The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-11
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Defective wiring caused loss of
800 to the meat market and grocery
store owned by Charles Peeler of
Dickinson. Fire was discovered in the
elevator shaft.
Deputy Sheriff George Scofield of
where he will engage in the hotel bust
ness, having taken over the manage
ment Of the hotel that was being run
by Mrs. Scofield's brother.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session of the legislature to provide
an appropriation for stucco veneer
to the capitol The expense is esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000.
The Woodman lodge at Bottineau
saw to it that none of the poor of that
city went without it's Christmas din
ner, and they even distributed small
sums of money to the most needy.
Albert Haugen, who was injured by
a switch engine at Plaza year ago,
was awarded $1,000 damages by the
court. The trial was held at Lisbon.
DR.. Rudell, j. Lambert and Emil Ogren
of Plaza were witnesses.
The famous 81. C. R." case now be-
ing tried before Judge Neussle at
Dickinson is attracting widespread at
tention throughout the northwest
Over 100 witnesses were subpoened for
both sides, the case being hard fought.
The red man needs rest room just
like his pale-face brother. This is the
opinion of H. L. j. Dahl, who wants
%1o s%x, of Do ehon 70 n I1,,i1I I'M
to provide structure for the Indians
who trade at that point. Harry Eaton,
one of the old-time Indians from Elbo-
woods made the suggestion to Dahl.
Facing the worst blizzard in the
history of the state Gilbert T. Gun
wall of Manning rode 80 miles on
horseback to get marriage license.
The girl in the story is Miss Tieeie
Roose Helgesen, now the bride of the
gritty young resident of Dunn county
A report was circulated in Minor
recently saying that Robert Sinclair
of Stirum, who was sentenced to a
term in the penitentiary last spring
following the murder of an illegitimate
infant at a Wahpeton hotel, has re-
turned home. 1t was said that Sim
clair is in the last stages of consump-
ton.
The auditorium at Kildeer was
burned to the ground recently, at
loss of about $4,000. The Maud Hen
derson Opera company, which was
playing there at the time, lost about
$4,000 worth of trunks, scenery, etc.,
and were practically put out of bust
ness. The Killdeer people raised
purse of 5000 for the unfortunate act
ors. Judging from the many modern
improvements made at Killdeer the
past year, we predict that the hustling
village will have bigger and even
better auditorium in 1917. ~
A Richburg farmer in last weeks
Bottineau Courant says bankers are
robbers. We will venture to say that
eight out of ten, whether he be a
farmer or not, will say differently.
The good banker, and there are very
few of the other kind, at least none
in this county, is the best friend the
community has, helping everyone over
| the rough places when needed, if CIV
en- an even break and square deal.
Without the ever-ready help of the
bankers, this country wouldn't be what
IL IS COday.-EX.
Casselton, N. D., Jan. 3.-Unravel-
ling of a CHASTITY tale of killing was
started here following the finding of
the head of man caught in the trucks
of fast Northern Pacific train No. 1
here. The man is thought to be Theo-
dore Danielson, who lives near Lake
Park, MINI. A man named Danielson
and companion were walking along
the tracks near Lake Park and as No.
1 Numbered along both stepped out of
the track for the train. After the
train had passed the companion miss
ed Danielson. He reported the Incl
dent to the officials at Lake Park, who
presumed that Danielson had been hit
by the speeding train. At Dilworth,
Mimi, Fargo, N. D., and here, an ex-
animation of the train was made. At
Fargo portions of the body were dis
covered. Here the head and some of
the mans clothing were found. The
search continued for enough of the,
mans body to hold funeral. An in
vestigation was held at Staples, MINI,
into the killing,