The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-07
BRIEF STATE NEWS

A soldier writes from France that
the German machine guns sound like
woodpecker on a busy morning.
Uncle Sam wants 100 of the Sept.
IL registrants from North Dakota to
go to an officers training school for
heavy artillery,
Judge c. f. Amidon has ruled that
Walter Thomas Mills, a speaker for
the Nonpartisan league, must stand
trial in federal court, for alleged vio-
lation of the espionage act.
So many nurses have gone to war
that it is quite problem to care for
those sick Of the influenza and the Red
Gross has assumed the burden of
giving help in many places in the
state.
Mr.. Langer's ruling that liquor can
be. imported into the state for medical
purposes is defective in that it does
not set forth the modus operandi, and
a lot of people want to know.
The boys of North Dakota under
military age will be organized into a
working reserve organization in order
to help the labor shortage in the state
next year during the planting and
harvest season.
This is not to be real vacation for
the pupils who are free because of
the influenza epidemic. The work
they are losing will have to be made
up, because there is no chance for a
longer school term.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
has turned over to the intelligence
branch of the war department for in
vestigation, the publication above his
name of statements which he denies.
Many Of the league papers, including
the Fargo Courier News, published the
fake statement.
The Stephen Hassel home, near
Mott, was destroyed by fire one day
last week during the absence from
He carried no insurance on his prop
erty.
Emil LeBrun, an aged Belgian, has
just arrived at the home of his two
sons in Langdon, after being ON the
road a year in his efforts to reach
that city from his home, via Hol-
land.
Influenza claimed fifteen victims in
| Dickinson last week including nine
women and six men. Mrs. Raymond
| Hayes, daughter-in- of one of the
prominent old time residents, was
among the victims. She leaves two
small children.
| Land, near Grafton, for which Ar
chic LaHaise paid $4,000 four years
ago has in three crop years produced
"a, 443 worth of grain and other pro-
duce according to the owner who has
just marketed his wheat crop for the
present season, which averaged 33
bushels to the acre. Mr.. LaHaise's
first crop on this soil was potatoes, for
which he received $1,836.
At Hazelton little Martin Zirbes, is
suffering from severe decorations of
the hands and face, sustained thru
the explosion of a dynamite cap,
which he struck with hammer. The
child in company with some of his
companions, is said to have found a
number of the caps in the home of a
farmer. .
Frank Malloy, former principal of
the Garrison schools, and for several
years past interested in the drug bust
ness at Max passed away at his home
at that place on Monday, from a re-
lapse following an attack of the Span
ish Influenza.
Jesse Starkweather, charged with
the murder of William Osterman, was
found guilty of manslaughter and
sentenced to serve ten years in the
state penitentiary. Starkweather has
figured in western North Dakota
courts for several years, having first
been convicted of cattle stealing. He
subsequently escaped and was not ap-
pretended until his arrest, charged
with the killing of Osterman, when his
identity as the fugitive became known.
Kenneth Willis, only son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Willis of Mound, sus-
tanned a serious gun wound in the
abdomen when small revolver he
was holding in his hand was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet en-
tering his abdomen. A hurried trip
was made with him cross country by
parents to Rhame where they
found the doctor sick in bed and it
was necessary to take him to Mar
marth and thence by train to Miles
City.
The recent finding of iron in A. H.
Olson's we'll on the Charlson town.
site is attracting the attention of out
siders. Minot parties had speci-
men examined and their representa-
tive was there last Saturday and en-
tered in to an agreement with w. R.
Olson to drill another we'll on one of
his lots about fifty feet from the first,
If iron is found there, shaft will be
sunk and all preparations made to
take out the metal.
Frank E. Reiman, formerly clerk in
the postoffice at Tioga, Mountrail
county, was arrested by G. D. Scott,
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