The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-23
North Dakota
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| Hazen.-The advocates OF consoli
dated school won by 46 to SO after an
exciting contest.
Amenia.-This town is to entertain
the annual meeting of the w. C. T. U
of this district, which includes Bass
Trail and Steele counties.
Fargo.-The annual banquet OF the
Fargo Manufacturers association will
be held April %. Four hundred retail
dealers have been invited
Mott. - The reorganized creamery
will soon be opened with w. F.
Schuelk of Garfield, Mimi, as man
ager. The plant has been remodeled
Schafer. Mckenzie county is tc
have field agent of the North Dakota
Better Farming association. The
county commissioners have Endorsed
the plan.
Mayville.-An electric lighted inter,
urban sidewalk between Mayville and
Portland Is being planned. There is
but little more than a mile between
the limits Of the two municipalities.
Minot. - Considerable construction
will be injected into by the city this
spring. new federal building going
up beside several big business blocks
and new hotel. 1t looks like a big
year in the expansion of the residence
district. as we'll as the business blocks.
Mandan.-Tired, he said, of the
game Clarence Comptin, who es-
capped from the Mandan state reforma-
tory year ago, walked into the insti.
tute, giving himself up Comptin, who
was not recognized until he reached
Superintendent Browns Office, de-
clared himself tired of being vag-
rant"
Munich.-Herman Wengeler, who
owns 32O-acre farm south of towL
is strong believer in mixed farming
He came here in 1898, and after filing
on his homestead, had left 50 in cash.
Mr. Wengeler is today comfortably
situated, but claims that he can not at
tribute his success to wheat raising
alone.
Fargo.-One hundred citizens OF
Fargo drew up resolutions and sent
them to President Wilson as follows:
I'VE democrats of the state of North
Dakota In conference assembled dc
most heartily indorse your attitude
on the canal tolls question and are
today wiring the senate committee on
foreign relations to this effect"
Oakes-W. B. Richards, field agent
for the Better Farming Association,
organized a farmers club to be known
as the Farmers Demonstration Club
of Clement township. 1t was decided
to meet once month at the homes
of the members during the summer
months. The next meeting will be
held at the home Of A. F. Gramlow on
May 6. ..a. 80"
Grand Forks.-Oficials of the Rum.
ley Products company, including ]. NJ.
Robinson, general sales manager,
were In Grand Forks. and announced
that plans were under way for the
construction of machine warehouse
here that will provide $4,000 square
feet of space. The Grand Forks dis
trict includes northern North Dakota
and Montana.
Minot. - Pickpockets working on
Great Northern trains between Minot
and Williston did clean job when
they ''frisked' Lee Jahnki of $500.
Jahnke discovered. he says, that his
pocket had been slashed open with
knife or scissors: The work must
have required several minutes dexter
GUS work. Officials have good descrip-
lions of the crooks.
Grand Forks.-Rev. W. H. Matthews
of Grand Forks was reelected presi.
dent Of the North Dakota comfy COM
mission, at the annual meeting. Rev.
E. Peterson of Fargo was made vice
president and Rev. w. G. Lyons Of
Valley City secretary and treasurer.
The Glenburn situation, which has
been giving the commission trouble,
was turned over to Rev. Mr.. Beard of
the Congregational church at Fargo
for Investigation.
Fargo.-The annual trade extension
trips by the members of the Fargo
Commercial cub will be made this
year over three branches of the North.
ern Pacific not heretofore visited.
One will be made over the Casselton
line to Marion; another down the
southwestern branch to Streater. then
back to La Moure, down to Cakes and
over the Minor line to Wahpeton.
The towns on all three lines are d.
rectly tributary to Fargo.
Grand Forks. = Charles Boise. a
graduate of North Dakota university,
who is in charge Of the development
of several hundred square miles in the
heart Of Africa, far up the Congo river,
left Grand Forks to return to the Afri-
can diamond fields after short visit
here. Boise Is one Of group of thir.
ty-five men employed by the Belgium
company which is exploiting the dis,
trict, The territory is that in which
King Leopold of Belgium was charged
with establishing virtual slavery and
where the natives were compelled to
pay their tax in rubber Commenting
on sensational reports made by mis-.
sionaries, who caused the powers to
take an interest in the situation, Mr.,