The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17
AROUND THE STATE

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A man clad in a union-suit was
gathered in at Kenmare one night last
week. He was from Milwaukee and
crazy.
Last week was "Pappose Week" on
the Standing Rock Indian reservation.
An active interest was taken in the
campaign for the betterment of In
dian babies.
The biggest price ever paid for a
single hog on the Hettinger market
was paid last week to P. H. and Ole
VOL of Bison, who marketed huge
porker for $50. Only few days ago
this would have been good price for
two good steers.
James F. Weeks of Mandan last
week purchased the Oscar Goeschel
farm, 20 miles south of New Salem.
The farm contains 800 acres, and this
transfer increases the holdings of Mr..
Weeks to eleven sections of land on
Heart river.
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sticky and Attorney General LANCER,
Langer's prestige as guesser on the
powers of state officers-the governor
in particular-has been badly shatter-
ed by the supreme court.
The editor of the Calvin Times was
quarantined for breaking out. It
couldn't have been prickly heat-it's
too early. He can not admit it is
small pox so it must be the result Of
too rich diet, which is something
lawful.
Editor Goddard of the Dickey Coun-
ty Leader had his machine motor strip
a gear which could not have been re-
placed from the factory until press
day, but the manual training school
put its equipment to work and sup
| piled new gear Of complicated design
in short order and you could never tell
he had missed a cog.
Two prominent Trail county resi-
dents, Senator John E. Paulson Of
Hillsboro, famous throughout the state
for his fight against House Bill A, and
j. K. Nomland, a well-known Nonpar-
tisan and State League officer of Bux-
ton, are being considered to take the
late Representative Helgesen's place
in Congress.
Happy" Paulson, recently promoted
to the position of city editor of the
Fargo Forum, is beginning to think
that "this is the life" Happy was
just treating the boys yesterday on
the strength of his new job when he
was called to his home by the an
nouncement that twin girls had ar
rived. He had to treat again.
/ By hitting the bulls-eye with unerr-
ing skill from the standing, kneeling
or sitting position, Robert G. Dasse Of
Elgin has qualified as sharpshooter
in the United States Marine Corps, ac-
cording to an official bulletin from
Washington. He recently made an ex-
cellent score at "slow and rapid fire,
winning the medal of a sharpshooter
and an increase in pay.
The North Dakota "single tax" law.
effective in 1918, provides that ali
land, town and city lots, railroads,
bank stock and express and telegraph
companies, shall be assessed at 80 per
cent Of their actual value. That all
household goods and household equip
ment and wearing apparel, structures
land improvements on farm lands,
shall be assessed at five per cent Of it's
actual value; while all other property
shall be assessed at 20 per cent Of its
actual value.
A law passed by the last legislature
| of North Dakota permits each town.
ship to levy not more than SIS for
each mile Of graded roads in that
township at least FIVE times year,
and to pay residents who contract to
DO the dragging not more than SO for
each mile covered. The township sup
ervisor or highway commissioner may
Idlrect when roads are to be dragged
each township being divided into drag
ging districts.
Stanley Kordahl, young man about
% years Of age, was killed at the home
4 OF his parents, who live three miles
southwest Of Stanley. He was engaged
in repairing an automobile and had the
rear Of the machine lacked up SO that
he could work under it. He was sit
ting under the elevated machine when
in some maner the jacks slipped and
the car fell, striking him just below
the base of the neck and forcing his
head down between his knees. Death
was probably instantaneous.
Monday in a few hours, w. H. Swim
ton and A. j. Smith raised over $500
among the business men Of Darlington
with which to purchase carload Of
road oil for use on the streets there
the coming season. The car load will
afford enough oil to give the ground
several dressings and it is hoped that
after the streets are once put in
smooth condition, ready to receive the
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