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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
1
A stranger from the east traveling west on the G N lost a gold watch in a sleeping car No 1 Saturday night. At Williston he notified Minot of the theft and continued west. Officer Pat Hyland found the watch at a second hand shop the next day after it had been pawned. The thief was arrested but released due to lack of witnesses.
The Independent notes the marriage of T. E. Fox former Minot land office receiver and local hardware dealer to Miss Bertha Hussey daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hussey of Minot Bantry residence noted Fox’s North Dakota ties and Hussey’s Missouri origins with best wishes from the publication
Strommen runs the Norden Cafe with Ramstad as partner who abruptly left Minot for Williston taking no claim and leaving about 250 dollars in debts. Egal Larson, an employee, vanished after confessing theft of over 150 dollars and promising repayment if kept quiet. Police seek the suspects.
A Davis Coal Co brick plant near Burlington employs about 50 men and aims to produce 1.5 million bricks in weeks. Clay hills yield 100 feet of suitable material, with careful water mix, molds, drying sheds, and kilns burning lignite coal to white heat. The yard, connected to Minot’s growth, plans to mint lignite coal locally and support state-wide needs.
Mrs E M Mitchell was near death for days but shows signs of recovery after two operations, performed Friday and Monday, with no serious complications.
Ward county moves to build a new nurses home costing five thousand dollars. Advertisements for bids appear in this issue for a brick structure 29 by 50 feet. The current small brick building is deemed inadequate and more nurses are needed at the hospital. Four operations were performed last Saturday and four the following Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C B Bach are visiting friends in Minneapolis.
Farmers across the region describe crops as generally fair to good with yields varying by field. W. E. Dunnell of Minot Flour Mill notes averages near fifteen bushels, up to twenty in some areas, with expectations of stronger prices and a 50 percent gain over last year. Harvest is underway as oats and early wheat are cut and flax prospects look bright.
Mrs Dayton who was seriously injured when thrown from Dewitt Dorman's auto has recovered enough to recuperate in the country. She spent several days at Northwestern hospital after the fall and was thrown from the rear of the vehicle when it struck a high spot in the street. She remained unconscious for hours and for a time it was feared she could not live.
Dr J D Taylor had a startling morning when his new Buick burst into flames on North hill. He stopped the car, tried to smother the blaze with coals, then summoned a neighbor with water. Flames were controlled but the auto was left badly damaged and a replacement car needed.
Olaf A. Olson, a prominent Minot resident, allegedly stretched a wire across the river causing two launch occupants to be tossed and torn. Olson was arrested Saturday night and faced a Tuesday hearing before Judge Murray on a misdemeanor charge amid higher river danger warnings.
Olaf Olson faces a misdemeanor charge brought by Eugene Teutsch over a wire stretched across the Mouse River. The case questions whether the river is navigable, with C Aurland defending Olson and L D Colton injured by a horse kick nearby. Gilbert Johnson buys and renovates the Acorn restaurant on First Street as local agriculture and market notes appear.
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