The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-18

Sixteen horses were burned to
death in fire which destroyed a barn
on the Elmer farm near New Home,
Foster county.
Mrs. Frank T. Irons, one of the
early pioneers of Bowman county, died
last week of cancer. Her husband and
eight children survive her. Frank T.
Irons was treasurer of Bowman coun-
ty for four years and register of deeds
for two years. The family came from
Deadwood, S. D., in 1899.
The Hettinger commercial club re-
ceived a split-log road drag, donated
by the Seattle chamber of commerce.
The Seattle organization shows it's in
terest by donating these drags to
every commercial club along the Vel
lowstone Train in North and South
Dakota and parts of Montana.
Work was started at Mandan last
Monday on the largest municipal i'm
provement contract ever awarded in
western North Dakota-laying 81
blocks of paving and installing a new
storm sewer system in that city. S..
Birch & Son, Fargo, will be paid ap-
proximately 100000 for the job.
Conduct unbecoming an educator,
which was charged against w. R..
Duncan, superintendent Of schools at
Drake, N. D., resulted in the revoca-
ton by the state board of education
of his teaching certificate. The board
of education held hearing at Valley
City and at Drake and members of
the faculty testified.
Phillip Role was quite painfully
injured while assisting his father,
Hans J. Role, residing ten miles west
Of Ambrose. In attempting to kick
some sod loose which had become
lodged in disc his trouser leg be-
came caught and the disc, which was
new one, passed over his right leg.
The large cord in his leg was severed
at the ankle.
Arthur J. Green, farmer living on
the Missouri river bottom in the
northeastern part of Mountrail county
was arrested by John Patterson, dis
trict game warden, for killing beaver.
Green was arraigned in justice court
and demanded preliminary hearing
which was set for June at Charlson.
furnished by surety bond.
Has Peter Ramcourt reached
Pierre? On Friday, April 18th, Ram
court left Mott by boat with the inten-
tons of going down the Cannon Ball
river to the Missouri and thence to
Pierre. But he had no oars. He had
been homesteading near Mott, and de-
cided to make the trip. He built
rough, flat-bottomed boat, loaded it
with blankets, a shotgun, rifle and
other equipment, jumped in and drift
ed off down stream. Because he had
no oars, and declared he didn't need
them because the current would do
the work, people at Mott fear that he
has lost his life. The Cannon Ball
covers perhaps 300 miles between
Mott and the Missouri river, and at
Parkin and Leith are dams which he
must have gone over. The agent at
Cannon Ball has been watching for the
skiff and claims Ramcourt has not
reached there yet.
The loss in last weeks fire at Ellen
dale is now conservatively estimated
at $325,O0O, of which about one-fourth
is covered by insurance. Despite the
loss, however, residents Of Glendale
are optimistic. The town is without a
newspaper or printing plant, a MILL
merry store, a tailor shop or jewelry
store, and many of the leading bust
ness places were wiped out, Mer-
chants and customers are making the
best Of the situation and dealers are
ordering quantities of new supplies.
The new Glendale which will be built
will be practically freproof. Nearly
every businessman is ready to con-
struct freproof building to take the
place of the one destroyed. Fifty fam
lilies We're made homeless by the fire,
which wiped out twenty-seven bust
ness houses and thirty-six residences,
covering about thirty-six blocks.
A mysterious shooting occurred at
Elbowoods at three o'clock Saturday
morning last, in which Jim Eagle, the
Indian chief of police, was seriously
injured, altho chances are that he will
yet recover. A threatening letter had
been received a few days previously in
which the writer gave warning and
vowed vengeance on Superintendent
Jermark and Policeman Jim Eagle. No
attention was paid to the threat at
that time, as it was figured that the
letter was written for the purpose of
frightening the officials. jim Eagle,
the victim of the mysterious shooting,
was making the rounds Saturday
morning and the story is to the effect
that he was shot from ambush. The
bullet entered above the heart and
came out under the shoulder. He was
Immediately taken to the hospital at
Washburn and word from there states
that he will recover. After being shot
the policeman opened fire on his as
sailant but neither of two shots took
effect. The identity of the assailant
is a mystery and no evidence can be
procured that will connect anyone