The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-01-09
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The Brinsmade public schools re-
opened December 80 after being closed
ten weeks because of the flu epidemic.
Harry r. Clough, chief clerk of the
state railroad commission at Bis
marck, has retired to accept posi-
ton with the 500 railroad.
A. j. Kavanaugh will erect a thea
ter at Grand Forks, costing about
100000. 1t will replace the Grand
destroyed by fire recently.
A private room has been set apart
in the basement of the capitol build
ing at Bismarck for the use of legis-
| lators in drafting bills, etc.
Orel Plat, a former Riga young
man, died in Iowa last week. He went
to Iowa this fall to take position
on railroad.
Henry Zandlow, 20 years of age,
brakeman on the Great Northern, who
lost both his legs when, he fell between
two cars at Vance Junction, died at a
Fargo hospital.
Walter Cotton has returned to Gran
vile after spending two years over
seas with the Canadian army. He was
wounded and was in the hospital a
year.
The Stubbns Land and Loan Co. of
Granville sold 600acre tract Of land
last week to Mr.. Hamilton of Prince
ton, MINI. He will move onto the
place and farm it.
North Dakota state banks deposits
on December l., the date of the last
call, were $126, 4O4 ,534.48, 1874 ,1O2,
927 .O6 greater than they were Novem-
Der 20, 1917, according to State Elk
aminer J. r. Waters report.
Representative in Congress George
NJ. Young, of the Second district, who
has been critically ill of pneumonia in
Washington for several days. the re-
suit of influenza, has passed the crisis
and is reported out of danger.
Mrs. Ray Martin, the woman in
the case" when her husband, Ray Mar
tin of Devils Lake shot and killed
Henry Gilbertson of Devils Lake, is
dead of influenza pneumonia, accord
ing to word received in Devils Lake.
Mr.. Prodger recently broke a world
record by taken up forty people in
: his plane in England, and SO there is
much reason to believe that he may
be the great Christopher Columbus Of
the air.
No trace has been found of the 49,
vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. w. j.
Wiltse, of Sheldon, North Dakota,
who left home August 10 riding BIZ
cycle to look for work threshing. A
reward of $25 is offered by his father
for information leading to the discov-
orv If his 1ncafiOn
A. l.. Holland, pioneer citizen of
Hettinger, manager of the Adams
County Record and connected with
that newspaper since the summer Of
1907, passed away at Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, on Saturday, December Z, aged
"a years. He is survived by wife
and three children. Mr.. Holland was
capable newspaperman and in his
death Hettinger has lost citizen Of
real worth.
A force of Is men are now at work
installing machinery, building houses
for the employees and doing other work
the weather will permit at the Equity
Packing plant west of Fargo, Man
ager l.. c. Hoopman announces. There
is no lack of men at this time, the
only thing holding the work back
somewhat being difficulty in petting
delivery Of materials. The plant will
be in operation by the middle Of next
| April at the latest, said Manager
Hoopman.
1 Arthur Lobdell of Marmarth died
on train No. 16 between Bowman and
Hettinger recently Of burns received
] in a mysterious manner while he was