The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
3ElEF STATE NEWS


the records in the city engineers Of
flee.
Palmer Hall, of Dickinson, is dead,
aged "a years. He was member of
Company c, Of the Twenty-sixth In
fantry. In the 70's he was q. resident
of Minnesota.
Municipal elections in North Dakota
will be held several weeks earlier
than usual this year, rs they must be
held in conjunction with the presiden-
tial primaries March 2lst.
LaFollette may be candidate for
president, but if he does not explain to
the farmers of North Dakota why he
voted for the Democratic tariff law,
he will lose votes in this state.
Frank ]. Hyland. was elected presi.
dent; A. v. Haig, vice president, and
T. A. Haslam secretary Of the Devils
Lake Commercial club at the annual
election of that body recently held in
that city. ~
Progressive republican forces are
| lining up for battle at the convention
of the Progressive Republican league
to be held in Fargo January 10, when
the leaders will map out a programme
for the presidential preference pri-
mary, March 81.
The. United States district court
was in session this week in Fargo with
Judge C. F. Amidon on the bench. 1t
is a jury term and there is calendar
of sixteen criminal cases. The district
court in Fargo also started a jury
term and had a calendar, of sixty
seven cases entered.
Michael Bolland, aged 81 years, was
frozen to death in his shack in Lisbon
last week. His body was found few
days later when Investigations were
made because of his absence from his
usual haunts. 1t is believed that Boil
land met death four days previous to
the finding Of his body.
Fargo will hold it's annual home
produce show in the armory section of
the auditorium January 18th. On this
date the annual Tri-state Grain Grow
ers. convention, the pure seed show
and contest, the North Dakota corn
show and the Gate City auto show will
be in session in that city.
w. H. White, secretary of the Stone
Piano company, disappeared from
Fargo one day last week. He was
prominent Mason. He was last seen
in Moorhead and told friend he was
goirg to Minneapolis. Minneapolis
people have searched for him without
result. He has wife living in Fargo.
Helga Thompson, the 10 year old
daughter of prominent Grafton
farmer, took bichloride of mercury as
a cure for stomach trouble and is now
in critical condition in the hospital
in Grand Forks. At the time of the
mishap she was living at the Y. VIC.
A. in the latter city. She will recover.
Grand Forks municipal abattoir is
a money maker. During 1915 receipts
were $2,951. The city established the
abattoir several years ago to provide
more sanitary handling of it's meats,
and that object has been attained in a
remarkable degree. In addition, the
plant returns a revenue to the city
and in time will pay for itself.
Enroute home near Hazen to beg
forgiveness of his brother for the
theft two years ago, of horse,
Chris Christmann, % years old, was
drowned while crossing the Little Mis-
souri, near Elbowoods. Christmann
had not been heard from by his family
since the crime. Letters in his peck
cts revealed his desire to return home
Farmers clubs are appealed to by
A. o. Sather, local businessman of
Starkweather, to urge representatives
in Congress to start an investigation
of the so-called sisal trust. Sather
calls attention to rise of cents
in the price of Irvine, coupled with ac-
ton by certain American bankers in
financing the sisal industry in Yucca
tan. .-... ~
A half dozen Minor boys have been
forced to make New Year resolutions
as a result of Christmas celebrations.
Finding suitcase in an old separator
their curiosity got the best Of them
and they opened it. They found that
it contained number of bottles label
ed "Christmas Cheer" The boys were
carried home to their parents after
the celebration.
The North Dakota Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union will hold it's
next annual convention in Grafton,
selection Of that city being made by
the executive committee. The union
adopted resolutions scoring the Chau-
tauqua at Devils. Lake for maintain
ing dance hall, contending that edu-
cational work is being overlooked in
the promotion of amusements.
The Wahpeton business men have
decided to make a fight for the loca-
ton. in that city for the proposed
packing plant that is being considered
by the Equity forces, and for which
several other North Dakota cities al:
ready have made bids. 1t is stated
that the Wahpeton commercial club
will make financial offers to the
Equity siciety in the hope Of obtain
ing favorable action.
The First National Bank, of st.
Paul, Mimi, recently received from
farmer in Pisek, N. D., an order for
100 pounds of catfish. A check of SIS
on the State bank of Pisek, was en-
closed. eve have not got into the
fish business yet" said L. w. Hill,
chairman of the board of directors,
"but if we can buy 100 pounds Of cat
fish for SIS this order will be filed"
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