The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15

They are catching women in prohi-
bition Oklahoma for selling booze.
That would be bootlimbing, wouldn't
it?
A shotgun which was supposed to be
minus a charge, exploded recently
killing Mercer county boy. Can't
be too careful with firearms.
The News man complains about the
number of cur pups around Bottineau.
What's the matter with your butcher,
Falky? Possibly you are not educat"'
ed to eating sausage.
One carload of porkers sold by G.
E. Green of Strasburg to local buy
err, netted $4,000. Mr.. Green has about
| 100 head of hogs left, which he is fat
tening with corn which he raised.
The editor of the Sentinel Butte Re-
publican is accepting potatoes, on
ions, turnips, rutabagas, beets and
wild plum jelly for subscriptions to
his paper in lieu of money.
We have received a circular which
tries to explain "why you pay more
for liquors." and says, "You can blame
| the Anti-Saloon League for it," More
power to the arm of the League.
Richard Turner of Makoti was ar
rested Tuesday on complaint of Ed
Peterson, his renter, charging larceny
of 1875 bushels of oats. Turner waived
examination and he will be tried in
district court.
The Sheyenne Star had Hon. E. B.
Thomson in it's office last week "see-
ing robins and picking dandelions."
Yes, we've seen 'em and picked 'em
there too, but thought after July 1st
they'd become extinct.
C. C. Hof of Deering, who made a
trip overland to California in his Ford
writes that he and his family arrived
safely in San Francisco after an en-
joyable trip. They covered 1855 miles
in Fl days.
The Cook building at Anamoose, oc-
cupied by VIM. Koneitzka as real
estate office, was burned. It is
thought the fire was of incendiary or
igin. The last three fires in Anamoose
have been in buildings owned by Mr.
Cook.
Some hungry galoot without the
fear Of the law in his heart, entered
the pasture of o. E. Burge, near
Shields, killed and cleaned fine steer
and carried the carcass away with
him. Mr.. Burge has his suspicious
and hopes to land the guilty party.
Frank Byerly, former resident Of
Granville and a radical socialist, is a
deserter from the draft army, having
failed to show up when his contingent
went to the training camp from Mon.
tana. He has been residing at Galata
for some time.
The Indian department in Washing
ton has approved 1876 tracts of Indian
lands in North Dakota and 124 in
South Dakota which will be offered for
sale at Fort Yates this fall or in the
early winter. The last sale of reser-
walton lands was held December 27
1916.
Many cases of stock poisoning by
| feeding flax screenings have been re-
ported in this state. Some screenings
it is said, contain enough prussic acid
to kill stock. The danger Of poison
is reduced if some other feed is given
to the cattle before the screenings are
turned over to them.
Heartbroken over the death of his
son, Reinhold, who was mortally
wounded while hunting, Jacob Miller
a prosperous farmer of Beulah, fol-
lowed the boy to the grave within
three days. The elder Miller was only
so years old, but he had long been a
Mrs. Albert Lean Elk of Shields got
sore at her Indian spouse and squealed
on him, charging that he had been
butchering his neighbours cattle. She
told the sheriff where he would find the
hides in an abandoned we'll, and now
friend husband is to have chance to
tell the court what he knows about the
bloody blooming butchering business
McGill Ellison, a native Of Grand
Forks and a member of the quarter