The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-27
Local News

| Brakemen had trouble with 'boes at
Bar and shot one of them thru the
leg.
Mrs. Peter McKone, Sr., has return
ed from visit with relatives at Ber-
lin, Wis.
The nomination of j. H. Bloom to be
postmaster at Devils Lake was reject
ed Monday by the senate.
Mrs. Theroux of Omemee had her
husband arrested charged with non
support. He was placed under $1,000
bonds.
The Russian Baptists baptized a
large number Of converts at Straw
berry lake, south Of Russo, Sunday af-
ternoon.
County Auditor VIM. Glib Of Stan
ley passed thru Minot Saturday en-
route home from Bismarck where he
attended the state convention Of aud
itors.
c. F. Eaton of Surrey threshed a
field Of Marquis wheat that averaged
nearly eighteen bushels. Not as heavy
a yield as some, but the quality is per-
feet, and at dollar a bushel or bet
ter.
H. A. Monagin is enjoying visit
from his mother who arrived from
Adrian, Mich. She says that our corn
is fully as good as that at her old
home, and the small grain crops ap-
pear better.
Tom Hagen, who is connected with
the 500 secret service department at
st. Paul, is here looking after the
threshing on his farm near the city,
and incidentally visiting with many
old time friends.
The Bishop will not let Father An
drieux Of Bottineau return to France
to join the army as he is unable to Sc
cure Priest to take his place here,
and has already secured his release
from the French army.
City Auditor Hagenstein is COM
plotting fine modern cottage. There
are five large, airy rooms, large
sleeping porch and full basement.
Mr.. Hagenstein will have one of the
contest residences in the city.
It enriches the blood, strengthens
the nerves, helps your whole system.
A remedy you should take every
month anyway, whether you are sick
or not. It's HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, take it regularly, twill make
and keep you well. &c.. Tea or Tab
let's. Mccoy Drug Company.
We notice that Editor Pavlik, thru
an oversight, ran copy Of the Mime
sofa game law in his last issue Of the
Carpio Free Press, giving q bag limit
Of fifteen for chickens instead 81 TIN,
and an open season for partridge,
whereas North Dakota protects those
birds.
Editor Falkenstein Of Bottineau, At
ter travelling thru the state, has come
to the conclusion that the country
roads Of Bottineau county beat them
all. The King drag is used in that
county, the roads being kept nice and
level. Better than piling the dirt up in
the middle.
i George Beebe, Of Tasker, will gather
his corn in short time. It is ripen-
ing rapidly and the yield promises to
be around fifty bushels to the acre.
The ears are large around and long.
Mr.. Beebe's son is in the Ward county
corn growing contest for boys and he
will make the other competitors hus-
j tie.
4 Thru an error in Eby & Young's
Buick ad last week, the price Of the
Model c. "a Buick roadsters was given
as $1185, whereas the price should be
, 5000. We don't know just how the
mistake was made. but presume that
. the printer considered the car well
worth $1185, and no doubt it is, but
you can get it for 1885 less.
H. A. Monigan threshed oats last
week, the crop averaging SO bushels
per acre. Mr.. Monigan's shocked
grain was damaged some by severe
hail storm Saturday evening, the
grain in the northwest end Of the
shocks being pounded out some. He
has put in a claim to the insurance
company for damages.
Crops are not turning out we'll in
some parts Of the state. At the Elk
Valley farm at Larimore a rack Of
bundles was threshed, producing just
a bushel. Sheriff McLain of Devils
Lake got but eight bushels per acre