The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-06

Co. as the result of the offer Mr..
Grow made to the one bringing
in the largest number OF tails.
Geo. Burke sold a quarternear
Surrey to j. NJ. Deter of Stark
weather for$1, 500. Owen Hecker
bought the west half of the Surrey
townsite through the agency OF
Mr.. Burke.
John H. Lewis spent a good
share of July 18th fighting fire at
his barn in town. The hay
caught fire and did not readily
burn as it was wet it kept John
mighty busy looking afterit.
There is no certainty that the
Mohall branch will extend this
year, altho the surveyors are at
work north of Mohall. The Great
Northern does not do much ex-
planning, but when ready works.
The high school band received
it's uniforms for the Fourth
while the Minot Concert band
was disappointed. The uniforms
for the twenty members Of the
school band cost 1862, which
has been paid.
Constipation, headache, backache,
feel mean, no appetite, all run down.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you we'll and keep you WE'LL Money
back if it fails. IS cents. Tea or tablet
form. "A. S. Blakey.
Mohall and Bottineau teams
played ball at Mohall the Fourth.
B. H. Bradford, Of this city, um-
pired the game. In the seventh
inning the Bottineau team grew
sore over a decision and quit.
the score then standing 5 to 4.
A. W. Tracy and wife are
spending the summer on their
ranch near Ray. Miss Francis
Gorden who is spending her
vacation with them, made her
self famous by assisting in the
building of an addition to their
residence.
Eugene Miller of Fargo lost
$13O in the toilet room of the
Leland hotel the day OF the
Fourth and c., mot find it. He
lay the money on the radiator
and forgot it. The matter was
reported to the police who can
find no trace OF themoney.
G. w. Muzzy from sixteen miles
south of Minot brought in load
OF fine radishes Saturday which
he sold to the merchants. His
wife has two acres of garden,
including, onions, radishes, car
rOts, tomatoes, sweet corn and
nearly every other kind Of vege-
table grown in this climate.
1t is understood that the new
ruling OF land office regarding the
taking Of final proofs at only
such places outside of Minot
as should be designated, will not
be enforced, and the United States
Commissioners are setting their
dates as before regardless Of the
ruling.
The members Of the Surrey
church to defray the expenses of
the big meeting held last week.
| have undertaken to break 81
acres of land at three dollars an
acre on the farm Of Mrs. l. Givens.
Six Of the members spent their
Fourth there digging niger
heads.
Galen G. Ripley, the popular
young lawyer, who makes his
headquarters with J. H. Lewis,
returned Sunday from a months
visit in the east where he tran
sacted business. He visited Min
neapolis, St. Paul, Cincinnati, O.,
Grand Rapids, Mich, Chicago,
New York City and St. Louis.
J. E. Dougherty has accepted
a position with the Minot Bottl-
ing Works as travelling sales
man. Jack knows the pop bust
ness from to and the CON-
pany could not have secured a
better man for the business. He
formerly conducted the North
western Bottling Works.
John Hoellinger and Stephen
Gulseth, proprietors OF the Win
dsOr and Scandinavian Hotels
respectively have graded up in
front OF the building and built
good walks, improving the APP
pearance of that part Of the city
wonderfully. They now wish the
city would build a walk from
Main street one block east, and
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