The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

VS1ueIs IOWH III VIC SOutuWSSGeIH
part Of the state, has already made
plans to celebrate the Fourth.
The John Tough farm home near
Ray burned together with all its con-
tents The home was insured for
$500.
The Powers Lake Echo, Bowbells
Tribune and Columbus Reporter were
re-appointed official papers for Burke
county.
The Plaza Pioneer, Mountrail Coun-
ty Promoter and Ross Valley News
are the official papers of Mountrail
county.
Bottineau county will make sys-
tematic effort to eradicate the gophers
that do 100000 damage annually to
the crops in that county.
A stock company will be formed at
Sherwood to pipe good water to the
town. This will be all rig INT, if the
stock is not watered too much.
Sherwood was the coolest point in
the United States last week when the
thermometer at the j. B. Keck farm
registered 62 degrees blow zro.
r. C. Wynn, conductor on the Slber-
ian Limited, is ill at his home in Sher-
wood The illness is due to exposure
and loss of sleep from plotting the
train up and down the branch under
most unfavorable circumstances.
The government thermometer at
Westhope, in the northern part OF the
state, registered So below zero one
night last week, the record for 70
years.
It is reported that George Weather.
head suffered the loss of his Ante
lope, Mont, Independent plant by fire
recently. Mr.. Weatherhead was for
merlv connected with the Bismarck
Tribune.
Agent Matson, who was relieved
from his position with the 500 at KY
der. has been reinstated upon petition
of many friends. He was dismissed
after complaint had been made to the
company by blind man.
For the first time in history, North
Dakota has produced more barley than
anv other state. The record was at
tanned the past growing season, &C.
cording to A. J. Surratt, field agent OF
the government, who has headquarters
here.
According to the Sherwood Trlb-
une, Geo. L. Ryerson, Of Mohall, Geo
K. Homnes of Crosby and G. S. Wool
edge of Minot have been suggested as
possible candidates for Judge OF the
Eighth district. Judge K. E. Leigh
ton will be a candidate for reelection.
Leland Jensen, 16-year-old son OF
Thomas Jensen, farmer Of NorthWooo'
who was severely frozen when ne De-
came lost in storm week ago Sun.
dav. submitted to an operation, both OF
his feet being amputated.
A Chicago man got ten years Tor
abducting a girl, which as far as our
knowledge runs, is the maximum pen
altv for stealing chicken. Wonder
what the leap year girls Will ge1
should they try and steal any OF NIL
not's bachelors.
A petition II feet long, containing
1910 names Of citizens in North pa
kota in favor of Woman Suffrage, mas
been laid before the Senate by Senator
McCumber and referred to the Com,
mittee on Woman Suffrage, where 1t
will receive attention.
O. N. Sole, Parshall farmer, en-
route to hospital in Bismarck, died
Just as the train reached Max and the
remains were shipped back to Par
shall for interment. He had suffer-
ed an abscess of the ear for two years
and let the trouble go too long. he
leaves a wife and eleven children.
Ted White, former Bottineau boy,
now in the U. S. navy, employed as
first class seaman, is confined in the
Naval hospital as the result of SER
ious accident which he met with some
time ago. Among other injuries he
sustained a fractured leg and will be
compelled to remain in the hospital
COR several months to come.
Mr.. Patterson Of Donnybrook re-
Gently spied some turkey thieves one
morning in the form Of five coyotes.
Being from Missouri he Immediately
phoned for the Bryant boys to bring
their hounds, which they did. F. G.
Johnson, the Jorgenson boys and 9TH
ers Joined the hunt. One wolf was
bagged but the dogs breaking thru,
the hunt gave the wolves an easy exit
to the ,coulees.
After five and half hours expos
ure, with the temperature lowering
close to 80 degree below zero, Dr.. G.
J. Mcintosh Of Devils Lake, had a
close call from freezing to death. Nc
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