The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-12-25

departed for that point after SOJOurn
with relatives and friends at Gran
vile.
George Allery, Jamestown, age Is,
the farm hand who shot and killed
Newton Brown, his employer, after a
quarrel last fall, pleaded guilty to
manslaughter in the district court here
and was sentenced to serve ten years
in the penitentiary by Judge Coffey
late Saturday.
Bismarck, N. D.-Plans and specifi-
sations for the 100000 wagon
bridge which is to span the Missouri
river, prepared by c. A. P. Turner, of
Minneapolis, are now in the hands of
the commission, and it was stated to-
day that work on the structure will be-
gin next spring.
William George, who resides in Leb-
anon township was arrested under the
school law on q charge of not sending
his children, of school age, to school
the required number Of days. George
was taken to Towner but was released
on promise to comply with the pro-
visions of the law in future.
1t is rumored that the circulating
library" sent to the Glendale Public
Schools containing books on free love,
anarchism and socialism were refused
by the school board of that place. At
Wahpeton the citizens held a mass
meeting the other evening and protest.
ed bitterly against the books.
Fargo, N. D.-Eighty- ministers
and rlaymen are attending the opening
session of the three day training school
for Christian workers here today. The
conference is part of the Interchurch
World Movement. Several prominent
workers from the east are in attend
ance and in charge of the program.
Perry Wickland, 19-year-old son of
a farmer near Max, was picked up by
the police at Devils Lake, who had
been notified by the parents. The boy
had no money and had been without
food for two days. He had left home,
accompanied by brother, but the
brother had turned back when they got
to Drake. The older lad, however, had
continued on, hoping to find work of
some kind in Devils Lake. The police
advanced the money for the return
carfare and the boy seemed happy to
start for home.
The supreme court of the United
States has set at rest the question of
the validity of the war time prohibi-
ton act passed by congress by declar-
ing this law constitutional and there
by making the coming Christmas dry
one. Those 1900 cars that have been
kept at Louisville to transport booze
to different sections of the United
States in case the court decided other
wise, can now be used to bring freight
and coal to the people of the country
and will be much better employed The
courts decision is most emphatic and
Of course is a great disappointment to
the vets.
A friend of ours relates little bit
of experience that happened in Bot.
tineau county during the recent sena.
torial election. He says: II was If
Bisbee yesterday, the home of c. P
Peterson, the defeated candidate fol
the Bolsheviki senate. l heard the
story there which they claim is au
thentic that Mr.. Peterson had very
fine shepherd dog and as lots Of shep
herd dogs are yellow but this one il
yellow in color only. Left Us home
with Mr.. Peterson on the day befor'
the election there and went to Candt
and made his home with strangers
and Mr.. Peterson has taken him bacl
to his farm twice and still the dog in
sists on making its home in Cando
Showing that dogs are better min,
readers sometimes than some of thei
supposed superiors. also have hear
it suggested that a petition be gottel
out and circulated over the state ask
ing Miss Minnie Nelson to become
candidate for governor at the mex
election. What do you think Of tn
suggestion3S 1iis