The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-31
AROUND THE STATE ,
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. AROUND THE STATE.
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Johnny Jones and his sister Sue
Fed the baby liquid glue;
When Ma came home the kid was
quiet
There's nothing like sticky diet.
A straw stack on the George A. KEEL
Ter farm near Bantry toppled over,
of another.
"Met your wife lately?"
"No; but l see by the society pa
pers that she will be at home twice
this month"
Sneak thiefes looted the Cooper
alive hardware store at Mohall one
night last week, securing small guam
tity of cash and some merchandise.
A fellow in the eastern part of the
state wants to know if it is treason
to cuss the 500 Line, since the Govern
ment has taken charge of the road.
It is reported that North Dakota
soldier in France could not say eggs
in the native language, so he ordered
his meal by cackling like hen.
Rumor has it that John Andrews of
The Broadaxe fame is about to flop
to the Nonpartisans and edit new
publication to be launched in the city
of Wahpeton.
P. E. Lewis of Marmath, formerly
employed as a brakeman, was arrest
ed for bringing liquor into the state.
When taken into custody he had rs
pint bottles and ten half-pint bottles
of booze in his possession.
Robbers entered the Great Northern
depot at Bremen and after looting the
safe escaped with $40 in currency. The
robbers effected their entrance thru
a rear window and made their escape
without leaving any clew.
ALT White, old-time cowman and
associate of Colonel Roosevelt, who
has made Dickinson a good mayor, is
being urged by his friends to become
candidate for governor. Late reports
indicate that Mayor White is sitting
tight.
Albert Poorman, aged 20, brother Of
the N. P. bridge carpenter at Dickin-
son, met instant death at Roundup,
Montana, January 3, when he fell into
a rip saw in big coal mine. His body
was instantly severed in two. He
leaves widow and four small chill
dren.
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
affairs, has recommended to congress
that the Standing Rock Sioux Indians
be allowed $40 per capita payment,
and the Indian appropriation bill will
carry an item for an amount suffi-
cient to make this payment possible.
Word has been received at Mayville
that VIM. Ely, we'll known business
man and farmer of that place, was
killed in an auto accident in Cilafor-
MIA, where he was spending the winter
with his family. Particulars as to
how the accident occurred are lacking
Mr.. Ely was 81 years of age and was
one of the pioneers of this county.
When three shots for coal failed to
respond, August Bobel, a miner en-
ployed at the High Grade Ignite Coal
Company mine at Medora, stepped in
to the mine to investigate, only to
meet the full force of the charge He
was struck on the head by flying
chunks and severely cut and bruised.
He was almost completely buried I'M
der coal when rescued by other min
erS.
A weekly newspaper for the Ameri-
lean troops in France, to be called The
Stars and Stripes, will be issued short
ly. 1t has the sanction of General
Pershing. 1t will be directed and ed
tied by men wearing the American
uniform. 1t is reported that W. C.
Davis, formerly with the Independent,
will hold cases on the new paper.
One of our exchanges advertises a
COW for sale, the ad reading as FOL
lows: "Full blooded COW for sale, CIV,
ing milk, tons of hay, lot of chick
ems and several stoves" While we
have always had great respect for
meek-eyed bossy, we never suspected
for a moment that she would branch
out into the junk-shop business. And
she is full-blooded, too!
On orders from the government the
Northern Pacific has begun tearing up
the rails on the roadbed into Fort
Yates. This action is taken as an in
dication that the government is in
need of steel rails, due to the steel