The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-30
North Dakota
News Notes.
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sold his newspapers to George Thorn.
st. Thomas.-St. Thomas Is proud
OF Its new municipal lighting system
Crystal.-Friends assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. John Byfield in the celebration Of
their golden wedding.
Hankinson.-Cattle are being stolen
from the pastures OF the farmers In
this part OF the state. &s&S r,sl
Bismarck.-Hail losses in North Da
kota the past summer were the light
est experienced in several years. t.,
Cooperstown. r. Charter members
have been secured here for a lodge
OF the Sons of Norway and it will be
instituted Oct 80,
Minnewaukan.- Federal secret SER
vice officials are Investigating the rob
berry OF the postoflice at Josephine.
About 500 was stolen.
Hankinson.-John Preston, and Ar,
thur Page have confessed to srobbins
the Kulberg & Co. store in this city,
and both were bound over.
- Hebron.-While driving an auto at
. high rate of speed Fred Saxowsky
was badly injured. The steering gear
broke and the machine upset.
st. John.-After many years with.
out a publication, st, John is again to
have a newspaper. J. Dwight Har.
greayes has started the Leader. Ia
Minot.-Oliver Smith, the 7-year.old
son of r. B. Smith. was run over by
an auto driven by Hart Swalstad, q
Minot jeweler, and instantly killed.
Cakes. - twenty-five children and
grandchildren assisted, Mr.! and Mrs.
George H. Ladd OF Forbes to celebrate
the yfiftieth anniversary Of their wed.
ding. t3i Hf3r4, = !" 4Dall@
Glendale. - While Sheriff Bishop
was taking John Warren to the state
reformatory the boy, slipped through
q window. dropped to the ground and
made his escape. .It 5',. 1'' ....5
| Max.-While nendeavoring to shoot
homemade shotgun shells in % rifle,
| Roy Hall exploded the weapon. A
great cash was cut in his head and
his hand was badly lacerated. aul
| Carrington.-Mar Davis, of Cathay,
| secured a divorce from L. D. Davis
and Albertina Bergunde one from Her.
man Bergunde. Dorothy Granude was
divorced from Halvor Granude for de.
sertion. t '',., 49,
Bismarck. - Ethel Smiley, age Is,
running away. from her mother at
Bemidji, Mimi, was overtaken here
by the mother only to be given into
the care of her father James Smiley,
of Glendive, Mont
Ninot.-The effect; Of q decision BY
Judge K e. Leighton Of the district
court. in a seed lien case brought by
Ward county, is to make such seed
grain mortgages secondary to other
mortgages that had been previously
fosted. "a 8 ass
l., sWinistoa. Herman, Hagenmas.ter,
who ts serving / Jail sentence, for the
killing of prairie chickens without a
hunting license lis probably the first
offender to go to jail for that offense
in the. state. He was unable to pay a
hne Of $32.5O.
Minot Thirty Minot citizens will
take personal charge OF q campaign
to create a $4,000 fund for the con-
struction Of the hospital Of the Sis.
tiers Of st. Joseph. Eighteen men and
twelve women will make up the com.
mittee ard it is expected the cam.
paign will be ended in two weeks.
East Grand Forks.-John O'Leary
will again be candidate for mayor
and probably will be without opposi.
ton. Other candidates are, treasur.
er. Aaron Brown, James McIlraith, O.
Holton; aldermen, George H. Barlow,
| N. J. Nelson, Harry Stuart, John Lis.
ton, c. A. Bydal John w. Logan; jus.
| tees. H. M. Hagastad and George K.
Chambers.
| Misunderstanding Jail sentence
for killing prairie chickens without a
hunting license is the experience OF
Herman Hagenmaster 1t is probably
the first case of the kind in the state.
District Game Warden Olson caught
Hagenmaster and John Alcorn killing
prairie chickens without hunting Ii.
cense. A fine of $3.50 was imposed
on each. Alcorn paid. but Hagen.
master could not and is now serving
q term.
East Grand Forks.-Since he looked
upon the dead. body Of his son, How
ard Coulter, accidentally killed on
Monday, John Coulter, of Mallory, near
here, has lain in his room, speeches.
and with seemingly little or no knowl
edge of what has actually happened.
John Coulter is the father of John Lee
Coulter, formerly Of the University of
Minnesota, and now of Washington,
where he Is 10 member of the rural
commission.
Kensal.-To lose his earnings for
the past two years was the misfortune
Of Thomas Clough, a transient laborer.
He worked here last season and this.
and saved $40. He was near the
500 station when he started up town.
A man in advance stepped to one side
to permit Clough to go by. then sand.
bagged his victim. When Clough
awoke his savings were gone. The
robber answers to the description
i given OF the man who held up a