The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-06
STATE NEWS
John Crane. Lansford bootlegger

-0lA1E NEWS
John Crane, Lansford bootlegger,
was sent to the penitentiary.
r. C. Bowen's auto caught fire
near Westhope and was almost ruined.
The Lansford Journal suggests that
Norman Black, the Grand Forks pub
Usher, is just about the right kind Of
material for governor. The Journal
is right when it says that with Black
in the governors chair, the praises Of
North Dakota would be sung in more
ways than one.
The Mouse River Loop immigration
and Development association was or
ganized at Lansford Oct. %, every
town in that section of the state being
represented. Some of the represen-
tatives came in autos distance of 30
miles. G. l.. Gould of Glenburn, was
elected president; O. j. Clark of Sher-
wood, vice president, and Will E. Hol-
bein of Lansford, secretary. The COM
mittee expects to meet the immigra-
ton commissioners Of the 500 and the
Great Northern at Minot at an early
date.
Prisoners in Jail at East Grand
Forks have been given whiskey thru
tunnels placed thru the bars by
friends on the outside.
Rev. E. S. Shaw of Williston, the
well known Congregational mission
airy, formerly resident of Minot, was
one of the central figures at the gen.
eral conference Of Congregationalists
at Kansas City last week. An effort
was being made to raise $4,000 for
missionary work in the Balkans after
Ellen NJ. Stone of Boston had con-
cluded her speech. Eight thousand
dollars had been subscribed when the
wheels became clogged. Shaw went
forward and said: 'We're not going
away until we raise that money. I'll
give $40, though Pm only a hard-up
home missionary. If the moderator
will give me the gavel, I'll show him
how to get the rest of it," In five
minutes the remainder had been SUBJ
scribed.
The Bottineau county press boys
suggest that five official papers be APP
pointed, one for each district.
Have you paid your "income tax"
to the Independent? Seriously now,
if you haven't, we can surely use the
money. We have just added thous-
and dollars worth of new type and
presses to the establishment and they
must be paid for. Send in your "cart-
wheel" and we'll return receipt.
J. K. Mcleod, publisher of the
Flasher Hustler, was in Minot Sunday
enroute to Stanley on business and
pleasure bent. 1t has been many
moons since Little Mac" high priest
of the Hustler, visited Minot. We
are glad to report that our old friend
is prosperous and happy. Since leav-
ing this section Of the state he has
been thrice blest. First, he won one
of the best little women in the world
for his wife. Again, he has the finest
little baby boy in the land, besides
he has prospered nightly in the news
paper game and is building up nice
plant and fat bank account in one
of the states most favored spots.
And he's deserving Of all this, too.
\ John Barrett, young transient ar
rested at Kenmare, charged with boot
logging, was bound over to district
court under $1,000 bonds. A kit of
safe cracking tools was found in his
possession.
Kenmare youths have enjoyed some
fine skating on the lake.
A train load Of work mules passed
thru Kenmare enroute to the Turtle
where they will Craze dur
ing the winter.
The Occidental elevator at Eckman
is being torn down and will be moved
to some western point.
H. j. Reinarts, formerly of Glen
burn, N. D., has located in Minot, hav-
ing bought out the Postofice Barber
shop, which was owned by Harry
Califf.