The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-27
BRIEF STATE NEWS

WHAT! IS THIS IN AGAIN?
katy, beautiful Katy,
We don't ever see your father any
more;
He's full Of moonshine
Out in. the cowshed,
And he never even comes outside
the door.
Two boys were born at Deering last
week, one to Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
O'Leary Ia Norsk) and one to Mr..
and Mrs. Severt johnson lIrish).
Game Warden Scott came back
from Sanish south of Minot Saturday
where he got number Of beaver
poachers and fined them. He is away
again in the Berthold country after
deer poachers.
LIST week the Parshall Leader an
nounced that Knute Loiland was pass
ing around the cigars Monday over the
arrival of a son, the first boy at his
home that day. All we'll and happy
over the great event. Wonder how
many more came that day? !,
In Justice Pryor's court the first of
the week, Mrs. j. D. Fritz, who had
pleaded not guilty to the charge Of
assault, was fined $40 by the court,
after the evidence had been heard.
Mrs Fritz was charged with assault
ing the teacher in one of the Caring
ton rural schools few weeks ago.
The first official setp to secure a
wagon bridge across the Missouri riv-
err between Mandan and Bismarck
was taken by the recent introduction
in congress OF bill asking permits
sion to erect such an improvement.
The blk will probably be introduced
when the next session convenes.
The largest number of orphans ad-
opted by any one order was 81, which
the Fargo Masons have to their cred
it. These adoptions were in the fol-
lowing proportions: Blue Lodge, 10;
Scottish Rite, TO-; Shrine, 10; Key
stone Chapter Royal Arch Masons, 8;
Auvergne Commandery, 3; and Royal
and Select Masters, 1. Several or
phans will be supported by the Fargo
school children.
Strychnine poison enough to have
killed twelve men was found in the
breakfast food about to be eaten by
William H. Fleming, a young farmer
living near Glendale. Fleming dis
carded the food owing to the unpleas-
ant taste, and the hired man on his
farm, is under arrest suspicioned of
having prepared the deadly dose.
Grow hunts will be held during the
spring and the summer under the di-
rection of the Grand Forks gun club,
according to announcement made yes
terday. Challenges will be issued to
representative organizations in differ
ent cities in this section Of the state,
and teams bagging the largest number
of birds will be Toasted and feted.
Divorced eight years ago after hav-
ing lived together 80 years, Ida May
Peterson and E. o. Peterson Of Will
liston decided that there is no love
like the old love, SO were married for
the second time The second marriage
took place at Sidney, Mont, according
to word received in this city. The
couple will return to Williston to make
their home.
The State Embalming Board and
Undertakers Association of North Da-
kota, have suggested that the viewing
of corpses in churches be discontinued.
Some states have already passed strin-
gent laws prohibiting the viewing of
a corpse not properly embalmed, as a
safeguard to the health, and TO spare
the mourners unnecessary grief. 1t is
therefore suggested that a corpse lie
in state at the home or at the morgue
A grandson of Red Cloud and grand
nephew of Sitting Bull has abandoned
the rolling prairies Of his ancestors
for place on the rolling deep, in the
New American Merchant Marine, &C.
cording to information reaching the
Fargo recruiting office Of the United
States Marines. The grandson is
Charles Morsea, whose Indian name is
Akichipa Okshela, a full-blooded
Sioux. His father, son of Red Cloud,
was a chief of one Of the tribes of the
Sioux nation. The son was born in
North Dakota. Love Of adventure was
born in the young Sioux, who now
seeks it on the seven seas.
Funeral services for Allison Bowe,
80, who died at Neville from burns
received when gasoline lamp explod-
ed, were held in that city from the
Methodist church. Interment was
made in the Cooperstown cemetery.
The tragedy occurred Monday even
ing, March 3, while Mr. Bowe was en-
gagged in pumping air into the lamp.
The front Of Mr.. Bowe's clothes be-
caroa cat,1rdatad with racO1ina and he-
fore the flames could be extinguished,
part of his clothing was burned away,
inficting fatal burns to the body. Mrs.
Bowe, who went to the assistance of
her husband, suffered severe burns
about the face and hands.
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