The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08
Minor Topics.

The board of county commits
sioners have been in session dur
ing the week,
The Bottineu. county news
papers are in a combine and are
charging $3.50 to publish final
proofs and will charge contest
notices according to the space
taken up.
Herman Lindbsrg, thepopular
shoe repairer, bought j.. NJ. Sam
nelson's outfit and will conduct
business at the latters place of
business. Herman is all right.
Give him a chane.
L. G.. Van Exile has an, elegant
new outfit for his photograph
gallery coming and announces
that he will open temporary
quarters in the rear OF J. C. Hoff's
furniture store about April 20.
Halmer 6kaug. OF Carpio,
twenty one years of age, died at
the county hospital Sunday night
ut 10 o'clock after q long illness.
Many skilled physicians doctored
him but he could not be cured.
The ladies of the M. b. church
will hold a sale the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday April 14th,
in the Nash building. Supper will
also be served from $50 to Z
o'clock, by the Episcopal church
in connection with the sale. !.
Mrs, Chas. F. Wheeler received
the sad news OF the death of her
father, w. II. Lincoln, which oc-
cured at Hunter, N, D. April 9th.
He was Sc years old, and died OF
congestion of the lungs. Mrs.
Wheeler left for Hunter Monday
evening.
A. B. Nedrud who is conducting
an implement business at T. 2.
kulaas' old stand, handles the
lloosier drill, the Mitchell wagon,
Mccormick harvesting machines
and will sell the Advance thresher.
Mr.. Nedrud will treat everyone
squal'ely, and his word isasgood
ms gold,
3, A. Mcdonald Of Burlington,
wbofhas q fine farm Of $50 acres,
all fenced with two wires, on the
treat Northern, eight miles west
of aiinot, will sell it for $12 an
acre, one.half down and the bal
ance i'll equeal payments in 20
years. He has plenty Of water
and good buildings.
Nels Olson came to town Wens-
day, tied his team near the 500
elevator and hunted up a consign-
,nent, of red eye. He forgot all
about the horses which had moth
ing to aat nor drink for thirty
hours. Chief of p Police kimblsp plac
cd then, in Larson's barn, where
they remained several days.
Harry s. Henson late of the
REGISTER of Deeds offie, has accep-
ted a position as store keeper for
the G. N. Ry. at Havre Montana.
and left Thursday night to take
up his duties at that place. His
family will follow him in a few
days. His many friends here wish
him success and prosperity.
Henry Auslander, for 2h years
baker for Mrs. Hoffman, opened
awhblssale and retail bakery east
of the Mercantile Wholesale house
Tuesday morning. The rooms are
elegantly fitted up. A new 200
loaf oven was put in. Mr.. Aus
lander has had twelve years eX-
perience in the bakery business
and will put nothing but what
is first class. Give him q call.
A young man named Erickson
from Devils Lakegot off the train
Saturday afternoon very drunk
/. and lay down on the side walk
near Tompkins' restaurant. Here
he was found sound asleep by Dan
Kilnble, who put him in jail.
Judge Murray assessed the follow
s 5 and costs which were paid.
That night Erickson went to
Portal. where he has q claim.
Owen Hecker, nearly eighty
years old, had q bad runaway six
miles southeast Of Minot, while
returning home from Min OF
Wednesday. His horse became
frightened at Rev. VIM. G. Hunt
er's dog and top buggy and tip
ped the buggy over. Mr.. Hecker
struck on his head, skinning his
face and body. The horse ran 40
forty rods and was stopped.
Losr A red railroad credential book
and meal ticket for Mercantile hotel,
Minot,in 140. g. Finder leave at THIS
Y soms ana receive reward. Tsp