The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
Gives a fellow quite a jar,
You can safely bet;
When his handsome motor car
Runs him into debt.

Two persons were injured and three
badly shaken up when L. A. Coonts,
of Rolette, drove his automobile over
the bank into Ok creek. A dust storm
prevented the driver from seeing the
bridge was gone. The car was wreck
ed and Coonts and C. r. Porter were
injured.
The proposed increase in the CAPT.
tai stock Of the Equity Cooperative
exchange of St. Paul from 100000 to
100000 was unanimously approved
by the stockholders of the organiza-
ton, meeting in special session at
Fargo. This was the principal object
of the meeting. Most of the voting
was by proxy.
The National Parks Sociability
pathfinders left Fargo last Wednes-
day, with cold but bright weather.
They expected to reach jamestown,
100 miles away by evening and the
next day make another 100-mile run
to Bismarck. The tourists were ban
quoted at Fargo by Mayor Vincent of
Moorhead, who drove car with them
as fas as Jamestown.
Harry B. Hawley Of Darlington met
with an accident that might easily
have been fatal and was serious.
Messrs. Hawley and Locke were en-
gagged in sinking a we'll on one of the
Armenia farms, and in some manner
Mr.. Hawley got caught in the engine
and before liberation had been Whirl-
ed about two or three times. His in
Ijuries were cuts on the head and a
general tanning up, but no bones were
broken.
A general invitation to golfers Of
the state and elsewhere will be issued
for the formal opening Of the new
Mancan Town and Country club
course, tennis club and club house,
Memorial day, May 80. According to
experts engaged in putting the finish
ing touches on the golf course, it is
the "sportiest" and best in The STATE.
Tourists on the Twin City sociability
ran to Yellowstone park in July will
be given the freedom of the course.
A prairie fire started Saturday near
Slator's ranch in Mckenzie county on
the Missouri river and before it was
brot under control about three sections
of land were burned over and several
buildings destroyed. Among the los
ers are Bill Nichols, who lost his house
and contents, Rochelle Hanson, barn,
Ted Thurlow, barn and some hay,
Henry Roen, a building on the Abra-
hanson place, Mrs. Anne Gerard, a
barn. Much good pasture was also
swept clean. This fire, like most pra-
irie fires, was caused by carelessness.
One of Mr.. Slator's hired men dropped
lighted match in the grass.
Chief of Police Obermiller was call
ed to the N. P. round house at Mandan
to take care of young man about 10
years of age who insisted on learning
how to run either a freight or passen-
ger engine on an ocean liner. He gave
his name as Leonard Anderson and
said he had been sent to Comstock to
live with his brother John, by his
mother, who was living at Beach. He
claimed he came to jamestown on No.
/ from Beach and took a street car to
the county Jail. The boy is insane,
and every bit of machine or anything
resembling machinery appears as a
locomotive to him. However, he is
good ntaured and treats all who come
in contact. with him as old friends.
The authorities will investigate the
case and take care of the young man.
During the high wind Sunday after
noon big prairie fire started and re-
suited in the death Of Mrs. Conrad
Gottfried of Woodwork. Mrs. Gott-
fried went out into her garden and
while there discovered the prairie fire
approaching her farm home. She was
found dead in the garden few hours
afterward. It is said that heart di-
sease, induced by fright, was the inn
that the fire originated near New
Home from sparks from the ashes of
an old straw pile, fired some days pre-
viously. The high wind laid bare the
ashes and exposed the smouldering
straw in the base Of the stack. The
fire had been smouldering for several
days and when it got away it caused
one of the worst prairie fires known
to the vicinity Of New Home for years.
John Miller was given a hearing
last week before Judge Bigelow Of
Jamestown, on the charge Of shooting
and killing Valentine Hens on Christ
mas day, after which he was bound
over to the district court on the charge
of first degree murder. Miller has
been waiting in the county Jail four
months and seven days for the out
come Of his deed, but was not inform
ed Of the fact when the Hens boy died.
He knew nothing Of the proceedings
Of the coroner's jury. When Sheriff
Wright told him that Valentine Hens
was dead, Miller took the news calmly
and cody Throughout the whole
Cr$ ~rn~ 0f&nr.
noon, he sat without moving a muscle,
gazing at the wall without letting his |
eye drop once. He heard the testimony |
Of his brother and his father and DR..
Artz, but was not called upon the wit
ness stand, personally, but when
Judge Bigelow stated the fact that he
was bound over to the next term Of
district court on the charge Of murder
IA the first degree, he rose quietly and
for the first time s1nilingly greeted
some Of his friends and then went
back with the deputy sheriff torawait |
the term Of court. He was not Offer
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