The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-08-26

the round house.
Jerry Murphy, OF Kenmare,
visited this office Friday and saw
our big press work.
w. j. Evans arrived from Gram
Vile and went to visit his parents
near town Saturday,
Miss Edna Cochrane was called
to Buffalo, Mimi, by the serious
illness Of her mother.
p. B. Hayes sold II quarter Of
land next to the MOhall tOwnsite
to Z. III. Stoltze for $500.
DR.. Storey and family will go
to housekeeping in Il few days in
a comfortable home in the city.
Miss Maggie Nelson, from
Brainard. Mimi, is visiting her
sisters Mrs. Weber and Judith
Nelson.
DR.. Madden from Fargo passed
through Minot Wednesday Ell
route to Portal. He will be here
in a few days.
All ladies between the ages Of
twenty and forty, call at Lake
Studio Friday August %, and
get free sitting.
Editor Chamberlain and wife
were down from Palermo Friday.
Bob is doing a fine business there,
especially with legals.
| Go to the Minnesota State Fair via
the Great Northern, SASS for round
trip including one admission to the fair.
Tickets on sale Aug. 18th good return
ing Sept. 18th.
VIM. Carroll, theStanley ranch
Ter, was down Saturday. Billie
will not likely ship any cattle this
fall, but has plenty Of them.
Misses Christine and Anna
Donaldson arrived from Mime
apolis to go on their claims near
Ryder to spend two months.
The elevator on one of Martin
Jacobson's new threshing outfit
broke the electric wires leading
to the West hotel Friday morn
ing.
Chas. Collier, of Velva, is still
confined in the county jail on
the charge of arson. His barn
was burned more than a year
ago.
Mrs. C. P. Lee and daughter
and Mrs. r. II. Tonneson, return
ed Thursday from a. weeks visit
with Mrs. O. MUS, of White
Earth.
Rev. J. S. Andrews, from Els
canada, Michigan, will preach in
the Baptist church next Sunday
morning and evening. All are
cordially invited.
E. H. Stenvick was able to be
taken from the hospital to his
room Friday where he is improv-
ing very slowly. He is not able
to be on his feet much.
A team of mules ran away with
l. NJ. Yoder's son at Surrey Tues
day but did little damage. They
were hitched to the mower and
broke the machine slightly.
Chas. +. Wheeler has accepted
the position as special agent for
the state for the Manhattan
Life Insurance Co. He will make
Minot his head quarters.
Guy Almy, Floyd Erp, Alex
ander Kringle and Martin Lind
berg are among those who will
attend the Minot Business College
which opens next Tuesday.
A pleasant dancing party was
held at the WindsOrhotel Wednes-
day night. The popular land
lord, John Hoellinger and his
wife made things pleasant for
their guests.
This week workmen at the
brick yard east Of town started
the burning OF the second kiln
OF brick. There are 225, 900 brick
in the second lot. The sale of
them will be rapid.
H. A. Hurd is building a resi-
dence for Rev. MINIS near the
school house. He will move in
from the country north OF here
to give his children the advant-
ages of a good school.
A Russian farmer drove to this
city from within a short distance
of Velva Monday expressly for a
sack of flour. He SAID he could
get better -four for less money at
our mill than he could at his
home town.
r. H. Emerson received a let