The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-11-11
BRIEF STATE NEWS


Enthusiastic musicians over al
Rawson neld big meeting recently
and perfected arrangements for the
organizing Of new brass band.
The September report of the Burn.
stad creamery shows that 13,62s
pounds of cream and 4,679.6 pounds OF
butter fat were received; 1852 pounds
of butter were made, and $1,O66 was
paid to patrons of that institution.
The Paramount mill recently started
up and it is stated by people who live
in that town that the big whistle
comes very handy to the lazy folks Of
the village, as it wakens the citizens
at seven o'clock sharp in the morning
| Fire of an unknown cause at Good
rich destroyed the store belonging to
j. E. Davis, the Wyard undertaking
parlors and garage and a pool hall be-
longing to man named Smith. The
telephone service was also put out Of
commission.
Ole Blektvedt, farmer living few
miles south of Willow City, suicided
by hanging himself to rafter in his
barn last week, dependency being
give mas the cause. He recently lost
his wife and several children from tu-
berculosis. His dead body was found
by an only daughter.
H. A. Haes, the garage man Of
Crystal, skipped out leaving numer-
Gus debts. Warrants are out for his
arrest charging him with beating a
board bill and for drawing check
upon a bank where he had no funds
and obtaining money for the same.
| The Williston High School Athlet-
is association have adopted rule pro-
members of the foot and basket ball
teams and as result several men,
bers, valuable ones, too, have been
barred from participating in the
sports.
Ole Brend of Portland was badly
scalded about the face and hands last
week when the threshing engine be-
longing to Ole Thorne blew up. Sew
enty stay bolts in the crown sheet
gave away and the fire box was blown
into small pieces. A shortage of wat
er in the boiler is supposed to have
caused the accident.
A decision has recently been handed
down in Judge Underwood's court, in
Sargent county, which states that q
renter of farm cannot legally post
the land he is renting against hunting.
No one has authority to post signs
authorized agent.
VIM. Harlan was arrested at Mo-
hall last week on charge of forgery.
He was wanted in Corydon, Iowa,
where the crime was committed. He
is said to have written two checks be-
fore leaving that state, for SIS each.
Since his arrest at Mohall he has made
one of the checks good by forwarding
the amount. .".
Joy riders stole Marion Nashold's
Ford from the front Of his home in
jamestown few nights ago while the
family were taking in the grand opera
in that city. The car was found
about twenty miles south Of James
town a day or two later, none the
worse for wear. Two we'll dressed
men were seen to take the machine by
neighbors.
Alfalfa with more than sixty stalks
on single plant has been grown this!
summer, near Watford, in Mckenzie
county, by J. Raze, who utilized the
row method. Mr.. Raze had twenty
acre field that was seeded last year in
rows four feet apart. The plants
branch so luxuriantly that the tops
interlaced and the field has been
solid mass of green from three to
four feet high.
J. A. LAWN, who recently arrived
from Canada, entered the home of
Mrs. 1ngeborg Peterson, of Adams, N.
D., an old lady 70 years Of age, and
assaulted her. A warrant was issued
and he was arrested and placed in the
village lookup. At the hearing he
was released on bail fixed at 81 1000.
His case will come up in the district
court in Adams county.
A young deer which has been run
ming with bunch of cattle belonging
to C. W. Plain, southwest of Milton,
was found shot thru the breast one
night recently. The animal had been
hit by rifle ball during
the night and was found in the morn
ing by Mr.. Plain, who notified the
game warden at Devils Lake, who has
been unable to secure any information
as to who did the shooting Mr. Plain
will have the head of the animal
mounted.
Vim. Broderick, a farmer, got his
hide soaked full of booze and went to
sleep in the railway yards at Mandan,
N. D. the other day. When found by
a citizen of that place, he had one rail
of the main line for pillow and his
legs were stretched across the other.
A freight train was pulling in very
near him and if the discovery had not
been made he would have been killed
two minutes later.
Hans Hanson, a separator man,
while threshing near Milton, N. D. a
few days ago, had his arm caught in
q belt and when extricated he was
found to be unconscious. Upon ex-
animation it was found that he had
one arm broken in several places and
his jaw broken in at least four places.