The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-17

l tanning money undcr IalSe pTcIcHSco'
It is learned that Sam is also wrong in
Eddy county, where he is charged with
forgery and selling mortgaged prop
erty. He will have rough road to
travel when the North Dakota officials
take him in charge.
! Notices have been posted during the
week calling for an election on Feb.
20 to vote on bonds for the building
of an addition to the Tioga public
school. AS the present building is
entirely inadequate to meet the de-
mands of the district any longer an
addition thereto seems absolutely ne
cessary. +.
Mr.. Miller, Dad Elstad's head bar
Der at Rugby, has taken hold of a
bunch of entcrprising youngsters
around town and is tutoring them in
the art of "tooting" Mr.. Miller is a
very patient and capable instructor
| for the kids and they are getting
along fine and without any mishaps
so far, except when one of the boys, in
a laborous effort to climb the scale,
almost reached the top and slipping
off, almost broke leg.
Mrs. Chas. Bloedel of Wimbledon
lies at her home in that city in criti-
cal condition the result of burns sus-
tanned when an oil can exploded while
she was lighting a gasoline stove. The
oil flew over her clothing and envel-
oped her with flames. She ran out of
the house and buried herself in snow
drift Her shrieks attracted the at
| tention of men who ran to her as
sistance. They succeeded in putting
out the fire on her person and also in
the kitchen, where but slight damages
| were DONE The woman was badly
burned about the hands, neck and feet
and her recovery is doubtful.
According to the chief game warden
of the state, there are about five mil
! lion beaver in the state, worth close
to two million dollars, and it is said
that property is being destroyed by
them to such an extent that legisla-
ton must be taken permitting cattle
men and ranchers trapping them out.
They ruin trees and build dams in
streams in which many cattle are
drowned It is evident that some peo-
pie want to kill them off for mercenary
motives. The Independent believes
the above recommendation is out of
the order of the day. The beaver
should be let alone for years to come.
Found staggering and crawling across
the prairie almost exhausted, MAIDS
Gydeson, SO years old, died soon after
at Wildrose of heart disease and ex-
posture. Gydeson's toes and hands
were frozen and his sufferings were
terrible from the exposure. The man
had driven seven miles from his home
near Wildrose, and it seems that his
mind became suddenly affected. Some
time later he started on his fatal trip
across the country. His wife was Wis
iting at the home Of a daughter in
Sandstone, Mimi, when he died.
A. J. Nathan and George Register,
of Bismarck, brought an action last
week to close the auditorium in that
city while a concert given by the
| Gwent Welsh singers was in progress
I on Sunday afternoon. Four hundred
people were turned out. The concert
was being given under the auspices of
the Knights of Pythias. All pool
rooms were also closed. The concert
was held later in the Presbyterian
church and a collection taken up. An
indignation meeting was held in the
evening. The trouble arose over tn
Sunday law in regard to charging ad
mission.
The Colgan Mercantile Co., stock
and building at Colgan, Divide county
was completely destroyed by fire on
Tuesday afternoon of last week. The
fire was started by the explosion of a
stove and as the town had no fire pro-
lection, the stock. and building was
soon complete loss. There was on
ly clerk in the building at the time
of the explosion, and it is said that he
had difficulty in escaping without in
jury. The loss is around $4,000. The
Colgan Mercantile Co., owned by w.
H. Feehan Of Kenmare, and his bro
Their Lee Feehan. The loss is heavy
one for them, as they only purchased
the business last fall, and had COM
menced to build up nice business.
| Proposed federal legislation to make
military instruction compulsory in all
educational institutions having land
grants is not likely to be opposed in
cational institutions with land grants,
bnt only two have military depart
ments. At the agricultural college in
Fargo military INSTRUCTION is featured
and the ccmmandant is regular army
officer. Three or four we'll drilled
companies are maintained. At the
normal-industrial at .',''ertale there is
military instruction. Prior to the
Sranish-American war the state uni
versity conducted military courses but
at that time the equipment was called
in by the government and it has not
been renewed. Regardless Of their
views On the general subject of pre-
pal edness many people would like to
see military instruction ct the state
educational institutions. They believe
the drill is highly beneficial to the STU
dcnts. In the event of war, many be-
lieve military instruction in these in
stitutions would solve the problem Of
furnishing officers. 1T