The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-29
Minor Topics

COuUrttCUOF Ill DTlcK lnylnS, plaS-
tering and stone work, has locat-
ed in Minot. He is a man who
knows his trade from A to II.
Heleg Helegson,Y who once
owned several hundred head of
cattle, has sold of until now he
has but So head. The ranges
are becoming very limited.
}. w. Aiken, who lives eighteen
miles south OF Minot, reports
tnat three loads Of lumber we're
stolen from his place while he was
away threshing. Aiken is Just
"achin''' to get his clutches on
the guilty scoundrels.
s. G. Swanson a Berthold i'm
plement dealer killed two large
bucks along the Missouri. 1t is
alleged he found them tied to
trees. County Superintendent
Warren gou three.
The claims on the Minot
National bank will probably not
be settled before June. The
money is coming in very nicely,
and many believe that fifty cents
on the dollar will be paid.
j. F. Walrath is now conductor
on the Sherwood Flyer" The
position is a good one and was
we'll earned by Mr.. Walrath who
has been one Of the company's
trusted employees for many years.
N. Schumacher, prominent
Berthold business man, was
stricken with paralysis while at
tending his horses, and discover
ed by his son under them. At
first it was thought he had been
slugged and robbed. He is i'm
proving.
When VIM. Wendt came to
North Dakota three years ago,
he sold his farm in lower Mimi
esota. Last month he was back
to his old home on a visit and
was offered the farm for much
lower price than that for which
he sold it.
Merchant Anderson from Ross
was in Minot Saturday to ascer-
tain when he could prove up. He
has lived, on his claim eight
months steady, but learns that
he will have to spend six months
longer there. He is sorry that
heever filed on a claim.
K. E. GOWN hasgone to Idaho
to purchase a lot OF horses,
while his wife has returned to
Fulton, Mo-, for the winter. Mr..
Gown will occupy his Glenburn
farm next summer, but will en-
gage in the horse business and
will also do some auctioneering.
G. A. Brown, a young farmer
from Berthold, with one hired
man, raised nearly 400 acres Of
grain this year including 21O
acres OF flax averaging l6K bu..
So acres OF wheat averaging 10
bu., 40 acres of oats averaging
46 bu. and Is acres Of speltz
averaging 30 bu.
Here is an example Of the way
the trade OF the inotmerchants
has increased during the past
year. In the dry goods Depart
ment OF the New York store, in
the month of October, there was
an increase OF $500 in business
over the same month last year,
The Devils Lake Free Press
and the News have combined
with the Inter-Ocean and the
Journal, so there are but two
papers at that place. That is a
good plan. The business men
will get better results from their
adve rtising, and the newspaper
men will make more money.
AS Geo. McWilliams was re-
turning to his home southeast Of
Cando, he passed a rig in which
two men were riding. A shot
was fred from the rear of the
buggy, passing thru hiscoat and
overcoat, close to his body, half
way between the hips and the
shoulders. He has no idea who
attempted to take his life.
J. C. Smallwood, the cash gro
Ger, reports his business getting
better every day. 1t is a fact
that more business is being done
lin Minot every day, people being
attracted here for buying pur-
poses from a hundred miles or
more. Mr.. Smallwood has q
metropolitan grocery store in
every respect.
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