The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-08
BRIEF STATE NEWS

being seeded to oats and millet.
To stop advertising to save money
is like stopping the clock to save time.
Sam Samoiloff went violently insane
while working near Mohall.
The new nall that is being erected
at Karlsruhe, was badly wrecked bv a
wind storm last week.
A. M. Young recently bought the
| Charbonneau Herald, a thriving Nc
kenzie county paper.
The annual picnic of the McHenrv
county old settlers opened at the Pen
droy grove near Falsen Thursday.
One of our readers who invested in
Ford remarked that he had secured
"rattling good car"
The Stork visited the Travellers,
Home at Stanley, leaving baby pirl
Tor mr. and Mrs. A. A. Olson of Ryder.
Many farmers started putting up
hay this week. The hay crop is the
very best in years.
Hundreds of North Dakotans are
attending the roundup celebration at
Miles City, Mont, this week.
Mandan and partook of the hospitality
offered by the citizens of that enter
prising town.
Mrs. Lulu Underwood, of Fairview,
mas started an action for divorce from
Ed Underwood, charging cruelty and
drunkenness.
Inc Aneta Panorama criticizes the
total abstinence league of the state
for having all addresses made in a
foreign language.
The Fairview saloons have bovcot-
ted the Fairview Times because Of the
attitude that paper has taken on tho
liquor question.
One difference between the rich and
the poor is, the rich have ice in the
summer and the poor, theirs in the
winter.
Henry Erickson received a consign
ment of perch from the state fish
hatchery and planted them in his lake
on his ranch south of Towner.
Roscoe Healy of Glenburn, who won
the White Yorkshire creased pig on
play day, lost the slippery animal and
is offering reward for it's recovery.
Since the beginning of the war, car
bollc acid has gone up in price 1900
per cent. This makes it impossible
for poor folks to commit suicide nv
the acid route.
The election of T. E. Sleight, as d.
rector at Drake, is to be contested. He
is charged with offering cigars, CANDY
and ice cream for votes. Piffle!
A new 30-horse power motor and
pump have been installed at the Velva
waterworks plant. That city has rea-
son to be proud of it's water supply
and system.
John Redinger and Ben Streifel
were arrested at Karlsruhe for pig
ging. Five casks of beer were seized.
Rev. Watkins, Of enforcement .leage
fame, hobnobbed with the editors at
The Drake News went after the
Velva ball team because they failed to
show up for a game recently, although
the Drake band and large crowd met
the train that they were supposed to
arrive on.
Brother McGarry, of the Mckenzie
Chronicle, thinks because of the dis
graceful behavior of the people of
Georgia towards former Governor
Slaton, the United States ought to
cede that commonwealth to Mexico
The Pratt picnic will be held July
IA at Fred Boll's grove near Eckman.
The eighth annual picnic of the
Michigan association will be held at
Lockmans grove near Glenburn July
Almer G. Jacobson, former deputy
wifi NF LIZ
ed in marriage to Miss Bessie George
Of Princetion, MINI. The Alexander
Chronicle refers to them as the "bash-
full groom and blushing bride"
The farmers elevator at Anamoose
was struck by lightning and caught
fire. The blaze was not discovered
until some time later, when hose was
thrown over into the bin from the top
of the structure and the fire put out
with very little loss.
The Rugby Optimist devoted it's en-
tire editorial department last week to
complimenting LOTUS. Brother Brat
ton has been considerably exercised
since a meeting of the Equity short
time ago when he was classed with
: the goats"
The Stenehjem and Husebye hard
ware store at Williston was robbed by
couple of clever thieves. One want
ed some woven wire and engaged the
clerk outside the building while the
other went inside and stole $75 worth
of razors. The men then got away on
a freight train.
A Jackson car driven by an Estes,
N. D.. citizen. dashed into the Mis-
souri, at the ferry south of Fairview,
when the brakes failed to work. The
machine and driver got cold bath in
20 feet of water. Luckily the driver
had stopped to let his wife and daugh-
ter out of the car. The machine was
fshed out, not badly damaged. ID
Hon. Leslie Simpson of Dickinson,
who gave P. D. Norton a fairly good
run for his money for Congress from
the Third district, declares that he will
become a candidate again. 1t is not
known whether Mr.. Norton will be a
GA indicate for a third term or not Mr.