The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-02-16
NORTH DAKOTA news

having his supply of ice shipped from
Minot.
Not a single boy was born at the
Deaconess hospital at Mandan during
the past year.
McHenry County Commissioners are
considering a poor farm with DEM
onstration farm in connection.
An exchange says man is in dan
ger Of getting painter collie from
kissing some of our modern maidens.
The Plaza Pioneer complains be-
cause legal notices are being sent to
Stanley that should be published in
Plaza.
Twenty EIGHT autos were burned at
St. Johns recently when garage was
destroyed by fire. Few of them were
insured.
Mrs. Lewis Walters, aged 20, died
Feb 8, at her home southwest of Max:
She is survived by her husband and
four children.
The balance of power" plan now adj
vocated by A. c. Townley does not
take well with those who have an
itching for office.
Vera, the 15-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brackelsberg of
Lorraine died Feb. A from rheumatism
and complications.
Mrs. Jacob Kruger, aged AZ, died
Feb. 3, at her home near Max. She
was born in Russia and leaves hus-
band and six children.
Ora Fritz, aged seven, died at Car
rington from burns she received when
a little brother playfully set fire to
her dress with a match.
Geo. Albrecht from near Washburn
Lac Ill Id %oe tbo 1u;,, to-
for which he has received a bounty
of $3.50 each from the county.
Genevieve Pottner of New Rockford
stated in the columns of the Tran
script that the report that she had
joined the Salvation Army is false.
J. F. Anderson, who has been man.
ager of the Rogers Lumber yard at
Drake for nine years, has accepted
similar position with the Donnybrook
yard. l.
Ben Hermanson, assistant cashier
of the Lincoln State Bank, Glenburn,
has gone to Hot Springs, Ark. for his
health. Clair Tompkins of Minot has /
taken his place.
Mrs. w. B. Hibbard, formerly of
Drake, who was prominent in state
Sunday School work, passed away at
a hospital in jamestown after a |
lingering illness.
Fern, the nine-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Hoffman, form
err homesteaders near Van Hook, died
Feb. l, at her home in St. Paul from
scarlet fever and diphtheria.
The farmers elevator at New Rock
ford was burned one night last week.
1t contained considerable wheat and
10000 pounds of sweet clover seed
belonging to P. M. Mattson.
w. c. Lamb, Jr. aged 80 and single,
was found dead at his home west Of
Harvey by rural mail carrier. The
top! of his head had been shot off with
shot gun, evidently case of
suicide.
E. j. Muenz, jamestown merchant
collected ten thousand pennies in a
year, in addition to those used in MAX
ing change and carried them to |
local bank in a pail, IS pounds of
pennies.
Federal investigators are at work
in Minot checking up on income tax
returns made several years ago. They
have discovered some errors both in
favor of some of our businessmen and |
against them.
Lloyd McCleary of Makoti died from
heart failure He proved up home
stead on the Berthold reservation and |
was married to Anna johnson four
years ago. The remains were in
tered in Ryder.
F. c. Clough, merchant at Emrick,
Wells Co. received Is cents from fell I
low who writes that eight years ago
he stole a pipe and some gum from
the merchant. The fellow got sal
walton and sent the money.
Lyle, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hodges of Van Hook, sustained
broken leg, when horse which he
was riding, fell on the ice and pinned
the, lad to the ground. The leg was
broken between the ankle and knee.
Henry Ford started things when he
reduced the price Of Fordsons for |
other tractors have made noteworthy
reductions which mean a loss of mil
lions of dollars to the manufacturers
and corresponding gain for the
purchasers.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. O. Tousley, former
resident of Ryder, lost their barn by
hre on their farm near LIE Sueur,
MINI. The barn contained IL head
Of cattle, two horses, automobile. so
chickens, etc. A corn crib full of
corn near the barn was burned.
J. E. Helm of Fessenden, who is
back from an auto trip to California,
writes an interesting letter for the
Free Press, in which he says: "My
uncle at Lodi received us with as much
cordially as we North Dakota people
would receive trio of tramps and
you can bet we did not stop there
very long," "
A snow pillow engine sent to Max
from Bismarck to clear the 500 line,
ran into 500 engine which was TAX
ing water at Max, striking it at full
speed. Both engines were damaged.
Engineer Edmonds sustained bruis-
ed ankle, fireman was injured about
the face and Mr.. Settler, head brake
man, slightly injured. The engines
were towed to Bismarck.
Rufus Brady is in Jail at Jamestown