The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-28
BRIEF STATE NEWS

William Plummer, an old and es-
teemed citizen of Minnewaukan, is
dead at the age of 70 years. Mr..
Plummer was the first man to engage
! in the lumber business at Minnewau-
kan, his stock being hauled across
Devils Lake on the ice from what was
theme reel City. {.
A Thanksgiving dinner given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Eyer
of Manning to all of the Civil war vet
Grams Of Dunn county was an event
which will always be remembered by
those present.
Valentine Marshall, farmer living
near St. Anthony was rendered uncon-
scious and nearly died from poisonous
gas escaping from Ignite fire. He is
at a hospital in Mandan in a serious
condition.
Nineteen hundred and sixteen will
soon be over and it will be another
four years before the women are al
lowed to propose. The eligibles should
get busy at once.
! The Stockyards National Bank Of
South St. Paul, asking $1,000 from the
First National bank of Towner, failed
to get it's case to the jury in federal
court at Grand Forks last week. Judge
C. B. Munger of Nebraska, presiding
in the absence of Judge Amidon, or
dered verdict for the defendant.
While Fred Schwisow of Carson was
milking cow one day last week dog
frightened the animal, causing her to
kick. The hoof struck him in the head
and as result his farm home is now
!, flooded with milking machine litera-
ture.
The Saturday Evening Post says the
capital of Minnesota is located in st.
Paul, Minneapolis. Those were hon.
eyed words in comparison to what it
said about North Dakota.
North Dakota police are searching
for two prominent officials connected
with the bureau of immigration. in
Winnipeg, who are badly wanted for
the embezzlement of large sums from
the Canadian government.
! J. P. Kemper has been elected mas
ter and Henry Frandsen secretary Of
the Grange at Drake. The Grange is
a farmers order and they have live
organization at Drake.
Arthur Monson of Charbonneau fell
down a flight of stairs with a tub of
butter and luckily received only a few
cuts and bruises. Rather tough way
to treat butter at the present high
prices, although in this case, butter
sure went down.
Secretary McAdoo has recommended
half million of dollars of appropria-
ton for the State of North Dakota
for the coming year It includes pub
lie buildings, Indian affairs, for irriga-
ton and improvements in the Missouri
river.
The laboring people Of Fargo are
asking that the city take over the
electric light plant on the grounds
that the private company now holding
a franchise charge an excessive rate
for service. It's franchise expires in
the near future.
With gas and oil discovered and be-
ing developed at Killdeer, Fort Berth
old and Marmath, and good chances of
finding these products at many other
points, it appears that North Dakota
has another fourishing industry added
to the list.
After failing for two days to secure
jury in the case of VIM. G. Stark
weather placed on trial for the murder
of VIM Osterman at the Jack Crow
ley ranch north of Hebron May 16, a
second panel was summoned.
At Minnewaukan a good pair Of
shoes were left in the lobby of one of
the banks. Seems a little chilly
weather for anyone to shed his clod-
hoppers.
The Sherwood Tribune says that
eggs are high and hens are valuable.
If old Biddy doesn't get busy pretty
soon there is going to be greater
shortage of egg factories than eggs.
Action has been started at Bowman
for replevining thirty head of cat
tie in the possession of Hugh Thomp-
son of near Amor, Bowman county. 1t
is alleged that the animals are the
property of Tom Donovan and Earl
Varney, neighbors of Thompson's, and
that he retained them and refused to
give them up when he found them eat
ing straw at one of his stacks.
II Mrs. Felix Rainvilel of near Deer
ing died suddenly one day last week.
She was as well as ever in the morn
ing. In the afternoon she retired for
q little nap and failed to awaken. "A
weakened heart is given as the cause
Of her sudden demise.
The editor of the Wolford Mirror is
threatened with q boycott by some of
his farmer subscribers because he re-
joiced in the election of John Steen
as state treasurer.