The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-27
BRIEF STATE NEWS

A farmers wife, residing in the
vicinity of Sherwood, sold $500 worth
of eggs and poultry the past season.
Editor Varty of The Bantry Adj
vocate, says that great many hair
raising stories are being told of
drunkenness occurring from drinking
hair tonics.
| Mrs. Peter Eiskum died at her home
in Balfour being suddenly stricken
while apparently in good health. Bur-
ial was made at Balfour and six sons
of the deceased acted as pail bearers.
"A farmer living near Mohall, lost
six horses, the deaths occurring with
in short time Of each other. The
stomach of one of the animals has
been sent to Fargo for examination.
The North Dakota state taxes in
1918 aggregated $1,727 ,136. In 1919,
the taxes had been increased to $4,-
511 ,260 and Of this amount, only $780,
600 or 80 cents per capita will 60 for
state owned industries.
A government inspector was in Ana
moose last week checking up those
who are in the habit of carrying pas
,sengers in their autos without paying
the necessary revenue tax. Any
one carrying passengers for hire is
required to pay a government tax of
$1,000.
John Nussbaum, Deering farmer,
last week sold three loads of clover
seed for $1,7OO. The seed was grown
on his farm. Mr.. Nussbaum has ex-
perimented extensively with sweet
on onI &c coficGnd 1xyikh
care it can be successfully grown in
this climate. Two of his neighbors
also marketed load each. That's
nice side line to the wheat crop.
Mandan.-Approval of the plans for
the Missouri river wagon bridge be-
tween Mandan and Bismarck was
granted by the representatives of the
federal rivers and harbors commits
sion at recent hearing at Kansas
City. The reason for carrying the
matter into this tribunal was that
permission was sought to erect
bridge whose clearance of the waters
of the river is II 1/2 feet less than
heretofore allowed by the rivers and
harbors commission. It was shown
that this clearance is sufficient and
the plans were approved in every de-
tail. 'The matter is going splen-
didly," said Chairman Charles o.
Rourke of the Morton county bridge
committee. Representatives of the
North Dakota Highway commission
are at this time laying their cases
before the federal highway commits
sions in Washington and the move
ment awaits only the approval of the
latter body before actual construc-
ton work can be begun.
George Frederick, aged Is, son of
Nick Frederick, living near Amidon,
was kidnapped while returning home
from school one evening the first of
the week. 1t is not known but is sup
posed he was kidnapped by his father.
George lived with his parents until
abuse by his step-mother became un-
bearable, when he was taken in Gus
tody by Walter Sterland, juvenile Of
ficer, and given home with his uncle,
Victor Frederick, who resides about
two miles from his brother. Since
that time he has been going to school
regularly and getting along nicely.
His father is under indictment for
grand larcency in Slope county and it
is alleged that the boy knows few
things that might prove embarrass-
ing. However, this may not be the
real reason for the kidnapping. The .
sheriff of Slope county has been noti-
fed of the incident and also the
states attorney. Walter Sterland,
juvenile officer, expects to make
personal investigation of the case next
week.