The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-26
AROUND THE STATE

Horn tOOterS are needed at Dlckln-
son where efforts are being made to
organize a brass band.
Fingal had a $4,000 fire last Sat-
urday morning. Five buildings on
Main street were destroyed.
A number of business men at Hazen
have recently been somewhat hard
stung by professional deadbeats.
Bismarck has been chosen as the
convention city for the annual meet
ing of the North Dakota Suffrage
League.
John Blum is hit with plum hand
led out by Governor Frazier. John will
have charge of the big and little fishes
as game and fish commissioner.
The truth is out as to why so many
editors were elected to Office during
the recent municipal elections. No
body else would take the job.
An evidence of progressive and di-
versitied farming is brought out at
Carpio where the local creamery re-
news operations after long idleness.
Will Snyder, a famous hunter and
trapper of six miles northeast Of Bes-
sic, has captured over thirty animals
the past winter, the hides of which he
sold for over $24O.
Claiming that the levy was illegal,
railroads of North Dakota are at
tempting to secure the return of the
terminal elevator tax assessed against
them for the years 1916 and 1916.
Fargo is the first city in North Da-
kota to respond to an appeal from
government officials for the utilization
of vacant city lots as means Of in
creasing the food production of the
nation.
| Down at Valley City a certain cit
izen hollered "Hoch, der Kaiser" in
the presence of some Of the soldier
boys of Co. II. The fellow hasn't
spoken since on account of badly dis
located jaw.
A man that will destroy property
or in any way impede the preparation
OF the country for war on account Of
sympathy for government foresworn
is not worthy of the advantages or
protection Of our laws.
In letter to President Wilson
Judge Robinson of the North Dakota
supreme court, suggests that the pay
of soldiers be raised to $50 per month
instead of the Insulting SIS or $18"
that they now receive. Bully for the
judge!
North Dakota is expanding $780,
7O5.19 every three months for the care
of it's insane in the state hospital at
jamestown. The state at large pays
$5,035 Of this total, while the remain
der is apportioned among the several
counties, according to the number Of
patients they have committed.
The farmer who raises all he can
this year is doing as much service for
his country as if he enlists in the army
or navy. The country is facing almost
famine conditions, as there is an
alarming shortage of grains and meat.
Plant every acre you can and keep
your boys home from school for the
next month to do this if necessary
Two colts belonging to E. Pulaski
east of Fortuna strayed away some
time ago and could not be located. The
past week they were found. They had
entered the open door of an unoccu-
pied shack, fallen through the floor in
to the basement and being unable to
get out, starved to death before they
were found. The colts were worth in
the neighborhood of 5000.
Light, shriveled grain seed is apt to
be weak in termination, and lot Of
it will not grow at all. On the other
hand, occasionally a lot of heavy,
plump, clean seed will be the victim Of
adverse conditions and only half or
less will grow. No man living can
tell for certain whether any seed will
grow or not unless it has had an &C
tual termination test. All seed grain
should be tested this year.
On account of the floods along the
Missouri, part of the approach to the
Northern Pacific bridge across the riv-
err at Mandan side was undermined and
washed away. The company detoured
all their coast trains through Caring
ton from Sunday to Tuesday morning.
The trains went north to Leeds and
took the Great Northern tracks west
into Montana where they were again
switched onto the Northern Pacific
tracks.
The elevator, together with about
50, 500 worth of seed, feed and grain,
was consumed on the C. B. Linderman
farm, northwest of Barlow by fire.
The fire started in the early morning
from an unknown origin and besides
the grain considerable machinery was
destroyed. Mr.. Linderman had the
contents fully insured and carried
enough protection on the building to
reduce the net loss to few hundred
dollars.
Dick Burns, formerly well known
miner at Williston, was killed in action
recently, while fighting for the allies
on the east front, in the European war.
From information received Mr.. Burns
met his death in Flanders but of course
all mention of the exact point is omit
ted as requested by war officials in
Europe. Mr.. Burns was well liked
and had a large number of friends. He
was employed at the Black Diamond
mine when he left here to fight for the
cause of the allies.
Mayor Sorenson has received a let.
ter from James D. Wilson, lieutenant
U. s. navy, asking for recruiting
agent in Rolette. A young lady is
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