The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04

j. X. johnson Of Benedict is dead.
The Mclean County Independent
offers a Maxwell car in a subscription
contest.
H. II. Marean of Glenburn shipped
car load of fat cattle to St. Paul, re-
ceiving $3.50.
Glenburn is becoming quite a live
stock shipping point, 80 cars Of stock
being shipped last year.
A butterfly was captured in Peg
lows store at Glenburn during the
coolest weather last week.
A discount of one-half of one per
cent has been announced by the Mlnot
banks on Canadian currency.
editor John Bloom salutes Froge-
slime Smith. That's all" remarks
John Charmley in the Mott Spotlight.
Emil Discher, who stole $50 worth
of wheat from l.. M. Clodfelter in Oc-
tober at Bantry, will serve year in
the pen.
Editor Cooper of Benedict has lit
tie fun with H. R. Freitag over his
bill to provide for a state fair at Bis
marck.
Jos. Taylor, the Velva lad who ran
away and Joined the army, is home
again. 1t cost his dad $50 to secure
his release.
Ed Schiewek, the Ryder tailor, has
two brothers in the German army who
have won medals for bravery and Ed
is proud of them.
Mrs. E. W. Stubbins, wife of the
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Minneapolis sanitarium, where she is
receiving treatment.
Towner will soon have Hotchklss
revolving cannon from Mare Island,
CAL, to replace the one recently recall
ed by the government.
Geo. Hart, former game warden,
is now in Canada, and an acquaintance
who saw him the other day says his
hair has turned white.
Some false teeth were found at
SAWYER and if the owner doesn't call
for them, dad" Green threatens to
make use of them himself.
Since the state oil inspection bill
was declared unconstitutional. the
wholesale price of gasoline and kero-
sene has dropped half a cent gal
lon.
DR.. Stone of Balfour is home from
Chicago where he was operated upon
for a broken shoulder. He expects to
have almost as good use of the arm as
ever.
Senator Hamilton of Eckman tray
eled 948 miles in going to Bismarck,
going IL miles by team, 376 on the
500 line, 208 on the G. N. and 1913 on
the N. P.
Guv Hileman of Maxbass, who was
shot recently, is recovering, tho he
suffered the loss Of an eye. James
Halsev is under $4,000 bonds, charged
with attempted murder.
The Martin Searchlight has gone
out of business. 1t was owned by Ed
itor Nelson, who served twenty days
in the Burleigh county jail for making
rash statements about the Supreme
court in the Co-operators' Herald.
One marriage in every seven in Will
liams county results in divorce, ac-
cording to the records of the county
clerks office, which show that % d.
vorces were granted last year, while
1862 marriage licenses were issued.
VIM. Stammen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stammen of Grano, was mar
ried Jan. 10 to Miss Ahmann, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Amman. This
is y union of two of the best known
families of that district.
Mrs. J. T. Brooks of Elm township,
near Glenburn, died Jan. 81 from an
attack of heart disease. She was Ct
years of age and located in that coun-
try in 1902. The remains were inter-
red in Fairview cemetery, Glenburn,
Saturday.
The following from Glenburn left
for Bismarck Monday to attend the
Equity state meeting: 2. P. Keefe, b.
F. Baker, C. j. Hall, Erick Carlson,
Fred Shurr, Jerry O'Leary, Carl Mat
son, Martin Nelson, Geo. Yenny, Louis
Elm and A. Walton.
Edward Richter, president Of the
Nroth Dakota Press Association, was
converted at a Methodist revival
meeting at Larimore Nov. n: 1t does
Mt do any harm to mix religion in the
newspaper business. Good for you,
Mr.. President.
C. L. Smith, who operated the Sny,,
ger coal Hllilc dC "1AlloIOA, WHo NAAA
by an explosion in the mine last week.
He leaves three little children. His
wife died at Kenmare, the former
home, in 1905.
The Hillsboro Banner has begun its
36th year of usefulness. The present
owner, L. E. George, has published the
Banner for nearly four years. He is
giving his readers good, newsy, pros
porous paper.
Charles H. Davidson, well known
through North Dakota, died at his
home in Minneapolis yesterday. He
has for many years been a familiar
figure in business circles in North Da-
kota, owning an interest in % anks
of the state, besides other large inter-
ests. -.. ,s
A cat was found by railway men at
Mandan on a steel cross beam under
an engine tender. It's feet, tail and
sides were frozen to the steel and
pipes. 1t had travelled from Dickinson
to Mandan, 10 miles, in 20 degrees
r.