The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-10
BRIEF STATE NEWS

BRIEF STATE NEWS
Westhope's bachelor girls have Or
ganized an "Askhim" club.
The old cracked fire bell at Sentinel
Butte has been replaced by new one.
The bylaws and ordinances for Kill
deer are being framed and adopted by
the city council.
Mrs. Clarence Fisher Of Dickinson
was knocked on the head by a thug,
robbed of her purse containing over
| SIG, and left unconscious in a ditch.
A refrigerator car at Drake loaded
with "Teddy" Hamm's preferred ex-
tract of barley caught fire last week
and the fire department had to be
called-to put the fire out.
Too much booze was the cause of
man by the name of Kaizer at Ben
edict, having both his feet from
the ankles down badly frozen, and lat
er, both feet from the ankles almost to
his knees burned almost to a crisp.
N. NJ. Mus, well-known Velva
citizen, has received the old family
clock that was in use for many years
in his boyhood home in Norway. The
clock was made by tenant on the
| Mus farm and has been in the fam
| lily for many years.
The young men of Hankinson have
organized a band that is credit to
that community. The members have
bought their own Instruments, and
paw monthly dues to fund for the
purchase of new music, hall rent, etc
Not one cent has been solicited from
the businessmen for the organization.
His eyes closed, hair burned off, and
face and body in terrible condition,
Charles Mutchler manager of the Star
elevator at Werner, is in critical
condition. A gasoline lamp exploded,
and Mutchler escaped death only by
plunging into a snow drift.
Although thought to be paralyzed
by rifle bullet severing his spinal
cord, Harold, aged IL, son of P. K.
Hauge, of Leith, has recovered. The
bullet grazed the spinal column and
caused paralysis for two weeks, but
he is now apparently recovered. He
was accidentally shot by brother
while hunting rabbits.
VIM. Schnur of Fingal was awarded
$4,000 against the 500 railway. He
was struck by fast freight train.
Ignatz Youngworth, who pleaded
guilty to an attack on a mail clerk
named Devaney, in which he used a
knife was sentenced to two years IN
prison by Judge Buttz at Devils Lake.
Devaney was cut in the arm.
Range stock in western North Da-
kota is in a precarious condition.
There is twenty three inches of snow
on the level prairie and the extreme
cold weather for the past forty days,
with strong western winds, has made
grazing impossible. For the first time
in thirty-fve years horses on the
range are dying from the cold.
Marshal Batewood, bootblack, may
lose both ears as a result OF an at
tempt to walk from Harmon to Man
dan,. distance Of seven miles. Bate
wood had slept on train as 1t pass
ed through Mandan, not awakening
till he was near Harmon, where he got
off and started walking back.
Congressman Norton wired the
Dickinson Press that the first approp-
ration of $4,000 for the commence
ment of work preliminary to the con-
struction of federal building in Dick
inson was passed Friday. The pres
ent plans call for the construction OF
building not to exceed S9o,ooo IN
cost.
Martin Ronning, living in the hills
south of Ignite, met with painful
accident Tuesday, when he tipped over
with load of hay and fell on the
tines of fork. A tine penetrated the
fleshy part of the leg, entering just
above the knee and coming out below
the groin. Mr.. Ronning removed the
fork and Immediately sent for Dr::
Grogan, who states that the injured
man will soon recover if no complica-
tons set in.
Uniform gowns for girl members
of the high school graduating class
are contemplated by the Bismarck
board of education. The elimination
of unnecessary expense in graduation
gowns and the doing away with rival
~ among the girl graduates as to
dresses, are reasons for the action Of
the board in this matter. In fact, the
board of education may ask the do
nestle arts class to sew the gradua--
ton gowns, that being the means OF
bringing about uniformity. The board
of education of Minot are contemplate
ing similar plan. Ill.,, ...
Will T. Poe, former city auditor OF
Williston, was convicted in federal dis
trict court at Helena, Mont, last week
Of using the mails to defraud Williston
land men out of money secured on
fake mortgages. The court imposed a
sentence Of IL months in the federal
penitentiary. Ole 1ngwaldson, E. c.
Carney, F. P. Bergman and E. A.
Lohrke were all witnesses for the gov
eminent in the case Upon the COM
pletion of the present sentence Poe
will face still other charges in Mon
tana as well as be liable to return to
breaking his parole.
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