The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-16
BRIEF STATE NEWS

"Stub City,"
The new town of Wabek will have
three elevators.
John G. Sorte of Van Hook was mar
ried to Miss Eta Dorr at st Paul.
The Cheathma quarter section near
Makoti was sold for $4,000. The place
has $4,000 residence.
The proposition to locate normal
school at Dickinson was won by a
three to one vote.
DR.. w. d. Scott of Grand Forks was
rrested, charged with practicing with
out license.
A flock of geese settled down in the
lake near Benedict last week, causing
great excitement among the nimrods.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wojciechowski of Makoti. She
will probably be given some simple lit
tie name like Mary or Anna.
The prosperous Washburn Leader
has installed new Model Is linotype
machine. Sister Satterlund is to be
congratulated on her success.
Everett Diehl of Joy, ILL.,, who has
been visiting his parents at Sawyer,
returned to the former place on Mon
day of this week.
The cornerstone of the new St.
Johns Norwegian Lutheran church at
Ryder was laid with appropriate ex-
ercises on Saturday morning, Nov. II.
Robert Lewis. near Eckman lost con-
troll of his team while drilling and was
thrown in front of the machine. He
got out of the mix-up with four ribs
and collar bone broken.
Michael Anderson of Mayvijle, who
is over 80 years of age, was quite Sc
yerely injured in runaway accident.
For man of his years he is with
standing his injuries hyperphysical.
Oscar Neivenberg of Jessie brought
to the Thord-Arndt Grain company
four wagon loads of durum wheat, of
the 1915 crop and received check
for $863.7O. This is the largest price
ever paid at that point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schafer of
Stanton received the sad news of the
death of their son, John, who had en-
listed in the English army. The dis
patch come from Canada, but failed to
state just where he was killed.
An Italian filled with booze slashed
"a fellow workman across the head with
a knife at Garrison and escaped. The
men had been working on the water
works construction gang.
John LaPorte, the Sanish cattle man,
shipped ten cars of cattle to Chicago
enc day last week. He declared that
had Hughes been elected he would
have turned the rest Of his cattle back
to the range.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the North Dakota Educational associa-
ton is being held at Fargo this week.
Among the speakers are Gov. w. N.
Ferris of Lansing, Mich; Gov. Hanna
and President. G. E. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota.
E. A. Wilson was found guilty of
using the mails to defraud, in trial
in federal court at Fargo which start
ed Oct. 10. Wilson was president of
the North Dakota Improvement Co.,
which was organized in 1906 r. NJ
Farmer, the secretary, was acquitted.
Wilson will move for new trial.
August Barlow, living on his farm
north of Grand Forks, is the oldest
voter in North Dakota. He is nearly
100 years old and cast his ballot last
week. He came to North Dakota in
1865 and has resided on his farm in
the Red River valley ever since.
The museum of the State Historical
varieties Of tobaccos from different
sections of this country. Among the
specimens is variety which was cul-
tivated by the Indians of the plains
hundreds of years ago.
Look out for couple of smooth
tongued artists who will be along soon
selling memberships" or something
like that in an alleged mail order
house. The idea is to bet note for
$50 from you and in return they give
you-a catalog. Don't bite on this one.
Bread has become so high in price
that the slices served in the average
eating house are only half as thick as
formerly. Butter is no small item in
the serving of meal, one small square
costing the owner of the eating house
a cent and quarter.
F. H. Waters, while hunting rabbits
along the river early in the week, kill
ed big northern duck that had made
its way to the open water. The Their,
nometer stood at the zero point and all
of the small lakes had been frozen
over. Another hunter got big green
head. Practically all of the ducks have
gone south, it is said.
Sivert Arentsen, bachelor living
about IA miles southwest from Kind
red, was found dead in the field short
distance from his house Thursday eve
ming. 1t is thought that he went out
in the field to drive hogs home and
while doing so suffered stroke of
some kind. Hilda Braaten, a neigh
Dor girl, was sent over there on an err
rand that morning and noted that the
horses in the barn were harnessed, but
could not find the man. In the eve
ming they saw no light at his place and
the neighbors began to investigate.
Not finding him at home they went
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