The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-11
BRIEF STATE NEWS

bklEF SlAlE N6W0
The Cando Record is out with a
hickory club, looking for the man who
prophesied an "open" winter.
The Bismarck Tribune opines that
the English editor who wants to fight
till the last men are dead in the
trenches will be the last along with
the war lords who are so hot to battle.
Frank Muir, switchman at Mandan,
was instantly killed last week when
his foot caught in an unlocked frog
in the Pacific yards. One car passed
over his body, severing it at the waist.
His mother lives in Chicago.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Thorn Thompson, three miles
southeast of Kathryn. The occasion
was the one hundredth birthday ami
versary of Mr.. Thompson's mother,
mother, Mrs. Anna Thompson.
Regent is one of the few Of the
smaller towns of North Dakota which
can boast of school band. The or
ganization has fourteen members, is
directed by an experienced musician
and will doubtless be success from
the start.
"The Spot" is to go in strong for
chased 131 acres of land east of the
school building for fair ground, race
track, baseball diamond, golf links and
tennis courts. The land was formerly
owned by the state.
Despite sub-zero temperatures, the
work on Scranton's new 100000 bri
quoting plant continues. The first car
load of structural steel for the frame
work of the building that will house
the first or initial briquetting unit, ar
rived last week and was soon unload
| ed.
The Farmers State bank building at
Belfeld was totally destroyed by fire
Friday morning of last week at loss
of $4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
defective wires were thought to be
the cause. A new building will be
erected in the spring.
The matter of establishing a cheese
factory at Eedgeley is being discussed
by the people of that town and vicin-
lily. A meeting was recently held in
the town hall and those present be-
lieved that the proposition was feas-
ible, the present plan being to lease
the present creamery building if pos
sible
Bruce Thomas from Cleveland cap
tured strange animal while getting
pail of water from a slough at that
place, and now has it on exhibition.
| The creature has head like sucker
cal. ri toll 10 lNTo r.
leaf and whiskers la Hughes. The
freak is about foot long and is a
speedy swimmer.
A Montana editor is said to have
started in business twenty-five years
ago with only fifteen cents, and is now
worth 100000. But it is explained
that this large accumulation Of wealth
was made possible by the fact that the
rich uncle died and left him 500, 99654.
Even without his inheritance, it will be
seen that he made something.
Ingvold Anderson, farmer living
near Fish Lake, was found dead in his
shack last week. The coroner was
notified at once and the remains were
| brought to Rolla where it was discov-
cred that his death was due to rup-
ture, blood poisoning having set in
The body was frozen so that it had tc
be thawed out before the remains
could he buried.
Capitalists from far-off Boston
Mass, will erect an up-to-date city
fiat building just north of the armory
in Dickinson early next spring. The
building will be of brick, 65x1O0 feet
two stories, and will contain twenty
five flats. Dickinson has long felt the
need of buildings of this kind, for the
demand for tenements in this hustling
city far exceeds the supply.
| It may be interesting to know, says
an exchange, that ofttimes when one is
talking over the telephone and the
party complains of not being able to
hear well, it is the speakers fault, for
if the lips are one inch away from the
transmitter it lengthens the line 81
miles; two inches away lengthens the
line 1913 miles; three inches away, 27e
miles, and four inches, 228 miles
About eight months ago a young
man by the name Of Ernest Cook came
to Odessa, secured position, wooed
won and married the daughter of his
employer. But it was learned that he
had wife living in Idaho, and she
was brought here to confront him il
court. The bigamist is now in the pen
itentiary at Bismarck to spend three
years Of his life making Irvine for tn,
State.
An unfortunate stranger giving hi
name as Bush, who is in bad condi
ton from exposure to the cold, is be
ing cared for by county officials a
Towner. He was discovered in Nortl
Prairie township Monday by the Bear
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