The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30

was transferred to Burleigh county
through change of venue.
The 1917 meeting of the North Da-
kota Educational association will be
held at Bismarck.
The Van Hook Tribune says-A fell
low broke into print the other day
with an article on what Woman
Thinks" They buried him.
The editor of the Leith Index pro-
poses an Experience Meeting, and in
vites 300-word articles from readers.
No creed necessary.
Eight weddings within two weeks
in the Glen Ullin territory keeps the
editor of the News most busy writing
up the happy events.
If banks are sign of rich coun-
ty, Mclean must nearly lead them all
with "a in operation, and charters is
sued for 10 more.
The Valley City Courier thinks there
is one consolation in the last election.
Congress is to be republican and 1900
democrats will lose their jobs.
The Ruso Record says that Merle
Wilson has to eat his meals standing
since he was accidentlly shot with a
shot gun. He is at Minot hospital
and doing nicely.
w. A. Fergus is in the tolls at Mil
waukee because he collected silver
ware in North Dakota to replote then
returned pewter goods by mail in their
stead.
Park River business men and farm
ers have held mass meeting and ap-
pointed committee to perfect an or
ganization and sell stock in q potato
warehouse.
Albert Hoksprung of Strawberry
Lake pleaded guilty to the charge of
blindpigging 1t will be remembered
that he has been selling liquor at and
around Strawberry Lake all summer.
Northern Pacific railroad men get
ting less than 5000 month are to get
a raise of $500 to $1,000, beginning
on December 1. We wonder if that
brings all men up to the 5000 dead
line.
A North Dakota editor is hiding in
the woods until the clouds roll by. The
ladies of the church gave him a no.
tice of "Spider Web Social" and it
came out in the paper, "Spider Leg
Social"
Elnor Nelson, a fve-year-old Man
dan youngster, received a bad frac-
tured skull last week as the result
of terrific kick by horse An OPP
Grafton was performed and, although
at first little hope was held out for his
recovery, he is now considered out Of
danger. The little fellow was uncon-
scious for many hours after the acct
dent.
Ground is broken for a new movie
theater just east of the St. Charles no.
tel at Dickinson. The building will be
Of brick, 20x100 feet in size. The lob
by will be finished in white enamel and
mahogany and the auditorium in old
rose and ivory. 1t will be modern in
every respect and will be open for
business about the middle of Deem
Der.
Joe Myhre Of Walcott and two 9TH
er companions according to Fargo pa
Ipers had narrow escape in that city
Sunday evening. They attempted to
beat an eastbound train at the Broad
way crossing, crashing through the
drop-gate into the pilot of the engine,
which carried the machine some forty
feet, leaving it total wreck. The
occupants were slightly scratched and
bruised, but otherwise uninjured.
| The Granville Herald editor refuses
to accept complimentary tickets for
advertising, entertainments, sales,
suppers or affairs Of any kind where
an admission or other charge is made
to the public. The Herald has it fig
ured that it is not fair to offer to pay
the newspaper for advertising in COM
plimentary tickets where the perform
ers get a certain sum for their ser
vices, the opera house manager his
usual fee, the local merchant, if he
sells anything needed for the affair,
his money and the hotel man his reg
ular rates for board and room from
the performers. The plan adopted by
the Herald is one that should be con-
sidered and adopted by every newspa-