The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

Dunn Center and killdeer are in a
hot fight for the removal Of the county
seat from Manning, both towns laying
claim that theirs is the best and most
central point.
Over at Washburn "speeders" are
being fined in dozen lots. The Leader
sensibly suggests that the speeding
fund" be used to pay for the destruc-
ton of the weeds that are most plenti-
full within the city limits.
A prize fight pulled off by two trav-
cling "pugs" in front of the grand
stand at the baseball grounds on Sun
day afternoon caused the wrath of the
better element at Parshall to be
strongly exposed in one of the local
churches.
A convict who was being taken back
to Wisconsin from Deer Lodge, Mont,
gave the officers the slip when the
train stopped at Hettinger and made a
the hills south of Haynes after long
and exciting chase.
A bunch of good roads enthusiasts at
Bottineau went over the road leading
to Lake Metigoshe one day last week
to dig up stones. Falkenstein claims
he counted the usual number the next
day, and that none of the bunch had
any blisters, at least none that were
in sight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Jones, formerly
of Antler, had their little -year-old
son burned to death by an accident i'll
their home in Missouri recently
Adam Lesmeister of Harvey has had
to give up chasing wolves on account
Of the hot weather. He reports the
season poor for his business, catching
only 435, worth $1,OS7, for 26 days,
compared with 600 last year.
A dispatch from Fargo states that
the Nonpartisan League plans to start
a daily newspaper in North Dakota.
The Nonpartisan Leader proposes the
publication of a daily for six months,
Beginning Oct. /, and after a six
months trial period it will again be up
to the supporters to say whether they
want to continue the publication.
w. G. Davidson of Portal, who has
been canvassing in the vicinity of Flax
ton the past week, narrowly escaped
injury Tuesday night when he fell
under eastbound passenger train No.
1OS. Agent Harthal and a travelling
salesman pulled Mr.. Davidson from
under the moving train in time to pre-
vent the wheels from passing over his
legs. The only injury received by Mr..
| Davidson were a few scratches on the
side of his face.
Charles Jentzen of Dodge, admins
traitor OF the Lyster estate, sWore out
warrant charging Attorney George
Purchase of Halliday with forging
Jentzen's name to an order on Judge
Morton OF the county court at Manning
for money belonging to the estate. The
sum IS said to be in the neighborhood
| OF $4,000. The court honored the or
der and gave Purchase the money.
Purchase is held to the district court
under $4,000 bonds.
The report of the state banking
board for the months of May and June
discloses the fact that the early sum-
mer has been a period Of satisfactory
growth in the banking business of the
state. In the two months the 652 state
banks were increased by the addition
of four new state banks, making the
total 656. These, with the four trust
companies in the state, reported in
creases of over $5,OOO,OOO in deposits
and nearly an equal increase in loans.
These state institutions have deposits
of close to $75,000,000, of which $780,
100000 is represented in loans.
H. G. Schultz of Hankinson brought
IN load of eight hogs from which he
realized $212.4O. The porkers aver
aged about 300 pounds apiece, and
Herman says hog raising is about as
profitable a pastime as he has been
able to find in many years of farming.
An unusual funeral conclave follow
ed the remains of George Patenburg
of Fargo, aged heat victim, to their
last resting place at a Moorhead GEM
etery Sunday afternoon. In the pro-
cesslon for Pantenburg, who was pi-
oneer drayman of Fargo, was his old
dray horse which followed the usual
line of carriages and cabs without a
driver.
from the county auditors office in Nc
Kenzie county Saturday to w. J. Nc
Daniels IN payment for bounty on GO
coyotes. These coyotes were taken on
the Berthold Indian reservation during
the last three months, near the Cargo
q McDaniels cow camp. T. E. Nc
Gregor, who has a cow camp in the
same neighborhood, brought in some
sixty coyote hides last April.
A dividend Of 8 per cent was declar-
ed to the stockholders of the Farmers
and Merchants Telephone company of
Flaxton at meeting of the directors
Monday evening. The company is on
excellent financial footing and expect
to build about fifty miles of new line
this year.
Ira Banning and family of Mott had
narrow escape from drowning in the
| Missouri river at Mobridge While
getting onto the ferry in their car Mr.
Banning became confused and the car
| shot through on the other SIDE into the