The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
NORTH DAKOTA news
Crowded out of last weeks issue.)

julius Radue, pioneer farmer of
Greenbush township, died in kenmare
from pneumonia.
The farm home on the Carl ]. Knud-
son place near Voltaire was destroyed
by fire last week.
Easter falls on March q, 1921, a
trifle early for the fair sex in North
Dakota to display their new spring
bonnets.
Paul Overhold, living north Of Vel
va, lost his barn by fire. His loss
is $500. partially insured. He saved
his stock.
Mr.. Gibson, retired rancher at Glas-
gov, Mont, passd away last week.
He was one Of the wealthiest citizens
of that locality.
A marriage license was issued De-
cember 2lst for Charles f. Wilson,
of Minneapolis, %, and Edna d.
Bunker of Sawyer, 20.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Shirley of Nor
witch have gone to their winter home
at West Palm Beach, Florida, to spend
several months, thus missing our Won
derful winter weather.
Carl Schiewek of Ryder, was heat
ing some gasoline to use in starting
cold engine when the stuff exploded,
burning his face severely. His cloth
ing caught fire, but his father put out
the flames.
Chris Pasch, homesteader in Pres
colt township, but recently farming
near Sawyer, was grabbed by the fed
eral authorities last week for having a
"home brew" machine in operation on
his farm near Sawyer
The year 1921 is not going to be
noticed for it's modesty among women
according to fashion rumors. 1t is said
that dame fashion DEGREES that the
lobe of the women's ears will be per-
fectly nude during 1921. How shock
ingly immodest.
Gustav Mattel, early Donnybr0ok
settler, died at jamestown, N. d. Ice.
IS, aged 70. Burial was made at
Aurelia where his wife was buried five
years ago. Mr.. Mattel was an early
hotel man of Donnybrook. He was
born in Germany.
Revised census figures as given out
total population for the United States
and its outlying possessions Of IT,
857 500, the outlying possessions hav-
ing population Of 12,148,738. The
population of North Dakota is 645,68O
The libel case abainst J. w. Brin.
ton Of Bismarck, has been carried over
to the February term of court, Judge
J. A. Coffey having approved the pc
tition of Attorney-G General LANCER
that this action be taken. j. w. Brin.
ton, defendant, who was present in
court, concurred in the result
A young hawk which Nora and Jen.
ME Matuska of Lidgerwood, N. D..
caught and kept confined for several
days and then liberated, was shot on
a farm in Texas late in October. The
children tied small leather bag tc
one of the legs, placing in the bag a
piece of paper on which was written
their names and address. The farmer
who killed the bird wrote the children
and sent clipping from a newspaper
telling Of the incident.
The threat of passing Sunday blue
laws has no terror for US in this neck.
o'-the-woods. We never had Sunday
trains, our Sunday papers come or
Saturday and Monday and there are
Sunshine state. Our Sundays are al
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chusetts, except that we allow oul
children to laugh on the Sabbath ant
there is no law against kissing oul
wives on the holy day.-Litchville
Bulletin.
The Collins Safety Razor company
of Chicago, in which stock is held by
many persons in Minot and Other
cities in North Dakota, has gone into
the hands of receiver, according tt
word reaching Minot. It is reported
that the liabilities of the company
have been placed at $4,000. The as
sets have not been announced by the
receiver. Stock in the Collins com
pany was sold all over the country
and in many cases in small amounts
c. B. Collins, president of the com
pany, formerly lived in Sioux Falls
S. D.
During the special session of the
legislature held year ago Mr.. Lemkt
and others cut Attorney General Ian
gers appropriation down to $4,000
and said that was enough to run his
department. Mr.. LANCER is now max
ing a report for the coming session Of
the legislature recommending a like
amount for Mr.. Lemke to spend as at.
torney-general. This does not suit the
newly elected official who says it is
not sufficient to run the office. If it is
enough for LANCER it is enough fol-
Lenke and the latter should be willing
to take his own medicine.