The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-28

serious. He was, however, in very
precarious condition, and was hur-
ried home and taken to Mandan on the
first train. His father and wife &C
companied him.
A. S. Brazda sustained broken
ankle and foot bones in an automobile
accident near FIT. Clark "Wednesday
afternoon when the car in which he
was driving skidded in sand road and
upset on a bridge and fell down an en-
bankment several feet in height. Other
occupants in the car, including. Arthur
Nelson of Mandan escaped without IN
Jury. Mr.. Brazda was taken to Man
dan and is being cared for at the hos
pital in that city. The car was bad
ly damaged.
Ralph Countryman Of Mandan was
a victim Of very painful accident
which occurred Monday afternoon at
four o'clock, when one of his play
mates shot him in the right eye with
an air gun loaded with burnt match:
The eye ball was penetrated and bled
badly and it was feared for a time
that he might possibly lose the sight
of his right eye, but following the ex,
animation the physician pronounced
that this would not be the case and ne
will be all right after the wound IS
healed.
A terrible accident happened to
;; MYRTLE Natwick, 14-year-old daughter
of Ed Natwick Of Upham, Wednesday
morning. Myrtle, who has been MAX
ing her home with the Goodman
Knutsvig family south of town, went
out to get a pail of water from well
from which water is pumped by a
windmill. In creeping under some Of
the revolving rods on the mill they
caught in her braids of haid, complete
ly scalping her. DR.. Craise was called
from Towner and though she is very
weak from loss of blood, as soon as
she can be moved will be taken to a
hospital. In the meantime trained
nurse is in attendance and everything
possible is being done to relieve her
suffering.
| Pigment beds have been located by
several St. Paul business men west OF
Dickinson in the bad lands on the
Northern Pacific railroad, it has beer
announced. An option on II 900 acres
of land owned by George K: Slocun
has been taken by James l.. Tucker OF
Calgary, Canada, who discovered the
pigment BEDS Samples of the pig
ment are being analysed. If the pig
ment proves the same as that which
comes from Austria and northern
Italy, the paint business of the worlt
would be affected, it is declared, OF
account of the vast fields known tx
exist in the "bad lands" If the sam
pies prove to be what is known a.
American pigment, nothing will COM
of the venture, as there is no marke
for that product among paint manu-
facturers.
! The new rural credit legislation ha
opened the way for new crop o
swindlers who are improving the op
portunity presented by working over
time in the rural districts. Thes
swindlers sell farmers stock in farm
loan banks at $3.50 to 5000 per shar
. and take payments of any amount i
may be convenient for the farmer t
make. In this way thousands OF DOL
lars are being paid out by. farmers t.
unauthorized solicitors claiming to D
connected in some way with the FED
eral rural credit system. The Fedora
Farm Loan Board is receiving letter
and kilograms daily reporting pur
chases Of stock and are anxious tina
bankers and other business men deal
ing with farmers should give the wild
est publicity possible to the fact tina
no money should be paid to any solic
itors or agents either known or un
known who may be honestly or other
wise asking for subscriptions toward
the capital stock of Farm Loan bank
or Farm Loan associations. Som
solicitors may be attempting to or
ganize Farm Loan banks in good faitl
but no matter how well the partie
may be known no money should b.
paid or notes given in payment o
such subscription until notice is re
ceived from the Federal Farm LOAF
Board to make such payments
Swindlers are reported active in Mon
tana, Idaho, Kansas and Utah, AM
will undoubtedly extend their opera
tons into North Dakota. Members o
the North Dakota Bankers associa
ton are asked to give this information
publicity by asking local papers t.
call attention to it in early issues.