The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

found Falkowski hanging head down.
ward, unconscious. The horses at
tached to the binder had not moved,
else the man would have been killed.
Sanish has a flowing we'll, struck on
the Larson farm south of town. The
well is 225 feet deep and has a flow of
225 barrels of water per hour.
Editor Pickering of the Sanish Sen
tinel is back from months vacation.
The paper was edited during his alb
sence by A. j. Defiance, who managed
somehow to keep from being mobbed.
The material for Garrison's new
waterworks and sewer systems has
been received. A new brick building
will be constructed for the pumping
station and fire hall.
o. G. Libby, secretary of the State
Historical Society, was in Sanish dur
ing the week. He was looking over
the grounds and park reservations in
and adjacent to Sanish and in his re-
port will recommend the establishing
of national park there, taking in
Mt Crowhigh, where cannon could be
mounted and carnival of amuse-
ments, such as scenic railways, ferris
wheels, dance pavilions, etc, could be
conducted all during the Chautauqua
seasons.
Charles Bighouse and his son, driv-
7g to Dogden in hay rack, tried to
beat the 500 work train to the cross
ing by the water tank. They succeed
ed in getting the wagon nicely bal
anced athwart the track when the flat
car on the end Of work train OBJ
jected to the ceremony and put a
crimp in the hay rack and tossed one
pair of wheels south of the track and
the other pair and the crumpled hay
rack on the north Charles had three
ribs and a thumb broken and his
chest and pelvic bones were more or
less crushed.
Word has been sent out from Wash
ington that the bill providing for $40
acre stock-raising homestead entries
on the semi-arid lands of the north
west, had been passed by both the
senate and the house and was only
awaiting the concurrence of the house
in the senate amendments and the sig
nature of the president to become a
law. Senator McCumber says, how
ever, that the report that the 640-acre
law had passed is an error, as the
bill is still on the senate calendar
There is every indication, however,
that the bill will ultimately pass.
While loading ice last Friday at the
ice house the team of horses belong
ing to Harold Wells of Lisbon in some
way backed themselves into the river
and both lost their lives The team
was quite valuable and it is a great
less to Mr. Wells just at this time, as
they were used in the delivery of ice
over the city. The people of Lisbon,
however, came to the front and have
circulated subscription paper which
was we'll filled with the names of the
business men and residents of the city
who subscribed literally to the relief
of Mr.. Wells misfortune. The ex-
act amount Of the subscription has
not been learned, but it is probable
that nearly the full value of the team
will be raised.
The death of Mrs. C. T. Patton of
Cando occurred last week after long
period of suffering which followed a
tragedy of Easter Sunday when Mrs.
Patton was accidentally shot by lit
tie girl. The party were out shoot
ing gophers and the little girl, not
knowing that the gun was loaded,
picked it up and discharged it. The
shot entered Mrs. Patton under the
shoulder blade and went thru the
spine, causing paralysis. During the
hot summer day she lay a patient suf-
ferer at the Mercy hospital enduring
agonies until death came as a relief.
The deceased was about thirty years
of age and is survived by her husband.
The remains will be shipped to Mis-
souri, for burial.