The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14

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turn it's back to the iceless days soon
confronting it.
In prohibition Minnesota counties
all liquors found in the mails is sent
to hospital. In North Dakota all
liquor found in males is rushed into
the jug.
| About the only thing President Will
son can do to make North Dakota
happy is to appoint Director Cen
eral Of the temperature reported by
Mr.. Mercury.
| A Foster county farmer claims to
own a flock of hens that lay five eggs
each every week. If the report 10
true, it is apparent they have been
nesting in the kitchen range.
A mems knitting club has been or
ganized at Lansford. At q recent
meeting officers were elected and Ed
itor Nye has the honor Of being
"Keeper of the Needles"
A Columbia state poets latest pro-
duction is entitled, "A Vision Of
Spring in Winter" It takes
southern poet to describe the beauties
of North Dakota in his dreams.
Eighteen kegs of black powder were
stolen from the High Grade Ignite
company's mine at Medora last week.
| The powder is valued at $65. No
trace Of the thieves has been found.
| We must say we fail to get this bit
of dollar-sign logic, left in our section
Of the papers postoffice by Anony-
nous: money is darned bad stuff.
If they didn't make it we wouldn't
have to work for it."
The Masons of Hazen and vicinity
are starting the organization Of Ma
sonic lodge at that place. They al
ready have twenty signatures for q
charter. There is no Masonic lodge
in Mercer county at present.
Earl Anderson, formerly night clerk
at the St. Charles hotel at Dickinson,
left town suddenly last Saturday ev-
ening leavin gthe cash register about
$4O38 short. A brother has promised
to make good the loss.
The reason North Dakota raises so
much better crops than they do in the
south is because the farmers atten-
tion is not attracted from the main is
sue in the hope of producing a bump
er crop Of watermelons.
r. T. Haywood is acting as post
master at Bowman since Mrs. Totten
was ordered removed from the office.
In all probability Mr. Haywood will
receive the appointment as he has fill
ed out the necessary papers and for
warded them to Washington.
State school land sold recently has
brought quarter Of a million dollars
to the state school fund. It is expect
ed that when all Of the state school
land is sold fund Of $50,000,0O will
be created and will yield an annual in
terest of over two million dollars.
Cato Sells, commissioner Of Indian
affairs, has recommended to congress
that the Standing Rock Indians be al
lowed $40 per capita payment, and
the Indian appropriation bill will car
ry an item for an amount sufficient
to make this payment possible.
Albert Poorman, aged 20, brother
of the N. P. bridge carpenter at Dick
inson, met instant death at Roundup,
Montana, January 8, when he fell into
a rip saw in big coal mine. His body
was instantly severed in two. He
leaves a widow and four small chill
dren.
The famous Medina bank" case in
which former Governor L. B. Hanna
and several officials Of the First Nat
tional bank of Fargo were sued for
$50 1000, charged with wrecking the
Medina State bank of Medina, N. D.,
is settled, it is learned here, and will
not be tried in district court.
There is screw loose in the elmer
workings" of the Farmers Leader,
the Nonpartisan newspaper at Bow
man. The board of directors "fired"
one editor and hired another. The
stockholders then got busy and re-
cinded the action of the board, and
now Editor No. l raps Editor No. 2
over the head with many weighty
editorial club.
The rumor, in general circulation
throughout Mckenzie county to the
effect that an attempt would be made
to move the court house, has been
confirmed The proceedings of the
last meeting of the board of county
commissioners show that bill was
allowed and warrant ordered drawn
for quantity of dynamite, fuse and
caps.-Schafer Record.
Now that coal is reported to be
quite scarce in these and other parts,
why not revive the old-time idea OF
going down to the railroad tracks and
calling the engineer and fireman of q
passing freight few peppery names.
Result in Old York State used to be
half dozen Jumps of coal, aimed at
yer head. Y
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about "a years, arose before dawn
Tuesday morninr last and went out to
the margin Of the coulee near his
home and ended his life by discharg-
ing double-barreled shot gun into
his chest above his heart. The body
was found few hours afterwards by
members Of his family, when he was
missed and search instituted for him.
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