The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-23

Mr.. Breedlove at Glen Ullin, who is
now held in the Morton county Jail, on
a charge of violating the state laws
pertaining to prohibition.
Dana Wright, now at the Mexican
border, serving as Major in the Ma
tional guard, was elected as men,
Der Of the state legislature from Suits
man county. He has a brother who
also won honors as sheriff of Hetting
el county.
The Bismarck Tribune lays claim to
publishing the only real live and truth
full reports on the election, claiming
that all other newspapers in the state
distorted the news. Twas ever thus
with that "spotless" sheet. Give 'em
the credit. They need it.
Amidon and Marmath eft the fight"
out to a finish, editors of both news
papers going the limit in the spreading
of printers ink. The courts will in
all probability engage in the next
round of the battle for the permanent
location of the county seat of Slope
county.
Hot lunch will be served to the pu-
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their monday lunch with them. Each
child will be charged few cents to
cover the expense of each lunch. The
meal will be prepared by the girls in
the domestic science class under the
direction of the teacher.
Bismarck high school has just come
into possession of one of the finest
chemical laboratories in the state by
the gift of J. K. Doran Of the equip
ment assembled by his son, Jas H.
Doran, and who at the time of his
death over year ago was one of the
leading young scientists of the coun-
try.
Perhaps the most valuable acquisi-
ton of the present year in Balfour's
rapidly increasing civic growth is the
new hospital for which ground has al
ready been broken, and which will be
pushed to completion as soon as the
weather will permit The building
will be erected on Lot II, just south
of DR.. Stones present location.
Beavers are proving an expensive
luxury in western North Dakota. The
busy little masons are thriving so rap
idly under protection that they have
become veritable nuisance. w. F,
Recko of Mandan, chief game warden
in the second district, was at the cap
ital last week and he reported that he
has received this fall fifty-two COM
plants of serious damage to property
resulting from the activity of beavers
Il Bismarck will have new newspaper
%rsSx ~ Ill 4
will devote itself particularly TO the in.
terests of the Nonpartisan league
Plans as now formulated anticipate
giving particular attention to affairs
in counties adjacent to Bismarck
Burleigh, Morton, Kidder, Mclean and
Emmons. It is also understood that
R. S. Wilcox, formerly with the Tri.
bune at Bismarck, will be identified
with the new paper.
n Local club women will be pleased tc
learn that the North Dakota Fedora.
ton Of Women's Clubs has completed
the endowment fund of $4,000 which
they started to raise five years ago
Immediately after the erection of the
Sakakawea statue on the capito
grounds at Bismarck. This fund has
been raised by the club members pay
ing per capita tax Of fifteen cent:
yearly into the state fund and by thu
concerts given at the district ane
state meetings during the past fiv.
years.
The Red Trail Ferry company ha!
let contract for the construction O.
the new ferry boat which is to be pu
into service between Mandan and Bis
marck, early next spring, and will b,
named "Red Trail Ferry" The con
struction of this boat will be along new
and up-to-date engineering lines, max
ing it possible to cross the Missouri
in all kinds Of weather with absolut.
safety. The construction will be Of ,