The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-13
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| Beginning July / merchants Of Val
ley City started consolidated deliv-
cry system. There will be but two
deliveries day; motor trucks will be
used.
Well drillers struck flowing well
on the Walker Bros. farm ten miles
south of Antler last week which is
! flowing at the rate Of $50 barrels per
day.
Two hundred feet of right-of-way of
the Great Northern was torn up when
a freight train was wrecked few
miles from Glendale. Three box cars
and the tender 1eaped the rails, over
turning in the ditch. Nobody was in
jured
Peter Jaspritz, a farmer residing
southwest of Bowdan in Kidder county,
was struck by lightning and killed dur
ing the heavy storm which prevailed
over that section of the state last
week. The deceased leaves quite d
large family to mourn his loss
The farmers east of Portal are in
stalling a new telephone line. c. c..
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Power company, is assisting them in
the wiring These gentlemen have
been contemplating the installation of
a line for several years.
A man was killed last week on the
Chris Blocker farm, east of CARING
ton, according to telephone advices re-
reived. The electric storm was accom-
panied by a cloud burst in places.
Eighteen rail lengths were washed out
at DIVE, north of New Rockford, a
foot and half Of the grade going out.
A train was delayed four hours.
Two Willow City fellows met with
accidents last week, not on the same
day, however, from falling down. One
stumbled while walking on the rail-
road track and ruptured himself so
badly that an immediate operation was
necessary to save his life. The other
unfortunate fell on the sidewalk and
painted an eye beautiful blue.
Capt. L. L. Eckman of the machine
gun company was honored by Illus
trious Potentate Tracy R. Bangs and
his divan of KEN Temple, Grand
Forks, when they rpesented him with
a ring emblematic Of the Mystic
Shrine. Captain Eckman is chief of
the divan and second officer Of the tenn
pie.
Fire broke out in the Stanton Auto
and Supply company's garage at Stan
ton and destroyed the building and it's
contents. The fire originated in the
office and is thought to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion in
a bunch Of oily overalls. All of the
autos except one were saved.
Harry Hammel of Williston was ar
rested by Chief of Police John Nolan
last week on a charge of burglary.
Officers believe that Hammel entered
the Hagen hardware store and relieved
the till Of about SIT in cash last week.
Hammel entered plea of not guilty
when arraigned in justice court and
was bound over for trial at this term
of district court.
Last Sunday night some unknown
parties broke into the Max pool hall,
gaining entrance through cellar win
dow, and helping themselves to about
$40 in small change left in the cash
register. The same night someone
entered the Max meat market in a
similar manner and got away with in
the neighborhood of $40 worth Of
dimes and nickels left in the cash reg
lister.
Sunday night two Russian farmere
of Ashley, Mimi, stopped over night
at Elbowoods. Supt. Jermark smelled
! something unusual in the air and ex-
amining the visitors outfit found a
gallon of booze. They were brought
, before U. S. Commissioner Bert Legg
, of Van Hook and pleaded guilty. They
were only passing through and did not
know they were on Indian territory.
They were bound over to district court.
! Serious injuries were sustained by
Mrs. A. E. Bestic, prominent suffrage
worker of Fargo when the automobile
in which she was riding, and driven by
her husband, suddenly dropped to a
depth of four feet when the pavement
caved in on Eighth street south be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues,
across the old ravine at Wahpeton.
! Sylvester Merth, 5-year-old son of
j. A. Merth of Grand Forks, rescued
his little 3-year-old brother, Maurice,
from drowning. Shortly after a heavy
rainstorm Maurice had climbed to a
board leading to rain barrel. He
slipped and fell, head first, into the
barrel With unusual presence of
mind, Sylvester grabbed him by the
heels and pulled him out. The lad is
none the worse for his experience.
! Sanish put itself on the map with
! brilliant tracings during its two-days'
celebration on the Third and Fourth.
The hundreds who assembled from the
surrounding country were served a line
menu of amusements consisting of foot
and horse races, broncho busting, and
other minor sports. They even went
so far as to take ball game from Van
Hook and turned around and handed it
to Plaza. The City Seven Hills took
good care of all their guests and did a
good stunt in advertising the town.
The ban on livestock has been lifted
by the North Dakota Livestock SAM
tary board and all livestock of any
class originating in the state of Hi
nois will be admitted into North Da-
kota if accompanied by a proper certi-
fcate of health issued by veterinary
inspector of Illinois, endorsed by the
Illinois State Veterinarian. The order