The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-23
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A 4O-foot extension will be made to
the Milwaukee depot at New England.
The work will be started in the near
future.
Otto Birkus of Verona had the mis-
fortune to injure his foot quite badly
when 20 rifle was accidentally dis
charged.
The City Milk Co. is the name of a
new firm that has started operations
at Williston. The firm is headed by
V. R. Asbury.
The Bowman Citizen ran super
headline, "Thank God for Wilson! He
has saved us from Whiskers, War and
Wall Street"
Fryburg was unsuccessful in the
county seat fight and Medora, the old
cow-town, will remain the capital of
Billings county.
Someone picked the bumper off of a
Minor automobile and the pickee de-
sires that the pickor return the same
at once, or sooner.
An elevator at Guptil, near CARING
| ton, was destroyed by fire when the
manager struck match to start fire
and caused an explosion.
1t is expected to get the new mill at
Esmond started in very short time
The machinery has all arrived there
and has been put in place.
On the Beachler farm near Edgeley
large barn caught fire and burned.
A colt, harness and ten tons Of hay
were destroyed in the blaze.
A large barn on the Christ farm,
north of Wellsburg, was burned, ten
horses, a large amount of feed and
other valuables being destroyed.
Ashley is to have a band. A meet
ing was held recently for the purpose
OF organizing and number of local
windjammers responded to the call.
Teddy Kretschmar of Kramer was
out Fording with his family a few
days back and ran over cow that was
unfamiliar with the law Of the road.
Al Gudmundson, living at Velva, was
"kicked" by a Ford mule while at
Sylvia He went Immediately to the
hospital at Rugby where the bone was
set.
The Dakota Western Telephone Co.
at Williston has a force at work lay
ing glazed tile to carry underground
the cables leading from the central
station.
The Hague school teachers gave a
dance which cleared them about $40.
The proceeds are to be used for a pri-
mary library and other things needed
in the school.
The Masonic lodge of the state has
won out in the case wherein they re-
sisted the payment Of taxes on fra
ternal property. The supreme court
holds that such property is exempt.
Editor "Chris" Christensen of Fort
Yates is one newspaper man who is
winner Of high honors in the recent
election, being elected as county aud
| itor of Sioux county. Congra tulations.
At jamestown the school janitor re-
ceives a salary of $4,000 per month,
while the city attorney is drawing but
$4,000 and this causes a kick. Prob
ably the janitor is worthy of his hire.
A. Ganson is the name of Finland
er who decided that there was nothing
left in life for him and proceeded to
hang himself to the limb of a tree
along the banks of the Jim river near
Adrian.
A number of things have happened
at Aneta. The city hall has been re-
paired, tower has been erected for
the curfew bell and the city has pur-
chased a piece Of land south of the
town to the county line.
Word has been received that D. A.
White, a former merchant tailor at
Sanish had been found dead in his
room at some town in Minnesota. He
sold his business at Sanish last July
and from Their event west.
Tom Lamb, employed at the J. C.
Loop farm south Of Sentinel Butte,
suffered two broken ribs when he
drove over pile of rock and was
thrown to the ground from the wagon,
which ran over him. The wagon was
loaded with coal
A Williston firm advertised for a
'widow dresser" and had twenty APP
plications before nine o'clock in the
morning. What they really desired
was a window dresser"-but the poor
printer omitted the en-" Well, Of
course, that's different.
Grant county, consisting of 43 town
ships in the southwestern part of Nor
ton county, was created by a large
vote at the election last week. This
will settle the Morton county division
for some time, but no telling where
the county seat of Grant county will
be permanently located.
A new route is being established be-
tween Williston and Dickinson, to be
known as the Black Trail. It will lat
anma mint With fho Yallovatnna Trail