The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-07-23
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Fargo.-The Gideons, the Christian
travelling mems association, enjoye.
a good program when they met herr
July Is and 10. There was q banque
after which officers were elected.
Upham.-State's Attorney Ulsrut
seized two carloads of beer that wa,
shipped into this village. After thu
seizure one of the cars was broker
open and some Of the contents stolen
Fargo.-One effect of North Dako
ta's eugenic marriage law Is mani
fest in the fact that the number O.
licenses issued in Cass county within
the last month, has dropped more thar
&C per cent.
Fargo.-Fargo's largest man, w. F
Leech, is dead. He was proprietor Of
the Fargo Bottling works and former
ly was a member Of the legislature
He weighed 400 pounds prior to his
recent illness.
New Rockford.-Carl Lindstrom was
instantly killed by lightning while his
father, riding at his side on a wagon
seat, only was slightly dazed by the
bolt. Both horses were killed and the
vehicle was badly smashed.
Grand Forks.-Gladys Handbook, 4
years old, was burned fatally while
playing with matches. She climbed
into dry goods boy filled with paper
and applied a match. Before she
could get out her clothing became ig.
nited.
DEMONSTRATING guilty to viola.
ton of the prohibition law, p. o. Peter
son was sentenced to six months in
Jail and to pay $3.50 ne. P. J. Flynn
got ninety days and 5000 fine on a
less serious charge of breaking the
same law.
Towner-Senator c. w. Hookway,
of Granville, and J. NJ. Vatsvog, of Up.
ham, are tied for the Republican nomi-
nation for state senator from this dis
trict. Each has 1913 votes. Under the
law the tie will be decided by drawing
of lots.
Tunder Misunderstanding under the
delusion that he is being pursued by a
hideous man, capable of changing into
bullfrog or turtle at will, John And
erson, a homesteader north of here,
has been adjudged insane and sent
to the state hospital at Jamestown.
Grand Observation-Disclosures Of
the Commercial Mutual Insurance COM
panies effected permanent state or
ganiZation here. The officers elected
are: President, w. w. King, Fargo;
vice president, D. w. Clark, Valley
City; secretary-treasurer, F. H. Will
der, Fargo.
Fargo.-Minnesota has 400 varieties
Of birds, according to Prof. Carl B.
Wilson, of the Moorhead normal
school faculty, who has conducted a
thorough survey. He said that even
the despised chicken hawk is Of great
economic value to the farmer, and
that without the birds mankind could
not survive for more than year.
Mandan.-Charged with attempting
to bride Postoffice Inspector Egge, of
Fargo, Paul Meier was bound over to
the federal grand jury. Meier was
seeking the postmastership appoint
ment at Beulah, Mercer county, and is
accused of writing a letter, asking
Bgge to use his influence for him and
promising sum of money in consid-
Grafton.
Grand Forks.-D. H. Macarthur,
state chairman Of the democratic cen
trail committee of North Dakota, will
not be candidate for reelection. MIR.
Macarthur, who holds the federal ap-
pointment of deputy collector of in.
come tax, will not make the race for
reelection because of such appoint.
ment, according to Announcement.
Chairman Macarthur has been the di.
rector of the destinies of the demo.
cratic party during the last six years.
Fargo.-The Red river valley, par.
ticularly the Minnesota Side, is grow
ing the greatest potato crop in his
tory, according to Leslie Weller, presi-
dent of the Clay County Potato Grow
ers' association. "The crop is so far
ahead of the average" said Mr.. We'll
ter, that the total yield will exceed
all previous records" A new era of
prosperity is at hand in Clay, Polk,
Becker, Norman and Mahnomen coun-
ties and other sections of Northwest
ern Minnesota, where the outlook for
oats, barley, rye, flax, wheat and corn
is as encouraging as the potato crop.
Grand Forks.-No assistance In the
better farming campaign will be given
by Grand Forks county next year. &C.
oording to the action taken by the
board of county commissioners, in vot-
ing down the one1fourth mill tax, pre-.
viously levied for the support of this
work. The contract Of o. D. Center,
better farming expert Of the county
will expire Dec. 81, 1914. Under the
action taken by the commissioners II
will not be renewed. This action on
the part Of the board came as Z sur.
prise to many, as 1t was generally be-
lieved that the commissioners were
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