The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-06

Upham is listed for 25 barrel
Touring mill and an electric lighting
plant.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob the postofice and department
store at Watford City last Friday
night. The burglars were frightened
away. A night police will be added to
the force in that city.
The body of Mrs. Patrick Brown,
1913 years old, who died at Leeds, was
taken to Bismarck and inferred beside
that Of her husband at st. Mary's GEM
etery. Mr. Brown died five years ago
at the age of 105.
Sixteen members of the Hatton
Home Guard have been sworn in as
deputy sheriffs and are ready to step
in and put a stop to any disturbance
that may be started by the l. w. WIS,
or any other class Of law breakers.
Dickinson's $4,000 federal building
commences to show up well, the
walls of the second story being near
ly finished. It is not expected, how
ever, that the contract will be COM
pleted before another spring.
Near Reynolds some I. W. WIS STIR
red up strike among threshing
crew on the farm of Fred Beard. The
authorities were notified and five ar
rests were made. Mr.. Beard secured
another crew and the threshing went
on as usual.
| A bad fire occurred on the farm of
John Czapiewski, just north of Voss
on Friday afternoon of last week. A
field of seventy acres of wheat caught
fire in the shock and was completely
consumed The fire is thought to have
originated from sparks thrown by N.
P. engine.
Rhame parties who were picnicing
on the banks OF the Little Missouri
river two weeks ago had thrilling
experience during rain storm which
seemed to come from a clear sky. The
men were washing their cars in the
river and felt severe shock when a
lightning bolt struck near.
/. Gus Klink, wanted by the Foster
county authorities for passing checks
on bank in which he had no funds
/. was arrested by Sergeant Morton sgd
ness of the Fargo police force yester.
day as he was about to board train
for Casselton. He is being held in the
4 city Jail until the sheriff at Caring
ton arrives for the prisoner.
There was some kind of tea party
at Rhame Monday afternoon when a
car loaded with tea which was in an
I east bound train, caught fire at that
place There was no chance to save
it, although the train crew did every
thing they could, SO it was cut out
of the train and burned on the track
1t is estimated that the loss was
around $4,000.
August Spacek, farm laborer from
Bagley, Mimi, who came to North Da
kota to work in the harvest fields, be
came discouraged because he could
not get $500 per day and attempted
suicide by throwing himself upon the
Great Northern track near Langdon
When found by the authorities he was
naked, having thrown his clothing
aside He was adjudged temporarily
insane. The man held an I. w. w
card.
At Walhala a bold robbery took
place during early mass last Thursday
morning when stranger took seat
behind two ladies and while the lat
ter were at the rail the stranger reach
ed over and took the purses of the
ladies, slowing them in his coat and
then quietly went out. While the mar
was recognized by number of PEG
pie who saw him he has not yet beer
located
Fire destroyed the printing plant
and building Of the Grenora Exam
iner at Grenora early Saturday morn
ing and Editor John Page has placed
the loss at about $4,000, with insurance
of about $4,000. Grenora is the new
est town in Williams county being q
little over a year old, with popula
ton of close to 600, and it has grown
so fast that small items like fire pro
lection have been completely over
looked.
With flax averaging ten and twelve
bushels to the acre and native hay run
ming ton to the acre, real money is
being made in the Standing Rock res
ervation country, says G. A. Rust OF
Underwood, who was in Bismarck en-
route home from Mclaughlin, where
he had been looking over his 600 acres
of flax. Flax, states Mr.. Rust, is do
ing unusually well. The dry weather
is favoring the crop, rushing it to ar
early ripening which will obviate dan
ger Of frost. Flax men have changed
their prayers for rain to petitions fol
dry weather and continued dry wea
Their. = McGrey and Kjalstrup Of Under
wood have about 1000 acres Of leased
land on the reservation, and their croI
is coming through in good shape. The
cutting Of flax began this week. Mr.
Rust also has a crew of men making
1,rr ia %0&<~ - h r
foresight enough to lease some large
and dollars clear profit on hay, Al
$3.50 q ton.