The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31

miles southeast of the city, who wa
arrested recently charged with threat
ening to kill his wife, has been bount
over to keep the peace. Erickson i.
AZ years of age and his wife, VIII,
was formerly Mrs. Tofsley, is 81. L
is said that Erickson has been trying
to get his wife to. deed her property
over to him. The wife has startet
an action for divorce. Erickson while
living at Kenmare is said to have got
ten into trouble for issuing worthless
checks.
Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 12-15-
POTATO YIELDS SMALLER
East Grand Forks, Mimi, Aug. 28-
Potato yields in four counties of
northwestern Minnesota will be small.
err than last year according to j. M
Stephens, representing the Chicago
Market Bulletin, who has just COM
pleted a tour of Polk, Marshall, Nor
man and Pennington counties.
Early Ohios will not run more than
go percent of the 1921 yield while the
later varieties will be about 80 per-
cent, Mr.. Stephens states. The quail
ity of the crop this year is good.
- Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-15-
The Life of S. Bill .
The life of IS bill is about 10
months. Then it is worn out and has
to be replaced with new one. This
is reported by the Federal Reserve
bank of New York. 1t keeps con-
stantly on hand an excess supply of
$500,0O0,000 Of paper money to be sub
stituted for WOrnout bills.
Won oro not OF A., ~, ~ ~
life of SIS bills, having observed the
speed with which they travel, rarely
lingering long enough to get &C
quainted.
- Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 1915 -
Mother Ill-Brother Not Located
Leo Smith, Of Williston, was in Mi
not last Thursday, enroute to James,
town, where he had been called by a
telegram stating that his mother was
precariously i'll. He stopped in Minot
hoping to join his brother, Mike, who
had been employed at the Frosake r-
White garage, only to learn that his
brother had left for parts unknown
a day or two before. A telegram had
been sent to his brother, but this was
undclivered.
Max johnson Called to Brothers
Bedside
Max johnson. fuel dealer, left for
Wisconsin Wednesday, where he was
called by the serious illness of his
brother, William, VINO has suffered a
second stroke Of paralysis and whose
recovery is not expected. His brother
has been employed by the railroad at
Fairchild, Wis, for the past thirty
years. He once visited Max Johnson,
when tle latter was residing at Car
pic.
- Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 1915 ---
Plain Statement by Farmer
Donnybrook Courier: A few WIN
ters past when they were making a
drive On jack rabbits and other preda-
tory animals (?) the prairie chickens
were all but exte minated. They
nave gradually increased till now we
nave some nice tame covies. August
y, shortly after sunrise, five shots
were heard in succession. Just now
we need an open season on game hogs.
G.. M. Stinchcomb.
- Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 1915
Auto "Saturation"
Henry Ford predicts that eventual
ly there will be 100000 autos in
the United States. That, says Ford,
will be the "saturation point" night
mare of people in the auto business.
thirty million autos would be
nearly three times as MANY as we
have now.
Ford exects one auto for each four
or tive people. The ratio now is one
in 10.
- Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-ls-
Holbein Resigns Good Roads Position
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28.-J. g..
kaulfuss, engineer of the North Da-
kota state railway commission, has
announced he has accepted the posi-
ton OF secretary Of the North Dakota
State Good Roads association. He
succeeds Will E. Holbein, resigned,
secretary of the association since it's
organization and will take over the
duties at once.
Ward Co. Fair-sept. l2-15-
Scottish Rite Masonic Club Considered
A number of Scottish Rite Masons
met at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
Monday evening and discussed the
proposition of organizing a Scottish
Rite Club. A committee was an
pointed to report at meeting to be
held Monday night. The club would
occupy additional rooms in the same
building in which the Cathedral is
located. -
Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-15-
Fred Quackenbush Injured
Fred L. Quackenbush, American Ex-
press Agent at Rugby, suffered a Sc
we're accident one dav last uooL HI
was suffering from carbuncle on one
of his hands and continued working.
A heavy box fell on his sore hand and
for several days he was unable to look
after his business.
- Ward Co. 1air-sspt. 1915 -
Hard on the Scotch
Norm Black of Fargo, himself a
Scotchman, told the following tale