The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-31

Though CARED by eight of the sacred
! Though guarded by eight of the scored
few
Was seized before it was dead.
Look over the insurance statements
in this issue.
Twenty young men from Mott
Joined Company f at Mandan in
bunch.
The government yesterday issued an
order to raise another regiment of mi
litia in North Dakota.
Hebron brick will be used in the con-
: struction of the Dickinson postoffice
building.
Some scarlet fever at Overly caused
the closing Of the schools for time be-
ing.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. of
North Dakota subscribed $4,000 to
the Liberty war loan, a patriotic act.
| County auditors of North Dakota
will hold their annual convention at
Wahpeton June 7 and 8.
Ralph Conklin of Voltaire ran into
a barb wire fence while riding a motor
cycle. His nose and lip were badly
cut.
Judge John F. Cowan of Devils Lake
is being mentioned as possible can
didate for congress in the First dis
trict.
Donald McElroy will have charge of
the Braddock News while Editor
Frank Streeter fights for the flag of
his fathers.
While they are taxing baseball and
other favorite amusements, they
might get some revenue by selling IL
censes to lick the umpire.
In the list of casualties of the Cana
dian overseas forces, printed at Que
bee, appears the name of F. r. Tuve-
son of Plaza
The Bowman Pioneer and Citizen
have decided they can live cheaper as
one and were joined in holy consolida-
ton.
A Wilton party advertises good
that conscience is not vet entirely ex-
tinct among public food dispensers?
Robert Rerr of Sanborn was ap-
pointed by Governor Frazier to sue
coed Jas. Cassidy as member of the
board of trustees at the Old Soldiers
Home, Lisbon.
Chief Of Police Bill Laney warns
automobile and team drivers at Napol-
con that they are supposed to drive
| their vehicles on the streets-not the
| Sidewalks.
| McGarry, of the Mckenzie county
! Chronicle. AYERS that the passing Of
the CONSUMPTION bill may mean the
i PASSING of Kaiser Bill Looks that
way, Mac.
Driven frantic by earache Frank
i Koothian visited a Lidgerwood physi-
clan, who removed from his ear mel
on seed which had been imbedded
there twenty years.
The biggest price ever paid for a
! sinple porker in the Hettinper market
-S80.00-was drawn by Ole Woll of
| Bison. who few years ago would be
| willing to sell two good steers for that
| price!
Joseph Horn Cloud, an Indian from
Il the Standing Rock reservation, was
II found guilty in the federal court at
II Fargo of horse stealing, and was
II handed a sentence Of two years at Fort
II Leavenworth.
II A cow on one end of rope and q
small boy on the other nearly proved
fatal to elderly Jim Harvey at Mil.
nor last week. A fractured collarbone
y bears evidence of the strength of the
: mixture.
Irving Witt and Mike Michael, farm
ers residing near Jamestown, were Sc
verely injured when car in which
they were ridinr was struck by trai1
at Eldridge. Witt sustained a frac
ture of the skull and Michael suffered
severe cuts about the head.
II Governor Frazier will appoint al
aviation board to take up the matte
of creating an aviation squadron il
North Dakota. The governor has beer
in consultation with c. E. Howell, wei
known aviator, over the project TO-
some time.
| Bud Doherty, former st. Thoma
| (Minn) athletic star, will manage tn
New England, N. D., semi-pro baseball
team the coming season. He ha:
signed Northrup, pitcher, and ha
lines on several other players. DO
herty is baseball coach at jamestown
college.
| In 1912 John Burkhart of Omeme
offered his herd of Herefords at pub
lie sale for $525, but could find no buy
ers. He has just sold his registeret
herd to W. S. Davidson of Willistol
for $1,000, after individual sales a
various times in the last five years ag
creating $780,
Breaking ground for Fargo's $500,
900 Equity packing plant started OF
Thursday of last week. The genera
contract for the building is not let
The site comprises 200 acres, donated
by the Commercial club of Fargo.
! University of North Dakota stu
: dents and civilians in Grand Fork
; have taken hold Of the military drill
proposition with readiness that in
sures success to plans. With the ap
prevail of the state board of regent
plans for military training at the uni
versity have been put into effect.
Commenting on the New England
plan to bring the energies of the evil
lies" and ultra fatigued home shook
worms" up to producing war basis. O
compel them to move on, the Mot