The Ward County independent., 1922-01-19

The Williston Chapter, Order of De
Molay for Boys, has been organized
with 20 members.
There is considerable talk of start
ing operations to divide Mountrail
County east and west along a line six
miles north of the old Ward County
line. Van Hook has already picked
out site for court house and Par
shall is apt to be strong contender
if anything comes of it.
Friday of last week the office of
the Garrison Independent was enter
ed by thieves. They must have been
nevices at the game to think they
could obtain anything worth while in
a print shop. They might just as
we'll break into a stone quarry as far
as finances are concerned.-Ex.
The President of the Plaza village
board, I. S. Kulseth, admits that he
is not able to cope with the village
youngsters who congregate in the
postoffice and make so much noise
the postmaster cannot distribute the
mail, and asks the parents to CO.
operate. A Boy Scout troop ought
to solve the problem.
A.. A. Liederbach, chairman of the
state executive committee of the Non
partisan league, has called precinct
meetings for February 22 to choose
delegates to the legislative district
conventions, who. will name legis-
lative candidates and choose dele
gates to the state convention which
will select the league candidates for
state and congressional office.
Albert Frederick, aged 48, labor
er, was found, burned to death at his
home, in an old log shack, in the east
ern end of Willis on Thursday morn
ing, when fremen arrived to put out
the fire. The building was an old
landmark and was known as the
Chas, Gibbs place. Frederick lived
alone A brother lives near Hen
ming, MINI. and married sister at
Denver, Colo. .
The Granville community shipped
$34,26712 worth Of poultry, mostly
turkeys, and $55,76O worth of butter
fat, total of $9O,027.12 during the
past year according to statement
made by W. A. Christianson, secre-
tary of the Community Club Agri-
cultural Committee. In addition,
there was an immense shipment Of
eggs and seventy-fve per cent more
potatoes were shipped than wheat.
After going thru the World war
unharmed, Julius Mortenson, aged 20,
accidentally shot himself thru the abb
domen, stomach and heart, while hunt
ing rabbits in Bottineau county, re-
sulting in death. The young man
had been visiting at the Bryant Will
cox farm near Westhope. His body
was found the next day half mile
from the buildings. It is believed
that the butt of the rifle struck the
ground, causing the gun to discharge.
The remains were 3terred in Oak
Creek cemetery. brother resides
in Massachusetts.
C. R. Hurry, formerly Of this city,
but who is now publishing the Ryder
News at Ryder, N. D., spent Sunday
here visiting at the home Of his mother
who has been in poor health for sew
eral months. In talking to The Trib-
une he told us that on Saturday his
sister, Mrs. Ella Coughlin, had won a
judgment against the Aetna Life In
shrance Co. for $4,000 and interest.
Her husband carried policy in this
company for that amount before his
death, and payment was refused on
account of technicality. The case
will be carried to the Supreme Court
by the company. Charlie continues
to prosper at Ryder and insists that
the business men there have more life
in them than is to be found in any
other city in the state of the same
size-Bowbells Tribune
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Withers of Sur.
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