The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-07
AROUND THE STATE /;
Mid.Winter Version.

AROUND THE STATE J,
Mid. Winter Version.
Mother, may / 60 out to swim?
"l'm tired of this old snug house."
Don't try it today, my daughter dear,
"Or folks will think you're bug
house."
Twenty-seven counties out Of to-
tai of fifty-three in the state will bond
for seed grain and feed.
Many divorced husbands pay ali
mony promptly and with glee, in great
fear of her return.
The fellow who wants to be mayor
of Lisbon must go to church regularly
according to Vaudeville authority.
The Dickinson Press and the Re-
corder-Post are "sassing" each other,
municipal conditions being the piece
de resistance Of the controversy.
Federal officials last week ordered
the Mennonite -four mill in Bon HON.
me county closed. It is alleged that
ground glass was found in the mill.
Melchior Wallisher, formerly of
Dickinson, was killed recently by an
explosion in Canada. He is survived
by widow and four children.
Chas. Mcdonald of Mandan, former
sheriff of Morton county, has been APP
pointed deputy warden of the North
Dakota state penitentiary.
The old-fashioned farmer who used
to put in the latter half of February
fixing up plows and drills, is busy now
adays overhauling the car for the
summer.
A trunk containing shipment of
booze, is held by the Morton county
officials, who are waiting for the own
ers to claim it. The trunk was un-
loaded from a passenger train. Al
broken bottle prompted an investiga-
ton.
Mckenzie county will bond in the
sum Of about $4,000 for the pur-
pose of seed and feed. Approximately
$4,000 Of this sum will be returned to
the county Immediately upon the de-
livery of grain feed as number of
the applicants for aid have agreed to
pay cash.
A consumer is town man who
wants the farmers to feed him for
nothing and lay the provender on the
door step. A producer is a country
man who wants every cent town
man has leaving him nothing for pool
and tobacco. How men do unto others
as they would have others undo unto
them.
A gasoline speeder carrying ex-Re-
gent Emil Scow, C. J. Phelan, vice
president of the First National Bank
and vice president Of the Western
Lumber Company of Bowman, and
County Superintendent H. o. Saxvik,
was struck by freight train at Bow
man recently while returning from a
Red Cross meeting at Griffin. None of
the party were injured.
Burnstad invites any village of 500
population in America to show three
families with forty Red Cross men,
berships, and member for every
membership. Burnstad has them in
the families of C.. P. Burnstad, thir-
teen members; T. j. Arntz, fifteen
members, and the Harris, twelve mem
bers. These three families number
forty individuals and every one of
them is full paid, active Red Cross
member.
The longest telephone call ever put
through the Velva exchange was
transmitted Saturday by F. L. Lee Of
Spokane, who was spending the day
in Velva with his father, J. L. Lee.
Mr.. Lee talked to the officials of his
company in Spokane, direct wire be-
ing given through Minneapolis and
from there west, as the message had
to do with contracts for the govern
ment. Mr.. Lee stated that the wire
was very clear and he could hear per-
fectly.
A notable housewarming party re-
Gently commemorated the formal dedi-
cation of Divide county's new court |
house at Crosby. Patrons and patron
esses for the occasion were Governor
and Mrs. Lynn J. Frazier, Judge and
Mrs. X. E. Leighton of Minot, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. X. Otteson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Truax, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 0. Stems,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Goetz, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf
Braatelien, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Pierce,