The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-27
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Jurors now receive $500 per day
and mileage. That will permit of
jurors living at heated hotels and par
, taking Of three meals a day. In the
past juror either had to go without
eats or lodging, or else pay the bill
out of his own pockets.
| Mrs. Gilbertson, a Lansford widow,
has already contributed three sons to
the United States army. They are:
Elgar, who is atsCamp Merritt, N. j.,
Milton, at Camp Pike, Ark, and Her.
bert, who recently enlisted and who is
at St. Louis. What the war will mean
to this woman no one can tell except
those who have contributed equally as
much.
The cost of a life membership in
the Red Cross has been advanced from
$25 to $50, effective Dec. 1, according
to telegram received at Northern Di-
vision headquarters from G. f. Scott,
director Of division organization for
the American Red Cross. New chap
ter instructions, dealing with the
change will be forwarded to local or
CARNATIONS soon.
Glenburn Advance: Miss Elizabeth
G. Gould, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Gould, who is studying in
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
gave a very pleasing performance Of
the Chopin Nocturne in D fiat for
piano at the last Students Recital.
Miss Gould is studying piano, voice,
special sight singing and harmony, in
the Oberlin conservatory and is doing
very successful work.
The case of Martin Dillman of
Karlsruhe, who was charged with first
degree murder, having shot and killed
VIM. Geffrey at Karlsruhe on June &c,
was tried last week at Towner. Four
days were used up in presenting the
evidence. States Attorney Ulsrud
and E. B. Cox and George X. Foster
of the attorney generals represented
the state and Attorneys Thorp and
Weber Of Towner, appeared for the
defendant. The jury returned YER
dict Of manslaughter in the second de-
gree and Dillman was sentenced to
serve six months in the county jail.
Plaza Pioneer: A travelling man
reported a Parshall restaurant keep
err for serving meat on meatless day.
This restaurant man received letter
from the food department stating that
if he served meat again on meatless
days he would be subjected to a fine Of
$500. He won't do it he says. 1t
may be the understanding Of many
that the regulations imposed are
simply volunteer regulations, but they
are not. Reports of local parties who
have been using sugar for candy are
coming in and may cause a fine in pro-
portion to the offense. Candy is a
frivolous way of serving your coun-
try and the country is finding a better
place for it's sugar, and people divert
ing it to candy making against the
spirit and letter Of the law are likely
to be intercepted by the u. S. mar
shall.
A quarrel between a number Of en-
ployees at the Williston Coal & Ice
company mine ended disastrously for
a few of the party concerned. Sever
al days ago one of the miners, an
Armenian commonly called The
Turk, was attacked by three fellow
miners. The next day the Turk
whose name is J. Diarian, swore out a
warrant for the three men. In their
hearing before Justice Field one was
released and the other two given a
Jail sentence. After one day in jail
the sentence was changed to a fine and
costs which the men paid and were
given their freedom.
Upon their temperance at the
bunk at the time the "Turk'
drew gun on them, the charge talk
ing effect in two places in one fellow.
In the hearing in Justice court the
Turk was bound over to the district
court on a charge of shooting at
Frank Smith.