The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23
BRIEF STATE NEWS

"A shipment Oh sugar arrived at lev
lis Lake and affords at least temper
airy relief from the shortage
Plans are being made by the bust
ness men of Calvin for the establish
ment Of an electric light plant.
The National elevator at Devils
Lake was broken into, but it appears
that all that was taken was guam
tity of gasoline.
Plans have been made for the APP
pointment of a school nurse in Cava-
her county, the expense to be borne
by the Red Cross.
The Barnes County Boys and Girls
Club annual Achievement day will be
observed Oct. Is in Valley City with
an interesting program.
Henry Meyer purchased the John
Marlence farm west of Velva. This
farm is considered one Of the best in
the Mouse River Valley.
A big sale of livestock will be held
at Devils Lake Thursday, under the
direction of the Lake Region Short
horn Breeders association.
Word was received in Dickinson Of
the death at Lewistown, Mont. of
Henry Neitert, a pioneer rancher and
well known there in the early days.
Two barns and a silo on the VIM.
Kruger farm, near Embden, were de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being several
thousand dollars. All livestock was
saved.
The N. P. passenger train No. 8 hit
a light automobile yesterday, wreck
ing the machine and badly bruising
the owner, transient, who refused to
give his name.
The 101 ranch, located in what was
formerly part Of Devils Lake, has
put up 600 tons Of hay, and has $50
head of white face cattle and 140 head
OF horses to winter.
The nomination of William H. |
Lackey, Of Westhope, as register Of
the United States land office at Viii
liston, has been confirmed by the
United States senate.
| Heavy traces of oil were reported
early this week by the Pioneer Oil
& Gas Co. of Williston, as the flow
| of water increased to pressure of /.
800 pounds to the square inch.
| Maj. Barney Boyd, of Hillsboro,
! formerly in command of the 164th in
fantry was discharged from Walter
Reed hospital recently and left the
capital Monday for North Dakota. !,
The, jamestown post of the Ameri-
can legion instructed the delegates
who went to the state convention to
favor resolutions urging the repeal Of
the anti-cigaret and anti-Sunday base
ball laws. /
Arrangements are almost complet- I
ed for the John Phillip Sousa con-
cert to be given in the Grand Forks
auditorium Oct. 80. The concert is
to be given under the auspices of the
Municipal band.
County Agent Charles Eastgate of
Amidon returned from eastern South /
Dakota where he was sent by a group
of Slope county farmers to act as their
agent in purchasing II 900 bushels of
oats and barley for feed.
The brick walls of the new bank
are up at Kindred, and carpenters are
putting on the roof. The building
will not be finished for some time, but
when completed will be one of the /
most modern in this section.
The contract for wiring, poles, !
street lights, and necessary equip
ment with the exception Of engine and /
house for the electric light plant was
| let, at Kindred. Work will begin as
soon as the equipment arrives.
Frank Ruff and son, Mike, of Bel !
field, met with an automobile acct
dent when a car running without
lights dashed into the wagon occu-
pied by the two men. Both the
wagon and the car were wrecked.
Trail county is fast becoming fam
Gus for it's full blooded stock, and in
terest among the farmers is growing
rapidly. The Trail county Breed |
ers' association will hold their first (
annual sale in Hillsboro Oct. 27.
The construction of a highway from
East Grand Forks to Red Lake Falls
Mimi, which would reduce the mile
age considerable has been suggested |
TO the Polk County, Minnesota, com
mission by the Grand Forks good
roads committee.
John G. Beitz of Iowa who is Wis
iting in Hillsboro met with an auto
mobile accident, while driving in
Ford coupe. The machine went into ,
the ditch and landed upside down. Mr..
/ Beitz was badly cut about the face I
and one Of his eyes.
Lieut.. Col. William Grassie who
spent four years with the Canadian I
Expeditionary forces, a member of
the Canadian Lands Settlement board !
with offices at Winnipeg, will speak
at Grand Forks Oct. "a, it was an
nounced by DR.. o. G. Libby.
The big question before the North
Dakota board of administration is
whether Maurice Smith, sophomore, 1
student at the University of North |
Dakota, was "ducked" in the English
coulee because he is Nonpartisan |
Lacquer, or in spite Of that fact.
The call by Governor Frazier for
special election to be held on October
81 for the selection of a senator in
Towner county, to succeed A. s. Glib
bons, deceased, indicates that the adj
niniStratinn has not ahandnnad ,,lans