The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20
STATE NEWS

An old settlers picnic will be held
at Underwood.
Ryder has passed speed ordinance
with ten-nnile limit.
Yankee Robinson's circus will show
at Dickinson June 1.
Adam Till, Hettinger sheep herd
err, shot his head off with shot gun.
Work has started on the erection of
White Earth's new school building.
Trees grown by Peter Benson of
Ryder will be used to beautify the
park in the village of Ryder.
Charley Mute, Rugby farmer, lost
several dollars worth of groceries
stolen from his wagon.
Editor Morrison of Upham has
joined the "idle rich" and now rides
around in a new Overland.
The parcel post business at Ryder
has grown so fast that Mort Tousley,
a rural carrier, had to use lumber
wagon on recent trip
Jack Coyle, an Upham farmer, lost
his barn and ID horses by fire. No in
surance. Nels Braaten, another farm
err, lost his barn, nine pigs and calf
by fire.
Finley has a new fire engine with
capacity of $50 gallons minute and
with the 1000 additional feet of new
hose, Brother Monteith need not fear
any more fires.
Clara Hendrickson, an 18-year-old
Cummings girl, ran into a field with
a rs calibre rifle, intending to shoot
badger. She tripped and fell, the bull
let entering her chest. She may sur
vive.
1t is bad enough to steal from the
living, but worse to steal from the
dead. A good many plants were stol-
en- from graves in the Dickinson GEM
etery.
Down in Bowman county, a score
card is used in checking up the sani-
tary conditions of the towns, COM
mittee from one town doing the check
ing for another burg.
| J. w. George, erstwhile editor of
the Stanley Independent, has accepted
position as editor-in- chief of Brother
McCann's Palermo Herald.
The Tolley Farmers Elevator made
last year just $10,228.93, starting in
last July with deficit of $4724.74.
Not bad showing. The elevator was
recently burned, but will probably be
rebuilt,
Mrs. Rose Woodford, Cando cook,
went insane, and tried to enter the
Methodist church during services to
preach the gospel. The sheriff pre-
vented her from doing 50 and locked
|b,,,n ro+,,r,;,r bar Il; bor o1d I,1,no
in South Dakota.
Boys fishing along the banks of the
Red river near Climax, Mimi, the 9th
er day, found the body of one of the
three children of Gus Soderberg, who
were drowned last November when the
\ thin ice broke.
The deputy bank examiners and the
employees Of the state historical socie-
ty may have to work until July
without pay as it appears those &C.
counts are overdrawn and John Steer
will not permit overdrafts.
The city dads appropriated $65 tc
buy a drum for the band boys al
Drake, but it was never purchased
and now an investigation is being
made to determine what has become
VI LIlc ulOHcy.
J. A. Silker raised go acres of corr
at his farm north of Williston last
year, all of which matured. He Sc
lected 400 bushels for seed and sold il
at from SO to 81 per bushel, letting his
stock fatten in the field.
Canadians are buying up all thu
seed corn they can get in North Da
kota. There has been but little corr
grown in Canada but those farmers
have watched with interest the devel
opment of this crop in North Dakota
The body of Miss Laura T. Johnson
secretary of the Lund Investment Co.
near Hope, N. D., Thursday morning
Miss Johnson had been driving an aut.
alone and the machine turned turtle
resulting in her death.
The X. C. Grand Council will NEE
at Dickinson May 20. There are sever
Councils in the state, Fargo Crane
Forks, Minot, Dickinson, Bismarck
Devils Lake and Williston, and eacl
will send two delegates.
Chas. Washburn, aged 26 years, kill
ed himself at Dickinson by shooting
himself in the head with an old 20 re
| volver. At one time, he occupied tn,
Roosevelt cabin out on the range, witt
his father. His father, white man
is i'll of paralysis at Dickinson an
his mother was of Indian and Eskimo
origin.
Friday was play day for 5000 chill
dren who assembled at Larimore from
all parts Of the county. Three bal
games were in progress at one time
One banker shut up his place an,
hauled load of 10 youngsters from |