The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-02
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Advice.
Advice should like drug be used,
Though sometimes it acts quicker
| A little should not be refused;
Too much will make you smoker.
| G. J. Carlson. formerly of the St.
Paul Dispatch, is the new local man.
ager Of the Plaza Pioneer in Noun
trail county. mrs 81
A booze peddler at Hatton tried to
induce farmer in the vicinity of that
town to buy his goods, but got cold
feet and hiked out, evidently fearing
| arrest.
Stanley, the county seat of Noun
trail, will have a flour mill. The site
has been secured and the machinery
ordered. The enterprise is backed
by prominent business men of that
city. =.
The Odd Fellows at Sherwood gath
cred IN large numbers at meeting
one night last week and worked the
third degree in full. After the work 4
program and oyster supper was the
wind-up.
Larimore had some grain thieves
who caused the farmers in that local
ity lots Of trouble until last week,
when the officials overhauled a nun.
Der of them and landed Them ins the
county Jail. gl,s TX s,.s.. syT ne, =
The annual corn show at Dickinson
this year will be held on December
Is, 16, II and 10. A poultry show.
under Che auspices Of the Stark Coum-
ty Poultry association will be one of
the leading features.
The routing of the railway mail
clerks in the state has been changGd
Heretofore they ran from New Rock
ford to Havre, Mont: the change
starts them at Grand Forks and lands
them at Glasgow, Mont. --
81 The Williston Commercial club held
q special session to discuss ways and
means of constructing pontoon
bridge across the Missouri river into
Mckenzie county, and the erection of
a new hospital for the city of Willis
ton.
The local freight train of the Sher-
wood branch ran into an open switch,
at Mohall one day last week, deraiI-
ing the engine and water car. Traf-
fic was delayed for a few hours. The
wrecEer at Minot went out and fixed
things up.
AS an indication of the splendid
crops grown in northwestern North
Dakota this year it is shown that
three hundred and fourteen cars Of
grain have been shipped out of the
little town of Sherwood and less than
third of the seasons product has so
far been marketed. +.
A can of gasoline exploded when
Frank Beasly, of Fairdale, attempted
to thaw out frozen pump, at his
home in that town last week. He was
severely burned about the face and it
is ten to one chance whether he will
lose one of his hands or keep it inaa
crippled condition.
Druggist Dan Mcneil, of Bathgate,
nearly had his eyes burned out. He
was shaking bottle Of carbolic acid
when he accidentally broke the bottle,
the entire contents being dashed into
his face. Neutralizing applications is
all that saved him. His face was burn
ed beyond recognition.
United States District Judge Chas.
F. Amidon refused to adjourn U. s..
court on Thanksgiving day, and as a
consequence, court was in full blast
in Devils Lake. It was deemed neces-
sary to continue in order to get to
Grand Forks on the day set to hold
session in that city few days later.
Dickinson has received official in
formation that the 62nd Congress set
aside an appropriation of $4,000 for
a federal building to be erected in that
city. At the same session Valley City
got an appropriation of $4,000 and
Jamestown like amount. Dickinson
gets the additional amount because
they have land Office which requires
extra rooms.
Harry Woodward, who forged
checks in different cities in the state
this summer and fall, and escaped to
Minnesota, has been captured and brot
back by Sheriff Morgan, of Foster
county, where most of the crimes were
committed. He was grabbed at Man
kato, Mimi, as he was about to alight
from train. The officials had been on
his trail for some time. Z
i While returning to his home near
Buford last week, John Renville, a
breed, was fatally shot. Two Renville
boys were riding with farmer nam
ed Corbett, and when near the Rem
vile home the trio got into quarrel
which resulted in c. c. Corbett, far
mer, shooting the oldest Renville thru
the hip. Renville is in the Willistor
hospital in a serious condition.
| While N. w. Carlson and his son Ell.
mer, who live on farm near Sher.
wood, were out for load Of hay one
day last week, the father had his cal
shot full Of holes from a shot gun
which the boy had taken along to Kill
! rabbits. The gun was accidental,
discharged, almost the full charg,
striking the father in the head gear
\ but the distance was SO great tha