The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-30

accident and she left on Fridays train
for Noonan, where she found her nus
band in serious condition. The mine
workers responded literally to a sub
scription fund and 5000 was raised for
the unfortunate man.
Aug. H. Wahl, who was postmaster
at Washburn for 16 years, suffered a
stroke of paralysis at Sioux Falls, s..
D.. and is in serious condition.
The Palermo Standard which was
suspended several years ago, mas peen
revived. The Standard starts out with
fine line Of advertising.
Nicholas Dagel, German, 60 years
of age, committed suicide at Mott, by
hanging. He had become estranged
from his family and was unable to eff
feet reconciliation.
This is leap year, and it contains 81
Saturdays and So Sundays, something
that has not occurred for forty years
and will not occur again until the year
5000. So many Saturday and Sunday
nights were doubtless made for leap
wear purposes, consideration which
the young ladies should duly appreci-
ate.
H. H. McCadie, who edited the STAN
lev Promoter for several years, has
accepted a position with the Stanley
Sun, taking the place of H. E. Kemp,
who will travel with Carnival COM
pany. McCadie has been in the news
paper business for thirty-five years
and is regarded generally as very
able man. ,..-. +.
Ole Lykken, the young Norwegian
who enlisted with Co. K, LIST N. D.
Volunteers during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war and died, will be honored
with suitable monument to be placed
over his hitherto unmarked grave in
the cemetery at Kindred, N. D: Those
who desire to contribute to the fund
may send their money to the Kindred
State Bank.
The commissioners Of Mclean coun-
ty will work five grading outfits, one
in each district, and attempt to build
ESQ miles of highway this year. If
they will do about half that much and
finish their work as they go along,
making provisions to repair the roads
already built, they will have served
the community with more effect.
The political fights have started al
ready in Mclean county. The Wash
burn Leader is carrying eight an
nouncements.
Dunn county will again have coun-
ty seat fight. Killdeer, Dunn Center
and Manning are in the ring. If it re-
uuires three-fifths of the voters in a
county on any petition in order to get
a proposition on the ballot, it isn't ex-
actly clear how both Killdeer and
Dunn Center can expect to take shot
at Manning, the present county seat
The county scribes of Bottineau
county met at Omemee Monday to
discuss the alarming advances in
prices of almost everything used in
the print shop. An idea of the sit
uation may be gotten when we find
for instance, aniline colors that used
to sell for Is cents to $1.00 per pound
now cost $1,000 to $4,000 per pound
and hard to get at any price. On an
average prices have advanced rs tc
33 1-3 per cent and still going. While
at Omemee the scribes were guests of
Editor Johnson.
The United States court of appeals
at St. Louis last week issued an order
for an injunction against E. F. Ladd
state pure food commissioner, to pre-
vent him from carrying out threats of
the prosecution of tobacco manufac.
turers for selling certain makes Of to.
bacco which Commissioner Ladd anc
one set of experts declared to be snuff
the sale of which is prohibited ir
North Dakota, and what another set Of
experts declared to be chewing tobac.
co. The decision is favorable to the
Weyman- Bruton Tobacco Co., and is q
reversal of the U. S. district court fol
North Dakota. The injunction pre-.
vents the prosecution of the company
for the importation and sale of its
product.
Plans are being considered for sur
vey of a proposed farmers railroad
between Williston and Crosby, which
will serve the Zahl, Stady and Bone
trail counties. It is proposed to thu
farmers by E. E. Henderson, promoter
and builder of the Midland Continental
line, that if they will guarantee thu
expenses of a Typographical and gen
eral survey of the route and territory
the work to cost about $1,000, that :
survey of the conditions would b.
made as soon as possible, and if con
ditions are found to warrant the be
lief that the railroad when built will
pay interest of at least six per cent
Mr. Henderson will undertake the Sc
curing of capital from the eastern
brokers. Nearly $1,000 has alread!
been subscribed by the farmers along
tho nronosod route