The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-17
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Melancholy following toothache
caused Nick Richards Of Sykeston to
commit suicide last week. He cut his
throat with razor. He had lived in
that community for ten years.
John Enright, a bootleg prisoner
escaped from the Bismarck pen one
day last week during a bad storm.
He was hauling ice from the Missouri
with other prisoners. No trace of him
has been found.
Fargo will soon have new police
woman on duty. The city commission
ers have elected Miss Alice Duffy, of
Bay City, Mich, who has had wide
experience in settlement and socia
work in Chicago.
Lawrence r. Waldron, superinten-
dent Of the Dickinson experimental
station the past eleven years, has been
promoted and March l will 60 to Far
60 to take charge Of plant breeding at
the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege.
Coming from an editor, this expert
opinion in the Lakota Observer ought
to be regarded as authoritive: "There
is Of course danger of catching the
grip at church Sunday morning, but
it is perfectly safe to go to the dance
Monday night"
Memorial services for DR.. Webster
Merrifeld, former president Of the I'm
iversity Of North Dakota, who died
recently in California, were held in
Grand Forks last week. DR.. Merri-
field was president of the University
in this state for period Of eighteen
years.
After two years Of efforts the stu
dents Of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at Fargo are about to
succeed in raising $4,000 as starter
for $4,000 Y. NJ C. A. building. The
campaign has been revived after hav-
ing lain buried since 1892 and it is
planned to push the proposition.
Thomas Tharalson, adjutant general
Of the North Dakota National Guards,
has been offered commission with
the "Vikings of Canada" battalion
of Scandinavians that is being organ
lied in western Canada for oversee
service. The offer comes in such
manner that it cannot be construed as
an enlistment movement.
North Dakota's inheritance law, at
tackled in the Cass county probate
court on the plea that it acted against
the interests Of alien beneficiaries, and
therefore was unconstitutional, is up
held under the decision of Judge Han
son. The court holds that the state
has the right to discriminate between
alien benefciaries living outside the
state and benefciaries living inside
the state.
Osborn Johnson, Of Grafton, was
killed by Great Northern train last
week while attempting to get across
the Fifth street crossing in that city,
which was blocked by a freight train.
He had climbed between two cars,
when the train started. He maintain
ed his position on the bumpers for
about four blocks and then fell be-
tween the cars. His head was crush
ed and his body mangled. He was 81
years old and leaves a wife and four
children.
The United States landoffice a
Dickinson has received notice OF the
withdrawal from homestead entry of
between twenty and thirty thousand
acres of land in the southwestern part
Of the state, situated along the Little
Missouri river and some of its tribu-
ldIleS. 4HcSt ldlluo are LlioC " NOiIelii
oil, surface Indications and the prox-
unity of the Montana oil fields sup
porting this belief.
Two hundred and thirty meetings in
1876 cities and towns Of the state is the
task of F. L. Watkins and G. W. Fin
wall of the North Dakota Enforce
ment leage. They have arranged these
meetings in an effort to raise money
for the work for the coming year. AL
ready the two campaigners have Wis
tied about 100 cities, and have held
about 1870 meetings. They will close the
campaign the middle of April with
series of meetings in the city of Far
60.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.
Notice is hereby given. that under au-
thority of an Order of Sale granted by
ind