" and for years edit
ed departments in some Of our great
est agricultural papers.
E. O. Haraldson Of Lansford, while
returning to his home from a journey
to Minot, lost his auto by fire. The
machine had just been overhauled.
Stanley is somewhat worked up
over the delay in disposing Of the
bonds for the new Mountrail county
court house. At mass meeting held
in that city recently, it was reported
that several of the most prominent
citizens were opposed to building the
court house, but this was denied by
the gentlemen themselves. Another
committee will be sent to Bismarck
to confer with the Board of Univer-
sity and School Lands.
trade.
The seventeen-year locusts are
damaging orchards down in Nebras-
ka.
A warrant has been issued for
Fred Thanavish of Bowbells, charged
with forging check for $35.
Joe Amerin, Ward county patient,
escaped from the insane asylum at
jamestown and came right back to
Minot. This shows Joe isn't quite as
badly locoed as several thot. How
ever, he will have to 20 back.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners will have an interesting issue
to decide between two telephone COM
panies when it meets in Minot July
18th. The Berthold Farmers Tele-
phone Co. has filed complaint with
the commission to the effect that the
Northern Telephone company refuses
to establish connections with the
Farmers line so that its patrons may
enjoy the advantages Of the North
ems long distance service. Atty j.,
~. Coyle of Minot, who is representing
the Farmers line, spent Tuesday
might in this city and held long con-
ference with the officers Of the COM
lpany.-Berthold Tribune.
Insurance statements seem to have
crowded the news out of Bro. Hoff's
Palermo Standard.
G. Gunderson, who is buying cream
at Mohall for the Henningsen Cream
cry Co., ships IA cans twice week,
paying the farmers $3.50 week. Not
bad for a starter.
James Wescott was found dead in
his shack near Crosby. He evidently
died from epilepsy and his remains
were not found until fully two weeks
after death.
Twenty-four county fairs will be
held in North Dakota this year.
M. 0. Hulberg has finished seeding.
Mr.. Hulberg, who is a careful farmer,
thinks the farmers will do well to
stop seeding whatever land they have
left and do some summer following.
What say you?
The Granville track is in splendid