The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-18

veloped at the station and will in a
few years be used as the basis for ex-
tended experiments in grating the
high class fruit, thus to develop a
hardy and at the same time high
grade product.
The mayor of Granville warns auto
drivers to get their license tags on
their cars or they will have a chance
to explain after arrest. Granville's
speed cop is bad actor, they say.
At Charbonneau preparations are
under way for the presentation of an
entertainment, the proceeds Of which
will be used in the purchase of bell
for the Methodist church.
At Leith the village council has
agreed on the construction of concrete
sidewalks for the town. The main
street will be bordered with walks be-
fore the summer is over.
Editor Rudd, the man who guides
the destinies of the Pingree Patriot,
takes unto himself charming bride
and is now receiving hearty congrat-
ulations from the press bunch of the
state.
The Lansford Journal admonishes
auto drivers of that city to drive slow
err. It might be we'll for some of the
auto owners Of this city to take lit
tie dose Of the same medicine.
The power plant at Sherwood is to
be enlarged as rapidly as possible.
This is the third or fourth time addi-
tional power has been required by the
plant.
Commencing about May 18th, daily
passenger train service will be operat-
ed on the Mott and Killdeer branch
lines of the Northern Pacific, accord
ing to information given out last week
by President J. M. Hannaford.
The site for the federal building at
Dickinson has been ordered cleared
and it is expected that work on the
fine new 100000 building will be begun
in couple Of months.
Congressman Young has arranged
with the war department for the Or
ganization of a rifle club at Caring
ton. The government furnishes rifles
and 120 rounds of ammunition per
man yearly.
Bids were opened at Fort Yates
last Saturday for furnishing 1000
yearling steers for the reservation.
! The plan for handling the steers is to
sell them at cost to the Indians.
| With the selection of New Rockford
, for the next convention, the North
Dakota Medical society completed its
business Thursday afternoon of last
week, at Devils Lake. DR.. V. j. La
Rose, Bismarck, was elected president.
Seven district bank meetings will be
held in North Dakota in May and
June. The Missouri Slope group will
meet at Dickinson on May 10th. At
the sessions this year an effort will be
made to get larger number of bust
nessmen, farmers, ETC., not in the
banking business, to attend, making
the gatherings in the nature of devel-
opment meetings.
Fifty minutes after word was re-
ceived from Kelso, small station this
side of Hillsboro, to arrest farm
hand by the name of James R. Bailey,
% years old, for the theft of watch,
the Fargo police had the man in Gus
tody. Bailey was arrested on Front
street shortly after he had pawned the
watch for $5.75. He declared to the
police that it was his own. Bailey is
said to have taken it from farmer
near Kelso, whose name was not
known by the police.
It beats all how times do change.
Just think of it. A band of gypsies
travelling in touring cars. Who ever
thought there was that much money
III fortune telling? We were always
under The impression that when a
bunch of gypsies hit town with q
drove of old nags, that the financial
returns necessary for the maintenance
of the party came from the extraordi-
nary trading ability, but when bunch
Of them landed in Langdon last week
riding in five-passenger touring cars,
it knocked this theory all in the head.