The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-16
BRIEF STATE NEWS

The creamery at Golden Valley has
opened and is doing big business.
A complete new set of scenery is
being installed in the opera house at
Wales.
Sanford Dodge, the old time barn
stormer, is working the state in .
theatrical way.
Mrs. Christ johnson, aged "a years,
died at the home of her son, r. l..
johnson of Carpio, last week.
"Froggy' Smith for governor.
That's got the very best Ford story
beat mile.-Russell Sentinel.
State Auditor Jorgenson is at the
Bismarck hospital, taking treatment
for an aggravated case Of la grippe.
Jack Crow, who was seriously in
jured at Rugby couple Of weeks ago,
died in the hospital in the above city
last week.
The citizens Of Montpelier are up in
arms against the depredations of
chickens and pigs that are allowed to
run at large.
Gas was struck at depth of 100
feet on the Heringen farm in Pres
colt township, a short distance east
of Glenburn.
Maxine Karpyak of Schafer has
been adjudged insane and committed
to the asylum at Jamestown. He is
native Of Austria.
Grand Forks will carry the perma-
nent injunction against the erection
of new school building to the higher
courts of the state.
In crossing a narrow strip Of ice, a
horse driven by Stephen Palanuk, of
Belfield, fell, throwing Mr.. Palanuk
and dislocating his shoulder.
Sam Clark, of Jim Jam Jems fame,
has gone with Henry Ford on his
peace ship and will learn what. he can
about the war at first hand.
The Walsh County Record sent out
marked copy, and when the wrapper
was broken, the pages that should
have been printed were found to be
blanks.
A draw bar on a car loaded with
wheat pulled out at Beach the other
day and the car was 80 damaged that
lot Of grain was spilled on the right
Of way.
John Kent, of Lansford, was sum-
moned to Battleford, Sask., to visit a
brother who was reported wounded.
No particulars of the accident have
been learned.
Swindlers who shipped two cars of
wheat from Sargent county a few
days ago got away with $4,000 in
cash. A detective and four assistants
were employed by the Great Northern
railway to hunt out the guilty parties.
| A daylight fire started in row Of
wooden buildings at Hatton the other
day. It caught in restaurant from
q defective gasoline lighting plant
and in short time q block of the
business section of the town was burn
ed to the ground.
Construction work on the 500 Line
bridge across the Missouri river is to
commence some time in February, ac-
cording to reports received at Sanish
recently. 1t is reported that the COM
pany is already hauling in bridge ma
terial by the train loads.
In test Of flock Of poultry by
the Veterinary Department of the
North Dakota Experiment Station, it
was found that per cent of the year
old chickens had tuberculosis, "a per
cent of the year olds, and Sc 1-2 per
cent of the 8 year olds. The hen over
years old is usually not a profitable
i producer.
Five hundred farmers living in the
southeastern part of the state have
brot suit against the state of Mime
sofa, claiming damages caused by the
flooding of the Bots de Sioux river
into which the Minnesota drains emp
ty. The farmers affected fix their loss
at about $40 per acre. A fund has
been created amounting to about S.
900 to prosecute their claim.
After due consideration the business
men Of Epping have decided to organ
lze company and establish an cleo
trio light plant Thirty-two shares
have been sold and it is expected that
more will be added later. Toilet Bjela
has been engaged to furnish the room
and operate the plant. Mr.. Dougher.
ty, from Williston, is wiring the city
and it is expected to have ample light
by Christmas.
i Mrs. H. A. Olson, residing upon the
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! fallen a victim to the ravages Of the
great white plague and has been ad.
mitted to the sanatarium at Dunseith
i N. D., for treatment. This is the first
case from Sargent county to be ad.
mitted to that institution and that on.
| ~ through the persistency Of the pres.
ent superintendent of the county
board of health. It is to be hoped that
Mrs. Olson may recover.
/ Howard Chapple, claiming St. Pet
er, Mimi, as his home, is under ar.
rest at Devils Lake. He claims thai
he killed man in that city some time
ago. Chapple's story was that he ant
another man had killed the Devil.
Lake man and that his partner wa.
now serving time for the job, while hi
4 escaped with the money they had oh
tanned while committing the crime. H,
J is being held while the authorities ar.
!. investigating his confession.
The six year old son of Mr.. ant
!, Mrs. John Williams, living near Bar
ney, small place close to Wyndmere