The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-25
BRIEF STATE NEWS

A 97-year-old veteran was laid to
rest at Grand Forks this week.
The mothers pension act has been
held constitutional by the new supreme
court.
Contracts will be let in the near fu-
ture for the reconstruction of the Ger
man Mercantile company building
which was destroyed by fire recently
at Dickinson at loss of $4,000 The
building was occupied by the Berns de-
partment store.
Herbert Hanson of Valley City re-
ceived serious injuries Wednesday of
last week. He loaded an elevator
heavily and jumped on himself. The
overweight caused the elevator to
break and he was thrown forcibly to
the cement floor below.
Alvin Watson of Duck Creek had
narrow escape from death recently
when a bank of earth fell upon him
while he was working in Ignite coal
mine. Fortunately there was man
working with him who was able to dig
him out
Authorities are busy at Killdeer in
bringing alleged bootleggers into the
courts. Seven have been put under ar
rest already and more are to be taken.
A spotter in the employ of the states
attorney was given severe beating by
some of the men who learned that he
was preparing evidence against them.
Eleven of the men who were tried at
Omaha, Neb., were found guilty in
the horse swindling case, which has
attracted nationwide attention. H. B.
Halverson of Adams county is one of
the victims who was swindled out OF
a section Of land, getting bunch OF
|'phantom" horses in the trade.
Unless the present and seeming OBJ
noxious "blue law" relative to Sunday
closing is repealed during the present
session, no blame can attach to "Bill"
LANCER, the fighting attorney general,
who proposes to enforce all laws now
on the statute books. LANCER has some
job on his hands, for there are two
mighty big volumes, besides those now
coming.
Ed Roy, living near York, died Sun
day morning from the effects of sore
on his foot, caused from bite from
one of his mules. About three weeks
ago Mr.. Roy was badly bitten on the
ankle by one of his mules and think
ing it would not cause trouble did not
call doctor. Blood poison set in and
his death resulted on Sunday last. He
leaves widow and family of small
children.
Charged with numbering Horace
Ball, by blowing him to atoms with
dynamite, George Smith was placed on
trial at Beach yesterday Ball was kill
ed on July 16, when heavy charge of
dynamite was exploded under his
shack. Until September 10 detectives
searched for the man who had blown
up the little home. Then Smith, sup
posedly good friend of the murdered
man, was arrested.
Barely escaping with their lives the
J. E. Swanberg family awoke at $50
o'clock a. m. Tuesday in the midst Of
a mass Of flames which totally de-
stroyed their home II miles south
west of Mandan, causing loss Of at
least $1,000. Good fortune paved the
way to safety although they were COM
PEELED to drive mile to the Carl Rask
home, CARRIED only in their night gar
ments. Mr.. Swanberg's home was
burned four months ago when light
ming struck the house, setting it on
fire and causing total loss. At that
time his son, Lars, narrowly escaped
death. It is estimated Mr.. Swanberg's
loss in the two fires aggregate $4,000
Bowman moonlight is hoodoo to
Jim Worth, the Slope county prisoner
who is serving time in the Jail at that
place for livening up dance north Of
Rhame some time ago. On his first at
tempt to break from the bastile, which
occurred about month ago, Worth
took the sheriff unawares, hurled hin
to the floor of the Jail and beat it will
the guardian Of the law right at hi
heels. But in the moonlight the sher
siege gun to the prisoner and he CAV
Y