The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-16
NORTH DAKOTA news

VIM. Healy of Glenburn, marketed
a seven weeks old calf the other day
that weighed 200 lbs. 1t brought
12c pound in St., Paul. \
H. R. w. Bentley, a Drake farmer
will put up 700 tons Of hay this year
SOME years he puts up as high as 00C
tons. He always finds ready mar
ket.
While John O'Hanlon of Deering
was held up with his Nthreshing on ac.
count of the rain last week, he sowed
rs acres of, rye. Considerable rye
has already been sown.
Mrs. Hans Hoyum Of Deering broke
her arm while crapking Ford car
As the price of Fords go up, this ami
NAL seems to be getting more touchy
in regard to the, way its tail is twist
ed.
The 19-months-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Forsythe Of Kenmare, died
Thursday night following an illness
'of over week. The little one was
operated for ruptured appendix about
a week ago.
Announcement is made Of the pur-
chase last week of the Hudson Miller
farm by H. l.. Finke. This farm is
two miles west. of Berthold and is
well worth $4,000 which is said to
be the purchase price.
An airplane company which carries
mail daily between Minneapolis and
Chicago, advertises to carry passen-
gers between those two points, a dis
tance Of. APP miles, guaranteeing to
deliver them safely at their destina-
ton. 'as
NOn Sept. 9th John Hollinger, rural
carrier on route No. 2 from Glenburn
completed thirteen,s years of service
as carrier on that route. In tha4
time he has travelled a distance more
than four pnd half tilpes around
the world. y
Nick Roles, of the Glenburn meat
market, Sold bunch of hides the
other day for 1Oc lb., and he says it
was about the first chance he has had
to sell for three months. Hides are
lower than they have been for years
but the finished product is still SKY
high. a
John Marlenee sold his residener
property in Velva to Charley Shipman
Of North Prairie. After closing up
their affairs here Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
lenee will leave for Washington state
where they expect to make their fut-
ure home. They will make the trip
west in their new Dodge Sedan.
The postal laws do not permit rura
carriers to haul passengers, either
free or for hire. This is q ver;'
strict recruitment and rural carriers
jeopardize their position if they vio-
late this rule. Only sworn-in en-
ployes of the postal department are
permitted to accompany carriers.
Fred Keiser, son of H. C. Keise"
of Berth0ld, had a narrow escape from
possible death last Thursday when the
horse he wassriding fell. Fred was
thrown to the ground with such force
that he was rendered unconscious for
several hours, but barring few cuts
and bruises he is now as lively rs
ever.
The oldest joke says an exchange.
and weAlmost agree, is the one about
the man who went to the ladies' hos
iery counter lin a department store
and said that he wanted to buy pair
of stockings. The saleslady looked
at him and said: "Do you wan.
them for your wife or do yoa waRt
something expensive?"
The first honey said to be produced
in Velva territory, was recently on
display in that city. and was said t.
be very fine quality. John Nuss-
baum, north of Deering, shipped in a
few swarms OF bees last spring and is
trying the experiment of producing
honey~in; this section, and should his
venture prove a success, there are
doubtless many others in this partNof
the state who will try bee culture.
Henry ,Ackerman of Kenmare, did
at the, home Of his sen, Anthony A Il;
erman, IN Spencer township, Monday
morning, Sept. 6, from heart failure.
Mr.. Ackerman went out the day be-
fore to assist with the haying and
was working on the stack when deatn
overlook him. Deceased was born
Sept. 80, 1857, and was 62/years, II
months and days old. The funeral
services were held at the Catholic
church Saturday.
Plaza Pioneer: During the l4ll in
the harvest fields, caused by unsettled
weather crew out west Of town in
dulged in little game Of smear
Tuesday evening. Il Two men named
Davis and Peterson quarreled about
the spoils. Peterson got. stabbed in
the breast by a pitch fork in the hands
Of Davis. Before Justice of the
Peace Simonson, on Wednesday morn
ing. defendant failed to prosecute,
and, the case was dismissed.
The Galehouse residence at Donny-
brook caught fire. one day last week
from a box Of rubbish in the base
ment, the blaze, starting from spon-
taneous combustion. Mr.. Galehouse
was awakened from his sleep upstairs
and could not go down the stairs on
account of the smoke. Throwing a