The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-05
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Measles are prevalent in Nedrose
township and some other sections of
the county.
F. J. Roble, county auditor of Nc
Henry county, was in the city Mon
day attending Commandery meet
ing.
No, dear reader, Billy Sunday is no
longer considered our greatest evan
gelist. Henry Ford is said to have
, shaken Hades out out of more people
than Mr.. Sunday.
Fred A. Ernst has onions growing
in his garden and will have them for
table use by the latter part Of the
week. They are the hardy winter
onions that come up Immediately aft
err the snow disappears.
The N. P. has been keeping a gang
of 200 men busy at Canaan Ball rip
rapping the banks Of the Cannon Ball
river. 1t is expected that the water at
that place will be unusually high when
the Cannon Ball shoots forth.
Whenever you find an editor run
ming for some dinky Office, you can
make up your mind there is trouble in
store for him should he unfortunately
be elected. Harry M. Case is elected
trustee for the town of Neville.
Judging from the pace set by the
victorious candidates in this weeks
city election in Minot, they all must
have been in the habit of driving
Buick autos, as their running time
seemed unlimited. Shaw, Malm and
Scofeld came up the hill on high.
A carload of elk has been recently
transferred from Yellowstone Nation
al Park to Sully's National Park near
Fort Totten, this state. This nation
al park is the smallest of Uncle Sans
Fairgrounds. It includes 10000 acres
and is enclosed in a 14-foot woven
wire fence.
Rhame is to have a new two-story
brick hotel, the erection of which will
start as soon as possible. The new
building will be modern in every re-
spect, with steam heat and electric
| lights. This will fill long-felt want,
as hotel accommodations at Rhame
are very poor.
Howard Huston, whose parents re-
side near Deering, and who has spent
much Of his time in Minot, is at York,
Kan, this week, where he is partici-
pating in the national oratorical con-
test. Mr.. Huston represents five North
Dakota schools, the university, James
town college, Fargo college, the agri-
cultural college and the Wahpeton
science school.
Contrary to the beliefs of some peo-
pie, the small-town merchant is not
making "big" money. He is not even
making money. He is merely making
a poor living. And because he is
merely making a poor living he has
not the means with which to improve
his town. Do not blame the merchants
for what they and their towns are or
can not build up both the great job
bling cities and their own towns at the
same time. Give them credit for one
thing-that they, like the farmers Of
the Northwest, are trying to throw off
/, the burden Of Big Business. It will
be bard fight, but farmer and mer-
chant should line up shoulder to Shout
der-they have the same fight. And
if the fight is hard, why-the harder
the fight the greater the victory.
The ranch home of c. c. sperber
near Kildeer was completely de-
stroyed Monday evening by fire, in
volving a loss of approximately $4,000
with no insurance. About $3.50 in the
evening Mr.. Sperber was filling a gas
oline lamp and in some manner the
spray hit the stove ten feet distant,
causing an explosion. The building
was Immediately enveloped in flames.
Mrs. Sperber's arms were badly burn
ed to the elbows, rendering her abso-
lutely helpless and unable to assist
in saving any Of the furniture. Mr..
/ Sperber succeeded in carrying the two
children, who were i'll with the grip
to the door, and were then taken to
the granary nearby. He also managed
to save two armfuls of bed clothes
The loss amounts to $4,000, which in.
cludes new $3.50 piano, all the house
hold furniture and number Of inval.
liable personal articles. No insurance