The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-01-21
J. ,YFrlE WARD co. INDEPENDENT.
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RNTRRED JUNE 18, 1902, AS sEcon GLASS
NATTER, PosT-oFFIcE, MINoT, N. D., ACT
OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 3, 1873
Minor Topics.

e. B. Pinney returned from
Portal Tuesday morning.
Attorney LeSueur returned
from Bottineau Monday.
Major J. s. Murphy made a
trip to ST. Paul last Friday.
j. M. Wilson has his display
window remodled this week.
Alfred Blaisdell made his usual
trip to Donny brook Monday.
Joseph Truck spent a few days
with friends in the city this week.
Peter Bjoraa, Of Surry, .Wasin
Minot q couple Of days last
week.
Attorney Bradford returned
from Souris Thursday Of last
week.
Sheriff Pitts, OF McHenry Co..
was doing business in Minot
Monday.
j.. Y. Miller, OF Burlington
made the Independent a pleas
ant calIlast Friday.
A new stationary engine has
been added to the repair shops
at the round house.
The Rev. VIM. G. Hunter will
preach at Logan on Sunday
January 25th. at 800 p. m.
Percy N: Cole and G: 2. Lee
have returned to Bismark to do
business for Ward county resi-
dents.
1t is predicted that Minot will
reach the 5,OOOpopulation mark
before the close Of the present
year.
The NJ. S. Williams Abstract
y,o. have moved into theII IIeSueur
Block. This company was form
Safly the John III. Ward Co.
The wrestling matchlast Tues
suAy night proved to be some
What,oi a fake and several
citizens OF a sporty nature lost
heavily.
Preparations for several new
dwellings, in the south end of the
city are being made, and some Of
the buildings are already under
construction.
The, ladies Of the Rebeca Lodge
held installation last Friday
night after which light refresh
ments were served and a pleasant
evening enjoyed.
The Ladies Aid Of the Metho-
dist church have made arrange
lnents to give series Of socials,
one every two weeks during the
remainder Of the winter.
A good sigh Of prosperity in
Minot is the increased attend
Sance at the churches, Last Sun
day evening at some Of the
churches every seat was occu-
pied.
The social given BY the ladies
Of the Progressive Club Of the
Presbyterian church last week
proved to be a very successful
undertaking and those present
report having had a very pleas
ant time.
Attorney G.. 6: Ripley, Of Bel
mDnd Ia, is visiting in this city
with q view Of locating. He is a
graduate OF the law school at
Des Moins Ia, and comes to the
profession well recommended. !
DR.. Crokat and Atty James
johnson were called TO White
Earth Sunday, by g telegram
announcing the accidental kill
ing of q miner in the mine at
that place. This is the second
accident of the kind during the
past two weeks.
1t comes from pretty good
authority that the Great North
'ern shops will be removed back
to Minot, some time in the tlear
future and q new all brick mach
Inc and boiler shop will he erect
ed on the site where the old
wooden structire formerly
stood
There viii be . When, Where
and What meeting, in the S, A.
hall on Friday evening, cohduct.
ed BY Capt. Sarah Draper, q
former officer Of Minot, and on
Saturday night q Scandinavian
4. service under the Leadership o1
Luet. John Los and Ssgt. n aiol
Chas. Wisen, wiz b held. All
afs welcome to the meetings.
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