The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-21
Here, There, Everywhere

| Geo. A. Monteith, editor of the Fin
ley Beacon, was elected one of the six
delegates to the head Camp meeting of
the Modern Woodmen of America,
which takes place at Toledo, O., in
June. Mr.. Monteith will attend and
will undoubtedly have a good time.
There will be band tournament at
the Devils Lake Chautauqua this year.
The management has hung up $500 in
gold for the winners.
Governor Hanna will leave the state
June 8 or 8 for Norway where he will
attend the exposition held there to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of the
independence Of that country. The
Governor will sail from New York
June IL and on July will attend the
unwilling of the Lincoln monument.
Sherwood has plan to place 1900
loads Of gravel on her streets at not
to exceed 60 cents load. The gravel
can be hauled from the pit near town
with an engine at the rate of 100
loads a day.
Thirty silos will be built in the vicin-
ity of Lansford this year.
| Wolford will hold a farmers day
June IL. U. L. Burdick will be there
to enter the fat mans race.
Wheat seeding is completed at VOL
ford. Mike Breen says the ground is
in better shape than in years, but that
the gink who says we are going to get
a bumper crop without any more rain
doesn't know what he's talking about
Mrs. Amy Boyce, one of the pioneers
] of kenmare is dead. She leaves eleven
children.
\ Mrs. Stephen Hanson of Kenmare
left for Canada at night, without say
and her lord and master departed on
an early morning train hoping to over
take her.
w. R. Galloway, general passenger
agent of the 500, and other officials
arrived at kenmare over the Wheat
line one day last week with moving
picture outfit and proceeded to take
moving pictures of farm scenes along
the line including J. A. Englund's big
farm near Kenmare. These will be
exhibited in the east as an advertising
feature for North Dakota.
The Lyle elevator at Tolley has
been dismantled, leaving six in that
town.
Construction work on the auditor
ium for the Chautauqua near Tolley
has begun.
The states attorneys of Grand Forks
and Trail counties have decided q
grand jury investigation should be
made of the alleged bribery cases
growing out of the Cooper murder
trial and Judge Cooley has been re-
quested to call such jury. The state
law makes it optional with the Judge
to call the jury unless petitioned by
10 per cent of the voters of the county
The circus days are at hand. Barnes
Bros. will show at Bismarck June l.
A number of school ma'ams walked
from Omemee to Bottineau to attenc
dance the other evening.
Postmaster jerks of Souris is U
years old and celebrated his birthda!
: with a dinner to his friends.
Governor Hanna is booked for a,
address at Willow City on Memoria
$ Day.
I "Jim' Longevan, who owns con
; fectionery store in Minot, doesn't pat
| ronize the banks, it is said. jim
bought an auto recently and paid spo'
: cash for it, producing roll Of bill!
= that would have run a locomotive of
the track.
, G. Mckinney of Deering has two
: legged pig, a month old that is heal
!. thy.
: Dan Mcmillan of Langdon, N. D.
= former state treasurer, returned from
|. Texas and Mexico where he transacted
!. business. He talked with Villa, thu
!, Mexican rebel, who told him he coult
land 10000 men on American soil in {
short time.
} H. w. Willis, an old time Missouri
. democrat, is postmaster at Lansford
Noonan, in Divide county, with {
1 population of only 200, has electric
e lights and a white way.
Miss Luella Hall, one of the candi
!. dates for superintendent Of schools il
Renville county, is a niece of M. o
Hall, formerly publisher Of the Mohal
News.
Catherine Schneiderman, a 1O-year
old Sherwood girl, died of tuberculosis
5 Sid McDaniels, who established tn,
: first livery barn at Stanley in 1902, il
!, candidate for sheriff of Mountrai
2 county.
Mrs. Clara Stotts, aged 65, passed
!, away at Ross from heart failure May
-.
The 500 has mapped out beautiful
park for Portal which will contain the
, proposed peace monument on the in
ternational boundary line.
Billy Bennett, the Snowman, is com
ing back to the state. This year he is
playing "The Hidden Hand" under
tent. Leave it to Billy to salve the
people and get the money
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw appeared il
Grand Forks one night last week with
her theatrical company. The Herald
says her dancing didn't amount tt
much and the vaudeville stunts were