The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-09
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Henry Shipped has entered into
partnership with Chas. Lennertson
and purchased the Holton Bros. store
at Ryder.
The increasing business at Van
Hook postoffice has necessitated Post
master W. George erecting a new
and more commodious building.
E. L. Elan and Joy Kline of Van
Hook each received on Monday a white
faced Hereford bull from the Velva
stock ranch. The animals took first
and second prizes at the Stock show
in Minot.
The Milwaukee railroad is playing
"Safety First" on the Cannonball riv-
err near Mott, where a crew of men
dynamited the river to protect the
railroad bridges from the onrush of
ice that is expected.
- M. B. Tollefson, nine miles north
of Van Hook, has joined the prosper
ity procession by closing the contract
for the building of modern, up-to-
the-minute barn 40XS0 on his farm
stead
Fessenden's electric light and pow
er plant is to be greatly enlarged and
a twenty-four hour service furnished
early the coming spring is the an
nouncement made by the company.
Approximately $4,000 is the loss
by fire which destroyed several bust
ness buildings at Wales, N. D., and |
Threatened the whole city. The fire
started from an explosion of gasoline |
in the L. R. Scott pool hail.
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Alabama who went down among the
congregation and asked each one to
join the army of the Lord. "I'se done
joined" said one colored man. "Whar
did you join?" asked the evangelist.
I'm the Baptist church," he was told.
why, chile" said the preacher, "you
amt in the army; you'se in the navy"
Herman Christensen, the Wolford
harness maker, took an involuntary
bath in his oil tank the other day. Her
man was standing on box while fix
ing a pulley above the harness oiling
tank when his feet skidded and he
went into the tank kersplash. He re-
ceived a thorough oiling from the
soles of his shoes to the waistband of
his trousers.
An exchange tells of an Indian who
went into the Ashland, Okla, Clipper
office to renew his subscription and
when he paid the editor, insisted on
taking receipt. The editor gave it
to him and then asked why he in
sisted on getting receipt. The In
dian replied: "Indian die sometime,
60 to Heaven. Saint Peter ask if In
dian pay debts. If have no receipt,
have to hunt all over hell for editor"
Approval by federal banking offic-
ials Of the general plan presented for
the reorganization of the First Nat
ional Bank of Casselton, was gained
by C. H. Anheier of Fargo and M. E.
Straus of Casselton on their recent
trip to Washington, where they pre-
sented the proposition. They are work
ng out several details of the plan.
The bank closed it's doors several
months ago |
r A pleasant event took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dunbar,
west of Portal, on Wednesday evening,
March I, the occasion being the cele-
oration of the golden wedding ami
of Mr.. and Mrs. John David
Dunbar, two of the well-known resi-
tents of the North Portal district The
participants are 76 and II years Of
age respectively and hale and hearty,
taking an active part in church and
social affairs.
At the burning of barn in Steele
recently the county superintendent of
schools displayed some nerve and
pluck. Miss Human did not wait for
The men to get there, but FASTENED to
he barn without stopping to dress,
and in bare feet united the horses be-
.ore they had become unmanageable,
thus saving them with little trouble.
There is not a man, we venture to say,
IN all Steele but what would have
stopped to put on his pants before ven
;uring out into the crisp air, but she
lidn't, her only thought being of the
lumb animals imperiled there. It was,
indeed, nervy and cool-headed per-
'ormance.-Turtle Mountain Star.