The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-24

OF the EllenSDufg DfldSe CARED away
in a recent wash-out.
The new Elks' Home, located at
Mandan, was formally opened and
dedicated tonight. The event is being
celebrated with grand ball.
The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs
will be held in Fargo this year, Feb
ruary 6 and 7 being the tentative
dates.
To make a bride perfectly happy
this year, give her "coal shower"
and sugar shower" in place of the
old fashioned "inen shower" and "sil-
yer shower"
The State Board of Education at
recent meeting decided to put the ban
on teaching German in the public
schools thruout the state.
Ernest Critchfield, of Valley City,
committed suicide via the gun route
troubles is given as the cause.
Lawrence O'Donnell, former res
ident of Darlington, and old-time
Northern Pacific railroad man, was
recently killed in railway accident
at Utica, Mich.
M E. Watkins, former principal of
the Antler schools, has been admitted
to the bar and will open law o--ce
at Wolf Point, Mont.
"What is daughter doing while
mother is struggling with the heavy
washing?" asks an exchange. We
are not sure but she may be out in
the garage smoking cigarette.
History repeats itself Years ago
North Dakota enjoyed the reputation
of getting it's political inspiration
from the Merchants Hotel, St. Paul.
and now it comes in allopathic doses
from the same direction.
Because the merchants of Leeds
failed to advertise in the News the
editor of that paper tells them that it
is legitimate business for weekly to
accept advertising from mail order
houses outside the state.
Grand Forks churches are holding
union services on Sunday in order to
save coal. Tammany Hall is doubt
less wide open night and day, other
places of amusements are probably
running from Is to "a hours per day.
At regular meeting of the school
board in Lidgerwood last week, the
entire force of teachers were given
raise in salaries amounting to sis
per month.
A number of schools in the larger
cities throughout the state have adj
opted quick lunch system in con-
nection with the Domestic Science de-
partment. Students are given their
lunch at cost.
A. L. Stearns is the new hustling
| editor Of the Flasher Hustler. The
paper was formerly owned by J. K.
Mcleod, better known as Little
Mac" who was we'll and favorably
known by many old settlers in this
| part of the state. Mr.. Stearns is get
ting out good live paper.
| An eighty acre farm near the city
| of Cavalier sold last week for an
even $500 per acre. All right; we
have one near Sanish that we will be
willing to sell for an even 500 pei
acre, providing it is cash deal
Mrs. V. F. Goddard, wife of Supt
Goddard of the Crosby schools, died
last Saturday in the family home al
that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Goddard
!. are we'll known in this part of the
: state, he being at one time superin.
, tendent of the schools at Devils Lake
If the good roads commission spent
over 100000 for office salaries thi:
year and $214 for labor on the roads
the special session of the legislature
ought to replenish the fund, even i:
it has to sell the state liberty bond.
! or take seed-wheat away from tn.
: farmers to do it.
! Any man who represents the peopl,
; of community, and doesn't have tn,
! interest of the best newspapers in hi
! locality at heart will soon lose sigh
J of the rest of the needs of his constit
! uents, and is almost always easil,
!; handled by a gang.
: After less than one hours delibera
: ton, the jury in the case of Eugen
Walla, former chief clerk in the auto
:, mobile registration department o
the secretary of states o--ce, charg
ed with embezzlement of $3,4OO stat
funds, brought in verdict of no
/ guilty in the district court.
According to statistics prohibition
North Dakota has rs per cent les
! penitentiary population per capt.;
than any liquor license state in tn
union and in addition to that ou
small per cent has few liberal hold
overs as mementos Of former liquo
. license conditions.
While Frank Notion of Edmunds
] N. d., was searching the streets O
Fargo for his 15-year-old son, Dan
who ran away from home the mothe
: was clasping the boy in her arms
willing to forgive all. Dan though
l life in the navy would be more thrill
ing than in school at Darlington, 81
he left on Jan. 8. Frank Notion, tn.
father Of the boy, went to Fargo il
| search of the prodigal, but the lac
i being broke and hungry, had already
/ returned to his home.
One night last week as Pat Shelp o.
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