The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-22

in this city and pillaged the safes and
filing cases Of the two offices. A
small amount Of cash was secured.
No clue has been obtained as to the
identity Of the robbers.
Rolla - Miss Luella Narcotic of
this city, has been selected as one OF
the 26 young ladies to represent the
United States in a French university.
The French government has offered
that number Of scholarships to Amer
lean girls having the requisite qualifi-
cations.
Dickinson ~ A verdict has been re-
turned here in district court in favor
of Elizabeth Riff in her action against
tie Northern Pacific railway. Mrs.
Riff had sued for $4,000 in connection
with the death of her husband who
was killed three years ago when he
was struck by an automobile on
crossing in this city. Riff has been
working as section hand and was
assisting in repairs on the crossing
at the time Of the accident.
Bowman Jealousy was the motive
for the murder last April Of Laben
Wood, former service man, in the
Little Missouri country in Crook
county, Wyoming. This is according
to an alleged signed statement by
Mrs. Frank Hickey, wife of rancherr
who is in Jail at Sundance charged
with the murder.
Langdon = That it is never safe
for a bootlegger to go to sleep in
front of a court house was demon
strated here recently. A young man
named B. H. Sprung of Manitou, Man
itoba, with his car partly filled with
Canadian booze, went to sleep while
his car was parked at the court house
and he was nabbed by the sheriff. The
man claimed that he had been depu-
tized to secure the liquor for friends.
Bismarck. F: T. O'Connor, DEM
ocratic candidate for governor, is the
nominee Of his party regardless Of
the number of votes he obtained in
the primary election, in the opinion
of William LANCER, attorney general.
Benjamin Schiller, II
years old of Washburn, was crushed
to death when the roof of house
collapsed. The youth was inside the
house, which was being moved from
the Hultberg farm to the farm Of
Fred Schiller, the boys father. Schu-
ler's skull was crushed and his body
lacerated.
Sheldon - The building and con-
tents Of the Farmers elevator at Ven
10 were completely destroyed by fire,
the total loss amounting to approx
mately $4,000. Insurance to the
amount Of $500 was carried.
Il Y.-..A>,,,~ ron%roo%s fnr Tho
erection of new steel bridge across
the James river on Fifth street has
been awarded to the Jardine company
of Fargo, at bid of $4,000. The
county commissioners have also let
other minor road contracts.
H. ]. Hagen of Fargo, who was
convicted of exhibiting false state
ments to bank examiner, while
president of the Scandinavian Amer.
lean bank of Fargo, has been reap
pointed to the state bank deposits
guaranty board by Governor Frazier
Bismarck - 1t cost Senator A. J
Gronna $8O45O to make the race fol-
the republican nomination in the pri.
mary, according to his expense &C.
count, which is on file with the secre'
tary Of state.
St. Paula deal aggregating more
than $3OO,OOO,0O0 worth Of iron ore
has been completed by the Great
Northern iron ore property trustees
and the United States Steel corpor
alton.
Wahpeton - The Richland County
Electric company was organized II
Wahpeton recently with a capita
stock Of $4,000.
Souris - Lightning hit the Grea
Northern depot at this place in tn.
recent storm, burning it to the ground
I All efforts to put the fire out failet
as it had gained such Roadway before
being discovered.
Grand Forks - More than 1000
people attended the convention Of thu
Sognelag of the United States. Thu
association is composed Of men ant
women from the Sogn district Of Nor
way and their descendants.