The Ward County independent., 1920-05-06
NORTH DAKOTA news

The population of Dickinson is 4,
1872 according to the report of thu
census bureau.
A local merchant at Van Hook has
his potatoes tagged and priced ter
and fifteen cents each.
Base ball boys at Sanish were ten.
dered a donation of five hundred dol.
lars by the business men of that town
The city council of Dickinson ord
cred the salaries of the city police
force raised beginning the first OF
May.
Van Hook Masons will constitute
a new Masonic Lodge in their town
sometime during the coming sum-
mer.
w. H. Hardy, king of the cattle
thieves" is back from Arkansas and
confined in the Stark county jail
awaiting his trial.
T. e. Fox has sold his hardware
business at Bantry and will devote his
entire time to his oil business at
Roundup, Montana.
The Quammen Feed Mill at Velva
was burned to the ground last week.
| uC AOSo was CVVCICu w AuSuI I0I1CS
in the amount of $1,000.
The entire population of the city
of Ray voted unanimously to build a
new school house in that town at a
special election held there recently.
Word comes from the T0wner coun-
try that ]. E. Ellsbery, former Ward
county stockman had lost seventy head
of fine sheep during the past winter.
Sneak thieves entered the Wiper
man Mercantile store at Hankenson
last week and looted one of the show
cases of about 500 worth Of cheap
jewelry.
Prominent citizens of Wilton and
vicinity have organized new Bank
for that town to be known rs the
First National. The date for opening
has not been set.
Twenty-seven head of cattle belong
ing to Chas. Schick Of Lark, died from
the effects cf eating gopher poison.
The dope was thrown out by the hired
men who were cleaning the granary.
w. E. Byerly, of Velva, has receiv-
ed the appointment of collector Of in
ternal revenue for the North Dakota
District. The order to abolish the
office at Fargo has been re-consid-
cred.
The Silver Bow Telephone Com
pany of Bowman is facing a $4,000
fine for cutting down a telephone line
and discontinuing service without Sc
curing permission filing notice with
the board of railway commissioners.
The Sorenson Seed Ranch, consist
ing of two thousand acres has been
sold to South Dakota parties. The
ranch is located four miles south of
Crosby and sold for $1OO,OOO.OO in
cash. The largest land deal ever
made in northwestern North Dakota.
Two speeders came together on
the road between Van Hook and Plaza
and DR.. Rudell of the latter place was
knocked unconscious for some time
and the other man whose name we
are unable to learn did not gain con-
sci0usness till the next day. Both
will recover.
After a heated argument with Ar
vid Mayala, Sanish, Andrew Kust, a|
neighbor, swore out a complaint
against the former charging insanity
and he was taken before the examin,|
ing board but found to be perfectly
sane. The argument was of social
istic nature and the defendant was
examined in Countraill county.
Mrs. Charles Cavalier, age "a years
and pioneer resident of Pembina, died
last week of old age. Mrs. Cavalier
settled in Dakota Territory in 1859
together with her husband, the late
Charles Cavalier who died about ten
years ago. They have been promin-
ent figures in the state for many
year. Cavalier county was named for
the family. i
Grand Forks county, thru its at
torney, is fighting in the supreme
court of the United States to save.t
$5O,000 in taxes which the Cream Of
Wheat company refuses to pay. The
case has been dragging for four
years and will probably continue tool
until the amount doubles. Tax Com
missioner Wallace has won the ac-
tion in the state, district and SUI
preme courts.
Permission was granted the James,
town Medina High Line Company by
the state of North Dakota blue sky
commission to sell 100000 worth Of
stock for the construction of thirty
miles of high tension electric pow
er line between two given points, tho
towns not being mentioned to US. The
intervening towns and farm houses
will be served with the electric Juice.
Mrs. Brinton, wife Of the editor Of
the Mohall Farmers Press, died at
her home in the above city last week.
We did not learn the cause of her
death.
COMING TO MINOT
DIR. MELLENTHIN