The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08


l like it;
1t satisfies no normal need,
l like it;
1t makes you thin, it makes you lean,
1t takes the hair right off your bean;
It's the worst darn stuff I've ever seen,
l like it,
Pennsylvania State College Froth.
Grand Forks county will gravel
thirty-two miles of road this summer
at a cost of $4,000.
The most disgraceful sight one ever
sees in this town is number of
young boys, not yet in their teens,
with cigarettes in their mouths. A
boy behind cigarette is fit subject
for the reform school,
John Storey of Conway was killed
and Charles O'Gorman of Grard
Forks was seriously injured last Sun
day night when their roadster upset
four miles west of Grand Forks. Grov-
err Sprafka, third passenger, also
was injured.
H. R. Hartman of Page sold two
loads Of fat steers on the South St.
Paul live stock market for 1895 per
hundred pounds. The price is said to
be record breaker. Several other
stockmen sold steers at $875 to SO
per hundred pounds.
To make study of the Hollis-G Glass
rural credits act, as it will affect the
North Dakota farm owners, a commit
tee of 80 leading members Of the
North Dakota Bankers association has
been formed. The committee will re-
port to the general convention.
When firemen Of the state arrived in
Fargo for their annual convention
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
they found no "fire water" For the
first time in the history of the asso-
citation, liquor was tabooed About
500 delegates were in attendance.
Geo. T. Slade, vice president of the
Northern Pacific, will bring his herd
of Jerseys to the North Dakota state
fair at Fargo July II to %. The Slade
herd will add greatly to the live stock
show, which gives promise this year
of being exceptionally strong.
The North Dakota Federation of La
Dor, at their annual meeting held ir
Grand Forks, endorsed the program of
the nonpartisan league and the A. S
of E. United States Treasurer John
Burke and Lynn Frazier, candidate fol
governor, were the principal speakers
at the meeting.
Charges brought against P. l.. HOY.
de, register of deeds at Stanley, that
he employed his own time and that OF
his clerks in advancing his private
business interests, failed to "hold wat
err in the official investigation held
by the county commissioners last
week.
John T. Maher, right-of way lane
and tax commissioner of the Great
Northern road, has written letter t.
the Fairview commercial club which
settles the question as to the point Of
location Of a division point in thai
section. He writes: "The company
will locate division point at Fairviev
on completion of it's line from New
Rockford to Lewistown.'
Frank Kirkham, a young brakeman
on the Great Northern, whose home Is
at Breckenridge, had one of his legs
cut off when he went to catch the train
after pulling out from the water tank
at Kindred. He was not discovered
until the caboose passed by him. The
train stopped and was side tracked
and DR.. Haugen was summoned anc
they took the engine and caboose anl
hurried the unfortunate man tt
Breckenridge.
Richard Breedon, sign painter al
Williston, attempted to kill himself al
Mondak Tuesday. He fired five shots
! from an automatic revolver, three OF
them taking effect in his neck anG
shoulder. One bullet missed the jug.
ular vein by the fraction of an inch
Dr. T. j. Strong of Williston was pass.
ing thru Mondak at the time, return.
ing from a baseball game at Glendive
and was called to attend the injured
| man. Later he was brought to this
city and will recover.
George Simpson, negro and alleged
bootlegger: is having good time
somewhere at the expense of Judge
Mclaughlin of the municipal court II
Grand Forks, and the judge is waiting
Simpsons return with bottle of ''ev
| idence." Simpson, after his arrest
offered to turn states evidence. He
said he could show the officials where
to buy all kinds of liquor Judge Nc
Loughlin gave him 81 and placed hin
IN charge of detective. Simpson lee
the detective to a small building or
| the edge Of town and told him to wal
at the door while he went inside ant
purchased the liquor. The detective is
still waiting.
Chris Rufus, who it will be remem
bered had been employed in the John
son tailor shop at Ray for two years
up until few weeks ago then leaving
for Montana, went the suicide route
at Saco, Mont, on Saturday evening
May 20. Rufus had located at Sact
starting tailor shop and was doing E
good business, but had been despon.
dent for several weeks with suicida
tendencies. He had the deed we'll plan.
ned out, going to his house, drove E
large nail into the WALL tying moose
around his neck to the nail and ther
kicked aside a box on which he was