The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-30
BRIEF STATE NEWS


The country roads are in an almost
impossible condition for automobiles.
Two cars that became stalled are sit
ting along side the road between Mi
not and Burlington.
Peter Caven, an old resident of
New Rockford, N. D., was hit by
Great Northern passenger train last
Saturday morning and killed He was
on his way to attend the funeral Of
an old friend, Jerry Carol. who had
died on the preceding Wednesday.
w. B. Sherman, a prominent thea
trical man, and Miss Marjorie Gull
len, both of Portal, N. D., were mar
ried on the 9th inst, at the above
named place, and departed imme-
diately after the ceremony for the
Pacific coast on wedding tour.
Masonic funeral service for H. Ben
dcke, vice consul for Norway, were
held in Grand Forks on September
26th by the Grand Masonic Lodge of
the state, Grand Master Harry Lord
officiating, after which the body was
shipped to Lakewood cemetery, Min
neapolis, for burial.
The building improvements at Man
dan this year amounted to $3.50, 100000.
In round numbers the largest item in
the list of permits was that of the
new federal building, and amounted to
$55,OO0.00; the next was a new thea
ter, which will be erected at a cost of
! $25, 100000.
Chris Tondel, claiming that his
home is in Minneapolis, Mimi, is in
fol
| condition. Mr.. Tondel was the man
who was the victim Of holdup on the
10th and was shot through the sto-
mach and robbed Of S85 in cash by the
thugs. He has small chance for re-
covery.
A lunatic has created quite a stir
down near the city of Wahpeton by
!appearing on the roadside stripped of
his clothing and dancing an old time
Indian war dance. An effort has been
made on several occasions to capture
him, but thus far he has managed to
evade the would-be captors by hiding
himself.
The Society of the Clutching Hand,
organized by seven Larimore boys of
from 8 to IL years old, was disbanded
Saturday night. Three attacks on
young children of the city are said
to have had their inception in the
childish body of Williams" The
daughter of Rev. F. Walker Pugh, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, was
one of those attacked. Her wrist was
cut and she was otherwise mistreated.
! Governor Hanna recently appoint
ed E. R. Johnson, of Alexandria, re-
fierce, to take testimony in the custer
proceedings instituted against States
Attorney H. c. Lynn, of Emmons
county, by F. l.. Watkins, a member of
the state Enforcement league, and
who lives in the city of Bismarck. The
hearing will be held in Linton on Oc-
tober the 10TH Mr.. Watkins alleges
that Lynn has allowed open violations
of the prohibition law.
Mrs. w. J. Sidel, of Flasher, N. D.,
who swooned on last Saturday when
the court awarded her son to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Clark, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, has been unconscious ever since
and her condition is said to be criti-
cal. The child was born in the city
of St. Paul, Mimi, eight years ago,
and was adopted by the Iowa couple
some time later and given a good
home. The parents recently brought
suit to recover but failed.
>, An aged German woman in central
Germany writes Napoleon, N. D.,
friends and describes conditions in
that part of the country as deplorable.
The lady is C. Miller's mother, of the
above place, and she speaks Of the
! death of two sons in the trenches in
the French-British battle front She
also writes that in our villages and
towns there are no people except old
men and women and young children,
crippled soldiers; foodstuffs are high
and meal of common bacon will cost
on an average of 80 cents.
While jumping from an automobile
to escape two robbers within one block
of the main street of GAINESVILLE,
Minn,. last Tuesday, Peter Nitzorski-
was shot to DEATH He was a far
mer and drove into town to do some
trading together with two Of his
neighbors. After the shooting the
robbers climbed into the auto and Or
dered the driver to take them a half
mile out Of town, where they left the
machine and instructed the occupants
to return to their companion stating
that they did not believe he was Sc
riously injured. The robbers were
said to be young men, dressed in
black. They are supposed to have
boarded a moving freight train bound
for Crookston, MINI. They obtained
no valuables or money and are still al
large.