The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
BRIEF STATE NEWS

There were seven deaths in q few
weeks at Enderlin. The patients had
sore throats but cultures failed to re-
veal idphtheria. The doctors are in a
quandary as to the real disease.
A telegram was received at Valley
City announcing the death Of Miss
Lura L. Perrine at Victoria, B. C. Miss
Perrine was one of the oldest faculty
members of the Valley City normal
school,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. O. Hall, who spent
the summer at Mohall, are returning
to their home at San Diego, Cal. M.
0. Hall was the founder of Mohall and
until recently owned considerable real
estate in that section.
George Ressles, IA years old, son. of
Martin Ressler, of St. Anthony. was
accidentally shot while getting ready
to go hunting. The charge entered his
legs, tearing the flesh badly and caus-
ing loss Of blood from which he died.
It now develops that the Drake
News was purchased by the Mouse
River Farmers Press corporation of
Towner. The plan is to take care of
the reading needs of the south end of
the the county from the Drake office,
says the Press.
Andrew O. Berg and family of
Granville expect to go to Norway to
make their future home. Because of a
dock strike in the large ports of the
Scandinavian countries it is impossible
to procure steamship tickets and their
journey has been delayed indefinitely
According to published reports from
Wells county, F. 1. Robbins, superin-
~ 1c hoc
been asked to resign. Irregularities
so gross that the school pupils went on
a strike were charged at a great par
ent-pupil mass meeting. Brutality,
unfair grading, refusal of earned cred
it's, and like abuses were charged.
A frame building is to be erected
in Halliday for sleeping and eating
purposes for the Indians who come to
that town to trade. The Indians gen.
orally come in numbers and stay from
two to four days, as rule tenting
out. The business men held meet
ing and concluded to erect a small
building for them, placing heater
and cook stove therein. The build
ing will be erected at once and will
be placed on some vacant lot along
the creek.
The Safety First campaign received
another jolt Wednesday when it was
learned that Paul Wachenhut, en-
ployed in the Mandan railroad yards,
is at the Mandan hospital, suffering a
dislocated hip and bruises about the
face and arms are the result of being
struck by the switch engine. While
the injuries are painful and will lay
him up for some time, he is fortunate
to get off as easily as he did. He was
thrown to one side of the track and
thus saved worse fate.
The State Bank of Bowman was
sold last week to ]. p. Trembreull of
Langdon and G.. A. Trembreull of
Easily. H. A. Blocker, the president
of the bank, will remain with the in
stitution until December LIST. H. E.
Wirch will continue to act as cashier
and the remainder of the banking
force will be retained by the new
management. G. A. Trembreull has
purchased the H. A. Blocker residence
and ]. P. Trembreull has purchased
the H. M. Pond residence and they
have already moved their families to
Bowman.
OF all miraculous escapes from GER
tain death that have been recorded in
this section of the state, G. M. Skude
Of New England undoubtedly enjoyed
the most fortunate one Friday when
the automobile he was riding in was
struck by a Northern Pacific passen-
ger train near Apple Creek and al
though the machine was totally
wrecked, Skude escaped with hardly a
scratch. Skude was on his way from
Dickinson to Minneapolis by automo-
bile. Just as he started to cross the
tracks No. 9 came along and before he
could get clear the engine struck the
rear end of his car, hurled it to one
side, almost demolishing it. Skude
emerged from the wreckage and the
only trace Of an accident that he bore
was slight bruise on his forehead.
He continued his trip eastward by
rail.
Last week Judge White of Amidon
received letter from Seaman w.
McEachren, who formerly worked in
the eastern part of Slope county but
is now in the ranching business near
Knob, Mont. It will be remembered
that Mr.. McEachren was forced to
kill certain bad man last spring,
who went unde rthe name of 'Dutch
Bill" McEachren gave testimony in
state case that mixed "Dutch Bill''
up rather badly in horse stealing
case and made him determined to
"get" McEachren. He fired from am
bush at Seaman one morning but
missed. McEachren ran to his horse
and got his gun and when the bad
actor again started for him, killed
him. Last week the case came up in
court and the jury after being out but