The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28

; day, SO court did not open unit
: Tuesday.
81 Notice the ad which the Indep
! endent is carryingvon the Report
er's editorial page. We dom
have to pay ten cents a lin
! either.
! +. M. Black, who had $500
: taken from him by James Hicks
last week, is i'll and not able tt
leave his bed.
Great Northern maguate states
} that the Great Northern made
more money betweenGrand Forks
and Minot than anywhere along
the line.
Shelley B. Miller returned from
Pendleton, Ore, Friday night
and is visiting friends here and
at Granville a few days before
going to Chicago.
Jack Nichols, the rancher, was
thrown from his horse at SEQ
fields livery barn Friday and his
head struck a stone. A bad
seal wound was the result.
Seventy couples attended a mas
querade ball at the Warren ranch
near Chilcot Friday night. Some
elaboratecostumes were display
ed and a merry time was had.
Refreshments were served.
c. w. Clendenning and family
of Surrey will 60 to Shelbyville,
Ind, the latter part Of the week
where they will spend the winter
in order that their son may attend
school. They will return in the
spring.
Hugh Williams came down
from Moose low, Cam, Saturday
morning. He has q proved up
claim near Des Laos and went to
Berthold to prove up on a far
fairer one, the event will take
place this week.
big Joe" the popular barber
in thePalace barber shop broke
all records last week in the way
of drawing a salary. He earned
$50 in one week and shaved more
than 200 faces. The Minot bar
bers. are coming all kinds of
money.
Chas. Trace and wife moved
from their home near Burlington
to Fayetteville, Ark. Thursday,
where Mrs. Trace s fatherresideEs.
1t is Mr.. Traces intention OF
starting in the optical and jewel
cry business there, the city hav-
ing $500 inhabitants. He may
conclude to go to Indian Teri,
where he has two locations in
view. Mr.. Trace leaves North
Dakota on account of his wife's
health.
We have 100 acres of land Just two
miles from Des Laos, and one mile from
the elevator at Lone Tree, that $500 in
cash will handle. Come in and see US
about it. Kent Realty & Investm ent Co
A board OF arbitration sat on
a dispute between Olaf A. Olson
and R. F. Hawley, caused by the
latter storing some goods in o.
sons Office after the recent fire.
Olson claimed 500 rent and
Hawley refused to pay that am
cunt. Olson picked P. p. Lee
Hawley selected H. T. Dolloff
and the two together selected j.
II. Tompkins. The matter was
settled amacibly.
County Auditor Larson visited
the Fargo jail Thursday and was
shown the cell of a desperate
who nearly escaped.
His cell door was bolted but no
pad lock was placed on it and he
'orced the bolts at night. In
some manner he dug through a
solid brick wall a foot thick be-
lore his escape was detected. He
told the jailer that had he been
feeling we'll the night before, he.
would have gone through the
wall. dssa Il
E. D. Kelley's new building is !
completed. Ed hired his work
men and superintendent the cree
tion OF the three story structure J
himself. His men continually c
asked for plans, but the inimit- q
able Ed Quoted them, telling
them they had not arrived yet.
The building is completed and I
the plans are still on the way, in $
act there never were any. Ed !
occupies comfortable "Den" in ]
the third story and every even.
ing gives Sangerfests and smoke ]
talks" to his friends. a
1t is surprising to note the :
1umberofmateria improvements t