The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-04-26
Minor Topics

over $40 for San Francisco suffer-
ers Sunday. This shows the
right kind of a spirit.
There are more dogs in Sher-
wood according to the number
OF people than in any other place
in the state.
The Harvey Herald is worrying
because candidates do not deem
it necessary to place announce
ments in that paper.
"Did you ever see fellow on a
piece OF land do anything, and
do it right and doitlongenougb,
that didn' do well?"
With dog fights, stallion exhi-
bits, base ball and a few fancy
DRINKS, Easter was celebrated
at Sherwood this year.
R. H. Emerson is planning on
erecting a large tenement house
on his lots at the corner Of Bel
yea avenue and 4th street.
A V. Swanson has been APP
pointed appraiser of Ward coun-
ty school lands. The work will
REQUIRE most of his time all sum-
mer.
J. a. Henderson, a Sherwood
horse owner, shows fifteen head,
which were affected with gland
ers. The loss is fully $500 to
him.
Oscar Oslie. one Of the owners
of the Great Northern Cash store
lies at the point OF death in a
hospital in Minneapolis, from
consumption.
There are many potatoes in the
country which the farmers would
be willing to sell for rs cents a
bushel. Why doesn't some mer-
chant buy up lot and ship them
away?
If there are any subscribers
who are not receiving their pa
pers regularly, we will be pleased
to hear from you and will make
an effort to see that the trouble
is remedied.
Mr.. Frank, prominent Velva
merchant, was a Minot visitor
Thursday. F. Frank & Sons,
who recently purchased Freitag
Bros. store, are doing a nice bust
ness.
Alfred Taute, aged 26, died
from rheumatism. at his home
near Sherwood. He had been i'll
two weeks, but was growing bet
ter, when his heart became az
fected.
John Kirk small child isnear-
lv dead from spinal meningitis.
Many children have had this
disease this spring, and many
have died. 1t is said to be con-
taglOuS among cnlldren.
Chas. W. Connor has sold seve-
raj thousand OF his famous Mi
racle Concrete building blocks
this season, and the business
gives promise OF compelling his
plant to run at it's full capacity.
The Surrey farmers will orga-
nize telephone company, and
at meeting to be held the first
Saturday in June, at ? O'Clock,
J. f. Smith and John Deeter
have been appointed a committee
to investigate the matter, and
they will report at the next
meeting.
The most successful specialist
in chronic and nervous diseases,
DR.. Charest, OF Fargo, will visit
professionally Rugby, Thursday,
May 10, at the Crammond Ho-
tel; Minot, Friday, May IL, at
the Leland Hotel. Tell him
about your ailments. He can
cure you. Consultation $1.O0.
So
"Lemme see. I'm sixty past
au' I've smoked steady since
was sixteen. If I had the money
lfor every cigar I've smoked and
the back interest on it, | could
pay cash down for the best farm
in Dawson county, and have
money left. AS it is I'm renting
a house, and can hardly pay the
rent. Gee whizz."
elbow came Jim to sell out
and leave? l thought he was
pretty we'll liked
"Jim was; that eighty was
paid for when l came here, and
after his buildings were up and
painted, he had money ahead. sc
he told me. What busted jim
:-o:,, lo1>% Gov WOW,