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

BRIEF STATE NEWS
John Wulen, the village blacksmith
of Tolley, died Sunday from an attack
of acute alcoholism.
Sheriff Knutson of Nelson county
pulled five blind piggers at Aneta one
day last week.
At the Mandan experiment station
oats threshed last week showed an
average yield Of lis bu. per acre.
]. C. RAIDER of Cando recently sold
the electric lighting plant Of Cando to
Frank A. Corson of Fargo.
The Mohall Tribune ran a fine cut
of their beautiful $4,000 high school
building in last weeks issue.
The sheriff of Renville county was
called to Norma Monday to queli an
incipient riot among bunch OF hllar-
ious threshermen.
DIR. J, C. Jirikowic of Souris has
been appointed assistant state veter-
marian by the state live stock SAM
tary board.
Ted Moen, of Cummings, while OPP
Grating threshing outfit near Lari-
more, was caught in the drive belt
and crushed so badly that he died the
day following. ,
C. ]. Diebold of Balfour threshed
out 5000 bushels of grain one day last
week and was obliged to make three
moves with his machine in the course
of the day.
F. A. Mcdowell of Lansford, while
working about his we'll drilling out
fit, had his hand caught in the gear
ing of the fly wheel and three fingers
were torn off.
A. Horken of Douglas lost his barn,
feed mill and some harness and
large quantity of hay and feed by fire
last week Wednesday.
Eli Burro, wealthy and respected
farmer living near Hecla, was killed
by his auto overturning, the fender
striking him on the neck and breaking
! it.
The city council of Flaxton have
granted an electric light franchise to
Harley E. Potter Of BoWbells and soon
Flaxton will have "White Way"
Margaret Calmer, IA years of age,
living at Russell, was so terribly burn
ed in an explosion of a gasoline stove
last week Wednesday that she died
the following day.
The hardware store at Larson was
burglarized last Tuesday night. The
thieves took quantity of guns, revol-
vers and ammunition, but left no clue
as to their identity or whereabouts.
The Truax Coal Co. of Noonan have
installed 100 h. p. engine and
mammoth generator capable Of oper-
ating the entire mining equipment of
the mine by electricity.
Near St. Thomas a little three year
! old girl was shot and killed by her
nine year old brother. In company
with another little fellow the children
were playing with a % rifle when the
accident occurred. :2
Knute Knutson of Ellingson thresh-
ed 38 bushels of No. l blue stem
wheat per acre and a farmer near
Strool threshed 1O4 bushels from two
acres of old potato ground. This field
was measured and the grain weighed
separately by disinterested parties.
The First State Bank of Norma has
purchased the Norma State bank and
consolidated the two institutions. The
enlarged bank will now be the leading
financial institution in Renville coun-
ty with deposits of 100000. H. H.
Dahl will be manager and B. E. Jonn-
son cashier. ~~& ~
Little nine year old Kempton Dick,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dick Of
Cando, fell backward into a sandpit,
distance of but four feet, and was
picked up unconscious, dying q few
hours later. In falling he had rup-
tured blood vessel in his brain.
Mrs. Harry Foster of Kenmare and
her brother, Heny L. Won Schenk, also
of Kenmare, and two others, are heirs
to an estate valued at 100000 left by
an uncle in Germany. The heirs can
not secure the estate until the con-
clusion of the great European war as
the major portion of the property is in
German realty and securities.
Returning from work in the field
Fred Schiermeister of Hazelton was
Mortified to discover the dead body of
his little two year old daughter lying
in the stock tank in the barn yard.
The little one had been playing about
the tank and fallen in. There was Is
! inches of water in the tank.
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