The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
BRIEF STATE NEWS

part of the building, which was being
occupied for dwelling purposes. The
Mandan News building had close
call.
An exchange says: A company of
young people were trying to find
words that could be spelled the same
either forward or backward and some
body mentioned "reviver." Then
madam" and "level" were brought
out and finally it was remarked that
there was whole sentence that could
be read backward. The company
laughed at the idea but the speaker
said, Reverse this sentence, Snug
and raw was l ere l saw war and
guns, and you will find that it reads
just the same"
Herman Bertholde, the 2O-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bertholde, who
live southwest of Reynolds, died Sun
day morning from injuries received
Saturday morning while working in
the Bertholde gravel pit. He was
working around the machinery early
Saturday morning, when his left arm
became caught in a cog wheel, the
flesh being twisted completely off, half
way between the shoulder and elbow,
and the humerus bone pulled through
the flesh left attached to the shoulder
No bones of the arm were broken, but
much of the flesh was torn from the
left side of his body
National politics are getting both
breezy and warm, and the leading
speakers on both sides of the conflict
grow eloquent as they predict fullest
prosperity for the country if their
candidate is elected, or utmost ruin if
the other man gets in. But the aver
age man refuses to get unduly elated
OF depressed as the case may be. He
knows full we'll that regardless of
whoever is chosen next month the
country will keep going on and that
the morning after the election the sun
will arise in the east with the same
smiling face. The average North
Dakotan is no fool-not by a long
way.
School children who are transported
to and from school by the bus route
ere now riding in new type Of
Studebaker bus at Crosby, the school
district having recently purcha sed
three of these conveyances for that
purpose at an expense of approximate
ly 100000. Each of these buses is
equipped with heating apparatus be-
meath the floor and the children will
ride to school during the cold winter
months as comfortably as though they
were in modern Pullman. This &C
ton on the part of the Board of Ed
ucation is highly commendable. The
J Crosby school is the first in this sec
ton of the state to afford such equip
ment for the transportation Of chill
dren.
H. A. Doe, A. o. Arnegard and G. A.
Stenehjem, of Arnegard, who were ap-
pointed last week to investigate and
purchase fire fighting apparatus,
purchase two 40 gallon chemical en-
gines, fully equipped and other par
aphernalia from the w. S. Mott COM
pany Of Minneapolis. The apparatus
will be shipped Immediately and will
probably reach that town within the
next month. A meeting was called by
the committee. to take place in the
Arnegard hall for the purpose of or
ganizing fire department and to
make any other necessary arrange
ments connected with a fire depart
ment
David Fitzpatrick, aged so, was
taken in charge by the police at Grand
Forks last week and held for exami-
nation by the insanity board. He first
attracted attention by stopping pcdes-
TRANS and demanding that they fall on
their knees and join him in prayer.
At the Jail he told of a wonderful ma
chine he had perfected which he claim
ed would save lost souls by simple
process. He said he was going to pre-
sent his machine to the heather in for
eign lands, and had one ready to be
sent to Teddy Roosevelt. The man is
daffy on all branches of religion
Lemon extract, which he freely &C
knowledges he drinks in large guam
titles, is thought to be the cause of
his condition.
Mrs. J. H. Frame of Grafton, wife
Of Colonel Frame, of the First North
Dakota regiment, is soon to be at the
border. Mrs. T. C. Patterson, wife of
Major Patterson, of Lisbon; Mrs. T. s.
Henry of Valley City, wife of Capt. of
Adjuncts Henry; Mrs. D. S. Richie of
Valley City, wife Of Capt. Richie;
Mrs. G. A. Fraser of Fargo, wife Of
Maj. Fraser, will all be at the border
for time, at least, some Of them hav-
ing reached there already. Other Of
ficers' wives have received word to
come also. Considerable interest has
been aroused on account of this move
people at home wondering if it
means an all-winter stay on the bor-
der, or if the officers have invited
them down to accompany them home
some time next month. Time is the
only thing which will solve the prob
lem and it is expected some definite
news will be had soon.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.