The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18

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A new concrete auto garage is to be
erected at Willow City in the spring.
A Russian, who was a stranger in
Harvey, attempted suicide with
knife. He was interrupted in time to
save his life and now he is to go to
jamestown, they say.
Miss Leah Conkey, of Sherwood,
who is teaching school at Glenburn,
fell and broke an ankle Monday. She
was taken to her home in Eden Val
ley Monday evening.
1t is reported that the bonanza farm
of the Dalrymples in Cass county, con-
sisting of $4,000 acres, is to be cut up
into small farms and sold to parties
who will reside upon them.
Mrs. Altendorf of Lankin, who has
been suffering from gangrene poison
ing in her limbs, underwent an opera
ton at Grafton and one of her limbs
was removed below the knee.
The large engine for the municipal
electric light plant at Lankin has ar
rived and has been placed in the pow
err house and within short time Ian
kin will be electrically lighted.
The various counties of North Da-
kota have received $3O9,620.79 from
the motor vehicle registration fund
since 1911, according to report just
made by Secretary of State Hall.
Up at Crosby the proprietor of the
Photoplay theatre smelled smoke, but
finished his show. When all were gone
he found large hole burned in the
floor in certain part of the building.
The Valley City Times Record
thinks that while the national capital
may have some classy libelers and
liars, she has nothing on North Dako-
ia when you come to look our bunch
over.
Ole Suket, a farmer living near
Haggart, Cass county, killed his
Ineighbor, John Deacon, then ran into
a shed and shot himself. 1t is pre-
sumed that he had become violently
insane.
Fourteen years ago Paul Hauseland
footed it to Emmons county but now
owns 4S0 acres of land with improve
ments, horses and machinery. He
threshed 5000 bushels of grain in this
poor year.
The defeated candidate for sheriff
in Divide county, H. c. Nelson, called
for a recount of the votes. The re-
count gave his opponent, Carl E. Gil
bertson, four more votes, making his
majority 10.
| A fellow down at Jamestown held
some Darlington school warrants four
teen years He failed to get his money
because the record showed they had
been paid to the party to whom they
had been issued.
Albert Brekke, 17-years-old, son of
J. J. Brekke, living west Of Finley,
had the misfortune last Thursday to
get the thumb of his right hand caught
in a gasoline engine and it was torn
off at the second joint.
The Recorder-Post, of Dickinson,
says property owners of that city are
insuring heavily because of the poor
fire protection afforded by the city.
There were seven fires in that city, at
a loss of $4,000, within twenty-five
days.
The Indians of Standing Rock reser-
walton having asked for supplies to be
given them instead Of the cash, Com
missioner Cato has decided to comply
with the request. It will take about
ten carloads, estimated at a cost of
l$4O,OO0.
! Ole Norstog, homesteader near
Watford City, ran quarter Of a mile
in his nightshirt to reach place of
warmth when his house caught fire,
forcing him out in forty degree below
weather without being able to gather
his clothes together.
Mrs. Christine Moen of Park River
has gone to Edinburg to be manager
of the Tribune, under Editor Thomp-
son of the Park River Herald, who has
again taken over the property which
was under lease to G. S. Breidford the
past year.
The First National Bank of Botti-
neau reports that James M. Miller
sold seven turkeys and six chickens
for the net amount of $29.10. The
seven turkeys weighed 100 pounds and
sold at 26 cents per pound, making the
gross receipts $31.85. Express charges
deducted were $2.75, making the net
proceeds of $29.10 for the seven tur-
keys and six chickens. Who can beat
lit?
C. H. Potter, one Of the original set.
tiers in Barnes county, and who filed
on homestead near Sanborn in 1879
paid his thirty-second annual sub
scription to the Sanborn Enterprise
the other day. He lives on the same
claim, and tells the Enterprise editor
of the first night he and his young
wife spent on the prairie, with few
boards laid across two trunks.
Hans Lockstad, assistant cashier OF
the State Bank at Ross, was in Stanley
last Thursday to consult DR.. Brigham
in regard to wounds inflicted on him
by coyote. It seems that the animal
had been kept in captivity for some
time past, but got loose in some man
ner. It was while the animal was
loose that Mr.. Lockstad was attacked
and was bitten several times on the
leg and foot. It is thought that the
wounds are not dangerous, owing to
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