The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14

Gust look at that long line of dread
'naughts' in the $7,OOO,OO0,0OO."
Walter Purdy, a former Hettinger
county bow, was killed in action on
the western front of the European
battlefield on April 9. He was men,
Der of Canadian regiment.
The skeleton of an adult human
was unearthed at Bismarck on the
site of the new public library. No
clue is had of the identity or time or
purpose Of interment.
The Crystal Call gloomily remarks
that "about eighty indictments against
firms and individuals for cornering the
onion market ought to bring tears to
the eyes Of some people"
Farmers of Golden Valley have cut
the price, from five to one dollar, for
pulling an auto out of mud hole.
Thus does the high cost of motoring
get another jolt.
The Periscope puts double charge
against 'the Eckman young man who
ran off with a fourteen-year-old girl
in a Ford" "Not only robbed the
cradle" it said, "but swiped the per-
ambulator.
John Flow and three sons of Bis
marck have enlisted. Norman is a
sergeant; Mr. Flow served three years
in the Norwegian army and five in the
U. S. regulars. The Flows formerly
| lived at Lorraine and Mohall.
Bill Timm of Horseshoe Bend ranch
said man who would take $3.50 for
bushel of potatoes ought to be
drowned in his own gall, but showed
his training for high finance by taking
$4,000 for ~ bushel load.
War is but the process Of one bill
passing after another. McGarry of
the Mckenzie County Chronicle, AYERS
that the passing Of the CONSUMPTION
bill will mean the passing of Kaiser
Bill.
Editor Rishoff of the Bottineau
Courant, is among the number who
have purchased Liberty Loan Bonds.
There are not SO many bondholders
among the newspaper men as there
should be-but it isn't due to any lack
Of patriotism on their part.
The whiskey dealers are working
overtime in North Dakota just now.
After July 1, no intoxicating liquor
can be shipped into the state and the
dealers will not even be allowed to
circulate advertising matter in the
state after the first day Of July.
In commenting on the matter of in
surance statements in the county pa
pers, Editor Drake of Westhope says:
"Some of them look as though they
had been printed in a hay press with
ink daubed on with a whitewash
brush"
On complaint of Veterinarian Shig-
ley of Kenmare, Elijah Golden of Nc
Kinney township was taken before
Judge Crewe last week on charge of
practicing veterinary surgery without
license. He pleaded guilty, his fine
and costs amounting to $4,000.
Nearly every week the Center Re-
publican refers to some letter from a
former resident who sold out because
he got a good price, but now wants
to come back to Oliver county and
warns the dwellers there to be sat
isfied with we'll enough.
"Goodbye," says the editor of the
Max Enterprise. Clarence Cowell, in
his last issue. "The next issue of the
Enterprise will be under new MANAGE
ment. We're going to war" The
young editor. son of F.. E. Cowell, pub
Usher of the Dogden News, is in train
ing at Jefferson barracks.
A party of young men narrowly es-
capped serious injury in the neiphbor-
hood of Riga. The lights on their car
refused to work, and not being ac-
uuainted with the road. they turned
a corner too soon, and the car turned
turtle, throwing the occupants into
pond of water.
Mckenzie county's share Of the state
tuition fund recently apportioned is
S4.60101. The rate per capita from
interest and income is s201, and the
rate per capita from fines and taxes
is 2 cents. making total rate per
capita Of s2.03. Mckenzie county has
2,267 children Of school age.
State Game Warden Peter Scott,
Editor Falkenstein and Alfred Wiee-
by were looking after violators Of the
game laws last week. Mr.. Scott has
just returned from trip to the Penn
bina Mountain country, where he had
arrested three men for shooting deer.
Seven deer hides and three guns were
seized, and as the fine for SHOOTING
deer out of season is 800 per deer, it
was quite haul.
| Here is significant paraprarh
from editorials by George J. Smith
in the Plaza Pioneer: 1T the United
States ever prepares itself in the man