The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-28
BRIEF STATE NEWS

III OWlCZerlanQ Is Y3S. IN North Ua-
kota that would buy ten tons of lig-
mite.
1t is reported that James J. Reg
merry, who formerly ran a medicine car
in the vicinity of Halliday, was killed
in action February 10, and Adelbert
Morey, also Of Halliday, was injured
in the same raid.
Hotels and restaurants are now al
lowed to serve meats on any day ex-
cepting Tuesday. The porkless day.
Saturday has been discontinued and
also the meatless meals. The slogan
OF the food administration at the pre-
sent time is Eat more meat and save
more wheat"
Federal Fuel Administrator Baker
says that expert miners can 60 into
haylng and harvest fields and earn 81
day and all expenses. Then the
rest Of the year they can command
good wages in the coal mines. Lig-
mite mining is not dangerous compar-
ed with mining Of other Goals. There
is no coal gas or fire damp and few
casualties.
Word was brought to Willow City
Thursday afternoon that a young man
by the name of Lasante, living north
and east of that city, had lost his life
by the accidental discharge Of a gun
he was carrying in the auto with him,
the charge striking him in the head
and killing him almost instantly.
The following item shows only too
well that an editor should know how
to spell those tony" words he some
times uses: 1--WE wish to apologize to-
Mrs. Orlando Overlook. In our paper
last week we had heading, Mrs.
Overloob's Big Feet. The word we
ought to have used is French word
pronounced the sam. way, but spelled
fete. 1t means a celebration and is
considered very tony word. Bot
tineau News.
In reaching out for farm labor this
spring and summer, this state can say
to the farm hand: "Come to North
Dakota. We will give you wholesome,
healthful outdoor work during the
summer and fall, when the weather
is mild, and when the cold season
comes we will give you good chance
to earn good money in our mines,
where you will find warmth and shell
ter. You will have no return carfare
to pay. North Dakota needs you all
the year through, and it offers a good
reward for your services"
Stephen j. Washington, about SIS
years old, conductor on the N. P.
railway, operating between Glendive
and Dickinson, dropped dead at $3.50
Saturday morning in the lunch room
at the station while waiting for his
breakfast which had been ordered. He
made no complaints just prior to his
death but suddenly fell backwards
from where he was sitting and gasped
his last two minutes afterwards.
Matthew Brew, who would have
been 81 next May, son of Daniel Brew,
living about eight miles south of Fay
cite, died from wounds received in an
encounter with the German troops
March l.. He was born in Dickinson
and was the first member Of the Dick
inson gun company to give up his
life. Special memorial services were
held in all the churches Sunday and
a tribute was paid him at the armory
Sunday afternoon.
Washburn Leader: John Smyth,
29-year-old farm hand, who pleaded
guilty to three assaults upon the five
year old daughter of his employer,
near Turtle Lake, was taken to Bis
marck last week by States Attorney
John E. Williams and Deputy Sheriff
Ole Stefferud and committed to the
state penitentiary for a 20-year SEN
tence with the recommendation that
no pardon be granted. Details Of
Smyth's assault and developments
which led to his detection are the most
revolving in the criminal annals Of
North Dakota.
Emil Scow, the old Wisconsin foot
ball hero, was returning to Bowman
on handcar, after organizing Red
Cross societies in North Dakota. A
freight train smashed the handcar but
Scow had played against the Mime
sofa football team too often to be hurt
by little thing like locomotive,
and escaped uninjured.