The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-21

raising alfalfa for number of years
and last fall threshed out several hum
bred bushels of the seed which in it.
self is worth small fortune. The
greater part of the seed has already
been contracted for by some eastern
seed houses.
Mike Breen, OF the Wolford Mirror,
had a helluva time with his linotype
machine last week. In telling about
it, Mike directs his readers to "no-
tice how the letters stagger across
the lines" and says if the state wasn't
bonedly he'd swear the y were soused.
According to the official records
1880 gallons Of cream were shipped
from the Towner station during 1917.
At the present prices this means a
considerable sum Of money to distrib-
ute among the farmers of that COM
munity.
The eleven-year-o son Of Silas Po-
grebnek of Fayette was brought to
Killdeer last week for treatment, hav-
ing lost his mind. The sad condition
is the evident result of a quarrel the
father had with neighbor at which
time the boy became frightened and
ran away from home. The boy was
brought back, and it was not thought
that his condition was serious. A few
days ago another neighbor CHANGED to
visit the place and this terrorized the
boy to such an extent that he went in
sane.
Time for the return of income tax
statements and statements of excess
profits tax was extended from March 1
to April 1 by direct wire from the
treasury department to Paul w.
| Thorne, deputy internal revenue col
lector, St. Paul. As a result, seven
weeks remain for filing the state
ments. Mr.. Thorne urged that all
statements be filed at once, despite the
extension of time. The order today
was preceded by an order last week
/; extending the time for corporations
only to April /.
Wonder as to whether or not the
, beer-soaked mind of Germany, pro-
ducing the usual misconceptions Of a
befuddled brain, was in large meas
ure responsible for the present world
war, was expressed by F. L. Watkins,
superintendent of the North Dakota
Enforcement League, in an address
before the congregation of the Ply
mouth Congregational church at Far
go last Sunday night.
Russell Showers, young man at
Wolford, came near burning to death
last week when he touched lighted
match to his gasoline soaked overalls.
He had been helping empty barrel
of gasoline and someone remarked
that he'd better stay away from the
stove for while, but he said the stuff
wouldn't burn and to prove his con-
tention applied lighted match to
the overalls. But for some men who
had presence of mind enough to wrap
their overcoats around him he would
have burned to death.
The Black Hills have always been
something more than earthly noun
tains. The aura Of savage supersti-
ton hangs round them still, states a
writer. There is something rather
unearthly even to the most cynical
civilized intellect in the shimmering
blue beauty of the canyons, in the mad
tangle of Enthusiastically carved cliffs
and gullies Of the Bad Lands, in the
sudden furious mountain storms. The
Black Hills are the home of the red
gods. One great butte the Indians
pointed out as the platform whence
the great spirit spoke to his people
the Sinai of the Dakotas.
A man by the name Of Golden was
picked up at Marmarth last week by
Officer Rasmussen on telephone COM
plant of the sheriff of Adams county
Golden was wanted for setting fire tc
! the Reeder depot and developments
show that he entertained some griev-
ance against Mr.. Sims, the agent, and
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