The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-08-12
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next lords Day.
Miss Isabel Mclean isspending
several days on her claim.
Geo. Garvy was given ten days
in the city bastile for vayInncy.
BoRN:-To Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis
Of this city last Wednesday. a
girl.
Rev. Edgar Jones will preach
at Kpnmare and Bowbclls next
Sunday.
Chas. Jennejohn arrived from
Detroit Mich. to resume his resi-
dence on his claim.
c. A. johnson returned from
Black River Falls, Wis, where
his mother. is very i'll.
w. Il. Jennejohn and B. O..
Varaberg are laying the founda-
tioV fora. j. Brunner's new resi-
dence.
Granville seems to be sorry
that the llew road is to be built
north. believing the merchants
trade will suffer.
R. C. Bollman, and C. II. and
w. F. Whitesellof Peebler bought
a new Advance threshing outfit
from A. c.. Nedrud.
Mr.. Hugh Hopkins and Miss
Vinettie Vaughn were united in
marriage by Rev. Edgar Jones
on Monday evening.
Miss Katherine Stevens re-
turned to Minneapolis Thursday
after having spent two weeks
with Mrs. j. H. Tompkins.
Mr.. and Mrs John J. Coyle
have returned from Freepoet, LII.
where Mr.. Coyle recently went to
throw off the robes of bachelor
dom.
The services at the Presby-
terrain church at IL a. m. and 8
D. M, will be in charge of Mr.. f.
w. Evans. Sunday school at
~ O'Clock.
The work Of painting and pa
pering of the NJ. E. church now
being done will necessitate the
closing down OF the church, next
Sunday August 10th.
The Rev. VIM. c. Hunter will
preach at the Summers School
house at IL a. M, and at Burl-
ington at 3 p. m. Sabbath 10th
August. All are welcome.
John Sweeney, a G. N. brake
man, was struck by an engine at
the stock yards Tuesday and his
hip badly bruised. He is at the
county hospital and will recover.
Mrs. J. D. Windell returned
from Clitherel, Minn., where she
and the doctor have been spend
ing some time. She says" the
doctor has gained % pounds.
He left for Minneapolis.
Miss Nora Maloney OF Marshall,
Mo-, arrived Sunday fora months
visit with relatives in this city
and Granville. She is delighted
with our northern paradise and
may some day make this her
home.
Attention is called to the I'M
organized townships that within
three. days or a birth OF death,
the county commissioner of that
district must be notified. He
must also be notified regarding
contagious diseases.
Sheriff Scofield went down the
river ten miles Tuesday morning
fora insane man who had taken
possession OF Miss Davidson's
shack. The fellow had been in
the shack several days living, on
Miss Davidson's food.
J. w. -Samuelson has been con-
fined to his bed several days with
a threatened attack of typhoid
fever. He is improving. Dur
ing his illness his shoe store is
being looked after in a capable
manner BY G. A. Stephens.
In about a week, F. Linha
north OF town will thresh 100
acres Of grain and will begin at
once blowing the fields with a
steam pillow for the next seasons
crops. Mr.. Linha loses no time
in doing his work and will have
his quarter section all plowed be-
fore most. of the farmers will have
4their grain cut. This is strenu-
GUS farming but it seems to pay
the best.
~ The officers were after John
McCullen a cripple who was in
aomouhaf Of an intOXicatp0 con-