The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
North Dakota
News Sifeings

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Williston.-Work has Deen com.
menCed on the new postoffice building
here.
Z INSTRUMENTATION has organized
Q fire department with s. e. Colby
chief. 50
Bismarck. Auditor Jorgenson
h seriously i'll with an attack of pto-
maine poison.
Benedict.-The farmers elevator at
this point has been sold under mort
gage foreclosure.
Washburn.--River navigation has
opened and freight is being received
at this point by boat.
Bowman.-The village of Bowman
has raised fund OF over $1,000 to be
used on the Yellowstone trail.
Bismarck.-The Farmers Elevator
company at Pelto has incorporated
with capital stock of $4,000.
FOrman.-A meeting of the demo.
cratic central committee for Sargent
county will be held here May 9.
Grafton.-From the kick Of horse,
received two weeks ago, Frank Bazey,
of Walshville, this county, is dead.
Beach.-R. o. Zollinger has pur-
chased an interest in the Beach Ad-
vance and will take active charge.
Mott.-As a result of the first days
receipts of cream the Mott creamery
churned over 300 pounds of butter.
Sentinel Butte.-As result of be-
ing struck in the eye with clod of
earth, Maurice Van Dewater may lose
his sight.
Wishek.-M. E. Pratt, who has been
postmaster here since 1898, has re-
signed. Dan Nickisch is a candidate
to succeed him.
New Salem.-Editor Sullivan, Of
the Journal, has purchased the SUBJ
scription list and good will of the
Arena at Almont.
Fargo.-Frank Mcbride, chief Of the
railway mail service of North Dakota.
has transferred his headquarters here
from Grand Forks.
Mott. - Arrangements have been
made by the school board for the
planting of $50 trees on the school
grounds on Arbor day.
Mohall.-Henry Minder, we'll
known farmer. has been adjudged in
sane He had halucination that he
was a great potato buyer.
Glen Ullin.-While on his way to
the state of Washington, Charles Ham
sen, a young man of this section, was
killed by train at Livingston.
New Rockford-Fire Marshal A. H.
Runge is in New Rockford making an
investigation of the fire which recent
ly destroyed a section of the business
district.
Bismarck. J. Beaudoin, of Man
dan, has resigned as member of the
state barber board. Leon r. Skjod,
also Of Mandan, has been appointed to
fill the vacancy. . ...@
Bismarck.-The state banking board
has granted the application Of Colonel
G. B. Little and H. p. Goddard, of Bis
marck, for a charter for bank to be
established at Moffit.
Bismarck-John Fryberger of La.
Moure county has been selected as
field agent to secure agricultural dis,
plays for the North Dakota exhibit at
the San Francisco exposition.
Grand Forks.-Miss Esther Halgren
- o<oto ,1niyorcifv i,ninr uyoo o1ont o1
queen of the May festival which will
be held May Is. The main feature OF
the celebration will be the folk dances
which will be staged around the May
pole. -r.# g.. .. r..,
Valley City.-Sixty of the 40 mem
bers of the senior class of the Valley
City normal school, graduating this
year, have been elected to teaching
positions for the coming year at sal
aries ranging from $55 to 500 a
month.
Fargo, April 29.-All telegraph and
telephone wires are down in the en-
tire western and northern sections OF
North Dakota. The rain Tuesday
turned into sleet and communication
has been impossible. Telephone men
sustained heavy losses.
Devils Lake.-The lake region is
coming back" as stamping ground
for big game While Frank Prosser
Jr., was driving along the lake shore
between the state military parade and
the bridge across the neck of the lake
Leading to Fort Totten, he encountered
fine specimen of doe. ..a.. =.
Jamestown.-While blowing at the
George Spangler farm ten miles south
west of jamestown, boys found a
charred human body under burned
straw stack. On examination by the
coroner the body was found to be that
of woman. The top of the skull ap
pears to have been broken, only the
lower part remaining intact. The arm
and leg bones were burned, broken
and separated from the rest of the
body. The sum of $3.50 in silver was
found near the body, also tin pail
The straw was burned about three
I. weeks ago and the body had evidently
Z been in the straw most Of the winter