The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-23
BRIEF STATE NEWS

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for the farmers institute to be held in
the town of Tioga, for the year 1916.
During the past week IL inches of
snow was lodged in the vicinity Of
Grand Forks. The curling rink is in
full blast.
Alex Nemzek, of Moorhead, Mimi,
for two years full back on the North
Dakota agricultural college eleven,
has been unanimously chosen captain
Of the Aggie squad for the season Of
| 1916.
| The proposition to move the CAPT
tol Of the state from Bismarck to New
Rockford is causing more or less un-
easiness and the various factions are
lining up for hard fight to prevent
such move.
Mrs. George Battey, of Bismarck,
fell down flight of stairs one day
last week, at the home of her son, sus-
tanning injuries which caused concus-
sion Of the brain. 1t is feared that
the accident may prove fatal. The
lady was "a years of age. ...-
Judge Burr, in Bottineau county
adjourned court in that district when
| he received a telegram announcing
the illness of Mrs. Burr in California,
where she had gone for her health
The Judge took the first train for the
west after receiving the message.
P. Noonan, ST., of Crosby, is in re-
ceipt of Christmas greetings from an
admirer in England for a letter he
published in the Eagle, regarding the
Belgian sufferers. A photograph OF
the king and queen of Belgium and
children was enclosed with the greet
ings.
The fire which consumed the ele.
vator at Wild Rice, small station In
the southeastern part of the state
burned 1900 bushels of wheat and &c
tons of coal. The origin of the fire is
unknown. A small amount of insur.
ance was carried.
Last Wednesday the flowing gas
we'll on. the w. T. Painter farm near
Maxbass went dry and Tom had to GO
to the neighbors and borrow coal to
keep from freezing to death and IL
kept him busy carrying coal and
packing out ashes and pumping water
| This is sure hard luck as Tom had
just gotten things fixed up handy.
Under an opinion of the supreme
court, rendered Monday, all indus.
trial sites along the railroads not
used in the operation of the railroads
are assessable as other real estate
Judge Nuessle is reversed regarding
!! elevator sites and affirmed on his rul-
ing that sites used by oil companies
are subject to taxation.
Sheriff Haugan, Deputy Scofeld
and Jailer Handy held public celebra.
ton in front of the court house at
Mohall last Thursday afternoon, when
they destroyed about fifty gallons OF
whiskey, confiscated during the num-
erous raids made this fall. If any
jungles should be established early in
the spring, we would recommend that
they be located along the ditch rum
ming east of that city.
Elmer Alton, of Bemidji, Mimi, was
awarded $1,000 damages from Garnet
Elliott Of Drayton, by jury in fed
eral court, C. F. Amidon presiding.
Alton brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages as result of injuries to one of
his feet, which was crushed under a
threshing engine while he was en-
ployed by Elliott, near Drayton, dur
ing the past season. The case ended
in the federal court term at Grand
Forks.
Wilfred Tierien, five year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Tierien, OF Byg..
land township, near East Grand
Forks, Mimi, was drowned when he
fell thru hole in the ice in the Red
river last week. The tragedy was
not discovered until several hours lat
.er and the body, up to this writing,
has not been found. Mrs. Tierien is
ill and it is feared that the shock
may prove fatal to her.
G.. G. Candee of Leeds is trying to
interest the people Of that town in
putting in enough electric washers and
motors so that it will be possible to
keep the plant running for the full
twenty-four hours. There are several
places where electric motors would
be the ideal power and if enough of
them can be installed to help pay the
extra expense of the day run, the ser
vice will be given.
OF little less Importance than the
ventilation of this years crop of corn
is that Of securing proper ventilation
for the animals that eat it, according
to the Grand Forks Better Farming
Association. This is particularly true
of hogs. Frequently when the shed is
closed tightly, the hogs will become
heated, as well as be obliged to in
hale impure air. Such hogs, on being
exposed to cold air, are likely to be-
come susceptible to disease, especially
pneumonia and so-called hog rheuma-
tism.
DR.. Stone and Deputy Sheriff Swan