The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-14
BRIEF STATE NEWS


Ten locomotives were destroyed
vlIen the Northern Pacific railway
soundhouse at Dickinson was destroy
u by fire for the second time in a
year.
James Mcpherson, Of Mandan, on
Friday evening succumbed to injuries
received last Wednesday night when
the wagon on which he was riding
tipped over near the Geo. Walsh place,
q few miles south Of the city. His
back had been broken.
A consignment of fish from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture was re-
ceived in Bottineau last Friday for
stocking a number of the lakes in the
Turtle mountains. The shipment was
contained in 10 shipping cans and
consisted of black bass and croppies.
DIR. Kolb of Granville narrowly es-
capped injury when the tire and rim
Sczxns off the front wheel of his auto
mobile. The brake refused to work
znd the car ran into a grade embank-
ment, demolishing the machine. He
traded it in on a new car,
Fire in the basement of the Drake
Hardware Co.'S store about six o'clock
partYnent out in hurry. The delay of
several minutes in inducing the fire
engine to do its duty caused consider
able yyneasiness and for time it look
ed as If the building was doomed to go
up in smoke.
Joe Novak, mid6leweight wrestler.
who lost two straight falls TO B.
North, claimant of the middleweight
championship of North Dakota, was
matched for 3 return bout with North
at Bismarck on the evening Of Decem-
Der 49, The match was staged in the
armory Novak trained in Minneapo-
lis.
Nonresident landlordship is destin-
ed TO become less popular after the
next session of the legislature. and
Herewith adoption of a compulsory
hail insurance law This measure as
sesses against every acre of arabic
land tax from which is accumulated
fund for the payment of hail losses.
There is no further expense to the
farmer. The state administers the
fund and distributes pro rata each fall
the amount levied, spreading it over
the hail losses as adjusted.
Devils Lake-The grilling cross-eS-
animation of Mrs. Martin, wife OF the
defendant, Ray Martin, charged with
numbering Henry Gilbertson, was COM
-pIeted after being on the stand a day
and half. Although plainly showing
the effects of the strain under which
she had been laboring. her original
version of the events leading up to and
including the tragedy was not mater
tally shaken. The defendant then took
the stand in his own behalf.
After having spent part of the day
Thursday of last week with relatives
at Wahpeton, Richard Gilbertson left
late in the evening for his home north
of Cogswell. Just before crossing the
railroad track near the Oberg farm,
west of Minor, his auto left the road
and upset. killing him instantly. Ac-
cording to the physician, his neck was
broken. Two other cars followed close
zy and reached the scene Of the acct
dent Immediately. He leaves a wife
and little child. The body was remov-
ed to the Stockstad undertaking par
1ors.
The frame building at the rear of
Henry Erickson's store at Towner was
Torn down last week. This was the
a1ISS DuuuluS eTeCLeu On Inc 1OWNeT
aryvnsite and was used by French
man, who conducted the first store in
the town in the summer of 1886. He
remained but short time and Andrew
Gilbertson then became the owner of
the building and used it for storage
purposes. He was also engaged in the
mercantile business in the town. his
store being on lots further south.
The Imperial elevator at Milroy was
destroyed by fire Sunday evening, the
structure being a total loss. A car of
oats on the siding alongside the build
ing was also destroyed. When first dis
covered the cupola and roof of the ele-
vator were ablaze and it is likely that
the fire was caused by boxing over
heating. The machinery had been run
during the afternoon in loading the
car of oats on the track. The fire
burned over the prairie distance of
about mile north Of the elevator and
some hay was destroyed. Several
zaa,nbers Of the Towner fire depart
sinaEt were present and did good work
In preventing the spread of the fire.
Just how the accident happened will
very probably be a mystery, as the
participant can only remember the
preliminary features. AS nearly as we
can learn ChaunceV WOOlworth a how