The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-12-19

err of Pleasant Valley in Mercer coun.
ty, had the misfortune to break his
arm in three places. He was round
ing up horses when the horse he was
riding slipped and fell with the above
result.
An auto driven by w. A. Ferguson,
Of Velva, was hit by a train at Russo
last week. Mr.. Ferguson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. A. Crowell, of Russo, were
thrown from the car. Aside from a
few scratches both escaped injury.
The car was almost total wreck.
Mrs. Mabel Rogers, of Velva, re-
ceived a message stating that her son
George was reported missing. He was
in the last big drive on the western
front. Ralph Fuller, another Velva
boy, was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans during the same drive.
Frank E. Winmill, former postmas-
ter at Stanton, Mercer county, was ar
rested Thursday at Bowman, North
Dakota, by J. H. Trotter, of Fargo, on
a federal warrant charging enbezzle-
ment Of post office funds, being re-
leased on $500 bonds to answer the
charge in federal court at Bismarck.
Ernest L. Severtson, former CASH
Ter of the Bank of New Rockford, and
one of central North Dakota's most
prominent men, died at New Rockford
last week. He was member of Elks
lodge and all the Masonic orders. OF
late years he has been employed as
state agent for an insurance company.
The Sanish Sentinel says Mrs. Roy
Hand has accepted a position in a
store there. Roy is languishing in
durance vile at Stanley, so is not
much of bread winner nowadays.
Funeral services of j. E. Halstead,
former alderman of jamestown, who
was killed in railroad crossing acct
dent last Monday evening, were held
last Friday. Mr.. Halstead, riding in
a truck, was hit by a switch engine.
His son, Albert, was slightly injured.
The latter was driving the car.
An examination for postmaster at
Douglas will occur January Is. This
makes three offices on the line open
for permanent postmasters, Douglas,
Plaza and Parshal.
J. C. Nell, living southwest Of Ha-
zen, was arrested on Wednesday Of
last week on complaint of the Powers
Elevator company of Beulah, charged
with selling mortgaged grain. He had
hearing before Justice Sam Olvis
at Hazen the same day and was bound
over to await the action Of the district
court, which convenes in March. His
bonds were fixed at $500, which he
failed to provide and was given into
the custody of the sheriff and taken
to the Mercer county jail.
A farmer by the name of J. H. KEEL
Ter, writing in the Van Hook Tribune,
says if the store hogs will make him
right prices, he will buy at home,
otherwise he will continue to buy
where his money goes the farthest.
The Makoti Sentinel says "two gen.
tlemen and travelling man stepped
of the train last week." The Senti-
mel man seems to distinguish between
gentlemen and travelling men. There
was q time when the prune peddlers
were held in high repute.
Alex Grass was the first Sioux
county soldier to give his life on the
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letter received by Mrs. WEIGH, wife
Of Major WEIGH, whe went overseas
with the Second North Dakota regi-.
ment. It was first reported that
Grass was gassed but later informa-
ton is to the effect that he died in
action. He was cleaning out Ger
man machine gun nest and had ac-
counted for "a Germans before he was
shot in the back, according to the re-
port.