The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-27

between a wagon and the driving rail.
He will recover.
At the city election held in Harvey
tomorrow the voters will decide whe-
Their or not that city will have new
auditorium.
Geo. McKibbon, a farmer living
south Of Noonan, was committed to
week after he had been adjudged in
sane.
John Reidinger, a shoe and harness
repair man, who conducted shop at
Crosby, committed suicide one day
last week by shooting himself thru
the head with .32 calibre revolv-
er.
The postoffice and only store at
Plummer, an inland town in the west
ern part OF the state, was burned to
the ground last week. A total loss
both to the government and the own
er of the store.
Mrs. George /. Thompson, wife Of
a section foreman of Denhoff, receiv-
ed burns while lighting a kerosene
stove which resulted in her death last
week. The stove exploded and set
her clothing on fire.
With farm labor hard to obtain,
women are working in the fields in
larger numbers than ever before, ex-
cept during the war when many of
them went into the fields in patriotic
endeavor to increase production.
When Northern Pacific train No.
pulled into Bismarck the other night
many of the passengers were very
hungry. The dining car burned at
Beach and the passengers grabbed
what they could get along the line.
Col. Maus, at one time stationed
at Old Fort Lincoln near Bismarck,
is visiting friends in the Capitol City
after an absence of more than thirty
years. The Col. is retired army Of
ficer now and enjoying private life.
Frank Banks, one Of the. oldest
ranchers and early day cow boys,
passed away in a St. Paul hospital
last week. Mr.. Banks was a resident
of Williston at the, time of his death
and has been prominent resident of
the state since the year of 1886.
George, the two year old SON OF
Mr.. M. Owen of Lansford while play
ing around, fell into an old cellar
which was filled with water and Yves
drowned. The accident happened on
the H. L. Tompkins farm mile from
the town last Wednesday afternoon.
Gov. Frazier has appointed 0. 7.
Haakenson, of McHenry county chief
assistant fire marshal for term end
ing April %, 1921. He also appoint
ed Miss Gilbert of Cass county, a
member of the board of nurse exam
iners for the term ending in July
this year.
Railroads operating in North Da-
kota announce that they must have
an increase in interstate freight rates
of about "a per cent if they are to
earn the dividends guaranteed in the
federal rail bill. It is estimated that
the freight increase asked would
amount to about $4,000 in the bills
of shippers Of North Dakota.
The Grand Commandery of the State
of North Dakota will meet in May
next year at Dickinson, the exact
date has not been announced. One
of the pleasant features at that time
will be trip thru the bad lands given
by Wilson Richards, member Of
the body, who owns and operates the
largest cattle ranch in the state.
John Aasen, the largest. man in
North Dakota, is about to break into
fame as a moving picture actor. John
has recently been engaged by Chas.
Branham; a moving picture director
of Minneapolis; to play the part of
drum major in the rube band which
will be part Of the great comedy
film, Down on the Farm" The new
hero of the screen is seven feet and
six inches tall and weighs 391 pounds.
At recent meeting of the state
banking board that body cancelled the
permit Of the Peoples Supply Com
pany of Grand Forks, to sell stock
in the state of North Dakota. The
board it is announced, found that the
company was not in good financial
condition. The same action was TAX
en- in regard to the Midland Packing
Company of Iowa, which also has
been selling stock in this, state.
The Rainbow trail which runs from
St. Louis to St. Paul and the Glacier
trail, which extends from the twin
cities along the Great Northern Rail-
way to Glacier Park, were recently
merged into one trail at meeting Of
the officers of both associations held
in Iowa. This action places another
important highway thru North Dakota
cities. It is announced that the trail
will be marked across this part of
North Dakota during the present sum-