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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
7
A large bird swooped into a barnyard at Kensinger's near Zeen last Sunday. A boy, thinking a hawk, fired his fly gun and wounded the creature after an extended chase. The eagle, nearly seven feet wingspan, battled the lad before he fled and reloaded, leaving the bird structurally damaged but alive.
May 23 1908 letter from Charles Good Rawhide Mine Superintendent to Dr C F Sweet notes active tunneling in malin tunnels ninety feet in, dike and stringers with good assay values 1.88 and 16. v, plan for higher ore yields. Royal Tiger and Bluebird workings nearby report steady progress, placer gold seen, mild sickness, stock dilution threatened if no near term ore mine.
Allen Hoople of Hoople has planted about 600 apple trees in a new orchard in North Dakota. He expects the trees to bear in four years and aims to prove large apples grow well here. He also planted 3,000 strawberry plants and intends potato crops across 35 acres, targeting about 9,000 bushels. A cold storage for 40,000 bushels of potatoes is planned, while the Great Northern Railway has hired about 2,000 Greeks for section work, noting their strong work ethic and limited English.
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