The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
BRIEF STATE NEWS

FEBRUARY TIN ana 9TH Will be North
Dakota Dairymens' days at Mandan.
Fort Clark is in line for a village
band consisting of twenty pieces.
The bachelors of Shields are "spruc-
ing up" preparing for a leap year ball.
Frieds of John H. Worst, the de-
posed head Of the Agricultural college,
are planning move to have him re-
instated.
The Boy Scouts of Casselton are
gathering old papers and rags to Sc
cure funds to pay for their equipment
and camping expenses.
August Greuel, a pioneer, living
near Lynchburg for over 33 years, fell
from his hay NOW last week, sustain
ing injuries from which he died three
hours later.
The Wahpeton schools are to have
visiting nurse, Miss Farley of that
place having been engaged for the
purpose.
Thieves entered the barnyard of G.
A. Lunde, living west of Nansen, a
few nights ago, and not only stole
about 200 bushels of oats, but butch
cred fat hog and carried it off, too.
If there is anything that a North
Dakota rural carrier dearly loves dur
ing the cold weather it is to have to
take off his gloves and dig around in
metal mail box for two pennies that
someone has left there for the mail
man to stamp their letter with.
The editor of the Neville Journal
assents to the Nelson county editors
who are fighting for membership in
the Ananias club. Case AYERS that he
is somewhat interested.
Governor Frazier announces the ap-
pointment of N. A. Mason of Wimble-
don as his private secretary. Mason
was formerly engaged in the furni-
ture and undertaking business and will
be in fine shape to care for the
'stiffs' that may haunt the office of
the new governor.
John Andrews, for four years depu-
ty secretary of state under Tom Hall,
goes to Washington, having accepted
position as private secretary to Con-
gresham Norton. John is one Of the
best of the "tribe" in the newspaper
game of North Dakota.
A few miles north of Michigan &C.
Cured a fatal shooting accident last
Thursday when Olaf Kampen, who
worked on his brothers farm was kill
ed. The brothers were going for
load of hay and Olaf was standing in
the rear Of the rack with a shotgun.
What caused the gun to discharge will
never be known. His brother heard the
report and turned to see Olaf fall. He
lived about half an hour but did not re-
gain consciousness. The discharge en-
tered the face near the nose.
W. j. Ratckin of Cakes, is building
an ice boat in the Salzer Lumber COM
pany's yard. The boat is twenty Eight
feet long and Mr.. Ratckin expects to
start from Cakes by way of the Jim
river and go all the way to St. Louis
in his new boat.
John Mcleod of Wales has been
awarded a five passenger touring car
for the best bushel of wheat that has
been sent to St. Paul. This wheat was
raised here in Dresden township and
John is nightly pleased about it.
Miss Louise Petty, at one time ma
tron Of the Florence Crittenton home
in Fargo, but recently matron of the
Y. w. C. A. at Pasadena, CAL, was
knocked down by motorcycle in that
city recently and killed. The rider of
the machine was the son Of the sheriff
of Los Angeles county.
Arthur L. Sandin, boss farmer at
the Fort Totten Indian agency, has
been canned by the government on the