The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-05
BRIEF STATE NEWS

SASNV % AASvv >S~~A-0~ - -
900.
Escaped convicts from the state
penitentiary are being returned--grad-
ually.
Minneapolis concerns are offering
big prices to the North Dakota farm
ers for flax straw.
Arthur LeSueur, former Minot at
torney and we'll known Socialist ora
tor, defends the I. W. WIS on trial at
Hibbing, MINI.
North Dakota is scheduled as one
of the % states which is to be visited
by the G. o. P. Women's Special. The
campaien committee is sending this
train across the continent to get votes
for Hughes.
The date of the second annual Bill
ings county fair have been set for Fri
day and Saturday, Oct. 13 and ID, to
take place at Fryburg. A big event
is promised by the boosters of that
live little town.
Fred Mclean, chairman of the DEM
ocratic state central committee, is
asked to resign. Fred won't acquisce
and Macarthur goes to the courts with
custer proceedings. Fred is more 10y
al to the Non-Partisan league than he
is to Macarthur, thus the trouble.
The fire at the tasmania Bros. res
taurant at Van Hook last week is said
to have been of an incendiary origin,
this being the second time that fire
has occurred within the past month.
The first time the attempt was DELHI
crate as was evidenced by the discov-
cry of an oil-soaked rag.
Infantile paralysis has invaded the
Missouri Slope according to the latest
reports. On Thursday of last week
the infant child of J. A. Arbuckle of
Sentinel Butte died of the dreaded dis
ease. The baby has always been rath-
er delicate and when the sick spell
came it failed rapidly. The Arbuckle
home is under quarantine and none OF
the neighbors are allowed to visit at
the place.
A. S. Brazsa of Mandan, two sisters
and brother, escaped death by mar
row margin when their autmobile
plunged off bridge to the bank, 10.
feet below, turning completely over.
All occupants of the car were able to
leap from the machine in such man.
ner as to clear the wreckage. All were
slightly injured.
After hearing lasting four days,
George Smith, arrested on the charge
of. being implicated in the murder of
Horace Ball at Beach last July, was
bound over to the district court for
trial. The greater portion of the evil
dence was taken behind closed doors
and the public excluded. What took
place at this hearing has not been CIV
en- out.
What came near being a serious
fire last week in the Manning district
was caused by a careless automobile
traveller throwing down a lighted
match, which started fire burning in
the Mark Briggs grain field and over
an acre of shocked grain was consum-
ed before men from couple of thresh-
ing crews arrived upon the scene and
extinguished the flames.
Mrs. E. Thelle of Glen Ullin, aged
70 years, fought alone against the at
tack of an Infatuated bull which, after
throwing her to the ground, gored her
repeatedly until the old woman's cries
for assistance brought harvest work.
ers from nearby field. Mrs. Thelle
suffered severe injuries about the
limbs and body.
While playing with her younger
brother Ida Marsland, 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Mars
land of Alkabo, had the misfortune
last Saturday to be struck by disk
which had come off roll of rubberoid.
The young lad threw the disk, catch
ing the girl just above the left eye,
cutting a cash that extended into the
skull. She was Immediately rushed
to the Crosby hospital where she was
given medical attention.
Earl Fuller of Velva has brought
suit, through his attorney, J. L. Lee,
against DR.. Law, prominent physi-
clan of Grand Forks to recover dam
ages resulting from a mixup when
the Grand Forks gentleman collided
with him west Of the city limits on
the 21st. Mr. Fuller was coming to
town with load of grain and DR..
Law, driving large automobile at
high rate Of speed, collided with the
team, killing colt that was following.
gate. Nothing was apparently the
trouble in the stable and David was
ing to another section Of the barn
Wnere Cne uOg was kepC, when q man
who was hiding behind the door leaped
forward and struck the boy with
pitchfork handle across the head, caus-
ing an ugly scalp wound and dazing
him for minute. The man then took
to his heels and fled from the place,
crossing lots and fences. According to
the boys the man was rather tall and
well dressed in dark suit and Stetson
hat, and it is thought that he was
identical with Con Allen, an insane
man who was taken into custody by