The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-28
North Dakota
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the creamery at this point mas peen
started again.
Hillsboro.--The annual fair of thel
Trail County association will be heidi
July Is, l6 and II.
; Denhoff.-Seven horses burned tol
death in fire which destroyed barn
on the Fred Dockter farm.
! Devils Lake.--Bernt Anderson has
withdrawn as a candidate for commits.
sioner Of agriculture and labor.
Sheldon.-SiX silos are to be con.
structed near here, the result of agi.
tation by advocates of dairying.
Burkey.-As one result of the organ.
ization of the farmers of this section
a cheese factory is to be erected here.
Grand Forks.-The state railway
commission held hearing in Grand
Forks Monday on the state express
rates. .s
Garrison.-Fifteen colts belonging
to Alfred Staley became frightened
during storm and ran into a creek
and drowned.
Grand Forks.-F. F. Mcbride, chief
clerk of the Grand Forks division,
railway postal service, has been trans
ferred to Chicago.
Jamestown.-The building commit
tee of the Presbyterian society has
signed the contract for the construc.
ton Of a new church.
Fargo.-The twenty-fifth anniver-
sary Of the organization Of the Ma
sonic grand lodge of North Dakota
will be observed here June &c.
Bismarck-Two thousand horses on
the Fort Berthold reservation will be
examined by state and federal veterin-
arians for dourine, prevalent in that
district
Golden Valley. Vandals exploded
dynamite caps around the recently
constructed foundations of the Hal
perm store building and practically
wrecked them.
Grand Forks.-The annual conven-
ton of the North Dakota Dental as
sociation was held in Grand Forks last
week. Clinics were conducted by
prominent men.
Mandan.--As result of an investi-
cation into the escape of eight boys
from the state reform school here.
Peter Tweland, night Waterman, has
been removed.
Grand Forks.-James Shea and John
Ryan, arrested at Crookston for COM
plicity in local burglary, were bound
urinary examination.
Fargo.-The $4,000 damage case
of Editor Guild of the Courier-News
against A. Y. More, national bull
moose committeeman, and former
owner Of the publication, was resumed
today. Il
Niagara.-Niagara stands for lead
ership in the organization of farm
clubs in North Dakota, the Niagara
Shawnee club of this district being the
first launched in the state and having
membership of over 100.
Napoleon.-This village has incor-
porated and at the first election G. w.
Cornie, r. l.. Washburn and Joseph
Meier were elected trustees. The 9TH
er officers are: Treasurer, M. Saw
age; clerk, T. X. Mork; assessor NJ.
w. Kelly; marshal, George Schu.
chard.
Medora. The Stockman's State
bank, the store of C. Peterson and the
pool hall Of Carl Ruiz were robbed
Thursday night. Three dollars in
cash, 1000 cigars and supply of pa
pers and pop were procured by the
robbers, who also exchanged watches,
taking one that would not run.
Hannaford.-Twoh hired men on the
farm of Albert Wells in this county
are in a serious condition from gun
wounds. There had been some differ
ences between them. One borrowed a
rifle, ostensibly to shoot gophers. He
fired into the back of his fellow work.
er then turned the weapon on himself.
Kenmare. Suit has been COM
menced against w. II. Makee, S. H.
Lows and P. NJ. Cole, members Of the
Kenmare board of education in 1907
and 1908, for the recovery of certain
moneys which it is alleged the board
paid out of the school maintenance
fund for new buildings. :.
Fargo-Having passed the mental
examination, Norman Halland, son
of the former state superintendent OF
public instruction, will leave soon for
Annapolis to take the physical ex-
animation for the naval academy. He
has been a student at the North Da-
kota Agricultural college and secured
the appointment upon the recommen-
dation of Senator McCumber.
REORGANIZATION have been sent
out by tho Fargo Commercial club in
vitinE all commercial clubs OF the
state to send delegations to q meet
ing in this city early in June at which
time it il proposed to organize state
branch Of the National Highway as
ISOLATION. Representatives of the ma
tional body will be in attendance and
it is hoped to organize the state for
an aggressive better road campaign
to be carried on this summer.
Northwood.-No will hold
one Of it's big market days on June 6.
A special feature is the auction sale,
and the market day committee looks