The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-01-29
STATE NEWS

| Valley City's Normal has 700 stu.
dents.
| District court will convene at Mo.
hall Feb. 8.
Newman, the hypnotist, is doing
this section of the state again.
| Bids for the Federal building al
Williston will be opened March 9.
Included in the possession Of the
United States are exactly 5000 is.
lands.
Judge Cawford fined two Richard
ton beaver trappers 500 with SEE
costs each.
The Grange is being organized
among the farmers of some sections
of the state.
The Deering band is working out on
some new music and will be better
than ever next season.
Mrs. VIM. House, who recently NOV
ed to Meltonville, Ia, from Glen
burn, died from tuberculosis.
Sargent county has five lines OF
railroads which are paying a quarter
of the taxes levied in that county.
Many of the newspapers gave the
Bismarck press meeting good write
up and some-forgot there was one
A steam breaking outfit was at
work in the field turning over the
sod, near Carson, Morton county, Jan
| 10.
The Ambrose Newsman says that
Editor Green of Sawyer is consider
ing establishing newspaper at West
by, N. D.
The weather was mild Sunday, jan
10, the base ball enthusiasts at Ray
shed their coats and enjoyed the nat
ional game.
Albert F. Stansberry, prominent
resident of Deering, died Jan. 10 of
heart trouble. He leaves wife and
three children.
This is the season of the year when
certain candidates for office attempt
to get the editors to print their "obit-
uaries" for nothing.
Geo. Scofeld, who has been deputy
sheriff of Renville county, has an.
nounced his candidacy for the repub-
lican nomination for sheriff.
C. A. Engstrom shipped a car OF
porkers from Glenburn. A few years
ago Glenburn farmers were buying
hams and bacon from Swift's.
P. R. Trubshaw handed out two
column red-hot roast in his Valley
City Courier last week that must have
set his competitors to thinking.
St. Jerome's Catholic church at Mo-
hall was presented $500 bell
weighing 1000 pounds by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Steffes, farmers from that
vicinity.
A grasshopper was reported to have
been found at Lansford Jan. Z and
the next week "Bill" Holbein says a
live robin was seen in quest of the
grasshopper.
"A Garrison hardware dealer, find
ing trade trife dull, installed a
range in his store and baked flap
ers free, with coffee.
The commissioners of Burleigh
county passed resolution compelling
the sheriff to pay $25 month for the
rent of his residence. Rather unsuual
and most likely unlawful.
One of the matters that will be con-
sidered by the next Legislature is the
interest rate. There is general feel
ing that the maximum should be low.
cred from twelve to ten per cent al
least.
Black and white rats, said by DR.
Bell Of the agricultural college to be
a cross between the native brown rat
and the imported white rat, have beer
seen in the vicinity Of Glenburn. Geo
Walker captured one.
Fairly cold weather Saturday anc
Sunday, the thermometer registering
26 below. A little cold weather de.
! stroys the disease germs and will
prove benefit. Only a few weeks
and the crocuses will be in bloom
Sixty-five beef hides were found in
an abandoned we'll in the southwestern
part Of Mckenzie county. Cattle
thieves, who stole and butchered the
critters, disposing of the beef along
the Yellowstone, had gotten in their
work.
Alex. Miller, county commissioner
Of Mclean county, who lives at Max
is preparing to pick off the sheriff s
office in that neck Of the woods. At
torney O'Hare Of Garrison wants to
be states attorney and expects to land
the Norwegian vote.
D. H. BcArthur, democratic state
chairman, will probably be named as
IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS,
FEVERIsH, CONsT1PATED