The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-02
AROUND THE STATE

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: a smashed finger
:, The secretary of state has "deteka
tives" out on the trail of the fellow
without auto tags.
The McHenry Tribune, formerl,
published by j. 3. Howard, is nov
owned by the farmers of Foster coun
ty.
Church people at Fryburg are plan
ming to organize an English Lutheran
church.
The State Guards now being mus
tered into service, it is said, will b'
the first contingent of American ar
regulars.
Jamestown has entertained the nintl
annual convention of the North Da
kota Mutual Insurance association.
A wire cable suspension bridge is
to be built across the Cannon Bal
river at Mott, connecting the east and
west sides of the White City.
There will be plenty of feed fol-
stock on the reservation for winter
feeding, is the opinion Of Guy Randall
who was in Schafer last week.
Little eight-year-old George Meme
eek was run over by horses in barn
yard near Pisek last week and trampl-
ed to death.
A dog poisoner, the most despicable
of all characters, has been busy at
Upham. Several citizens have lost
valuable dogs.
The Arends home west of Bottineau
was destroyed by fire last week. The
cause was the explosion of a kerosene
stove.
J. A. Little, rate expert for North
Dakota's railroad commission, is to be
retained and will give all of his time
to wrestling with rate problems.
A number of important law books
are missing from the shelves of the
state law library. The state auditing
board has begun an investigation.
Working hand in hand, big coal
and ice combination with $4,000
capital has been organized at Willis
ton.
Alexander Faribault, pioneer Indian
trader of the Standing Rock Indian
reservation, and a son of the man for
whom Faribault, Mimi, was named,
died at Fort Yates last week at the
age of CT years.
i Windows in practically every resi-
dence in Jamestown were shattered
during a severe hail storm which
swept over portion of Stutsman
was done to crops.
Two Grafton men narrowly escaped
death last Thursday by going over a
30-foot embankment near Park River
in an auto. Fortunately neither one
was seriously injured.
The depot at Fryburg was discov-
cred to be on fire last Thursday after
noon, evidently having been started
by sparks from passing engine. The
fire gained considerable Roadway on
the roof of the building but was ex-
tinguished by the bucket brigade.
Edmund Pennington, president of
the 500 railroad, is bound for trial
under bonds of 81 900 on charge Of
bootlegging. Pennington has the dis
tinction of being the wealthiest man in
the world facing such charge.
The Parshall stores have all made
areement to close up every night at 8
o'clock except Saturday nights, this
agreement to stand till further no.
tice. Merchants in all the towns here
abouts have made similar closing ar
engagements.
Nels Larson of Sanish had leg
broken by becoming entangled in
rope with a calf at the end of it,"
says the Sanish Sentinel Moral:
Never fool with rope with a calf at
tached.
While attending the Bottineau fair
Hale Martin and party of friends
from Granville got mixed up in an
auto collision. All escaped injury, al
though extensive repairs had to be put
on the Ford before the party could
return home.
A German-Russian living near Ber-
wick by the name of Burskerdt at
tempted to take his life by slashing his
throat with knife. While not sue
cessful in killing himself, he cut his
wind pipe and came very near the
jugular vein. ..
The Mandan Daily Pioneer force was
hard hit by the draft. Earle H. Tos-
tevin, city editor; Walter c. Tostevin,
circulation manager; and Edward T..
Tostevin, publisher, were drawn in the
first call of the Morton county contri-
button to the new army. C. F. Pierce,
foreman of the printing department,
was also drafted.
Claude Mielke has had several cleo
tricians there for some time past in
stalling a light plant. Practically all
of the business places have been wired
and the juice was turned on for the
1 first time. More wiring will be done
as soon as the work can be accomplish
ed and the service will undoubtedly be
satisfactory.
H. E. Roberts, secretary of the /.
O. 0. F. lodge of Shields, is in a
critical condition from burns received
when gasoline lamp exploded He
had remained in the lodge hall to do
some work on his books and the ex-
plosion raised the roof Of the build
ing and shattered all the windows.
Federal charges Of selling liquor to
men in uniform at Camp Lincoln will
be preferred against "Kid" Winters
of Mandan, whose home was raided
Tuesday night and $4,000 worth of
liquor seized. sThird degree" meth
DDS used bv Attorney General LANCER