The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-30
North Dakota
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Schultz Is IN jail In default OF bonds.
Oriska.-Burglars entered the Oris
ka Mercantile Company's store and
stole the cash register containing $45
Grafton.-Probate fees collected IL
legally by Walsh county, under Law
that recently was declared invalid
will be repaid.
Golden Valley.-Following an ad
dress Of State Dairy Commissioner
Flint, it was decided to establish 9
creamery at this point.
Fargo. - The Clay Becker County
Medical Society held its spring meet
ing jointly with the Cass county So
ciety, in Fargo, on Monday.
Rugby.-A county farm agent will
be placed in Pierce county in few
weeks. Mckenzie county will also be
supplied with q county agent.
Burkley.-A cheese factory is to be
established here. The organization
was formed with Martin Gass as
president and E. E. Egan, secretary.
Hankinson. - 500 line passenger
train No. LOG ran into an open switch
and the engine and tender were de.
rallied, tying up traffic several hours.
Minot.-A consolidation of the two
dailies, the Optic and the Reporter, Ia
scheduled to take place here May 1.
c. A. Johnson, twice . republican can
didate for governor, Is conducting the
Reporter and will have charge. it Is
said, of the consolidated publication.
Driscoll.-A horse thief, hidden in
stall, awaited the return of A. P. Ros-
void from Driscoll to his farm four
miles from here in the evening, then
later stole pet mare. The theft rode
the animal to Robinson. where he
evidently became frightened and
abandoned it.
Devils Lake-Cando wants better
light service. Negotiations have been
opened with Frank E. Corson, of Far
go and Devils Lake, to take over the
local plant and it is likely the corpora
ton which Mr.. Corson represents will
add one more to the list of utility
plants operated in North Dakota.
Sheldon.-Fred Heaton became
convert to mixed farming and no long.
er raises grain for the market. Every
thing grown on his farm is turned into
beef and pork and yesterday six steers
were sold for $557. He turns off half
dozen every few weeks, and the in
come from his farm has practically
doubled since he changed from grain
to livestock.
Devils Lake.-Ramsey county will
be represented at centennial celebra-
ton at Christiania, Norway, by Peter
Gilberg and Hans Blagner, Of Churchs
Ferry, and A. J. Stade, of Devils Lake.
The Churchs Ferry men left this week.
Mr.. Gilberg going early to attend the
sixtieth wedding anniversary of his
parents at Rinsebu, Guldrawdalen.
Mr.. Stade leaves next week.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
collegiate oratorcal contest was won
by Lester Nj. Smith, Of the University
of North Dakota, in the annual state
meeting here. Mosberger, of Fargo
college, won second. Smith will rep.
contest with representative of South
Dakota colleges under the auspices of
the Western League of Oratory.
Grand Forks.-Meridian road-build-
ing forces of North Dakota will be-
come active again when the annual
meeting of the state division is held
in Grand Forks, May ~, under the
call of President E. Y. Sarles of Hills
boro. Delegates from each of the
Red River valley counties traversed by
the Gulf of Mexico to Winnipeg high
way will attend, and plans will be
made for active work the coming sea.
son.
Minot.-rhat the automobile is the
greatest foe to the successful propa-
cation of game birds is the opinion
that was brought out prominently by
the state game and fish board of con.
troll, which concluded a series of meet
ings here. At Grand Forks. Devils
appeared before the commission main
tanned that the auto has made possible
greater ease in hunting; that unsports-
manlike auto owners modest nests in
the breeding season by driving
through fields, and that coveys are
early broken up. Considerable senti-
ment in favor of later open season
for prairie chickens was found.
Larimore.-Hichard Fadden, who
has been chief Of police Of Larimore
over twenty years, is to be removed
from office by Mayor Martin Nelson,
who recently became executive
through his success in drawing lots
with M. Gass, they being tied for the
position. w. NJ. Edwards has been
designated by Mayor Nelson as Chief
Faddens successor. Friends of Fad
den have been circulating petitions
asking Mayor Nelson to retain him.
Grand Forks. improvement of ru.
raj conditions by the planting of trees
along highways has been taken up by
the conservation committee of the
North Dakota Federation Of Women's
clubs, of which Mrs. Il. w. Cunning.
ham Is the chairman. The first step
will ha in cOnnectfnn with tho Mart.