The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-20
NORTH DAKOTA news

lnere are lew cases u SCdFleL
fever in light form at Makoti.
The up-to-date Glenburn band mo-
tored to Granville Friday night where
it gave a fine concert and dance.
1t does not usually pay to start a
newspaper for political purposes. It
cost the farmers of Grand Forks coun-
ty $15O,OOO to start the Grand Forks
American, which recently suspended.
John Gerling, while cutting ice on
the Missouri river near the new bridge,
fell in and was compelled to swim 200
feet to shore. Had he not been good
swimmer, he would have been carried
under the ice.
\ C. E. Colcord of Mohall, who was
elected auditor of Renville county, has
been appointed deputy sheriff of that
county by Sheriff Jas. McKechnie and
will hold this position until he takes
charge Of his office.
The stockholders of the Mohall State
Bank want former Sheriff Scofeld Of
Renville county appointed receiver,
but the examiner wants to appoint
someone else. The dispute has been
taken before Judge Burr.
st. Joseph, Nd, has man who is
building a row of houses to rent to
families only with children. Whenever
a child is born the rent for that month
is remitted. He ought to have no
! trouble in filling up his houses.
Farmers who are offering their hail
warrants at 80 cents on the dollar do
not think very kindly Of William
Lemke, who borrowed some money
from the Home Building department
to assist in building $4,000 palatial
residence at Fargo.
| Oscar Reiquam, prominent Glenburn
implement man, was united in mar
bert Lea, MINI. The bride until re-
Gently was bookkeeper at the Lincoln
State bank at Glenburn. The groom
went to France with one of the Minot
companies. r..
Jos. Quamme, who for eight years
was register of deeds of Bottineau
county, visited at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. r. C. Lang, Friday. Mr..
Quamme, who is an old time printer.
has accepted position as northwest
ern representative for the blanks and
book department Of the Grand Forks
Herald.
Judge Burr handed down decision
at Rugby last week which is of inter-
est to all hunters especially. In the
fall of 1919 VIM. Busse working for
j. A. Grain picked up Grains shot
gun and went out shooting ducks.
Busse did not have license and was
picked up by the game warden and the
gun confiscated and sold. Grain brot
action to recover the gun and he won
out.
Two years ago }. T. Phillips of Glen
burn shipped car of mares to Fulton,
Mo-, and last fall mule colt from one
of these mares won first prize at the
street fair held at Fulton. The owner
of the colt refused $4,000 for the an
imal. Missouri is the home of the
best mules in the country and for a
North Dakota mare to invade that
state and carry off first prize for her
offspring is going some.
Gus Wog will continue as state SEN
ator, the elections committee after
hearing the contest instituted by r. ].
List decided that while there were ir-
/ rcgularities in the election there was
no evidence of fraud. The contest
hinged on three precincts in Billings
county where ninety per cent of the
voters are said to be unable to read
and write English. Five nonpartisans
and one Independent voted for retain
ing Wog and three Independent for
unseating him. The Senate by seating
Wog is controlled by the nonpartisans
with one majority.