The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-22
BRIEF STATE NEWS

+, Fargo health officials will cover all
bodies of standing water with kero-
sene oil as the means Of fighting mos
quitoes.
Gunder Olson has been chosen ma
tional committeeman for North Dako-
to, while J. P. Paulson was named from
this state for the committee on rcso-
lutions.
June % and 90 are the dates announ-
ced for the annual convention of the
North Dakota grand lodge Of Eastern
Star. There will be about 300 dele
gates in attendance.
German Baptists of North Dakota
held their annual meeting in Ana
moose this week and about 600 to 300
delegates were in attendance. The
convention was held in a monster tent.
Problems encountered by the mer-
chants of North Dakota will be re-
counted and solved, if possible, at the
annual convention of the State Re-
tailers' association at Devils Lake on
June 20, 81 and %.
Fordville will have new city hall,
Jail and fire department building this
summer. A large number of the tax
payers have petitioned the village
board to build such structure, and
plans are now being drawn.
More than 5000 Norwegians honor
ed the memory Of Bjornsterne Born
son by unwilling bust of the Morse
poet. The celebration was held under
the auspices Of the Sons of Norway. OF
Mayville. William Ager of Eau Claire,
Wis, made the address.
| Adoption to Fargo Of the winter
sport carnival idea, successfully stag
ed last winter in St. Paul, is proposed
by the Fargo Town Criers' club.
! Valley City was selected by North
Dakota Firemen's association as the
next meeting place.
Alfred, the son of L. E. Brown OF
Dickinson, sustained serious breaks in
the bones of both his legs just above
the knees. One of the fractured bones
broke through the skin. The little fell
low was climbing tree in the yard
The limb snapped off and he fell quite
a distance to the ground.
At Lawton, June 5, in a fit of de-
mentia, caused by domestic trouble
Mrs. Peter Latoff attempted to destroy
herself by drinking carbolic acid. For
tunately the acid was diluted and she
swallowed very little. Antidotes were
promptly administered, which saved
her life.
Matt Klein, living north Of Portal
had the misfortune of losing a valu-
able horse. Four horses htched to a
disc became frightened at a rabbit
jumping up under their feet and ran
away, one horse being so badly cut ur
that it was necessary to kill the AMI
NAL
The discovery Of a new-made secret
grave in local cemetery at Devils
Lake June /, containing the body of ar
infant child, has started the officials
on an investigation. That the chile
was buried secretly to hide shame OF
cover crime is the belief. Devils Lake
papers of November Is, 1915, were
wrapped around the body.
Ole Benson, blacksmith of Gilby
N. D., suffered broken neck on Fri
day, June 2, when the loft of barr
in which a dance was being given b.
the Gilby baseball team caved in, drop
ping more than $50 persons more thar
fifty feet Several others were seri
ously injured, but will recover. Ben
sons condition is regarded as hopeless
The barn caught fire and a panic wa
narrowly averted.
Residents of Mercer county and Ha
zen in particular, do not take kindly
to the fact that George Post, who wa
tried at Dickinson few days ago OF
a change of venue from Mercer coun
ty,.was acquitted by the jury in tire
minutes. 1t had been presumed tina
;Post would plead guilty. Smith, tn
iother party to the crime, is serving
year in the penitentiary while the mail
offender goes scot free, and it is clear
ly a miscarriage Of justice, says tn
Hazen Star. Post has caused the Mer
Ger county authorities no end of trou
BILE.
About midnight last Thursday nigh
two of the boes that have been loafin|
in the jungles near Powers Lake TO
several days stole an Overland ca
from Sellie, Breeding & Sons ware
house and started for parts unknown
However, the car and the driver faile
to agree, and when Marshal Howell
went to look for them he found then
but short distance south of the lax
and brought them back, taking tn
thieves to Bowbells the next morning
where they were given hearing an
bound over to the district court.
At jamestown a man can't drink an
drive a car at the same, even if he i
an auto salesman. So it was decide
in the police magistrates office tn
other day, when an auto salesman o
this city was brought before Judg
Murphy and fined for careless driv
ing on the streets Of the city. TIL
salesman admitted that he had take
a drink but not enough to hinder hi
control of the car. He stated that tn
reason he drove in such a manner a
to take up most Of the street was t
show off his car, which he was tryin
to sell. He was not driving fas
enough to exceed the speed limit o
the city, but people complained TO
fear that someone might get run owe
by his carless driving. Besides tn
fine, Judge Murphy prohibited tn
salesman from driving a car here TO