The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27

But our duty Is, with hoe and spade,
TO assist the termination
John Heck, aged 13 years, was
killed by Milwaukee train at Haynes.
| Bounder-I see Binks has a new
] siren for his car. Rounder-You don't
say! What happened to the blond
Slowboy-Are late hours good for
one? Crusher-No, but they are all
right for two.
II you were my husband I'd give you
poison. Well Mum, if We wuz me
wife, I'd take it.
The safe in the Danzig postoffice
was blown open and about $57 in cash
| was stolen. No clue has been found
| of the robbers.
Lightning killed two horses on the
William Niffle farm at Anamoose last
week. The bolt struck the barn in
which they were standing.
Twin boys were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Leen, residing north of
White Earth on Sunday last The
little fellows lived but short time.
Printer-"Doesn't that girl over
there look like Helen Brown" Print
er's Dewitt don't call that dress
brown"
Arville Price and Leonard Halas
! have had four thrheshing crews strike
in two days in the vicinity of Caring
| ton. Their last crew worked two
hours and then struck for higher pay.
Louis Kiel, son of Mrs. Nels Kiel of
| near Anamoose, was reported to have
been killed in action in France Aug
ust 18th. He was with a Canadian
regiment.
A woman who cashed a check for
500 on Van Hook bank where she
had no funds, was arrested at Drake
last week. She came across with the
hundred and was given her freedom
Florence A. bennett of Williston
has been appointed Juvenile Commits
sioner for the Eleventh Judicial Dis
trict. She takes the place which was
recently resigned by c. Ellithore.
Fred Mclaughlin of Parshall, who
was recently taken up for raising
check from $1,000 to $11O.5O, pleaded
guilty and was given two years by
Judge Fisk last Thursday.
A. F. Lehman of Lostwood brought
ten gallon can Of cream to the local
dealers in Stanley which netted him
$16.03. This is the highest price ever
paid at this station for like quantity
of cream. Raise cows.
A dashing young travelling man was
arrested at Drake charged with sell
ing merchandise without license
He was sentenced to serve five days
in the city Jail. He has appealed the
case to the district court.
The seizure of three five-gallon kegs
of Whiskey in a raid on Charles Ellis
Worth's place at HaZen may lead to
preferring charges against Sheriff
Haevisher of having failed to rigidly
enforce the laws against blindpigging
in Mercer county.
Ed. White, who was charged with
numbering D. C. Stewart at Drake on
August goth, pleaded guilty to a
charge of manslaughter in the first
degree and was sentenced by Judge
Burr to serve six years in the state
penitentiary.
The Garrison Advance man advises
the amateur cOrnetist of that town
who plays die Wachth am Rhine"
every evening to learn the "Star
Spangled Banner" as his American
neighbors are getting peeved
Mike Jahner of Regent lost seven
head of cattle, due. to the animals
eating green flax. No fewer than fifty
head of cattle have died from the same
cause in Hettinger county the past
month, and there have been similar
losses in Bowman, Slope and Adams
counties.
large barn owned by Mrs. J. G.
Vote of Egelund was burned to the
ground with several sets of harness,
200 bushels of oats and other feed,
when it was struck by lightning dur
ing the absence of the family. Neigh
bors arrived in time to save the other
buildings.
William Bjerke, lying unconscious
in the middle of the road was found
north Of Beach by neighbors He
had been thrown from his wagon when
his horses ran away and he alighted
on his head. He remained unconsci-
Gus for "a hours after being brought
to a hospital at Beach.
The Center barber was called to
Chicago on account of the illness of
his mother, and Editor Thurston, of
the Republican, says if the tonsorial-
list doesn't return soon, some of the
good citizens of that village are likely
to be mistaken for Judge Robinson
of the supreme court.
A live bear seen by school children
near Mooreton, created great deal
Of excitement one day last week The
whole town went after it. They found
t and killed it about two and one-half
| miles northwest Of town. 1t was
black bear and weighed $50 pounds.
There has been much speculation as
to where it came from.
well, Tommy, what is the matter ?"
asked Uncle John when he came home
and found his young nephew in tears.
"Why, l got licked at school today,
| and it was all your fault, boo-hoo!
asked you last night how much was
million dollars, and you said it was
| hellofalot, and that wasn't the right
answer at all, boo-hoo, boo!-An' the
teacher licked me-"
August Haugen, living near Kin
| dred, had the misfortune to lose his
left hand on Monday morning. The
! cylinder Of the separator clogged and
| August was endeavoring to clear it
when his hand was dragged into the
| cylinder. He was taken to Fargo at
once by DR.. Haugen and an amputa-