The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-23
STATE NEWS

Jim Shea, ex-U. S. Marshal, denies
the report that he will locate in the
western part of the state.
Editor Voight of Lidgerwood, re.
joices that there is less political gush
in the editorial columns Of the state
papers since the primary system be-
came law.
In some of the high schools of the
state the subject of civics is being
taught in practical way. One school
has a board of county commissioners
and another township board.
A news item in the Emmons County
Record in April, 1889, reads: "John
H. Worst will hold Easter services in
the school house at Williamsport April
p, at 3 p. M" The speaker referred
to is now President Worst, candidate
for the U. S. Senate
Chas. Brewer of Fargo, the old time
newspaper man, and W. W. Tyler of
this city, are old college chums. They
enjoyed a good visit here Saturday
when Mr.. Brewer arrived to attend
the meeting of the game board.
w. A. Stickley has severed his con-
ncction with the Bismarck Tribune as
managing editor. His place will be
filled by Mr.. Mann of Minneapolis,
formerly city editor of the Minot OPP
tic. "Stick" has done very effective
work on the Tribune. Mann is re-
garded as very able editor
A. M. Christianson of Towner is
spoken of as candidate to oppose
Judge Spalding of the Supreme bench.
The lives of Clara, John and Mab1e
Henderson of Valley City were saved
by a small boy, who with nose fer
news, rushed into the newspaper Of
flee and gave the alarm. The editor
phoncd the mill and employees saved
the children, who were clinging to
thu ice.
Mrs. C. Dudley's little son. Willie,
played with matches at Valley City
ard was fatally burned.
Editor Dudley has disposed % his
N,nsai Journal to J. E. Howard, pm
!sl or CT the McHenry Tribune.
9(ii-c Werner aged 81, Relaxation
farmer, started across the fields to
visit a heighbor. Failing to rc5urn
his wife went out searching for rim
and found his body. He had died of
heart disease.
Julius johnson, well known wrest-
Ter, died at Williston, where he was
matched to meet Curtis. He had
wrestled thruout the western section
of the state and was we'll liked
Peter Persons little son had mar
row escape from death at White
Earth when the father ran the boy
down with load of grain. The wheel
tore the child's face and the wagon
was stopped just in time to save the
wheel from crushing the skull.
Geo. Else, the rotund G. N. conduc-
tor, who recently returned from Eng
land, is back on his run after a siege
of grip. Geo. was defeated for mayor
of Antler by one vote, and voted for
the other fellow at that.
John Ohnstad, prominent Willow
City businessman, was taken to
Rochester, seriously i'll of stomach
trouble.
Col L. P. futile of the Second Dis
trict is out after Geo. M. Young's
scalp for congress.
John Krefchenko, the Plum Coulee
bank robber and murderer, convicted
last week at Morden, Man., will be
hanged July g. Krefchenko has oper-
ated in North Dakota and intended
coming here after the robbery, but
bungled the job. Il.
Fashion note from Westhope STAN
dard: The old fashioned man who
used to say he took nothing on trust,
would be greatly worried these days
at the sight of skirts draped to look
as if they were falling off.
Many are busy swatting the gopher
and the fly; good work early in the
game will save a lot of trouble later
on. a".-..
Glenburn Advance: J. G. Randall
was in town Monday, the 18th, for the
first time since December 18th. He was
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