The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-06

, death occurring last week.
Possibilities are working on thu
proposition to add two commissioner
districts to Mountrail county.
During recent fire drill, with 23(
pupils in attendance, the Mohall school
building was cleared in so seconds.
A surveying crew is at work on the
extension west from Wildrose and
work will start on the line in the
spring. -...
J. J. Power has rented his farm at
Lorraine and will return to his first
love-Donnybrook, where he will take
life easy. -. =.
Fraternal organizations in North
Dakota are now subject to taxation,
according to an opinion from Atty.
General Linde.
Colonel Roosevelt is invited to at
tend the official opening of the Little
Missouri Red Trail bridge at Medora,
July "a and rs.
Editor Cooper of Benedict, who is
an auctioneer, is peeved at a farmer
who complained that Cooper almost
gave his stuff away.
Socialists in Burke county have
placed a full ticket in the field with
the exception of states attorney and
superintendent of schools.
The Mott Spotlight rakes one of the
"blights" of the town for peeking
over transoms and looking thru key
holes to learn political secrets.
Henry Schultz, aged 80, who oper-
ated the Tolley dray line, is dead. He
was married to Marion Weller of
Westby, Mont, May IA, 1912.
Granville will dispense with Ly-
ceum course this year. People have
apparently grown tired of these en-
tertainments and will not attend.
Editor Cooper of Benedict is can
didate for county commissioner. If
elected, the Banner will not be able to
get paid for publishing the proceed.
ings. .-.
J. T. -Needham, of Devils Lake, who
drew No. 1874 on the reservation coal
lands, arrived at Parshall with a car
Of stock and machinery to await the
time of filing. y
Sheriff Haugen of Renville county
seized two shipments Of liquor at
Sherwood but will return the goods if
the parties swear the liquor is for
their own use. ..,..
Mrs. M. o. Hall, wife Of the former
publisher of the Mohall News, now liv-
ing in San Diego, CAL, is one of the
seven women drawn to serve on jury
for term in criminal court.
Editor and Mrs. Mike Breen of VOL
ford learned that their nephew, Lieut.,
John P. Teahan, of the Sherwood
Rangers, was seriously wounded
March 16, while fighting in France.
VIM. and Lee Feehan, who operated
a general store at Colgan until the
building burned, have bought bust
ness lot at Tolley and will erect a
building in which they will conduct
store.
And now comes the story from San
ish that Frank Curran was not the
only man who killed deer. Three or
four other deer are said to have been
killed and several more hunters may
be arrested.
VIM. Witteman, aged &C years, died
at his home northeast of Mohall. He
leaves wife and eight children. He
was severely injured six years ago
and has been confined to his house
most of the time since.
Mrs. Oscar Mccormack passed away
at her home in Donnybrook March 81.
She leaves a husband and two chill
dren. She was born in Germany in
1887 and was married to Oscar Nc.
Cormack June %, 1907.
E. ]. Steel, formerly superintendent
Of schools of Morton county, has made
$4,000 growing pansies at his home
in Portland, Ore. He never had any
experience growing flowers until af-
ter he had given up his school work.
P. M. Cole has started an election.
contest against r. F. Lewis, who was
elected mayor Of Kenmare, on the
grounds that Cole received the ma
jority of legal votes. According to
the returns, Lewis won out by one
vote.
The appointment of r. Gilbertsen
as postmaster for Glenburn, has been
confirmed lsy the Senate. Altho Mr..
Gilbertsen is republican, he has the
support Of the local democrats for the
Office, which he has conducted we'll for
years.
Floods have done serious damage in
I the Slope country. The rivers are
higher than has been known in years.
Traffic west Of Bismarck on the N. p.
was tied up. At enron, $50 yards Of
track were washed out by the Knife
river.
/ When his team became mired in the
flood waters and mud Of Cabin creek,
in Montana, near Beach, William Nc
Nannum lost control Of the team and
the wagon overturned. Mrs. Chris
Mercer and baby were thrown into the
stream and drowned before McNan-
mum, who was entangled in the har-
ness, could extricate himself and 60
to their aid. Mrs. Mercer was the
wife of homesteader near Cabin
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