The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
NORTH DAKOTA news

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Plaza, Parshall and Wabek hunters
week, but didn't kill wolf.
VIM. Pellet of Tolley, accompanied
the remains of his mother, who died al
Tolley, to Hutchinson, Mimi, for bur-
ial.
Aug. krantz, county commissioner
from Kenmare, is spending ten days
in Fargo, serving on the petit jury in
federal court.
The city of Kenmare rejoices that it
has only $50 in checking account in
the Bank of North Dakota, altho $1,000
in sinking funds is tied up.
Mrs. Frank j. Carr, mother of Mrs.
L. C. Gray, an done of the early home
steaders of Kenmare, passed away at
her home in Minneapolis Feb. 16.
Chas. O'Brien and Roy Underdahl
have turned the latter's farm, nine
miles north of Ryder into a skunk
farm. They have " skunks in cap
tivity and expect to do big business.
Every North Dakota county except
Sioux, eight other states and Canada
are represented in the enrolment OF
999 students at the N. D. Agricultural
college. Ward county has Is students
registered.
According to the Kenmare News,
the metropolis Of the Goose Neck still
has hopes of becoming the county seat
of Lake or some other county. 1T is
sure to become a large city," the OPP
timistic editor adds.
Col. Wynn, old time conductor on
the Granville-Sherwood Sunshine
Limited" is still at the head Of the
Non-Swearing Society Of America, an
office which he has filled ever since
the organization was formed.
According to La Follette's Maya
zine, the president of Wilson & Co.,
one of the Big Five" packing con-
Germs, draws a salaray of $125, 900 per
year. No wonder the price Of bacon
is high, with hogs selling at 10 cents
a pound.
The Rolla Star claims the Robert
Bruce who died recently at Selfridge,
N. D., is not the famous cornetist with
the Million Dollard Band, but rela-
tive and a much older man. The IA
NOUS bandman is spending the winter
in Florida.
Carl Olson, a progressive Roseglen
farmer, ordered ten bushel sacks of
Kubanka Durum wheat from South
Dakota, which were shipped by par
eel post and delivered by the rural
mail carrier. The postage on each
bushel was S1.38, or $3.50 for the
entire lot.
j. P. Madsen, of Banner township,
near Plaza, died at the home of his
ic
youth, visiting far distant lands. He
was in the war between Germany and
Denmark. The funeral was held with
Masonic rites and the remains inter-
red in the Parshall cemetery.
The Bank of North Dakota has been
opened to the public for private de-
posts. If the bank does as we'll with
private funds as it has with county
funds for instance, it ought to be a
fine institution in which to deposit
your loose change if you are not par
ticuiar as to when you would draw it
out.
Patrick Hennessy, aged 35 years
and single, was instantly killed at the
Jack Longre mine at kenmare Thurs
day, when large chunk Of clay fell
breaking his neck. The remains were
shipped to the old home, Omemee
Mimi, where his parents reside. A
brother was killed year ago when
a train ran over him.
Before going to Washington to at
tend the session Of congress, Senator
Gronna marketed the wheat from one
of his big farms. He received $1.40 a
bushel. Upon his arrival at Washing
ton he ordered a dish Of pulled wheat,
for which he was charged on the basis
of $65 a bushel. The senator is now
trying to figure out which had been
puffed the most-the wheat or the
price.
The DeVores evidently believe in
cleaning up" their hands. Roy De-
Wore, farmer, Lowland township,
bankrupt in<lthe i. S. district court,
with $S,O13.OO liabilities and assets
$2,451.O 90. His property claimed to be
exempt is valued at 1858. Vern De
Wore, Coulee farmer, Dogden town
ship, Ward county, is also bankrupt
with $9,841 liabilities and $3,276 as
sets, property claimed to be exempt,
$6s8.50.
Geo. A. Scofield, former sheriff of
Renville county, has started suit for
$4,000 for alleged SANDER against
S. H. Sleeper, wealthy Mohall banker
farmer. The case is one of the de-
velopments following the closing Of
the Mohall State Bank. Sleeper was
named temporary receiver, but was
removed and succeeded by Scofeld.
The banking board took the matter
into court and had its appointment
of W. H. Mcintosh sustained. Scofield
took exceptions to statements said to
have been made by Sleeper relative to
the manner in which Sco6eld conduct
ed his office while sheriff.
There is an over abundance of po-
tatoes this spring, and while large
acreage Of potatoes will be planted in
this section of the state, there will
be a big surplus. David Stake of
Surrey informs US that he has 500
bushels Of choice seed potatoes for
sale, fine for seed, with little hopes
of getting rid Of them at a price in
comparison to their actual value. Mr..
Stake did not say what he would take
for them, but it is reported that good
seed potatoes can be bought for
around $1.00 per bushel. MI. Stake
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