The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-07

ScHuulS IlIlIl W CeaHlp DOuSc, WHSIc
vacancy existed in Sioux county's con-
tingent.
Elevator row, the Wall street of
New England, is being wired this
week for electric lights and in the
near future all of the seven elevators
that make New England famous as
the largest primary market in the
United States will be lighted by cleo
tricity. With a good crop next fall
nearly all of the elevators will install
electric motors to run their machin-
A preacher out in Kansas is respon-
sible for this: 81 had occasion one
time to hold services in little town
not far from Topeka. The choir was
composed of two old maids and two
old bachelors. When the chorus to
the official Christmas hymn was
reached the old maids alone sang I'm
to Us Child is Born and the bache-
lors followed with Wonderful! Won
derful!' Then someone in the front
seat had to up and smoker. That set
tied it. The choir quit abruptly and
the service came to an end"
Mrs. Roscoe Singleton, residing sew
enteen miles from Halliday, was brot
to Manning last week and taken be-
fore the insanity board. Religion is
the subject of her dementia. Her hus-
band left her and two small children
on the farm early in November with
one sack Of flour and one dollar. Since
then she has received but five dollars
from him. When authorities were no
titled of existing conditions they made
an investigation and found them prac
tically starving, having lived on bread
and water for three months. They
are being cared for by the county as it
is thought she will recover her right
mind by proper nourishment.
Backward, swing backward, oh sea-
son of snow, mercury fifteen or twenty
below. Turn on the heat of the trop-
ical zone; roast me until am cooked
to the bone; am so tired of freezing
my nose; weary of chilblains and corns
on my toes; weary Of trying to sleep
with cold feet, turn on the heat, Mis-
ter, turn on the heat! Backward,
swing backward, oh time in your
flight; give me July again just for to-
night. Soften the ground where the
Frost King has lain, or let me hear
one mosquito again. am so weary Of
snowdrifts andf ice, weary Of paying
the coal trust it's price, weary of
frost-bitten icicle pie, give me slice
Of the Fourth Of July.-Ex.
Fire starting from an unknown
cause, entirely destroyed the big Dick
inson Creamery, including the home
hour Friday morning. Eight occu-
pants barely had time to escape in
safety. Except for an insurance Of
$4,000, Mr. Jensen lost nearly every
thing, including the family's clothing.
At 4:30, the four little children of the
Jensens were awakened by the bark
ing Of their little dog, Teddy, who
was in the bedroom with them. The
children began crying when they were
nearly smothered by the dense smoke
that filled the room. Their cries
awakened the older members of the
family but the fire had gained such
Roadway that it was necessary for
them to beat hasty retreat from the
DullulHS. CIOCNlHS was leAI UeHlHu III
the haste to avoid the flames. The
children issued forth without shoes, as
did Mr.. Christensen, father of Mrs
Jensen. In consequence, Mr.. Chris
tiansen's feet were frozen. Mr.. Jensen
had recently erected steps at the front
of the house leading to the pavement
BY means Of this stairway, the family
escaped, the back stairs being cut of