The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-04-15
Russell will hold its celebration June

Fort Yates. The wedding was fol-
lowed by big pow-wow.
VIM. L. Jackman, at one time editor
of the Deering Enterprise, has been
appointed postmaster at Burnstad,
where he is publishing a paper.
The baseball season for Ward coun-
ty opened at Berthold Sunday when
that towns fast team played Aurelia.
Berthold's pitcher is Archie Parrish of
Montfort, Wis.
The basement for new church at
Washburn was dug by a number of the
men of that town who donated their
services, the women bringing them
tempting lunches.
The construction of the new Beth
ania Lutheran church in Minot started
last week. The basement was COM
pleted two years ago and services have
since been held therein.
The Farmers Elevator at Tolley
burned Thursday night, loss $4,000.
The company's coal sheds, engine room
and warehouse nearby, were also
burned. The elevator will be rebuilt.
More than 5000 auto, licenses have
been issued by the secretary of state.
Last year the total number of licenses
issued was 1882 and this year it is
expected the number will reach $4,000.
Hans Hoiberg, aged 80 years, died
in St. Joseph's hospital in Minot from
an operation for ear trouble. He
leaves a wife and four children and
was one of the substantial farmers of
the Crosby neighborhood.
S. M. Severson, collector for the
Minot Optic-Reporter, was struck in
the face by Loren Maynard at Velva.
The latter was arrested and is now
serving 30-day sentence in the coun-
ty Jail at Towner.
Mrs. Myrtle Stephens, who sued
Mrs. Emma King in district court at
Cando for Islander, asking $4,000
damages, was given verdict for $458.
Mrs. Stephens charged the slanderer
with using language not fit to be heard
in Sunday school.
Paul Schaffer, farm hand in Jail
at Crosby, charged with grand larceny,
tried to commit suicide by slashing his
throat with a razor. The sheriff saw
him doing it and interfered in time to
save the young mans life, but not be-
fore the throat was horribly cut.
! President Edgar L. Richter of the
state press association, may call a
cabinet meeting in Minot at an early
date to select time of summer meet
ing at Mandan and transact other bus
mess. Editor Tostevin of Mandan will
meet with the committee.
H. P. Knappen, publisher of the Bis
marck Palladium, has been appointed
by the governor as assistant to Will E.
Holbein, who is in charge of the
North Dakota building at the Panama
Exposition. Knappen will remain dur
ing the remainder of the big show, at
a good salary.
Bennie Biberdorf, 12-year-old For
tuna lad, was kicked in the face by a
horse, crushing the nasal and upper
jaw bones. Two of the lads older
brothers met violent deaths, one be-
ing shot and the other killed by light
ming.
I Some young degenerate who was
hunting gophers near Rugby fired at
the train as it was leaving on the
branch line, the bullet passing thru a
window, and going intentionally
close to the face of passenger. The
train did not stop, but an effort is be-
ing made to locate the boy.
H. C. Tooley, a we'll known hard
ware salesman, has bought the Kress
hardware store at Des Laos. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kress expect to return to their
old home in Iowa as soon as their JUS.
mess affairs are settled. Mr.. Tooley
is a first class businessman and will
give Des Laos the kind of a store that
town needs.
We have always placed good deal
| of reliance in the Adams Budget, but
think that Sister Doherty must have
been misinformed concerning Win.
throp man about whom she wrote last
week. According to reports, an opera.
ton was performed on him and four
!, teen frogs found in his stomach, ter
being alive. They are an inch long
and the doctor has them on exhibition
Two young men shipping to Willow
City from Oshkosh, Wis, and who hac
, planned to ride all the way with theil
household goods and save car fare
ran out of water at Rugby and called
for help. Their car was opened anC
! they we're arrested for petit larceny
They paid their transportation ant
costs under protest and said they woult
appeal.
! DR.. Pence has new Ford story
and as he drives a Ford himself, w
presume that it is all right to publish
it. A farmer ordered a Ford from :
mail order house, got it out of the de
pot and drove it down the road ffteel
miles, then lifted the hood to see hov
the engine was working. To his sur
prise, the maker had neglected to pu
an engine in the machine at all-th
blamed thing had run fifteen miles o.
its reputation.
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