The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-03
BRIEF STATE NEWS

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The New England Herald is still
after the piggers and .bootleggers, but
isn't getting many of them.
The breaking of the crank shaft Of
the engine at the electric plant caus-
ed suspension Of electric service for
more than week at Velva.
Luton Ackerson, who formerly liv-
ed south of Velva, and now resident
of Coburg, Oregon, has won a Rhodes
scholarship at Oxford university in
England.
Citizens of Fort Clark have secured
tar and feathers and await their vic
tim. Recently during the night some
miscreant used red paint to write OBJ
scene signs on score of residences
and stores. ~
The Velva schools were closed for
city made it advisable to take precau-
sease, says the Journal. The theatres
and churches were also closed.
What might be termed a daylight
robbery took place early Wednesday
evening when one of the citizens of
Edinburg was knocked down and re-
lieved of $27.21. No clue has been OBJ
tanned at police headquarters as to
the whereabouts of the guilty party.
Women's clubs of Williston are con-
sidering plans for "Better Baby
Week" in connection with the national
better baby week which has been set
for the first week in March. The pur-
poses of the week would be to encour-
age better understanding of the
principles of rearing healthy children
and would be carried out along the
lines suggested for the national move
ment.
Mrs. Chas. Padden, who resides west
Of l.angdon, recently took the con-
tents Of bottle of nitric acid in a mis-
take for castor oil. When the doctor
arrived Re found Mrs. Padden in a
serious condition end while she is re-
covering from the first effects of the
acid, it is doubtful if she ever COM
pletelv RECEIVERS, as the acid had SUI
ficient time to injure the stomach and
other organs before anything was TAX
en- to counteract its effects
Beach Gazette: The North Dakota
railroad commission has received word
that the Great Northern next year
will devote it's attention to completing
the New Rockford line. The district
to be opened includes the territory
from New Rockford to the Missouri
river, which will be bridged during
the winter of 1867. The Northern
Pacific will continue next year the ex-
tension of it's line from Killdeer, N. D.,
Terry, Mont, being the objective
point.
The citizens of New Rockford had
a taste of primitive darkness Monday
morning and evening, when the cleo
trio light plant was broken down.
Lamps, lanterns and candles were
brought into use again, in homes and
business places, and the streets were
in total darkness. The trouble was
due to break in the old machinery
before the new plant had been COM
pletely installed, and it took all day to
repair the DANA ge. About ten o'clock
Monday night the "juice". was turned
on again, and illumination resumed:
1t is hoped to have the service in good
shape again in few days, for both
power and lighting purposes.
Edward Guyard, aged p, half
breed Indian, confessed in justice
court at Olga that he set fire to the
barn Of James Twegan on July 20,
last and claimed that Twegan paid him
IS to commit the act. Guyard's con-
fession followed his arrest through the
efforts Of State Fire Marshal A. H.
Runge, who had been probing the|
Twegan fire for some time past. The
alleged reason for the commission of
the crime was the fact that the barn
was insured for $500. Besides prob
ing the Olga affair, Marshal Runge is
a recent blaze in the
lumber yard of G. w. Plain, at Milton.
The railways have managed to keep
their main lines open in North Dako-
ia by employing all Of the rotary snow
plows in existence, and hiring hun
dreds of shovelers, but the branch
lines have been tied up most Of the
time. Train service between Max and
Sanish was suspended last week and
hardly wheel turned on the Wheat
Line. The Bcrthold branch was tied
up most of the week. The G. N. man.
aged to work few cars Of c al down
from the Noonan mines, which were
left enroute where most NEEDED. There
has been a positive coal shortage in
some of the towns. Even in Minot,
dealers have not been able to fill or
ders for Ignite promptly at all times.
The wife Of Dakota Dan Russell,
formerly of Dickinson, has been grant,
ed divorce in Judge G. W. Changers
court at Winona, MINI. Mrs. Theresa
Russell, who is 40 years Of age, filed
the suit alleging desertion. She re-
sides at Wabaska, MINI. Dakota Dan