The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-06
BRIEF STATE NEWS

BRIEF STATE NEWS|
Though I know that we are happy,
When under the cloud Of sin,
I know the day approaches
When chastisement must begin.
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July % to 26 are the dates selected
for the holding of the Velva chautau-
qua.
The Catholics of Van Hook are adj
vertising for bids to erect church
there.
The Messenger is being sent free of
charge to all couples who get married
in the Souris district in 1916.
A wife puts in lot of time trying
to mend her husbands ways but it is
different with his socks.
The weight of snow broke down the
sheep shed on the Webb farm near
Riga, killing seven of the animals.
365 acres of land in the Russell
neighborhood sold for $4,000 an acre
recently. A man from Danube, Mimi,
was the purchaser.
! Three young and valuable horses
were killed by the train near Bantry
last week. That's the kind that usual
ly get killed.
The spring meadow lark was seen
at Upham on the 18th of March. Can't
blame man for seeing things that
day.
The light plant at Balfour was out
of commission election night just at
the time when all the people needed
light.
| o. R. Faro, who has been depot
agent at Van Hook since the town
started, has resigned his position and
the Tribune says he will reside on his
farm mile west Of Parshall.
The Bakery Cafe at Van Hook has
new waitress and Dad Kane says she
"glides with ease your appetite to ap-
pease." Many a newspaperman has
been hung for perpetrating less awful
things than that.
Beach, long divided by fractional
fights that have retarded the city's
growth, will come to the front with
rapidity as a result of the organiza-
ton of the Beach Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Missouri is on it's second ram
page within three weeks at Sanish,
and has reached the high water mark
Of Feb. 81. Freezing weather has
checked the rising water for the pres
ent at least.
Some one with mighty little more
brains than his regard for the law,
and with apparently little for either,
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Garrison. J. J. McEllwain lost two
horses about two weeks ago and last
Sunday Anton Kestner had one re-
turn home badly shot through the
shoulder. 1t seems strange that such
things still persist in that neighbor-
hood.
Albert Myers, southwest of Caring
ton, sold steer to a Sykeston dealer
this week that brought him $134.25.
The animal weighed Ito pounds and
the price paid was $7.85. He sold an
other animal at the same time that
weighed a hundred pounds less that
brought $12125. Where can steers be
raised more successfully than on our
lands that sell at fourth what the
same quality soil brings in Iowa and
Illinois?
Ward Smith, the young man who
has been working at the depot at yell
lowstone, N. D., took the mail to the
depot and as soon as he arrived at the
station he put the sack down in the
accustomed place, sat down at the
desk and dropped over dead. Agent
Cook heard him make slight noise
and Immediately called help and al
though the body was worked on for
about two hours, nothing could be
done. He leaves to mourn his loss
mother at Flint, Mich, twin brother
at Havre, Mont, and two sisters living
living at Seattle.
There is nothing to the story that is
going the rounds to the effect that
there was a plot on foot at Drake to
lynch J. T. Walsh, the evangelist, who
attempted to inject himself into poll
tics. This wild story had its origin
when a bunch of fellows went to the
church Monday night and disturbed
the revival meeting by throwing eggs
at the church and everyone that open
ed the door to look out. This is bad
enough without trying to make it
stronger.
Undeterred by the fact that Rugby
is the home of Sheriff Rettinper and
also Chief Richardson, bold, bad burg
lars pulled off double stunt at Rug
by either late Monday night or early
Tuesday morning. The postoffice and
Johnson's jewelry store were the two
places burglarized. At the postoffice
| they secured about $4,000 worth of
money and stamps that had not been
put in the safe, and at Johnson's they
got away with rings, stickpins, souve-
mir spoons, ETC., to the value Of about
$780,. In both instances entrance was
gained by forcing a rear window. The
burglars evidently raided the post
office first, as screw driver belonging
to that institution was found at the
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