The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-12-30
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Happy New Year!

HAPPY New lear! 5S aa
J. R. Mallory is, on the sick
list this week.
Lewis Peterson will take a trip
to Minneapolis after New Year.
Mr.. B. Mallory is cutting quite
a shine with his high flying team
and cutter these days. 2
Mrs. Pearl gave a dinner to a
large number Of friends and rela-
tives on Christmas day.
B. B. Fasker, Superintendent
OF the Vanderwalker Coal Co., is
sporting a bran new cutter.
Miss Bretha Peterson will leave
in a few days for Valley City to
attend the State Normal School.
! MIR. A. 2. Click is holding down
This claimstead this week. Mr..
Ia. is travelling for a Chicago
house.
Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Griger
took in the sights of the Ward
County Metropolis Monday and
Tuesday.
Photographer w. A. Starrett
has left for a short visit with
friends and relatives at STAN
berry, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E.. Hall and
daughter, of Minot, are visiting
Mr.. Halls sister, Mrs. Nj. G. Pearl
at the Pearl Hotel.
Miss Nell Sather, of Wimble-
don, is spending her Christmas
under the parental roof four
miles north OF town.
Mr.. l.. S. Alden, Manager fthe
Rogers Lumber company, is
spending a few days in the Twin
Cities visiting relatives.
Joseph Geiger, our Section
Foreman, has been passing the
cigars for the last week all on &C.
count of the new girl arriving at
his residence.
A large number Of the old bach
elors are anxiously awaiting the
coming of the New Year on ac-
count of it being Leap YEAR
while there is life there is hope.
You ought to see the solemn
look Of Geo. Kinney is putting
on while head push of the Rogers
Lumber company. He is SO busy
he hardly has time to take his
meals.
John Brahee has returned from /
the Pineries near Bermidgi, Mimi.
John says the woods are O. X.
or those that likes them but he
prefers holding down his Ward
County Homestead.
Miss Edna TuneA, Of the Valley
Jity Normal, is spending the
with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Tunell north of
jown. She is accompanied by
Ter cousin Mr.. Il. A. Moore, of HI
Wimbledon. I
Our genial merchant, T. l..
simmons, has just completed
lis new residence. Usually when
|, bachelor builds as costly and
Is nice an abode as he has, they
lave an Gag lie eye on the future
md we think this case is no ex-
'eption to the rule.
The NJ. w. A. at theirlast meet :
ng elected the following officers t
or the ensuing year: V. G. A. A.
larson, w. A. Geo. R. Kinney,
Banker; NJ. w. Early, Clerk; T.
L. Simmons, Escort: VIM. Star
.ett, Waterman; John Hook, F.,
Sentry; Bert Mallory, Manager;
DR.. J. c. Vogt, Physician Taylor.
DR.. J. c. Vogt took two girls
for a sleigh ride Christmas even
ing. All was well while in the
beautiful valley Of the famous
Des Laos River, but after getting
on the Divide they soon discover
ed that they were lost but they
finally reached their destination.
The Doctor returned home about
1902 a. m. looking like q thirty |
cent piece, vowing that the next |
sleigh ride he takes-he'll stay at
home.
The Christmas Tree entertain
ment held at the Foxholm Hotel
Christmas eve was a decided sue
cess. A program of select read
ing's, recitations dialogues,
tableaux's and songs was rem
dered by the little folks. The in
strumental music by Mr.. and