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

to watch the progress of the war from
the other side and visit the first line
of trenches.
The Bottineau county papers are
kept pretty busy publishing answers
from Non partisan league members TO
attacks made on the organization.
Staale Hendrickson of Coteau, who
has served the 40th legislative dis
tricr well for several sessions, VIII
again re candidate for the ieglsla-
tdre.
Business is so good with David
Laren that he was compelled to en-
large the Parshall Leader las: week to
take care of big grist Of final proof
notices.
a sufficient number of names has
been secured to the petitions providing
for redistricting Mountrail county in
to five districts and the proposition
will go on the ballot at the June pri-
maries.
Thieves stole $500 worth of mems
and women's wearables from a cover
ed wagon left in the Glib and Conan
livery barn at Sanish by Herman
Ostrer. who was in the Twin Cities
on business.
The last echo of the suit of Sena-
tor A. j. Gronna against Silver Serum
gard and Colonel ]. H. Bloom, pub
fishers. at Devils Lake, was heard in
district court last week, when stipu-
lations were filed by Attorney D. Y.
Brennan Diminishing the two suits.
Solomon Hodge of Ross was bound
over to the district court charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Hodge and S. J. Bahama got into an
argument over some rent and Mrs.
Bahama, becoming alarmed, came be-
tween the men. She was injured, but
not seriously.
An indignant citizen walked up to
the editor of the town paper and said:
See here, you state in your obituary
column today that l am dead! Now,
what do you propose to do about it -
"Oh," replied the editor, "that can be
easily fixed! Tomorrow will put you
in the birth notices"
Editor Varty of Bantry, with a dis
play Of the proper amount of faith
and money-is building a new home,
just across the street from the Meth
odist church. On summer evenings,
he will probably enjoy the sermons
from his front porch, which will at
ford him another excuse for not going
to church.
An Imperial auto driven by Mrs.
Woodhouse, wife of a Berthold attor-
ney, was burned near Lone Tree last
week. Mrs. Woodhouse had taken a
party of friends out for ride and the
machine became mired in a soft spot
along the road. The engine back
fired, setting some straw on fire under
the machine, causing the loss.
Two hundred thousand pounds of
turnip-rape seed have been imported
from Argentina and Japan. The seed
specialists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture are caution
ing farmers to avoid seeding turnip-
rape-which is not winter rape and is
not suitable for the forage purposes
for which winter rape is grown.
New Rockford is to have a daily
newspaper after June l., when the
Transcript will be sold to a stock COM
pany and a daily issue established. J.
N. Southrad, for number of years
advertising manager of The Fargo
Forum, will be editor and business
manager. The business men of New
Rockford are behind the enterprise.
Joe Chitliek, farmer living south
of Adams, was arraigned before JUS
tice Eldon o. Henderson a couple of
weeks ago, on charge Of misdemean-
or, for feeding unwholesome food. The
complaint was made by his hired man,
George Hornak, who testified that a
sick cow had been butchered by the
defendant and served on the table as
food. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boura were
also called as witnesses for the state