The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-29
NORTH DAKOTA news

| The Ryder News celebrated its
goth anniversary recently. Bro. c. r.
| Hurry, who is at the helm, rescued it
| two years ago just as it was about to
'sink for the third time" and has done
fine job at resuscitation. He is get
ting good support from the Ryder
businessmen, too.
Renville County Farmers Press:
The county auditors office is deluged
with work this week. Apparently all
the farmers are cancelling their hail
insurance: Since few have insurance
IN old line companies it seems that
the farmers feel that they can carry
their own risks.
The farm residence of the John
Haugen family near Roseglen was
considerably damaged by fire recent
ly. Mr.. Haugen, who is ill and I'M
able to get around much, was sitting
on the upstairs porch. When the fire
was discovered he was rescued from
his peril and the fire was put out.
Bottineau Advocate: County Audi
tor Martin received fine swarm of
bees from Minnesota last Friday by
express. They were live bunch
upon their arrival. 1t would be in
terestlng to learn how much honey
this hive will produce this season.
North Dakota bees have made some
wonderful records and why shouldn't
they now that sweet clover fields are
SO common?
Ryder News: Joe Linnertz went to
Bismarck Monday to be present when
his father, Christ Linnertz, was oper-
ated on at the hospital there Tuesday.
Word has been received that the OPP
Grafton was very successful and that
Mr.. Linnertz is getting along as we'll
as could be expected. His condition
was very serious and he was treated
at the hospital for two weeks before
the surgeons would undertake the
operation.
Ryder News: A. G. Shaw of Bur-
lintgon, who was in Ryder yesterday,
has leased the Esther Anderson land
two miles south of Roseglen, for a
period of ten years to mine the I'M
DERIVING 8-foot vein of coal. Mr..
Shaw operated mine near Burling-
ton and is moving his entire equip
ment from there. He will have his
force at work digging into the slope
within few, days and will lay steel
track and operate Ia one-ton cars in
hauling out the coal when the vein is
tapped.
John DeGoey and John De Volk,
thrifty Hollanders from Colfax, Wis,
were in Ryder last week and each
purchased a quarter of land and will
move onto the farms in the fall. They
came from the famous Guernsey dis
trlct in Wisconsin and will each bring
ten Guernsey cows to stock up their
Ryder farms. They are the first of
the 100000 More" settlers to arrive
in Ryder The campaign inaugurated
in the spring by the Minot Associa-
ton of Commerce is now working in
great shape.
The big barn on the K. E. E.
Houchin farm, 10 miles south of Ry-
der, burned to the ground last Thurs
day night. How the fire started is
unknown. Mr.. Houchin and his boy
live alone and were in bed and asleep
when the former was awakened by
loud cracking. Mr.. Houchin went to
the Minnesota woods in 1918 and cut
the logs that were milled into the
lumber out of which the barn was
built. The posts were cedar and they
burned for two days after the pine
in the building had all been consum-
ed. The structure was 30x6O and
cost approximately $4,000. The hen
house and shed adjoining the barn
were also burned, as also rs chickens.
Two sets Of work harness, 70 bushels
Of oats and barley, about 4 tons of
hay and loads of straw were also
burned. The loss was only about
half covered by insurance.