The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-01
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II. A. Melhus,- Minot. loft
Minot base ball team beat
velva at that place Tuesday G
to 3.
Mr.. Dodge Of Topeka. Kan, is
veryill of dropsy ut the Ragsdal'
home west OF town.
Everything Wv ana up to DAFT
at the new bNer chop to BE- oc;u
pied after J1yN by Mrs. Nuhs.
Gray 4 Gray have sold the
kenmare News to Vic Corbett
and another party from that
city.
T.. w. Thompson is painting
the interior OF the school build
ing. 1t will be put in the best OF
shape.
ySThe first three stations on the
4. II Granville branch are to be
named Dee1ing, Glenburn and
Lonsford.
Forest Rice, one of Ward
county's prosperous ranchers,
was in from Palermo Thursday
;Nd Friday. +
Watch for thIopening Of Mrs.
Muhs' new NQ(ber shop July 4.
Without dd&t this will be the
finest in thHf%thwest~
Geo. stMp IS selling many
12-foot Hodges King push bind
ers this year. Farmers are get
ing better machinery every year.
Fl. ]. Notwithstanding, formerly
halfback for the University OF
Minnesota foot ball team. is, do
ing time on his claim near Portal.
Otis j. Marks has opened Il
first-class general store on sec.
15O-S5 and invites all in that
neighborhood to come in and
give him a trial.
Erik Ramstad and wife have
returned from an extended visit
with friends at DEBORAH, Iowa.
They report the corn crop poor
there but the hay fine.
Mrs. Stephenson has been en-
gagged by Judge Palda us court
stenographer. She is very effi-
Gent and her friends congratu-
late her upon her success.
Miss Anna Bell La, perhaps
the best layers Of anyone in this
vicinity. She has 81 Leghorn
hens and during six weeks, they
averaged is dozen eggs per
week.
Dave Thomas and Pearsons,
the heavy weight champion
wrestler of the Pacific coast, will
wrestle in the opera house in
Minot Wednesday night, July 8,
for 5000 a side.
A. Robinson, Inspector OF
several grain elevators in this
county is stationed here. He
visits the elevators each week
with an automobile which runs
20 miles an hour.
The drug stores ceased selling
Intoxicating liquors this morn
inc and according to law are
restrained from doing so for any
purpose until Aug l, until they
are given their permits.
Grant Conley, Claude Miller
and Mr.. Hill spent several days
on Mr.. Conley's ranch near Will
liston. The ranch consists of
1900 acres, all irrigated, which
makes the land very valuable.
The blind pig at Walter was
notified by three citizens to
move. The law breaker was
operating iii a tent. A promi-
nent citizen said that pigging
would not be tolerated in the
new town, even ii Life had to be
taken.
A. L. Bacon has an attractive
"Blue Monday" display in Mar
tin Jacobson's window. 1t re-
presents a woman washing
Clothes with an old fashioned
wash board, while beside her
stands the latest in washing
machines.
Geo. G. Hackney Of Berthold
who watched carefully the result
OF last seasons crops states that
last fall $4,000 bushels OF fax
were marketed at Berthold. He
,.selieves this season 100000
Bushels Of flax will be marketed
at that place.
The saw mills shave sold out all
edgs.~fEs that were sawed last
year and. the Others are too
green and wet to be used for
kindlinp. but p. III. BaukOl in