The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-06-10
BRIEF STATE NEWS

The population of Souris is 1886.
The month-old baby of G. r. Riden-
baugh died at Glenburn.
The old settlers day will be cele-
brated at F1axton June 26.
The Drs. Ewing of Kenmare will
build a twenty-five-bed hospital.
| N. G. Jackawitz has moved his drug
store from Kenmare to Bowbells.
The Mouse River Holiness camp
meeting will be held at Sawyer July
/ to II.
VIM. Moody of Antler marketed
four hogs year old that brought him
$1O1.25.
Governor Hanna has designated
Monday, June IA, Flag Day in North
Dakota.
Harvey has dug we'll and erected
windmill to furnish water for the
fire department.
"Who put molasses in Hellstrom's
radiator" the editor of the Bismarck
Tribune stands up to inquire.
w. J. Evans of Kenmare lost sew
enteen head of cattle that were killed
by lightning in pasture at Van
vile.
| A Balfour professional man named
Pendroy, offers his office as a rest
room for babies during graduation ex-
ercises.
The jackrabbits are becoming more
numerous in Ward county and should
be shot on sight. They are doing con-
siderable damage.
The five-year-old son of Frank Fish
err of Russell was kicked in the face by
a horse, the bones Of the face being
mashed in horribly.
E. ]. Carlen is building up such
large advertising patronage at Bal
four that this week the Messenger will
consist of ten pages.
Kenmare has ordered an oil sprink-
Ter and will spread ten thousand gal
Ions of oil on the ten principal bust
ness blocks of the city.
Hans o. Oium, Earl B. Talmedge
and Geo. D. Elliott of Towner will ir-
rigate 1000 acres of meadow, taking
the water from the Mouse river.
Emil Lundquist of Ray was uncon-
scious several days as the result of
having been struck on the head by
heavy timber while moving building.
A bridge may be built across the
lake between Perilla and Northgate.
Citizens will raise $4,000 and the coun-
ty commissioners agreed to appropri-
ate the additional $4,000 necessary.
Nearly hundred wolves were cap
tured in Wells county in a month.
Still that county cannot be considered
in the "wild and woody Glass;" for that
county has some of the best farms in
the state.
A stranger named Schultz stole sew
en- head of cattle from the Summer
vile farm at Northgate, drove them
to Bowbells and sold them. He was
arrested in Minot and taken to Bow
bells to await trial.
A 12-year-old lad ran away from
the Indian school at Wahpeton. He
was arrested at Abercrombie and told
the marshal he had become lonesome
and intended going to his father and
mother in Montana.
Rev. Chas. w. Harris, a Bismarck
minister, delivered Memorial address
and advised the country to increase
its standing army to 100000. Won
der if the Fighting parson" is willing
to face the bullets himself?
Harry c. Brandt, who ran the Com
mercial hotel at Wahpeton as bawdy
house, pleaded guilty and was fined
500 and given 80 days in Jail. A wo-
man, Ethel Harmon, pleaded guilty,
but sentence was suspended and she
hurriedly left town.
Miss Lulu Sutherland, who has very
successfully edited the Washburn
Leader for years, will not be able to
attend the state press convention on
June rs and 26, as she will be on her
way to California with the National
Editorial association.
Governor Hanna has named Otto
Lomen, editor of the Ryder News, a
delegate to the International Press
Congress which convenes at San Fran
cisco in July. Mr.. Lomen will accom-
pany the National Editorial associa-
ton on its excursion west.
Here are some figures that will be
interesting to our Illinois friends. Do
they know that the total hours of pos
sible sunshine for the months of April
May, June, July and August in Bis
marck, North Dakota, for instance,
amounts to 1869 hours, while at
Springfield, ILL.,, they total but 2174
hours, a difference of IS hours in favor
of this state?
Mr.. Alfred A. Berg and Miss Anna
Langedahl were united in marriage on
Wednesday evening, June 2, at SIAM
pede, N. D.
The wedding was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tveten. Rev. N. Nil
sen of Minot officiating. After
months visit in Wisconsin the newly
welded couple will be at home on the
groom's farm, which is located two
miles from Carpio.
An old rusty "A Colt revolver, left
by Jesse James, the famous bandit,
when he spent a week at Bismarck in
1873, has been found and will be pre-
sented to the state historical society.
Denny Hanniin of Bismarck played