The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-02
NORTH DAKOTA news

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Goodrich proposes an electric light
plant.
The marshal at Crystal was shot by
thugs at night.
Water on the Williston irrigation
project was shut off for the season
August 81.
Three mail carriers at Fargo were
retired on pension, having reached IS
years Of age.
Twenty-three cars of cement has ar
rived at Grand Forks and work on
building the state-owned -four mill will
be resumed.
Paul Fread, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. X. Fread of Mandan, was
seriously injured when horse kicked
him in the head.
Eighty thousand pounds Of cream
were bought at Mott cream station
during the month of July, according
to report of the Hettinger county
agent.
A new steel and concrete bridge will
be built over the Little Missouri river
at Marmarth this fall to take the place
of the one which was washed away in
the floods last spring.
w. S. Shirk has resigned as manag-
er of the Farmers Cooperative Lum-
Der company of Watford City to be-
come cashier of the American Elk.
change bank of that place.
Dan Cassidy and Miss Daisy Logan
of Beach eloped one day last week and
were married at the home of the
brides sister in Glendive. They will
make their future home at Beach.
The first load of new wheat market
ed at Watford City this year was
brought in by Joseph Folven, of the
Grassy Butte vicinity, who estimates
| his average yield at Is bushels per
acre.
Three special trains have been or
dered to transport cattle to the east
ern markets from the ranches in the
Killdeer mountains during the next
month. The cattle will be loaded at
Killdeer. :,
John Christianson, we'll known
farmer of the New Salem vicinity, re,
ports an average wheat yield OF 90
bushels per acre on corn land. Inc
rest of his wheat averaged 70 bushels
to the acre. ,
The A. H. Wyman home at Mar.
marth was destroyed by fire early last
Tuesday morning. All household e1-
fects were burned as we'll as the CLOTH
ING belonging to the family. The loss
is estimated at $500.
.Iohn Heemstra, of Dunn Center, was
overcome by the heat Of week ago
Monday while working in the yards
Of the Mandan Mercantile company al
that Mace. For time his condition
was considered critical.
Brown Bros. of Hettinger completed
, deal last week in which they dlspos'
Cd If 9OOO acres Of choice Adams
county land to South Dakota parties
who purchased the land Win a vie" y
exploiting the oil possibilities; :.
George, the eight year old soH H., "
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Munster Oh T e.,
tile Rock, suffered the loss, OF Two mn.
gers on his right hand When ne va
caught in the pulley OF macm d
that was operating IN the 1aInyahlu
The farm home of II. y. bra!sp4 n:g :,
Of Reeder, burned to the grouna VIM.
the family were at church last SUNDAY
causing a loss of several thousahu u 70
lars. Mr.. Bratsberg is canoloa.e ~
the legislature from Adams county.
Chris Gran, farmer resldlng ne"
Mott. was seriously injured "nen
team he was driving became 1rlgnt
ened while hitched to the header an an
ran into wire fence, throwing w
Gran off the machine and into IN
wire.
AS John Rupert of Bowman lit 1
match to learn how much gasoline h
had in his car the other day, the ga
ignited and enveloped the car il
flames. Prompt action of bystanders
however. saved the machine from ser
ious damage.
The Nordlicht, which has been is
sued by the Harvey Publishing Co
has been purchased by the Red F'lam'
Publishing Co., of Bismarck, and will
be published from Bismarck commenc
ing with the next issue. The transfe
was made yesterday.
G.. X. Jordet, farmer living nea
Mott, was severely burned when ;
pail of coffee which he was warming
for the monday lunch for his men ex
ploded blowing the cover off and tn
contents over Jordet, badly, scaldint
him about the face and arms.
The Beach Advance says that thir
teen applicants took the teachers ex
aminations at that place last week
Of the Is six were charming yount
ladies, six were widows and one was I
blushing young man, who undoubtedl.
felt like Daniel in the lions den.
u Miss Hedwig Tchida, of Huff, wa
taken to the state hospital for the in
sane at jamestown last week afte
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