The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-09-19
BRIEF STATE NEWS


Many weeklies over the Northwest
have advanced their subscription rates
to ~, and they are cheap at that.
There was a hydrophobi scare
around Hankinson-just when chicken
hunting dogs were coming into de-
mand
The hunting license sale is expected
to be lighter in North Dakota because
50 many sportsmen have gone after
bigger game.
Many North Dakota and Minnesota
sportsmen have concluded the attempt
cause the little dam builders destroy
much timber and other valuable prop
erty.
Having killed of the grasshoppers,
the officials Of Slope county are de-
termined to exterminate the prairie
dogs, which destroy large quantities
OF grain in that part Of North Dakota.
When Farmer Torgerson and Sheep
herder Pagan became involved in
trouble near Belle Fourche, the for
mer was probably fatally shot.
It is reported that 100 Mclean
county boys have been sent back from
camp to help with the threshing. They
have leave Of 80 days and by that
time expect to see that most Of the
threshing is done.
Only thirty of the forty-nine dis
ttrlcts were represented at the meet
ing of the North Dakota Republican
central committee, and all of those
present were reported to be Townley
adherents.
The sale of North Dakota farm
lands in the Red River valley at more!
than $500 per acre indicates that some
people don't take much stock in the
Hun claims of ultimate supremacy.
E. E. Schimel, the Balfour miller,
met with bad accident last week.
His right hand was caught in the en-
CINE and badly crushed. He lost one
finger and the hand will probably be
otherwise deformed.
James Stewart of Melville was ac-
cidentally wounded by gun discharge
and died in 80 minutes. The boy had
been given shot gun with which to
play and it was not known that the
gun was loaded. The entire charge
entered the mans back.
Michael Breslin, of Mohall 81, has
enlisted in the signal corps Of the Am
erican army. He is believed to be the
oldest volunteer in this branch of the
service. He was formerly telephone
lineman.
The state prison is unable to keep
up the Irvine plant, brick yard and
farming work, due to the lack of in
mates, having only 100 prisoners, Of
whom 41are criples. They will try
to get $50 federal prisoners transfer
there to keep the work up
Rev. j. Fontana, recently sentenced
to serve three years in the peniten-
tiary for preaching disloyalty, has
been given vote of confidence by his
congregation at New Salem. An at
tempt to GUST Fontana was defeated
by vote of 81 to %.
A. P. Henderson, the new county
agent in Pope, is making a hit with
the farmers. He was successful in
North Dakota, but he and number
of the other leading agricultural
workers left the state for locations
where the political situation was less
Townleyized.
A strenuous effort is being made by
the voters of the Third congressional
district in North Dakota to get Con-
gresham Norton to run on the dem
ocratic ticket. He was narrowly de-
feated for the republican nomination
by a league candidate.
Here is a sentence from a letter
from Fred Keist, former Fargo street
car conductor, now at the front, which
contains sentiment which will not be
forgotten by those who read it: Gam
erica may wear lot of crepe, but she
will never have to blush with shame
for her sons in France"
The Martin County Independent
suggested it would be good thing
to secure some of the Hun prisoners
for farm work. The Fairmont Senti-
mel vigorously protests. "Send the
Huns to hell, or some other place, but
keep them out Of Martin county," de-
mands Editor Day.
Governor Frazier has completed the
organization Of the North Dakota war
history commission, with DR.. 0. G.
Libby, professor of history at the IN
iversity of North Dakota; DR.: M. K.
Gilmore, curator of the state historl-
cal museum; and Mrs. Charles F. Am
idon wife of the federal judge, as
members. The commission will re-
cord North Dakota's part in the great
war.
Small threshing rigs and girls and
women CARRIED in unionalls are prov
ing the only solution of the threshlng
problem to large number of farmers
near Jamestown. The use of the
small outfit means that it requires
fewer men to man the machine and
engine, fewer to haul bundles and
fewer to feed. The obvious disadvan-
tage of the small rig-that it means
more days or weeks Of threshing-ls
not very great drawback to many,
as they have more time than they
have help.