The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-20
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Beach, down in the Golden Valley, i.
to have 500 barrel Touring mill il
the near future.
The schools at Emerald have beer
closed the last week because of tn,
breaking out of smallpox in that vi
cinity.
By vote of SO to "a, the villag.
of Drake decided to go under the city
form of government. City official:
will be elected January %.
The Danish Brotherhood of Ken
mare will erect a $4,000 building to bt
used as lodge room in that city this
spring. ~
Esther Welo, high school student
at Velva, while experimenting ir
chemistry at school one day last week
was severely burned about the face.
George Watson, aged SO, was found
dead in bed at Bismarck. He was 9
pioneer and one Of the best known
shots and sportsmen in the Northwest
Neville had another disastrous fire
recently when the Olson pool hall and
large portion of the Commercial
Hotel was consumed.
Milton had fire which burned q
millinery store and dwelling apart
ments Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hysten.
The blaze was caused from a gasoline
lamp. ,--
The Wilson home near Velva was
destroyed by fire one night last week
and the family narrowly escaped with
their lives. They were left almost
destitute of clothing.
Alfred Rockstad, of Walcott, who
was charged with looting the mail
while acting as rural carried, was &C
Quilted last week in the United States
court at Fargo.
A couple of "dope fiends," one claim
ing to be printer, looted doctors
office in the city of Wahpeton one day
last week and were captured and driv-
en- out of town with strict orders not
to return.
Two Grand Forks boys were arrest
ed for riding bicycles on the sidewalk.
Clarence McCord of Ardock has
again made his escape from the asy-
lum at Jamestown.
The town authorities at Wilton are
village ordinance which compels all
animals standing on the streets to be
blanketed.
Sneak thieves at Woodwork stole
two hams, the property of widow Of
the town. The thieves are promised
trip to Grove should their identity
become known.
Thieves recently stole mail sack
from the depot platform at Gascoyne,
on the Milwaukee, and an Egyptian
was arrested for the crime, but was
released for lack of evidence.
George Steiff, a former resident Of
Velva, died recently in New York. He
had seen service in the army and navy
and was employed at the Brooklyn
navy yard at the time Of his death.
The Deering Enterprise thinks Con-
ductor Wynn's non-swearing league
will diminish in membership if any of
the members have to put up with the
passenger service maintained on the
Sherwood line.
New England was the most peace
full town in North Dakota during the
past week when it was discovered that
of town, county and state.
Delinquent exchanges causes the
Rhame Review to speak right up, call
ing out the names of some of the late
arrivals Brother Lynn is firm be-
lever in a fair exchange turnout the
year. &c.. .
/ That you can get signers on Pc
tition for almost anything, is proven
by a North Dakota man who sent a
petition signed with 400 names to the
British government to shorten the way
to Tipperary.
Over ten thousand essays were
written by North Dakota students and
entered in the Appreciation Week con-
test. Miss Nettie Mart of jamestown
won the first prize of 500 in gold.
Walter Strong, a fireman living at
New England, was caught in small
wreck last week and severely injured.
He was taken to the hospital at the
above place and is being cared for.
He will recover. ~
New Years day on farm 4 miles
east of Snowflake lad named Leslie
Loney was experimenting with dyn-
ploded with result that it tore a
thumb and two fingers Of one hand
into shreds. DR.. Kammann was called
to dress the injuries. The patient is
recovering.
The Northwestern district basketball
tournament to determine the district
high school championship will be held
in Grand Forks on February rs and
26, according 70 an announcement
made by F. L. Thompson, director Ct Ct
athletics at the North Dakota univer-
sity. Other district high school tour
will be held at Valley City,
Dickinson and Minot, on about the
same date, with the probability that
the final state tournament, in which
the winners of the four district tour