The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24
BRIEF STATE NEWS

two-months-old babe.
! Frank Murray and Nicholas Cher
nos, the two prisoners who recently
escaped from the penitentiary, have
not been located. This brings the
number who have escaped during the
past ten weeks up to twenty-five.
While working at the DeMell farm
near Tolley Tuesday afternoon, Willie,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nading,
was severely injured While driving
the team for the hay stacker the
heavy lifting and swinging arm broke
and fell, striking the boy glancing
blow on the hip. The hip bone was
severely fractured and he was other
wise badly bruised. DR.. King of Toll
ley was sent for and the injury was
attended to. Mr.. and Mrs. Nading
were summoned and went out to take
care of him until he is able to be
moved to Kenmare, which will be
about four weeks.
Seldom is it recorded that one fam
| lily ever have the distinguished honor
of being the parents of more than one
pair of twins, but there is family in
Morton county which has evidently
broken a nationwide record by being
the parents of three pairs of twins.
This fortunate couple is Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustaf Koberteen of Hebron. They be-
came the parents of twins for the
third time Monday when two bounc-
| ing baby boys became Hebronites. The
youngsters are as lusty as any born
| in the county. The rightfully proud
mother is doing very nicely to the de-
light of her hundreds of acquain-
tances and friends. Besides being the
parents of the three pairs of twins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Koberteen are the par
ents of seven other children, all of
whom are in the best of health.
Beautiful Christmas services will
mark the opening of Mandan's mag
nifcent new $4,000 Presbyterian
church if favorable conditions are not
denied those having the construction
of the edifice in charge. The entire
building will be completed before
February /, the time the contract
calls for it's completion. The site for
the new building was surveyed Mon
day and the excavation work was
started Tuesday, Actual building OPP
erations will be started within a few
days. The new church will be a credi.
to city four times the size Of Mandan
and will exceed the expectations of
the Mandan residents at the present
time. There is no question but that
the new church will be one of the best
buildings west of the twin cities, TAX
ing into consideration, of course, the
size of the structure.
Alex Barta, prominent Gladstone
farmer, who mysteriously disappeared
about three weeks ago, has returned
and is again with his family. It
seems that Mr. Barta, being the pos
SCISSOR of considerable amount of
cash, just naturally decided to take a
vacation. He left his team tied to a
post in Gladstone and departed on an
eastbound train. No one knew of his
plans and when he did not return
, home the following morning the fam
lily became anxious and telephoned to
Gladstone. The team was found but
no man. Stories soon gained circula-
ton that he had undoubtedly been
robbed and murdered by some I. W
w. This caused a great deal of anx-
iety among his relatives and friends
! But he is at home again after spend
ing an enjoyable vacation away from
| farm cares, and everything is run
ming smoothly once more on the Barta
!! farm.
A telegram received Tuesday a,
New England from Belle Fourche, s
D., stated that Asa Gardner had beer
instantly killed in an accident that
!. happened while he was riding alone
in his automobile. The news was tel.
ophoned to Mott durinr the afternoon
| Deceased was a member of party
formed at New. ENGLAND to make 2
tour Of the Black Hills country, that
left Hettinger county about ten days
prior. Thew were in the vicinity of
Belle Fourche when the fatal accident
happened. Asa Gardner was one of
the best known men in that section Of
the state, having extensive business
interests at New England. Several
members of the Gardner family. in
GLIDING the bereaved wife, were visit
ing at Stockton, Cal, when the catas-
trophe occurred. 1t is iprobable that
the body will be returned to New Eng
land for intermsnt.