The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-21
North Dakota
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farmers, are under arrest.
Mandan.-The Missouri Slope Dis.
trict Bankers association will hold
Its annual meeting on June 3.
Stanton>-Wood's drug store here
was destroyed by fire. The loss
reaches $1,000, only partially insured
Grand Forks. - Olga Johnson, 8
years old, was killed when she was
run down by wagon loaded with
brick.
Carson.-A creamery has been
opened here as result of the impor,
tation of many thoroughbred dairy
cattle.
Bismarck. - Over 100000 gophers
have been killed this spring in the
counties of Burleigh, Emmons and
Stutsman.
Dickinson. - At meeting of the
Commercial club Mayor ALT White was
reelected president and John Orchard
secretary.
Bismarck.-Naughton local, No. Is,
Farmers Cooperative and Educa lion
81 union, has arranged to observe Me.
mortal day.
Grand Forks.-Bert Butler and Geo
Davis, found with stolen goods in their
possession were held to trial under
bonds of $1,000 each.
New Rockford.-The New Rockford
District Federation Of Women's Clubs
Will hold its annual meeting in New
Rockford beginning May 20.
Grafton.-Plans for the reorganiza-
ton of the Commercial club on more
solid foundation were made at a gen.
eral meeting of business men.
JamestoWn.-Eight prominent speak
ers have been obtained by the North
Dakota Sunday School association fol-
the annual meeting here June 2 to 5.
Minot.-Silver Serumgard of Devils
Lake will be Bull Moose candidate for
United States senator. Mr.. Serumgard
is blind. He formerly was Demo
crat.
Linton.-Emmons county has rid il
self OF $4,000 gophers, this remarkable
cleanup of the little pests being made
at cost in bounties of slightly over
$500.
Bismarck.-Chief Deputy Johnson
OF the state examiners office has COM
menced an examination of the records
of the various departments at the
capitol.
Bisbee-Free distribution Of seed
corn to farmers Of this district is the
method employed by the First Nation
al bank of Bisbee to increase the corn
acreage. a.. ,
Mandan. Preparations are being
made for an unusually interesting pro-
gram to be held Memorial day on the
site Of old Fort Rice, twenty-five miles
south of Mandan.
Grand Forks.-Dr. Thomas WarIoe
of Chicago, will be the principal
speaker at the three-day festival, OBJ
serving the 18th of May which will
commence in Grand Forks Saturday
Cavalier.-The annual meeting G
the Northeastern District Federation.
of Women's Clubs was held in Cav
alier recently with delegates from
the clubs of Pembina, Walsh and
Cavalier county attending.
Kenmare-The babe and home of
Mr. and Mrs. Reud were burned on
their claim in the hills They were
out Of the building when an S-year-old
girl started a fire. The stove became
SO heated the roof caught fire and the
parents could not get in to rescue their
infant.
Grand Forks.-J. l.. Cashel of Graf
ton announces that he will not make
the race for United State senator, de
claring that his business interests are
such he cannot give proper attention
to his candidacy should he enter the
field. Mr.. Cashels announcement
eliminates him from the political field
entirely, as only recently he stated he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the state senate Of which he
has been q member over twenty years.
Anamoose. dalton O. Bruce died Of
heart trouble at the age of SIS years.
He has no relatives except one brother
and two nieces living in New York.
Mr.. Bruce weighed 1856 pounds. At the
postmorten. examination it was found
that his entire body was equally de.
veloped, due to acromegaly, a very
rare afflction. his heart weighing five
pounds and his lungs twelve. He was
successful veterinary surgeon for
twenty years in this part Of the state
and was we'll known throughout North
Dakota and the eastern part OF Mon.
tana. --x..G4tMEELX I1ssaEs sAs
Bismarck.-=state game board met
In Bismarck May 1914 to consider
matters relative to game protection.
This was departure from the old
SYSTEM, under which meetings were
held at Fargo and few points only.
Now the board holds sessions at
Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Minot, Will
liston, Fargo, Bismarck, jamestown
and Dickinson. In each OF these
places they invite sportsmen to come
in and offer any suggestions. one
matter to be considered was taking
over OF elk for park purposes from the
federal government, Another matter
was the removal Of beaver from In
Tested districts.
Grand E6rks. The Hatton high