The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-01
Minor Topics

April Is.
lack Shields ls reported to be
very Ill
Earl Waldref is working for the
Rogers Lumber Go.
Miss Jesse Cooley, Of Oakland, !,
ILL.,. has returned TO Minot.
The weather is breaking uP
and the farmers are all smiles.
Much snow has melted on the
prairie and sleighing is said tb
be very good yet.
Matt Gilmore, the White Earth
horse rancher, was registered at
the Leland yesterday.
As Joe Rowan will start d second
lland store in the building next
~ eleven 4 Hanson's. t+
The wres tier, "Ole" Marsh, is
here and says he will arrange A.
raatcll with O'Ne,l soon a
Moses Wise and Miss Annn
blocker, two Surrey people, weftl
married by J. w. Clear, Mare
22nd.
J. E. McKone, the abstracto:',
is busy all the time, And heshas
the sWellest office rooms III tbs
city, too.
Sure sign Of springs the festive
iobos have put in their appear
slaace. They are returning from
the east.
Joseph Rowan leftiforSt. Paul
last Thursday night to purchase
saock for his new store on lower
Main street.
Minot will likely have a mile
or 50 OF cement walks built this
season. ID. y. Dinnie will likely
get part OF the work. '
Jorgan Olson made a business
tlipsto Wiiliston the first OF the
week and located twenty settlers
Jn Williams county dirt.
"A new music. store will soon.hs
opened in this city BY a Mr..
helly who has been here fors some
t5inelcoking. fol. q location.
s'r6S. Yan,Tassel, Of Leeds.
saas!e d pleasant call on Minot
Istasiyla l'1tassIIj; ISfe reports llSs
school llaviasa q vacation for Il
svesfIS.
w d. Schulz, aalnenbel. u at tie
Ward County Bar association.
slnd Il p1onlinent attorney at
BoWloells. died Friday oftyphoid
lever. He was buried Sunday.
is expected that Col Hans
conl will leave the land office this
week aud thai Thomas Fox, tie
i,eWly appointed receiver, will
sake charge of the work inlmeai-
:ataly.
There are too many horses for
sale in Minot. Those who have
shipped them here state that
she's have hard work to sell them
al IS price which will allow them
TO make any money.
MIR. t)atle, the partner Of B. G.
Turner in the. Leland depart
ment store, arrived from Aber-
crolnble, N. d.. Monday night
The name Of the new firm i
A knov,n as Turner g. Dahle. sS
TIL + i { 4 NJ n e. sa& 2
W. a. Johnson has bought ttIs
building occupied by Mrs. aAIhs
the lady barber. He paid $1,000
or about % cents a brick.
.Monki il making the coin. BY
the way, heis getting a corner
on N1mskers.
!! lIee Optic claims a weekly eli,
elllation Of $500. Divide that bs
three or four, Mac, and YOU vii
be nearer right. The Optic fails
to state. however, that it has
considerably less than \ thous
and subscribers.
he gasoline stove in Hagan's
restaurant exploded Friday
morning and nearly caused abac
fire. Mexican Joe with a coat
smotllered the flames and saveG
Bill johnson and his fire eaters !;
Job
Mr.. Churchill, owner OF the
coal mine, says a, Brown, wis
left Des Lacs SO nysteriously
left him with a lnortgaged horse
on his hands, which was sold Y
him, and left other debts to th'
amount Of three or four hundred
dollars.
The farmerseXpect to be in tn,
fields in little more than q Weel
IN some localities. The frost j
not deep and will soon get out
Many Of the farmers are out noy y
removing stones from the field
40 there will be no delay when
= time to go TO work.