The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
BRIEF STATE NEWS

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That famous Hebron Wine, stored in
the basement of the Morton county
court house is said to be spelling.
The next Liberty Loan campaign
will be launched Oct. /. according to
ment.
Barkus Bros. of Granville received
$l95.25 for the wool clipped from for
ty-two sheep--which proves that sheep
are profitable crop, even in dry sea-
sons.
Show US subscriber who always
Keeps his subscription to the home pa-
per paid up, and we will in turn show
you good citizen of the kind that
helps build up our town and country.
All .distilleries in the United States
ceased manufacturing alcohol, for bev-
erage purposes, Saturday night at II
o'clock. The supply of booze on hand,
however, is said to be sufficient to last
for three years.
The many friends of John N. Pare.
formerly publisher of the Rubgy Trib-
une, will be sorry to learn that his
newspaper. plant at Grenora, N. D.,
was completely destroyed by fire one
night last-week. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000 with $4,000 insurance.
The physicians over the state have
been very busy the past two weeks
giving children "shot in the arm !"
The new state law makes vaccination
compulsory to school children, and
there is a rush to get in before the
opening of the fall term.
Although he is alleged to have yot-
ed at the last two elections, Ben Fo
seshly OF Beach gave his age, when
charged with failure to register as 20
years and six months. He is held I'M
der $500 bond to appear before Unit
ed States Commissioner l.. B. Hardy
on Sept. 6.
{ John L. Charmley is after ex-county
officials and others over at Mott with
sharp stick. The Spotlight alleges
that suit has been started against R.
D. Berry to recover $645.25. The same
paper intimates that E. E. Enge has
been overpaid on newspaper accounts
aggregating nearly $4,000.
Denny Hannifin, "squatter governor
OF North Dakota" has been missed
from his usual haunts in Bismarck the
past few weeks and inquiry reveals the
fact that the old-timer is patient at
the Bismarck hospital. Denny's many
friends throughout the state wish that
ne may soon be restored to health.
The status Of the handcar as a COM
mon carrier was established when
Frank Gianini, Northern Pacific Sec
ton hand known as "Dago Frank"
was assessed healthy fine for trans
porting case of beer from Yates, the
nearest wet spot across the line in
Montana, to Beach.
Herbert Smith, living two miles and
half west of Larimore, turned his
herd into second growth alfalfa pas
ture. The critters ate so much of the
toothsome green forage that they
bloated, eleven of them dying before
q veterinarian could be secured to re-
lieve them.
When the state condemned and or
dered shot thirteen glandered horses
belonging to Enger Amundson of Shar-
on his neighbors got together and rails
ed q sufficient fund, with $3.50 which
Mr.. Amundson received from the state
as half the value Of the horses killed,
to purchase five new horses, enough to
carry him through the harvest.
The head Of the Red Gross in the
northwest is Arthur R. Rogers, an old
employee Of Walter F. Cushing Of the
Fargo Post, long years ago, before he
graduated from the lumber business to
the newspaper game. Walt guaran-
tees that Rogers is right, guarantee
that ought to get Mr.. Rogers most any
where, except in jail
The Nelson County Press associa-
ton gets together at Pekin and repudi-
ates the utterances of j. A. Meyer, ed
itor Of the Michigan Arena, and pres
ident of the association, who recently
wrote a disloyal letter to the Norman
den at Grand Forks, for publication.
Meyer claims to be a Dane-but the
map of Germany is written all over
him.
While attempting to weld a gasoline
tank last Wednesday morning, H. H.
Wagner, who is employed at the T.
M. Ulman garage at Crosby, had a
very narrow escape, when the tank ex-
ploded. The tank had been standing
empty for several months, but enough
gas remained so that when it became
heated it resulted in a serious exDlOs-