The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-11-04

joyed of marketing with regard to the
law of supply and demand, by being
able to borrow money on his crop and
still hold it," said the speaker.
Little dabs Of powder,
Little pots of paint,
Make girls complexion
Look like what it amt.
Passenger train No. on the Great
Northern, during the registration in
Minot, was loaded to full capacity. At
Hillsboro there were 300 passengers
on board, and the train crew refused
to allow any more to ride.
Jacob Spector, travelling peddler,
who was doing business at Flasher,
was severely cut about the face and
charges one Christian Wetzstein, who
struck him on the head with grain
shovel, with deadly assault.
Mrs. William Flavin, resident Of
Niagara, was killed by the explosion
of a can of paint which she was heat
ing on the kitchen stove on the 28th
ult. Death was caused from the Sc
we're burns she received.
1t is thought that Mrs. Korentz, liv-
ing nine miles south of Balfour, is in
sane. One day last week she jumped
into thirty-fve foot WELL She was
taken out unhurt and shortly after
she stabbed herself in the abdomen.
Burglars were busy in Omemee on
Wednesday night of last week. They
broke into the depot and stole guam
tity of liquor and then robbed the
store of Mr.. Max Ebenhahn, stealing
shoes and clothing. They have not
yet been apprehended.
The new fire hall at Pingree is now
completed and the chemicals have
been put in the new place. This is
the best room the fire association has
yet had in which to keep the fire ap-
paratus and the location is as central
as could be found. Chief Rowcliffe
will also use this as his Office.
Warden Talcott of the state peniten-
tiary at Bismarck is in receipt of a
communication to the effect that Hen
nv H. Mcbride, one of the two men
who escaped from the prison brick
yard last spring, was killed last week
at Claire City, MINI.
The North Dakota law making the
sheriff of the county the official test
cr Of scales hangs in the balance as
a result of a suit brot by States Al
torney Langor of Morton county
against Sheriff Mcdonald, to compel
the latter to perform said duties.
Extradition papers are being drawn
up to bring back Noble Renslo, arrest
ed in Windsor, ILL.,, for forging checks
the first part of last month upon the
Eldridge State Bank. Deputy Sheriff
will leave as soon as posi-
BILE for Windsor and return Renslo to
Eldridge to answer these charges.
Here is new Ford story. A city
chap took a spin out in the country
and ran short of gasoline. He pur-
chased gallon of milk from farm
er, put it in his tank and drove home
with not a cylinder missing. The car
not only ran beautifully, but he took
pound and half of butter out of
the carburetor when he got home.
Jack Robertson, the young man who
was terribly mutilated by vicious
horse few weeks ago at Wildrose,
has returned from the hospital at
Rochester, MINI, much better, but not
yet we'll. 1t will probably be several
before he will fully recover.
He is suffering from blood clots on the
brain and the Mayos have given the
young mna's friends to understand
that it takes some time for them to
disappear. ---
B. J. Parsons who runs a store at
Hamilton, was the victim of hold-up
one night lately as he was returning
from the store. He was walking along
when man stopped him stating that
he wished to speak to him, and as he
halted the latter showed a gun in his
face demanding his money. Parsons
gave the fellow blow on the head
which caused him to drop the gun,
which got lost in the grass, and the
disappeared in the dark
ness. e.
Carl Aamodt, a prominent farmer
living northwest of Tunbridge, was
arrested at his home by Sheriff Ret
finger, Tuesday night, upon warrant
and complaint made by his step
daughter, an eighteen-year-old girl,
charging him with the commission Of
a statutory offense. If the charges |
made by the girl are true, it is one Of
the most revolving cases ever brought
into the courts of the state. The girl
alleges that the offenses have covered
a period of two years or more and
that she was induced to keep silent
through the use of threats of instant
death. He waived preliminary ex-
animation in justice court and was
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $1,000, which bond was signed
by neighbors and the defendant given
his liberty until the sitting of the
next term of court.
STOLE WHOLE PIG.