The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-05-06
Personal Mention.

Oned hand.
Alfred Blaisdcll spent last week in the
Twin cities.
Miss Olive Waldref is the Optics new
bookkeeper.
Herman Lindbcrg is on his claim near
Donnybrook.
Chas. f. Wheeler has opened. an Office
in the LcSueur block.
Mrs. Adam Black, of Chilcot, proved
up on her claim last week.
Geo. Nixon, of Crary, is on his claim,
ton miles southwest OF the city.
DR.. Hyndman is examiner for the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen.
Herbert LeSueur, of Arizona, is the
guest of his brother, Arthur LeSueur.
Miss Mamie Olson, the hair dresser,
arrived at Miss Elton's millinery store.
P. V. Mccoy is at Boulder Springs,
Mont, taking treatment for rheumatism.
Fred Hermanson, the Stanley drug
day.
Register of Deeds Briggs is moving
his household effects to this city from
Bowbells.
George Sorkness, the White Earth
land locator, transacted business in
Minot last week.
Miss Alice Winter returned to Ban
croft, Ia, after visiting her brothers,
Francis and Alden, of North Prairie.
A. f. Bacon, Minot's natural born
artist, sold a picture recently for $50
which he painted after working hours.
Clark Cummings, of Haskins, O., and
G. Finkbeiner, Of Perrysburg, O., two
old soldiers, are living on their claims at
Stanley.
VIM. Glib, ST., the Knife river rancher,
visited his daughter, Mrs. G. r. Truax,
last week. He was accompanied by Miss
Isebella Carter.
"Dutch" Horn is in from the farm. He
sowed his potatoes and planted his oats
"already yet" but failed get a woman to
do his cooking.
Fred Hannah, the Chilcot postmaster,
paid Minot visit several days last week.
Mr.. Hannah is one of the rising young
ranchers of the Missouri valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gray, of Centervillc,
are registered at the Hotel Dacotan. Mr..
Gray is the toWnsite owner of that en-
bryo city and reports business brisk.
Mrs. Hawkins, of Chilcot, was in the
city few days lost week, visiting with
friends, and making this Office pleas
ant call, ordering the Independent for
another year.
DR.. Crokat was pleased the other day
to receive complimentary passes on both
the G. N. and the 500, which were given
in appreciation for what he has done as
railway surgeon.
DR.. ], D. Taylor occupies Office rooms
on the second floor of the, G. A. johnson
block. The doctor spent several days in
the county hospital, where he was quite
i'll, but is now able to be out
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Surrey.
B. F. Reed sold his claim north of
Surrey to Mr.. Smucker for $500. and
returned to Parr, Ind.
hospital at Columbus, Ohio. She has
undergone q surgical operation.
VIM. Allen has traded four horses and
an imported stallion to Ben Carmin for
his 100 acre farm.
Burlington.
The Miners Union dance was well at
tended Friday night.
Leroy Foot had a sad time returning
to Minot from the dance Friday night.
Going up hill the balky broncho re-
fused to move on and-the girls walked.
L. s. Foot expects to go to Estevan,
Can, in few days to testify against
Fred Bear, alias Patterson, who stole his
black mare. Bear claimed at the hear
ing that he bought the mare in Minot.
Mr.. Foot says Bear will likely get seven
years in the penitentiary.
DIAMOND Dick.
Waterford Township.
Pretty cold the past week.
Nice rain Saturday evening.
j. I. Loederbach is hauling hay to
Minot.
John Heinze finished breaking for
Miss Frost.
Sunday school every week at 10 a. M.
All are welcome.
Farmers are getting their ground
ready for flax seeding.
VIM. Rouse is planting 1000 trees on
his claim in section 4-157-83.
We will soon have a fine country
WHEN the ground is broken.
The gopher poison don't work we'll.
The gophers are getting fat on the pois
oned wheat.
New way to catch fish. Bill COTE and
Geo. New went fishing in the Mouse
river and set line across the river, two
feet above the water.
While VIM. Rouse and Miss Frost
we're going down the Minot hill Thurs
day, their team ran off. The wagon was
broken to pieces and one horse badly
hurt in the hind leg. No one was hurt