The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-26
AROUND THE STATE

lUIcC CdFlOduS Oh WOOL recently
shipped from Hettinger brot better
than $4,000 net for the farmers Of
Adams county, Money in mutton.
Sheriff H. j. Slaughter of Stanley,
after an exciting chase captured W.
Miller at Saco, Mont, placing him
under arrest charged with larceny of
saddle
Cleon Nash, self-confessed murder.
er of Clarence Hicks, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree at Steele
He will spend the remainder of his
life in the state pententiary.
Farmers of Burlegh county have
already subscribed $1,000 for a Coop
erative ilour mill. When all the shares
are subscribed for, meeting will be
called to vote on the location of the
mill.
Valentine Beshthold, farmer Of
Sykeston, was crushed to death at
Beiseker, Alberta, when he stepped
out of an elevator, which started to
ascend immediately, crushing his head
against the top of the passage.
Thieves added another church bell
to their collection when the bell from
a country church few miles from
Glyndon was removed. The pastor
discovered the loss last Sunday, when
he arrived for service and tried to call
his congregation together.
Brandon Bee: Another thing | have
often wondered about is that the fool
ish ginks who speed their automobiles
the fastest really have nowhere in
particular to go and nothing to do at
ter they get to where they are going.
Why then, ! ask you, are they in such
a hleuva hurry?
| Frank Muselman, tWenty-nine year
old, shot and killed Miss Opal Harme-
son, nineteen years old, at the home of
her brothcr-n-law, N. A. Doyle, in
Oroville, Wash, last week. The fam
lilies had been neighbors at Douglas,
this state, where, it is declared, Mus
Gilman proposed marriage to the girl
two years ago and was rejected.
Alex Glmdale, one of the large
farmer northeast of Ross, has the
misfortune to lose his barn by fire
Thursday night. The barn was a
large structure and a valuable i'm
provemcnt The cause Of the fire is
thought to be from sparks from the
house. The contents were saved but
the structure itself was a total loss.
John Swehla, one of the old resi-
dent farmers between Forest River
and Fordvillc, committed suicide We'd
nesday of last week by hanging from
rafter in the loft of his barn. The
reason for his having committed the
act is unknown. He was in splendid
condition financially and had no ser
ious family troubles.
The depot agent at Halliday was
compelled to ship back a quantity Of
liquor that failed in being called for
ere the "bone-dry" law became apple
able. Editor Evans of the Halliday
Promoter is said to have shed a cop
ious amount Of tears, when the return
journey began
Women enjoy the franchise in North
Dakota now with the right to vote for
"presidcntial electors, county survey
ors, county constables, and for all Of
ficers of cities, villages and towns eX-
cept police magistrates and city JUS
tees of the peace, and upon all ques-
tions Of propositions submitted to a
vote of the electors of such municipal
tiles or other subdivisions of this
state"
While Chris Gebeke was driving his
Ford automobile near Vance he looked
back of him and discovered that flames
were shooting up in the air Is feet
from his back seat He stopped the
car and unbolted the top and threw it
off. Then he smothered the fire with a
robe. Aside from the burned cushion
and two scorched hands no damage
was done.
Charged with having one wife too
many, and with enlisting to escape his
double obligation, Bernard L. Palmer,
of Beach, will be brought back from
Fort Leavenworth to stand trial in
Golden Valley county for bigamy
Sheriff S. A. Smith left for Leaven-
worth yesterday with requisiton pa
pers issued by Governor Frazier. One
Mrs Palmer is residing at Beach and
there is said to be another Mrs. Pal
mer living at Peoria, III.
Carl Nelson, who has been in the
revenue service little more than
three years now, was considerably sur
prsed recently while doing his usual
work at Grand Forks to receive a
beautifully embossed commission from
Washington bearing certificate OF
promotion. While this comes as a
surprise to Mr.. Nelson it is not I'M
appreciated and he will continue his
services for Uncle Sam and if greater
effort were possible he would do more
and better service--tenacity Of effort
and purpose being his strongest char
acteristics.
Federal troops guarding the North
ern Pacific bridge at Bismarck made Z
real haul when they pulled from a
freight train Mike Stimae, who was
endeavoring to cross the bridge in VIC.
laton Of military restrictions. Stimae
proved to be an enemy alien and a reg
istration Stacker. He is an able-bodiec
man of 27 and can give no excuse fol-
his failure to register. He acknowl-
edged unwilling allegiance to the En-.
peror Of Austria, but declares himself
a Crotian. Crotia has no love for the
monarchy With Stimae in the county
Jail awaiting action from federal au'
thorities is John Hosha, another Aus
trian.