The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-27

debts to pay. Some are selling a
the market price as soon as they
|thresh, and buying back an equal
amount, but no more.
! Abe Gordon, prominent clothier
is expected home from months visit
lin the east, where he has been select
ing fall stock.
| Hans Hovind, the good natured dep
luty sheriff, has returned from Mime
Iapolis where he spent several days on
business. Hans is interested in pros
porous music store in Minneapolis. His
partner, Jacob O. Lund, has establish
ed an enviable reputation in the manu-
facturo of violins.
Axel Roise returned from Park Rap
ids, Mimi, where he spent five weeks
at the Roach summer home by the
lake. He accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Roach in their car. Mrs. Roise
and Mrs. Jos. Roach will return this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Lambert left to-
| day for their home at Laomi, Ia, after
visiting with their daughter, Mrs.
Chss. Graham for several weeks. Mr..
Lambert is an old time newspaper
man. The Independent acknowledges
pleasant call.
| Pres. and Mrs. Crane and Mrs.
Cranes father, Mr.. De Armen, left
Saturday by auto for trip to Glacier
Park. They took complete camping
foutfit along and will remain several
weeks.
Governor Hanna promised the last
that he would build mile
of road near Bismarck with convict la
| Dor if possible, before the next session,
but he has been unable to do the work
as there is a scarcity Of prisoners at
the penitentiary.
1t is understood that the government
has completed its investigation Of the
conduct of Receiver Geo. w. Swords,
now of Billings, Mont, and that no
grounds for censure have been found.
| A civil suit for damages may be brot
against the publishers Of Jim Jam
Jems.
Jos. Korgel, the "Gold Medal farm
er from the north prairie, was in the
city Wednesday. He considers his loss
in Saturdays hail storm fully $1,000.
He has 80 acres Of oats ruined and 80
acres Of flax damaged more than half.
His beans were threshed very nicely,
the ground beneath the vines being
white.
One of the heavy losers by the hail
storm the other night is Geo. Hilton,
who recently returned from China,
where he was engaged in missionary
work. Mr.. Hilton had very large
fine garden east Of the city and was
disposing Of good many dollars
worth Of truck in the city each week.
The hail put the finishing tduehes on
the garden. y ~
Out in the states of Idaho and Wash
Iington, no less than hundred thresh-
ling machines have been burned this
year from explosions caused from
smut. The smut forms gas and the
least friction or spark causes ter
rife explosion. Nineteen machines
were burned in one day, and many
fields of grain burned, as the stubble
are left high.
Mrs. H. H. Scarborough, of Idaho
City, Idaho, formerly Of Cavalier, this
state. shares the honor with Miss
Grace L. Brown, Of being California;
champion woman walker. Mrs. Scar
borough was in Grand Forks enroute
from Cavalier to her home, leaving the
city at noon. "A walk of 500 miles in
81 days was INDUCED in by Mrs. Scar
borough in company with Miss Brown
the two women walking the hike from
Los Angeles to San Francisco
A young man from the harvest
fields went to Fargo and was found BY
Officer Charley Anderson in the room.
of Rosie Campbell, colored. Both wer,
taken to the police station, where TIL
young man was found to have owe
$50 on his person. On trial befor'
Judge Miller both pleaded guilty an,
were fined. Rosie decided not to pa.
her fine and went to the cell, but afte
taking look she decided that it wa
best to pony up and in few minute
a messenger arrived with SIC.
Mr.. Mostad, who recently returne'
from Norway, visiting his old HON
the first time in 43 years, heard Gov
ernor Hanna's address in Christiani
July 4, and says the great crowd wa
much impressed by the remarks. II
said the governor was shown as mucl
respect as any monarch could hav
expected. The President Of the Stor
thing responded to the governors re
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