The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-20

which at an age of 1876 days weighed
a total Of 1858 pounds, an average OF
215 pounds each. The total value was
$155.58.
Superintendent w. e. Berner an.
nounces that it is all settled, and
jamestown is to have that long prom.
Used new depot this year. A $780,
900 structure has been planned.
Ward county in 1915 licensed 1888
automobiles and the total amount of
money RENTED to the county for the
construction Of good roads was figured
to be $2,927.46. Only three other
counties in the state exceeded this
amount.
Deep snow and cold weather has
made it difficult, and on some occas-
ions impossible, for the mail carriers
to make the round of their routes this
week. Monday morning 81 below
zero was registered here.
The revival meetings at Russo have
been a success. Fifteen per cent OF
the population were converted. Rev.
John T. Walsh of Chicago, who has
been conducting the meetings, will be.
GIN 10 convert SOIllc VI VIC POPuA"S~ Va
Drake Jan. 18th.
Fire bugs at Sykeston, last week,
made a bold attempt to burn up the
newspaper office in that town. The
editor received letter unsigned warn
ing him not to investigate, intimatlng
that the party would "get him" if he
did.
The Grand Forks police have picked
up only three DRINKS since January
1st. These three claimed to have oeen
given the booze by friend, SINCE
the closing of the saloons on the East
Side the wavering ones are in evidence
not.
The contract for. installing the steel
cells in the court house was let last
week to the Pauley Jail Building Com
nanv for the sum of 1892, complete:
Dunn county has been without jail
for almost year, ever since rne Sinai
jail building burned down.
Ole P. Pytten, of Kindred, 104 years
of age, and the oldest resldent OF
North Dakota, died at the home OF ms
daughter in the above place last week.
Pytten had been ailing for two years.
The grim reaper found him as a
shock of grain, fully ripe for the mar
vest.
The Messenger states that Rev. NJ.
C, Osmund. a former pastor OF tne
Methodist Episcopal church at BAL
four. is at present in the sanltarlum
at Woodman, Colorado, fighting for
life, with little hope for his recovery.
Mrs. Osmond died several years ago
in Idaho.
The enterprising firm of Bacon q
Burr has been granted FRANCHISE 10
operate an electric light plant at
Granville. At the present time most
of the business places Of the town are
lighted from their plant and they now
will put in additional equipment and
extend the service.
Two violent deaths occurred during
the Christmas festivities in North La,
kota and both of them are attributed
to cheap whiskey. William Brooks
is the first victim at Napoleon and ole
Halerenson of Berthold is the second
victim, who was brutally murdered by
his neighbor, Andrew Anderson.
Forty-1two degrees below zero one
morning recently reminded our lnlao-
itants that we still do occasionally
have cold spell in this country. Some
thermometers registered forty-tour
below at 7 a. m. At that, our climate
is much milder than where only zero
weather is recorded, with the accom-
panying dampness so prevalent IN the
eastern and central states. Here the
sun shines, and business goes on as
usual.
Blaming his craving for drugs,
which he had been unable to purchase,
for his downfall, Earl Raymond, rs
years old, of Perhan; Mimi, confess
sed to Thomas Burke, states attorney
at Minnewaukan, to the robbery of the
Olson drug store in that city, when ne
took 5000 worth of morphine and $3.50
worth of jewelry. According to Ray
mond he had no intention of taking
anything but drugs when he broke in
to the store. That part was accom-
plished so easily, he said, that he de-
cided to empty a show case on the
jewelry side, and filled his pockets.
ENTRANCE was gained to the place by
breaking glass in the front door, by
which he was able to open spring
lock. When the young man was found
in his room he was partly under the
influence Of the drugs.