The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-18

nd 8. Other attractions Will De d
carnival company, agricultural and
-Nestock exhibits, and races. Nego-
tiations are pending to secure a osi q:
/ ~. P. Davies, editor of the Grand
+, r.is Herald, will be the speaker Of
the day at the Memorial exercises to
e held in that city May 80; the COM
mittee on arrangements has announc-
ed. Special music by university glee
clubs is planned.
Attempts will be made at Bismarck
to restore, or restore as far as pos
'sibe the trees surrounding the North
Dakota state house. Austin Reed of
Bismarck has been secured to work
Lnder the direction Of DR.. Gilmore in
caring for the trees, doing tree sur
gerry and removing dead trees. Many
>rees died last summer and the dry
weather of the last five or six years
nas affected the health of all the trees.
Efforts will be made to preserve the
trees that will fit into the proposed
scheme of landscaping the grounds.
Plans are to be draw soon for
bridge to be constructed across
the Red river by Pembina county,
North Dakota, and Kittson county,
Minnesota. Commissioners of the
two counties, North Dakota highway
commission officials and federal Off
Gals recently conferred over details
Of the project.
Over near Mandan August Wein-
rich, Bluegrass; W. A. Cochran, Blue
grass; Fred Becker, Youngstown, and
Fred Michaels, also of youngstown dis
trict will this year experiment with
irrigation of from two to Is
acres of land according to county
Agent George Use. They plan to uti-
lie waters of the square Butte creek
and it's tributaries. Other irrigation
projects are planned.
The Grand Forks Commercial club
is now considering proposal that it
give an annual trophy prize to the
high school winning the greatest num-
Der Of points in the state high school
track meets held yearly at the Uni
versity of North Dakota. The plan
would be to give the trophy to the
school winning three years in success
sion.
John Hollstein, so, farmer living in
Beach, is dead with a broken neck
caused by his auto turning over. He
had been at his farm south Of town
all day and was autong home when
his machine skidded, it is supposed,
and went into the ditch, turning COM
pletely over, in some unexplained way
breaking his neck, although the body
had no bruises on it. A neighbor,
passing the spot about two hours later
fornd Hollstein's body under his ma
chine. He summoned the dead mans
son and they extricated the body and
rushed it to town, but the doctor could
do nothing, death having been instan-
taneous.. Hollstein leaves his wife, a
married son and a daughter.
The North Dakota express rate case
in which the state opposes an increase
Of 1874 percent in intrastate express
rates has been submitted to the in
terstate commerce commission. V. -.
Smart, representing the state rail-
road commission, contended that de-
crease in the cost to the express COM
pany of loss and damage claims, due
to price initiation and improvement of
morale Of employees, and the reduction
ia wages more than equaled the
amount of increase in revenue asked
by the express company before these
---;n~s were recorded. The necessity
LOT an increase III IdIeS IHuS was W.
waited, he said.
The Great Northern railroad has be-
gun the work of laying new steel rails
between Walcott and >Casselton: As
ss;ble a steam shovel will
be put into the pit at Absaraka, and
material for bank widening will be
hauled onto that part Of the line where
ne new steel is being laid. The bank
.~:dpn;ng will be followed by crawling
it has been learned. Officials say it is
hoped to complete the work by July 1
Five work trains will be put into
service and the work pushed.
$50" has been set as the date on
which Sheldon will entertain the old
settlers of Ransom and adjacent Gown
ties. Numerous committees have been
to make all arrangements for
the day.
April was the. biggest month finan-
cially in the history of Grand Forks
oolice courts, according to Magistrate
r. J. Purcell, who reports that fines
during the. month totaled $435. Sen
tence was parsed in 40 cases; 9 for dis
rderly conduct; 81 for drunkenness;