The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
BRIEF STATE NEWS

"No rats in Shis section" announces
the Dickinson Press. Some local must
clan has been playing Pied Piper in
the Queen City.
Ida Stave, a little Benedict girl,
froze three fingers of one of her hands
while going to school. She had remov-
ed her mitten to button her coat and
was unable to put it back on.
Life has its cares, even in so favor
ed a region as is that in which the pro-
gressive city of Beach is located, as
witness the following from the Advo-
cate: We understand that the Chas.
Letson bar Der shop, has replenished
it's stock of hair tonic and now again
has a full line. Owing to the inherent
good qualities of the hair tonic of Mr..
Lessons former stock was carefully
drank by the porter who could not en-
dure the tortures of a dry state.
An announcement has just been
made of the purchase of the Security
State Bank of Columbus by stock
company of farmers of that section of
Burke county. The transaction was
made the middle of the month and the
new owners are already in charge. G.
w. Grinnell and H. B. Myers, who
have been in direct charge of the bank
for the past several months are re-
tanned as cashier and assistant cashier,
while Loui Negaard has been named
president and Frank Witty and Albert
Zeigenhamen vice presidents.
The maximum amount of anthra-
cite which may be purchased at any
one time by North Dakota consumers
was increased from 1000 pounds to
one ton, and provision was made
whereby consumers may accumulate
coke, briquettes or coal of any kind in
sufficient quantity to meet their ordin-
larry needs for four months, instead of
two. in amended orders issued today
by Capt. |. P. Baker, federal fuel adj
ministrator for North Dakota. This
order amends paragraph One and Two
OF the original coal restriction order,
other provisions of which remain I'M
changed, and which still require an APP
plication in writing on an approved
form before coal can be purchased.
John Hagan, commissioner of agri-
culture, left for Washington this week
with a long list of petitions that have
been circulated, which will ask the
governments department of agricul-
ture to fix the weight Of No. / Nor
thern wheat at 81 pounds; No. 2 at 81
pounds, and No. 3 at 81 pounds. At re-
cent hearings held in Fargo and Bis
marck by the federal grain grades
representatives. farmers asked modif-
cations, insisting that present grad
ings operate against the farmers. Ele-
IvatOr men over the state complain that
the grades established by the state are
not final when grain is marketed in
their grain houses, and that when
shipments are made to the twin city
terminals, the grades are changed
down there.
Gasoline was made to clean gloves,
and then was used to try starting fires
in kitchen stoves till few hired girls
were blown through the roof; and then
tried in several other ways, until today
you can go $50 miles an hour in the
lair, 80 miles per hour on the ground,
and six feet into the ground with the
greatest ease. A gallon of gas will
do more work in one hour than team
of horses in a day and doesn't need
| feed when night comes. 1t will run an
auto 20 miles and while doing it cause
four runaways, a collision, a S25 fine
for speeding, divorce suit and an in
quest. One gallon of gas does the
damage of gallons of whiskey and
makes more noise, speed and trouble
than anything its size in the world,
and still it is only kerosene doctored
up a little.
Gus Riederman, manager of lum-
Der yard at Mcintosh, was frozen to
death there recently while on his way
to his homestead nine miles from that
city, to visit his family. Mr.. Rieder-
man started late on a Saturday after
noon and was found the following
Monday morning. 1t is presumed that
Mr.. Riederman had some trouble with
his car when the big storm came up
and, becoming lost at fork of the
roads, decided to leave the car and
proceed home on foot The car was
discovered about four miles from his
house and the body was found within
a quarter of mile of the home, by
his two daughters and brother while
on their way to school. They noted
mound of snow at one side of the road
close up against fence and investi-
cation showed it to be Mr.. Riederman.
His hat and gloves were missing and
these are being searched for. AS the
family had not expected Mr.. Rieder-
man to come home Saturday night no
apprehension was felt and only the
finding of the body brought to the
family a realization of their loss.
SHERIFT'S SALE