The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-17
CITY. NEWS IN BRIEF

The Mountrail county fair is to be
held at Stanley July 1928.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olsen announce
the arrival Of Warren Rolan,o ON March
a, at Chehalis, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. L. Cunningham,
who resided here four years, left Sat
urday for Astoria, Ore, to make their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Broyles Of Bur
lington have returned from an extend
ed visit with friends and relatives in
Sioux City, la.
Rance Joiner, who stole wheat south
of Douglas and marketed it in Ryder,
pleaded guilty and drew from one to
five years in the penitentiary.
In the event of a recall, some friends
of U. S. Senator Gronna, whose term
of office in the Senate has just ex-
pired, are mentioning him as pos
sible candidate for governor.
| The 3-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Belknap, of Wilton, died
as result of scalds received several
days ago when she accidentally fell
into pail Of boiling water.
There will be school program and
Hat Social at the Burlington Hall,
March Is, 1921 at 8 p. m. Ladies
bring hats for sale and lunch for two.
| All welcome. Burlington School.
Otto Nuremberg, formerly a farmer
southwest Of Ryder, passed away at
Hillsboro, N. D., last week. He leaves
wife and four children. Mr.. and
Mrs. Manthy of Ryder are his wife's
parents.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller of Renville coun-
ty, who sued James and William Of
te mfor $4,000 for injuries alleged
to have been received when those men
struck her, was awarded $4,000 by the
jury in district court at Mohall.
On Monday evening fire was discov-
cred in the Dahl building located on
the east side of the street. at Ross.
The building had been standing vacant
for some time, and the origin Of the
fire is not known. The building was
completely destroyed.
Daniel, Knutson, farmer residing
southeast of White Earth, took his
own life by hanging sometime during
Saturday night, February 26. The
body was found by his daughter at
6:45 Sunday morning and was hang
ing in chute in the barn.
Ellsworth George, we'll known limo
type operator, has returned from
Mitchell, S. D., where he has resided
for the past two years, to accept po-
sition with the Daily News. Mrs.
George and their two-year-old daugh-
ter will join him soon. Many old
friends welcome them back.
Fred Winter, who lives Is miles
south of Minot, will hold closing out
farm sale March 30. He expects to
locate in central Minnesota. Mr.. Win
ter has farmed the Mulick farm for
several years and is regarded as an
Al farmer. His sale advertisement
will appear in our next issue.
A. C. Uchner. depot agent for the
500 at Makoti, is missing and it is
claimed that his accounts with the
railroad are several thousands Of dol
| lars short. An auditor was checking
Uchner up and when discrepancies
/ began to show up the agent excused
himself. 1t is believed he made his
| getaway in an auto.
John Morrell, manager OF the Nor
thern Produce Co., has returned from
business trip to Minneapolis. Mr..
Morrell says there are many unem-
ployed men in Minneapolis who are
anxious to get work on farms at from
4 $50 to $50 a month. Farm laborers
are being shipped to North Dakota to
work for $50 month.
A fine big Hudson Super-six auto
left at Granville garage by strang
ers for repairs last fall. was stolen
from Officer O. T.. Olson's garage
eally one morning last week, and
towed out of town behind another car.
| i g., 11a ha1nrUn1 N
whiskey runners who feared they
might be arrested if they called for
their property. Olson trailed the men
to Minot and lost track OF them.
Otto Bengston, well. known Plaza
farmer, suffered a severe injury while
enroute home from Minot recently.
Bengston and neighbor started for
home in an auto and lost their way.
Their car ran into a coulee, the car
broke thru the ice and Bengston was
thrown out thru the windshield. His
forehead was cut and bad cash was
cut in his throat. Bengston made his
way to the school house near the
Claude Birch farm, where he was
found next morning, very weak from
loss of blood, and with one Of his feet
frost bitten. Roy Macken, school
teacher, fund MN IN the Dulldlng next
morning. DR.. Hills Of Berthold was
called and several stitches were tax
en- in the wound in the forehead.
Bengston remained at the Birch home
two days and was then taken home.
w. C. T. u. WILL MEET SUNDAY
The National president Of the w
C. T. u, Miss Anna A. Gordon, says
"The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is an organization OF Christian
women banded together for the pro-
lection Of the home, and the complete
abolition Of the liquor traffic, and the
triumph Of Christ's golden rule in Gus
tom and law. 1t is a RECOGNIZED power