The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-11-11
NORTH DAKO1kNEWS

Alfred Billet, aged 80, of Wahpeton,
committed suicide last week by drink
ing carbolic acid. He was found by
his wife lying on couch in their living
room. The children had been sick
during the night and the parents had
been up caring for them. Mrs. Billet
said that her husband went down
stairs about the usual time to start
the fires. 1t is thot that worry over
financial affairs caused him to become
four children.
Roy Black Of Tower City, men,
Der of the United States Marine Corps
and twice cited by the French gov
eminent. has been awarded the Four
ragerei in red and green, the scolors
of the Croix de Guerre.
4 Seven thousand dollars worth of
farm implements and two buildings
were destroyed in a fire which broke
out in small barn adjoining the
warehouse of the Home Implement
company at Langdon> About forty
/ five wagon boxes, harrvws, two ma
nure spreaders, extra equipment and
repairs, a Ford car and two Interna-
tional trucks were included in the
burned property.
After several accidents between
switch engines and autos in the Wah-
peton yards, the city council of that
city have requested the Great North
ern to install safety gates at five
crossings.
Mrs. Benjamin Evans of Beulah
received severe cuts about the head
and face when the auto her son was
driving struck rock and landed in
the ditch She is recovering in a
Mandan hospital.
The business women of Lisbon have
organized club The activities Of the
club will include business advance
ment, community welfare, and recre-
alton, both social and athletic.
4 Near Ellendale;~J. E. Sonnenberg,
William Sonnenberg, Harry Whittle
and NJ. Kendall, Of Frederick, had a
narrow escape on election day while
returning from the polling place,
when the car in which they were rid
ing turned over. All but White were
pinned under the car. They were res
cued by passersby. =
Armour & Co. Of Chicago have es-
tablished branch house in Bismarck
to take the place of the sub-agency
which has been in operation.
| Henry Stager of Beach, aged IS
years, fell dead from heart failure
while driving his team on his farm.
| w. c. Palson, Of Bismarck, was
elected commander of the Lloyd Spetz
post of the American Legion at the
last regular meeting Of the post in
that city.
| The Dickinson -four mill was tenn
porarily shut down owing to short
age of Ignite coal, which is used ex-
clusively by the institution.
| After a thrilling chase, in which
one automobile was quite badly shot
up, seven Grand Forks men were cap
tured late Friday night by the Penn
bina county 'sheriff's posses seven
miles northeast of Walhalla. They
have been held in the county Jail at
Cavalier until United States Marshal
S. j. Doyle takes charge Of them. The
men are Gus, Felix, Richard and Al
Forseth,. Selmer and Henry Hagness
and Henry Harris. They are, held on
charge Of smuggling whiskey into
the country. Twenty-seven cases of
llQuOI, ~ Is Sdlu, uduN2DcCH OAOuSAC W
this side of the Canadian line for them
and when captured they had taken
charge Of two cases. The men had
four revolvers and shot gun.
| E. R. Davidson, New Rockford
banker, must 60 to the penitentiary
for one year, under decision rem
dered by the supreme court, affirming
the judgment of the district court.
Cashier Davidson was charged with
making false entries in the books. It
is stated that he entered SIS for &c.;
900 certificate Of deposit entry and
s344.36 for a $7,344.36 entry. Dav-
idson is widely known in Eddy coun-
lty and is sad to be prominent in pol
litics. !.
Charles DeFoe Of Edgeley, suffered
serious injuries about the head and
back. when his team ran away and he
was thrown out of the rig. It is fear
ed he may die.
Deputy Sheriff Ralph Miller, Of Fos-
ter county, is said to hold the record
of having arrested more whiskey run