The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-03
and popular young banker. The re-
mains will be shipped to his former
home at Erskine, MINI.

and popular young banker. The re-
mains will be shipped to his former
home at Erskine, MINI.
Frank Wilder, until recently deputy
secretary of state, has been appoint
ed secretary of the North Dakota
penitentiary. Chas. Mcdonald, for
mer Mandanite, continues to serve as
warden of the penitentiary regardless
Of Townley's persistence in naming
S. A. Smith of Beach to the position.
The case of the State of North Da-
kota VS.. Addie Oberdear was tried at
Towner and within shart time she
was acquitted. Mrs. Oberdear killed
her husband in their home near Town
er a few months ago, acting in self
defense.
In the drouth insurance cases,
brought by number of Stark county
farmers against the Bankers Insur-
ance. company Of Montana, for failure
to live up to their contract, the dis
trict court this week entered judg-
ment for the farmers. The defend
ants failed to appear for trial.
The Fargo police court has en-
barked on the credit basis. Kid Hale,
Fargo pugilist, found guilty by Police
Magistrate Roberts Of fighting and dis
orderly conduct was given one week in
which to pay fine of 500. Six dol
lars costs had been imposed by the
court and was lifted.
A contract has been closed between
the state game and fish commission
and w. B. Smith of Devils Lake for
800 feet of ping on the east shore of
Creel Bay, Devils Lake, the object
being to screen off sufficiently large
body Of water to amply experiment in
the growth of fish. Government and
state scientists have held to the idea
that fish could live in the waters of
Devils Lake. The game and fish COM.
mission is determined to experiment
and learn the species of fish that will
best thrive in the waters.
The, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
highway overland from seaboard to
seaboard between the two Portlands
will pass through Grand Forks, it is
announced Plans in progress for this
route give promise of making it the
best marked highway in the country.
Poles will be marked with red band
and white borders with the initials
"T. ;" in the center; with the signs
"R IL" or "X" on the sides of the
poles. It is hoped to have the trail
marked before the opening Of the tour
list season.
Increase in live stock shipments
from Devils Lake, not including clos
err points in the lake region, increased
not less than 25 per cent in the past
three years and there is every indi-
cation Of continuance Of the present
development, according to L. L. La
Rue, general live stock agent of the
Great Northern. He declared that
North Dakota now exceeds Montana
as a beef-raising state, according to
statistics available by his branch Of
the railroad service.
A "hole" has been discovered in the
bill passed at the last session of the
state legislature, prohibiting among
OtllcT ECiuISS JIG uuNIIS Vi pTdITlS
chickens in North Dakota with bird
dog. The discovery was made by At-l
torney A. G.. Lacy Of Fargo, well
known nimrod Of the state, who wrote
to Bismarck requesting copy Of the
bill in hope that it might be referred
to the people and brot>ht up at the
election. An examination
Of the bill, according to Mr.. Lacy, con-
WINGED him that this will not be nec-
essary. The bill does not provide a
penalty in that section of the law
which prohibits the hunting Of prairie
chickens with bird dog. Every
other section Of the bill has penalty
attached for violations. "Under the
provisions Of the law as it now
stands said Mr.. Lacy. IF one were
arrested for hunting with bird dog
during the season, he could not be
lodged in jail or compelled to pay 1
fine"
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