The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
AROUND THE STATE

Some of Minot's "war gardens have
turned out to be "weed gardens"
B. E. Stewart of the Minot Hide &
Tanning Co. is spending the week
in Minneapolis on business.
Mrs. E. B. Pulver of Kenmare is in
| the limelight again. She was arrested
charged with issuing worthless check
| on the Farmers and Merchants bank
and held to county court in the sum Of
5000.
| Arthur E. Lathe, aged % years, sup
ervisor of music at LeMars, Ia, was
drowned while bathing in Lake Hia-
watha at Sykeston, N. D. The young
man was travelling during the summer
with a chautauqua orchestra.
| North Dakota will furnish 5,272 men
for the new army. Rolette county, hav-
ing exceeded by voluntary enlistment
! it's required quota, will have no men
to raise by draft. Actions speak loud
err than words as to patriotism.
1 VIM. Steel Of Darlington drove his
Ford with four occupants from High
more, S. d., to his home, 370 miles, in
Is hours actual running time. He
started at in the morning, stopped
| two hours enroute and was home at
midnight.
Major Hanley of the Smashing sec
ond,' has rendered his resignation to
the governor, explaining that his wife
J is i'll and will have to be taken to a
hospital while he will have his hands
! full looking after his four little chill
dren.
There is question whether the
Smashing Second" will be organized
as whole: Eleven infantry compan-
les were mustered in by Major Settle
Monday as separate units. The Twelfth,
Hankinson, is not recognized as it has
but 33 members.
Harry Winters, the jeweler, has gone
to New York city to buy stock for the
Winters Jewelry company. Mrs. Win
ters accompanied him east and is WIS.,
iting at her former home in Indiana,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Winters will spend
several days at Mr.. Winters old home,
Benton Harbor, Mich
! The potato crop is poor in North
Dakota this year, generally speaking.
C. D. Lambert, Surrey farmer, who
has raised good crop Of potatoes
every year, says that altho he has two
acres Of the finest looking potatoes, he
will have to buy spuds this year. Ow-
ing to the drouth there are no potatoes
on the vines, except few little ones
no larger than peas.
An auto thief who had been up be-
fore the "jedge" several times for
stealing Fords, was hailed into court
again on similar charge. One Of the
observing witnesses remarking, "Why,
that Teller is such confirmed auto
mobile thief, that every time he passes
Ford on the street, the "Lzzie" just
scrooches down and shivers like a
licked puppy"
Capt. w. A. Stickley, formerly ed
itor of the Kenmare Journal, has gone
to Arkansas where he will superin-
tend the construction Of a cantonment
for a training headquarters. "Stick"
saw service in the Philippines and has
been connected with the National
guard for thirty years.
Willow City was shocked one day
last week when word was received that
one of the young sons of Jake Cole,
living on the river west Of that city,
had been dragged to death when his
saddle turned on his pony, his foot be-
ing caught in the stirrup. Just how the
accident happened or how long the boy,
| a lad of IL years, had been dragged
will never be known, for the poor lit
/, tie lad was unconscious when found
dangling from the saddle and breathed
J his last before DR.. Youtz, who was
rhoned for, could reach him. The
\ father and mother and large family of
brothers and sisters are heartbroken
over the terrible accident and have the