The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-15
NORTH DAKOTA news

Inc STATE nurses convention Will
be held in the city of Bismarck on
April 90 to 80, inclusive.
At Mandan campaign is being
made to collect $50 900 for the erection
of new Masonic temple.
The l. P. P. F. band at Sanish was
out on parade last Sunday. The boys
gave street programme.
The Sanish Ferry has made its first
trip across the Missouri but at this
writing is unable TO return on account
of the high water.
A. H. Bradley is the newly appoint
ed postmaster at Ambrose. The va
cancy was caused by the resignation
of George Franklin.
A gasoline stove explosion in the
j. r. Clark harness shop at Kiildeer
was the cause of the fire which de-
stroyed the building and stock of
the harness maker. No insurance.
Because he is said to have called
Rev. Father Koelman, a Catholic priest
of Hillsboro, a pro-German, H. H.
Lampman, Non Partisan editor of
that city will be given preliminary
hearing. He is charged with criminal
liability.
Grand Forks fire department menu
bers have petitioned the city council
for an increase of from Is to 20 per
cent in wages stating that the present
wage scale is too low and does not
correspond with the present high cost
of living.
David Fitzpatrick, of Grand Forks
accused Of attempting to burn num-
Der Of passenger coaches in the Great
Northern railway yards in that city
has been committed to the state asy-
lum at Jamestown, having been ad-
judged insane.
J. r. Baker of Nicholson, while
working on his auto in his garage,
was overcome by gas fumes and found
dead beside the machine which was
still running. He had been dead for
about two hours when discovered by
one Of the family.
The Dickinson Municipal band will
make it's initial appearance today, APP
ril Is, when they will give a concert
in that city, the proceeds of which
will go to the building of band stand
in the court house lawn, hence free
open air concerts all summer long.
Gus Johnson, an old timer at Graf
ton, who recently attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with a
knife will recover, according to the at
tending physician. After he has suf-
ficiently recovered he will be taken
to the hospital at jamestown for cons
mitment
Jack Miller, the one armed rancher
who lives down in the Mammoth
country was caught in the high waters
of the Missouri when the ice was
breaking mp and was marooned on a
large cake for a period of twelve hours
finally gaining shore and then a farm
house several miles from home.
Frank Baker, Northern Pacific
whitchman at Mandan, has been ar
rested at Seattle, Wash, charged with
stealing Northern Pacific checks from
the station at Mandan and cashing
them in Bismarck and other division
points. There were fourteen checks
in all and they totalled $500. Baker
was traced to Seattle by special
agent of the N. P. road, where he con-
fessed.
That too much money would spoil
his children and that it would be bet
ter for them to earn their way thru
life as he had done, was expressed by
Harold Thorson, veteran land owner
and banker from North Dakota, and
surrounding states according to testi-
mony of DR.. Hans Gerhard Stub of St
Paul, Mimi, who is president of the
Norwegian church of that city. The
testimony was submitted to the Ram
sey county probate court, where the
will of Mr.. Thorson was being con-
tested by the Thorson children. Har-
old Thorson was rated as being worth
two millions of dollars at the time of
his death.