The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-04-11
AROUND THE STATE
THE STAR.

F., AROUND THE STATE J
THE STAR.
The evening star child espied,
The one star in the sky;
us that Gods service f1ag?' he cried,
And waited for reply.
The mother paused a moment ere
She told the little one,
eyes, that is why the star is there,
God gave his only son."
Harold Stetson.
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If the Kaiser will keep that Christ
mas dinner warm Gems. Haig and Per-
shlng may help him eat it in Berlin.
Andrew Diede, of Woodwork, lost
his Ford car last summer and has Just
recovered it, Found it at Minneapolis.
The fool and the flivver are now
beginning spring practice preparatory
to the summer slaughter.
Cora A. Christensen has announced
her candidacy for the office of super
intendent of schools for Dunn county.
Martin j. Kelly of Devils Lake is
commissioned second lieutenant by
General Pershing.
A gun play on the ia ranch in Sioux
county causes the arrest of F. G..
Turner Second time for Turner and
nobody hurt, yet.
The Hilsboro Banner believes that
two ounces of speech, once each week,
is great sufficiency for most Of the
present day "spouters."
The North Dakota board of regents
will decide on a president for the new
normal school at Dickinson during the
present month.
The village of Dogden is the latest
to get in line for strong Home
Guard, organized under the direction
of Attorney Nelson of Garrison.
County agricultural agents favor
and endorse CONSUMPTION of labor for
North Dakota. Why not put some of
the many county agents to work?
North Dakota will have draft farm
labor if it becomes necessary. Loaf
ers better volunteer. It will look bet
ter and save lot of trouble.
Thieves at Devils Lake entered the
Emporium Tailoring Company store
/ and helped themselves to an abund-
ance of clothing, valued at $500.
Judge Long, of Minor, experienced
hard tussle with newly purchased
COW, that evidently took strong dis
like to her new owner. His injuries
are minor but many.
The editor of the f'airmount News
| is having a time of his own in at
! tempting to convince himself that it
| is half past eight in the morning when
| he knows darned we'll that it amt.
A farmer at Edgeley is puzzled over
this daylight savings plan and wants
| somebody to devise some means of
setting his flock of BOOSTERS ahead an
hour.
A wholesale number of arrests are
made in the vicinity Of Hazen, where
Editor Schleppegrell is making a
strong fight against the balf-and half
type calling themselves Americans.
F. B. Stout, prominent farmer re-
! siding a few miles south of Sentinel
Butte, died last week Of paralysis. He
l'leaves a wife and several children to
mourn his loss.
A. M. Bond, formerly engaged in
business at Devils Lake, died at Wood
bine, Colorado. The remains were
brought back to North Dakota for in
terment, which was made at the lake
town cemetery.
Anybody know the whereabouts of
George w. Dollard, last heard from at
Belfeld? He was \ justice Of the
peace at that town and everybody call
ed him Judge" He has been missing
for several months.
]. B. Howard, former North Dakota
newspaper man, writes from the sun
ny south to the Dunn County Set
tier, issuing a warning that somebody
is attempting to realize on certain
note Of his, amounting to $457.88.
Forty sacks Of sweet clover seed
brought $1,000. Same was raised on
a North Dakota farm by w. E. CHS
man, Ransom county farmer. CHS
man intends living in clover in the fu-
ture.
Eugene M. Walla, formerly chief
clerk Of the automobile registration
department Of the secretary Of states
Office, has accepted appointment to q