The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-20

tomobile turned turtle. Five other
occupants of the car escaped without
injury.
Fire destroyed the w. H. McFarlen
house near Granville last week. Moth
ing was saved ecept few articles.
froh the kitchen.
Wahpeton has a committee at Bis
terminal elevator and flour mill at
Wahpeton.
Richland county is arranging for a
homecoming celebration for her SOL
der boys to be held at Wahpeton on
the Fourth Of July.
The oil we'll of the Des Laos Wes-
tern Oil company near Minot is drill
ed to depth Of 140O feet, but has not
yet struck oil in paying quantities.
c. L. Cerney, Devils Lake express
agents Of the Great Northern, has left
for parts unknown and is said to be
short $400 in his accounts with the
company.
Lovers of sweet peas have formed
the Lake Region Sweet Pea associa-
ton, for the purpose of making the
flower more general than is now the
case.
Mrs. L. w. Richards has sold her
L w. Ranch north Of Beach to Peter
COLLECT of Fargo. The transaction was
a cash deal involving over 100000
| The Steel Farm Loan association
did business in the way of loans the
first year Of its existence Of $4,000
at an average cost per loan of 1925.
The association has membership of
%.
Chief Justice Christensen of the
supreme court is i'll with the flu and
Associate Justice Robinson is in dis
tress because there is no good Samar-
itan to. provide the sick man with the
proper remedy.
The Kidder County Nonpartisan
League has elected a set of officers of
its own choosing and announces it's
willingness to debate with anybody
in or out of the League, questions
pertaining to that body.
The Wahpeton Home Guard com
pany is to place stone tablet in the
armory of l company upon which will
be carved the names of Richiand
vice of Uncle Sam.
Arthur Genzel, IA farm hand employ
ed near Jamestown, was found dead
at the roadside between home and
town, death having evidently resulted
from conclusion of the brain caused
by fall from a load of coal.
A bronze tablet containing the
names of ffty-fve members Of the
McCabe Methodist church at Bismarck
was unveiled in that church in appre-
citation of the men who joined the col
ors, many of whom served in France.
Norwegian ski enthusiasts held a
big tournament in Grand Forks using
for the purpose a massive artificial
slideway which has been erected in
Lincoln parry. A number af valuable
trophies were put up to be competed
for.
The new lease of life that winter
has taken on has brought JOY to the
curriers' at Grand Forks and other
points on the Red River where the
ice is in splendid condition. This week
number of matches will be played
between Grand Forks and Grafton
clubs.
March l, 1907, No. northern wheat
brought only ga cents per bushel on
the local market. Flax brought $1.O4,
oats % cents, and rye "a cents. But re-
CARELESS Of these low prices on grain
horses sold as high las 5000 apiece. At
Tom Campbell's auction sale in Febru-
airy, 1907, one horse sold for S205. On
July l Of that year wheat had advan-
ced to 80 cents bushel but rye was
only Is cents, oats SO cents and flax
S1.10. And we lived and enjoyed life
in those days, too,
A mysterious looking barrel of
sauer kraut travelled over the line to
Sanish one day last week addressed
to a we'll known merchant there. 1t
developed to be a barrel of alcohol and
the thing that gave it away was the
fact that some young men tied to get
it off the train at Parshall The bar
rel eventually fell into the hands of
the town marshal and verify the end
IS not yet.
/ Jim Adams of near Marmath arose
as usual week ago Sunday morning,
and after starting the fire, walked into
the kitchen where he took down his
shot gun, and after leaning his head
against the wall he carefully placed
an old coat about his head and then
placing the muzZle Of the gun against
his forehead he pulled the trigger. The
coat so muffled the noise that the fam
lily was not aroused, and did not dis
cover the sad tragedy until they came
20 his side later.
John stupard, army deserter and
all-around bad man. pleaded guilty to
grand larceny at Williston and was
sentenced to the state penitentiary for
five years. He robbed store at
Stanley last August and was engaged
in various escapades, including Jail
delivery and the shooting Of an officer
He had been at large for some time
before he was captured following his
Identification by IAN acquaintance who
happened to meet him at Minot.
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