The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13

" VIA1oVOL' AAc OpcIlcu Vic cEupClOIl
with his knife and blood poisoning re-
suited.
That there may be revival in the
flax industry in North Dakota is indi-
Gated by the large number Of inqui-
ries received from different parts of
the east by Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Flint, at Bismarck.
Arthur Deemer, of LaPorte, Ind,
has been elected superintendent of the
Fargo public schools. His salary was
placed at $4,000. w. E. Hoover, the
present incumbent, has declared him
self a candidate for state superinten-
dent.
Atty. Geo. H. Moelring of Ray has
written cook entitled "The Neutrals
Position" He has gone to New York
City to have it published. This is the
first novel ever written in Ray and
the Pioneer expects that it will have a
big sale.
The jamestown Alert comments on
the fact that the citizens of Steele
stood by and watched thirty-six
horses burn, but it seemed that the
horses, and not the citizens, were
wooden. They belonged to street
carnival company.
S. A. Judd of Ray, who went to Mis-
souri, expecting to engage in the stock
business, has returned and invested
in tract near that town. He travel ID
| several thousand miles by auto last
fall, but saw no place that looked as
good to him as North Dakota.
Leonard Rice, of Churchs Ferry,
aged 10 years, died last week, from
the effects of an accident when he was
struck by box car while sliding on
his sled across the track, The lads
legs were badly lacerated. Death was
caused by the loss of blood and the
shock.
The Reliance elevator at Hauge
burned recently with loss of about
$4,000. The loss included 5000 bush
els of wheat, 900 bushels Of flax, $50
bushels Of barley, and $4,000 pounds
of flour. Friction in pulleys caused
the fire, according to the belief of the
officers.
Two horses belonging to Martin
Framstad, who resides near Calvin,
| were recently shot thru the stomach
| with charge of small shot. Franz
| stad thinks it the work of some one
who has grudge against him. But
! if the parties are detected he intends
to prosecute.
Cabs and flowers will again be alb
sent from the North Dakota junior
prom, which takes place at the Grand
Forks university on Friday, Of this
week. The committee in charge have
ruled against the use of either by the
students attending, and in that man
ner they will materially reduce the
prom cost.
T. G. Nelson, of Dunn Center, N. D.,
known to thousands of farmers thru
out the northwest for his activity in
connection with the promotion of the
American Society Of Equity, was re-
| Gently married in Minneaolis, to Miss
Eva c. Hultgreen of that city. Mr..
Nelson organized and financed with
his own resources the campaign which
started in North Dakota July 10th,
1908, and enrolled 10000 grain farm
ers in forty days.
About the meanest thief we have
any record Of is the fellow who rob-
deb Anna and Dena Hide just before
Christmas. The girls had been doing
Xmas shopping, including silverware,
china and other nicknacks, and when
thru, placed the parcels in the back OF
their cutter preparatory to leaving for
their home near Adams, N. D. They
stepped into the store again for few
minutes and on their return found
their purchases gone.
Senator Gronna has stated that he
would demand that rural credits, now
before congress, be given public
hearing, in which bankers of the
northwest as we'll as farmers would be
given an opportunity to express their
Views. The new bill provides for a
federal farm loan board of five mem
bers appointed by the president for
supervising loans made to farmers
thru IL or more federal land banks
operating in many districts.
Systematic eradication of the pest
ferrous gopher in Bottineau county is
the programme for 1916. Steps toward
this end were recently taken by the
county board, when an appropriation
was made for a nucleus fund. The
eradication work will be conducted I'M
der the direction Of the county board
and the United States department Of
agriculture. Every acre in Bottineau
county will be treated with strychnine
solutions, with which the government
has been carrying on extensive exper-
ments the last two years.
A. v. Naslund had occasion to drive
over to the Frank Somers home near
Bantry few days ago, and getting no
response when he knocked at the door,
and thinking that perhaps something
was wrong, he opened the door and
entered the door. The family were in
bed and coal gas filled the building.
Naslund opened the doors and win
dows, and telephoned for the doctor.
While not unconscious the family were
in dazed condition and very i'll. How
ever, the doctor arrived in time and
took charge. The latest report is to
the effect that all are on the road to
recovery. The gas fumes came from
base burner stove which had been
filled with hard coal.