The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-21
Moller, veteran of the Spanish-Am-

erlcan war.
Wednesday and Thursday, March
9th and 18th, are the days set for the
North Dakota state convention of the
Nonpartisan League to be held in Far
60. The Nonpartisan members at this
time will endorse farmer candidates
for state offices.
Breaking her hip in fall on the
ice while on her way to the home of
her son Oscar, Mrs. F. Greenland of
Binford dragged herself along the
frozen ground for considerable dis
lance before she was discovered by
Steve Rorvig and her husband, who
carried her home. She later was re-
moved to the Fargo hopital, where she
is reported to be improving.
A farmer resident near Darwin es-
capped from prosecution last week I'M
der the food control act prohibiting
boarding when he disposed Of his sur
plus sugar and flour under orders
from the state food administration.
The flour was bought January 2, and
included 1000 pounds. The 100 pounds
Of sugar was purchased November 16
last year.
Cummings, N. D., is one of the
ranking 100 population towns in
North Dakota as far as support of the
Red Cross is concerned. At an auc-
ton and produce fair held there last
week, more than $555 was realized for
the Red Cross from produce donated
by farmers and merchants and from
cash donations. A few weeks before
the Red Cross branch at Cummings
had completed successful drive for
5000 budget.
That the farmers of the Mott vicin-
ity are patriotic and are doing their
share toward bringing the war to
successful end is evident by the large
number of farmers who have shown
their willingness to set aside an acre
of wheat, rye, barley or flax for the
benefit of the Red Cross Miss Shir-
ley Fox, secretary of the Mott branch,
has been literally swamped with
agreements sent in by farmers of that
community the past week.
Mott is in line for one of the twen-
ty-four vocational high schools which
| will be established in North Dakota in
the near future under the direction of
| the state board of education. The
schools will be scattered all over the
state. Ten Of these schools will be ag-
ricultural institutions, 10 industrial
! Monies. The first two classes Of
schools will receive $500 a year fed
eral aid while the home economics
schools will get $3.50 federal aid annu-
ally.
The Federal Fuel Company with
S2,0OO,00O capital closed a deal last
week for the Touhey mine, five miles
from Bowman. They will manufac-
ture briquettes, brick and tile. A road
will be built to the mine and it is ex-
pected that by June 5 two units will
be in operation. The briquettes al
ready manufactured make good fuel
and with more units in operation the
bricks can be made with lower cost
to manufacture.
In compliance with an order from
the state superintendent Of public in
struction's office, Wahpeton schools
will continue six days in the week in
stead of the customary five as hereto
fore, or in other words, school will be
held on Saturdays, thus shortening
the school term considerably. There
has been some remonstrance and COM
plant against this order, some claim
ing that it taxes an uncalled for bur
den upon both pupils and teachers.
! James Jackson of Lidgerwood coun-
ty was brought to Wahpeton Thurs
day evening and lodged in the county
Jail to undergo a sentence Of 80 days
and $500 fine, imposed upon him last
week by the federal court at Fargo.
Mr.. Jackson was convicted of retail
ing liquor without revenue stamp,
and Judge Amidon. imposed the SEN
tence upon him. Mr.. Jackson is over
| 10 years of age and is retired farm
ar, and when the case against him
was about to 20 to trial, Mr.. Jackson
refused to let the court appoint an at
torney for him. The Fargo Forum in
mentioning this last phase Of the case
states that Jackson took his place at
the counsel table opposite Judge John
Carmody, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, and watched with inter-
est the direct examination Of the gov
! arnnn ont witness "Have Won anvthinp