The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-16
Flickertaii Facts
North Dakota State News In Con
densed Form.

Garrison--when gasoline she was
using to clean silk exploded. Miss En-
ma Duchene of Emmett was nearly
killed.
Bantry Growing lemons for some
time, Mrs. Johnson has one that
weighs two pounds and is twelve
inches in circumference.
Kindred.-On Jan. s. Q and 10 the
farmers institute. under the direction
of the state officials, and the local
poultry show will he held here.
Reynolds. -Discovering fire in her
home Mrs. Della Ekerman. 81 years
old and bedridden crept to window
and dropped into the snow crawling
on hands and knees in her nishtgown
through snowdrifts to barn. She
may recover.
Grand Forks,-Becanse the Grand
Forks ministers raised complaint
against the annual custom OF the
Grand Forks Commercial club in serv-
ing tom and Jerry" at the New
Years day open house, That feature
was absent this year, frappe taking
It's place.
Grand Forks.-Thief River Falls and
Grand Forks are competing for the
next annual meeting OF the SatersdOl.
| laget an organization made up Of
former residents of Satersdol. Norway.
now making their home in the north
west The directors met Thursday.
but no definite decision was reached
and second meeting will be held in
January.
| Carrington-A destructive fire start.
the Niles hotel and other frame build
ings adjoining It was feared the busi-
ness section Of the town would be de-
stroyed. The pumps in the water
works failed to work, and the water
supply in the standDipe had been ex-
hausted Flremen fought the flames
by carrying water from wells The
loss is $4,000
Grand Forks Over 1000 pounds OF
mail was posted in Grand Forks the
opening day under the parcel post
plan. One Grand Forks firm alone
mailed over $50 parcels of tea and cot
fee for delivery to points within the
first three zones. Indications are that
the local Offices will be heavily pat.
roniZed About $50 parcels were han.
died during the first day of operating.
The new system seems to be well
established department here.
Fargo--The strife between the reg
ular practitioners and the chiroprac
tors of the state has been transferred
to Fargo. Warrants were secured on
the complaint OF James Sullivan. rep
resenting the medical association
against Doctors Hoard, Nelson and
Newsalt and also against the manager
OF the viavi company for practicins
without license. The local defend
ants say they welcome the action and
cite the recent acquittal OF two chiro
practors at Minot.
Grand Forks, N. D.. Jan. 4.-An
nouncement Of the proposed plan o.
the United States government to fine
opportunities for men who are tired
of city life and wish to engage-in farm
ing was enthusiastically received BY
the North Dakota Development league
Representatives in congress will bt
asked to support this plan which viii
provide for the establishment Of
branches of the division of informa
uon OF the department of commerce
and labor in Chicago, New Orleans
and San Francisco
Fargo Several thousand contest
ants are interested in the North Da
kota corn show, to be held in Fargo
Jan. l4-17. The exhibit will be the
fifth annual and the corn to be shown
will be that grown on the fve-acre
tracts under the auspices of the Bet
ter Farming movement, that grown by
the school children of the state in the
different county contests, for which
Nash Bros. of Minneapolis, Fargo and
Grand Forks offer awards, and that
under the pure seed division, for which
the Board of Trade of Duluth and
North Dakota seed houses send prizes
The prizes for the Better Farming
movement are furnished by the First
National bank Of Fargo and the Rog
ers Lumber company of Minneapolis
The state is divided into four districts
for competition for the $500 cash
prizes put up by these two concerns
North Dakota's corn show had a
! somewhat humble origin. Prof. Rand
lett of the North Dakota Agricultural
college conceived the idea and the
Fargo Commercial club gave him $3.50
for cash prizes. This drew 149 ex-
hibits The second year the CONNER
cial club renewed the same offer and
j the real estate men added $3.50 more.
This resulted in a greatly increased
exhibit.
The third year President Weiser
and Cashier Irish of the First National
bank in Fargo announced during the
show they would give $1,000 for the
best corn grown in 1911. This led to
about 1000 entries at the show held
last year and an exhibit that aston
| ished the visitors. many Of the former
residents OF Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, could scarcely believe North Da-