The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-16

If it's the drug store brand.
The electric light plant at Lankin
Lyle Walker of Kensal sustained
badly crushed skull when he was kick
ed by horse last week.
is progressing. The poles are about up
and the foundation for the engine and
dynamo are in.
North Dakota soldiers are off on an
other chase for Mexican bandits about
three miles from Mercedes, Tex.
Saturday, Nov. 4, was celebrated at
Fargo and vicinity as "Chrsyanthe-
mum Day" 1t will be an annual event
in the future.
Three dollars an hour for takes
proved profitable for stealing
wheat at Bismarck-until the men
were caught.
The United States infantry at Mer-
cedes, Texas, have established a
"Squaw Camp" and the North Da-
kota soldier boys are sending for their
wives.
Fire destroyed the Swenson black
smith shop at Fordville Thursday eve
ming. Good work by the fire depart
ment saved a big livery barn adjoin-
ing.
Ina Robinson of Garrison had the
misfortune to stub her toe on the par
TALLY completed sidewalk at the school
house and fell in such way that her
shoulder was fractured.
The barn of A. Haskins, south of
Adams, was destroyed by fire last
week together with two good horses
some calves and the loft full of hay.
Mr.. Haskins' sister was badly burned
on the face and arms during her ef-
orts to save the building.
Thirty acres of hemp was raised this
year at the International Harvester
company's experiment farm and it is
claimed that this is the first hemp to
be raised and successfully harvested
in this state.
General A. B. Ward, one of North
Dakota's famous citizens of territor-
ial days, and after, has earned the
qualifying prefix Gin" he being de-
posed at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, because
he had too many wives by eight, and
other minor ailments.
A report of the state railroad COM.
mission just issued shows that not
single passenger has been killed on the
thousands of miles of railway lines in
the state during the biennial period
ending August 3d.. 1916. Thirty-six
met death on the railroad tracks dur
ing that period.
VIM. Larsman, a prominent farmer
living near Kathryn, was shot and
killed by Victor Snider, young man
Of the same vicinity. The shooting
was due to land dispute between the
victim and Young Snider's father, and
it is said that feud has been going
on between the families for a long
period. g
County Superintendent Berg killed a
large coyote while driving from Town
er to Balfour last week. He will make
application for the bounty.
F. o. Bacon of Granville has his
three silos filled and is now ready for
the winter. This amount of feed is suf-
fcient for go head Of milk cows.
North Dakotans are up in arms
against an article recently published
in the Saturday Evening Post entitled
'tThe Hired Man-His Kick" Steps
are being taken to compel the author
and the publishers to make aretrac-
tions. The article presents libelous
statements concerning the farm life in
North Dakota.
The 1917 automobile tags in North
Dakota will have a background of
glossy black, with the N. D. and the
serial numbers of the license counter
sunk in white. The style will resemble
this years tags except for the changes
in color. This season they were black
and yellow.
| For an off year North Dakota seems
to be pretty well, thank you. Our
crops were not much in some places,
but many have realized more out of
this years work than most years. Let
US be thankful that we are in North
Dakota, where we are selling wheat
at $1.85 per bushel, instead of buying.
There may be few better places to
live in, but we are dead sure there are
a lot more that are great deal worse
Governor Hanna gave lecture in
the c. 0. F. hall at st. Anthony recent
/ ly. War scenes were thrown on the
screen and the governor, having Wis
tied the war zone on his trip abroad
explained each picture as it appeared
on the screen. The governors efforts
delighted the large audience present
A lady stopping at hotel in North
Dakota rang the bell the first morning
Of her arrival and was very much sur
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