The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-10-28
NORTH DAKOTA news

Mrs. Levi Hunt Of Flasher recently
received telegram from the war de-
partment advising her that the body
of her son, Horace Tanner who died
at Lemans, France, on June 8, 1919,
had been received in New York. Mrs.
Hunt took the body to the old home
at Danville, ILL.,, for interment.
Mr.. Teigen and Misses ingalls, and
Lundquist Of Sentinel Butte miracu-
lousy escaped death last Monday
evening when the car in which they
were riding plunged from a deep
grade. While the occupants were
thrown out they escaped with slight
injuries. The car was total wreck.
\ Residents and business men of Man
dan have petitioned the city commits
sion to furnish more adequate street
lights. The city recently completed
an extensive white way system but
the cost of lighting the streets by this
method was considered prohibitive by
the commission. Consequently the
service was curtailed.
Blinded by the headlights of rap
idly approaching car, Charles Roth of
Mandan, swung his auto far to the
right, only to collide with heavy
truck Mr.. Roth escaped uninjured
but his car was badly wrecked.
Ask Officer John Renner Of Dick
inson what he thinks about woman
suffrage, and he will be very likely to
tell you that it is all right if the
rolling pins are left out but just at
present, recollections Of rolling pins
fail to bring pleasant memories to
the officers mind. 1t happened this
way: On Wednesday the officer in
the course of his duties was sent by
the health authorities to post quar-
antine card at the Frederick home in
South Dickinson where members of
the family are suffering with diph-
iberia. This angered the lady of the
house and she appeared at the door
with life size rolling pin and pro-
ceeded to beat lively tattoo on the
officers Uranium. Immediate action
enabled him to escape uninjured, how
ever, carrying with him the "spoils
of war" Later the quarantine card
was placed upon the door under the
of Chief w. L. Nichols,
but the police department still has the
of assault.
Creditors of Joseph Stecher of the
New England vicinity, are having a
merry time this week endeavoring to
gather together the chattels of Stech-
er who took Russian leave" between
days last week. Stecher, it is said,
sold his grain from which he realized
$4,000 and left the country with his
two boys, leaving his horses and cat
tie grazing on the prairies. He also
left several quarter sections of land
in which he had equities. Just what
will be made of the prop
erty by the creditors is not yet known.
The new high school at Amidon is
nearing completion.
Rev. A. w. Gray is the new Pres
byterian pastor at Werner and Hazen.
L. T. Nelson, for ten years city au-
ditor at New Salem, has resigned to
accept a position in a Great Falls,
Mont, bank.
Charles Ginter, an enthusiastic cat
tleman, has purchased 20 head of
Hclstein cows to place
on his ranch near Hettinger
The Fargo office of the federal vo-
board has been advised that
pay for ex-soldiers taking vocational
work has been raised from $50 to 500
a month, an increase Of Is per cent.
Mrs. A. Pulver, 64-year-old Wer-
ner lady has just finished harvesting
a four acre plot Of potatoes. She
put away 45O bcshels of spuds, doing
nra ctica1lv all tho uynrk borso1f