The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-09-07

Misses Clara E.. Gaardsmoe and Alpha
Olson. At brady, Mr.. Arthur Haugen
will be principal while Mr.. Melvin 0.
Lee will hold like position in the
Stammen school east of Foxholm.
Ward County will not suffer de-
cline in the school population OF the
county this year. In fact, quite q
substantial increase in the number of
children Of school age is noted by the
enumeration which shows 9,447 such
children this year against 9,l46 last
year.
Ward 90. Hair-sspt. 1915 -
James Johnson Had Many Thrills on
Western Tour
The writer enjoyed a visit with
James johnson the other day and
listened with interest to the stories
he told concerning his recent auto
tour of the west. Mr.. Johnson, &C.
companied by his wife and son, Lyle,
journeyed to SLOGAN City, British Co.
lumbia, where Rolla johnson is en-
gagged in the lumber milling business,
and went over some roads that an
automobile had never passed before.
At one place, they entered town by
crossing the "seven DEVILS" a series
of hills, the like of which Mr.. john
son never saw before and hopes he
will never see again. One hill he
went down was so steep that he not
only had to travel with the car in low,
but with the emergency brake on as
we'll. When he had finally slid down
the hill, he met an old timer and
asked how people managed to nego-
tiate those highways with cars. oval,
nobody ever goes up those hills and
only fools ever 60 down them," the
fellow elucidated.
A whiskey runner crashed into Mr..
Johnson's Buick, tearing off front
wheel, causing him to remain at one
point for several days until a new
wheel arrived. At Butte, Mont,
while going down a hill, Mr.. johnson
lost control Of his car temporarily and
crashed into a street car, tearing off
a fender Of his car. He lost no time
in getting out of the town as he
noticed that he had scratched consid-
cradle paint off the street car.
While travelling in northern Wash
ington and thru British Columbia,
Mr.. johnson had to pass along miles
Of mountain roads, only wide enough
for his car. The roads wound round
and round for miles, and any little
mishap would have hurled his car four
or five hundred feet into space. In
turning some of the curves, it was
necessary to run the wheels up along
the side Of the embankment. Had he
met another car on some of those
mountain roads, it would have been
necessary for one of the cars to have
backed for miles to point where the
cars could have passed. Fortunately,
he met no car.
Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 1915 -
Youngman Carries Rabbits Foot
1922 is hoodoo year for Frank w.
Youngm".l, a. far as auto accidents
are co,.cerned, but the rotund rea.
estate dealer must lie carrying rab-
bits f >ot :, .:Ssvest POCKET at tat
Early in the sur mer, wliie enre ute
to Plaz, with load Ct De Malay
boys, his car tlrned Ger Sc. era
times and was badly smashed, but
Mr.. Youngman's guardian angel must
have been attending him, for he came
up out of the debris smiling and un'
injured. Last Saturday while back
ing his car out of the Keavin garage
he went over ten foot embankment
The car was turned completely ove1
and did not suffer any damage. The
only injury Mr.. Youngman sustained
was slight scratch on the wrist.
| Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-l5-
Yeggs blew the safe of the Farmers
and Merchants State Bank at Thorne
N. D. last week and escaped will
$4,000 in cash and Liberty bonds
They cut the wires and escaped in ar
auto.