The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-27

Gilroy e. Hetherton shipped seven
cars of cattle to Chicago Saturday.
Prof. Wolfe: "Of course we will
adopt the new spelling and I like it."
James Williams, formerly of Des
Laos, has rented $50 acre farm at
Towner.
A. B. Toffelmire of Norwich raised ii
bushels of flax to the acre. He Sc
cured 1857 bushels of wheat from fifty
acres.
Ed Kelley the ice man raised eighty
acres of oats which averaged close to
town.
Jos. Winter the milkman from eight
acres of millet, cut thirty-fve loads Of
fine hay His wheat averaged &c bush
els and oats 60 bushels.
aurd & Mallory are building 5000
residence for w. G. McHugh, $4,000
residence for Mrs. Stewart and $1,000
cottage for A. P. Slocum.
w. H. Mann has promised to write a
series of articles for the Independent
relative to North Dakota soil, etc. The
articles will be interesting.
W. Il. Sharpnick, prominent citi-
zen OF Larimore, visited friends in Minot
last week. He is father. in law of j. B.
Streeter, the Larimore land man.
n. A. Kennedy from east of town rails
ed lot of fine water melons and musk
melons, as large and fine as ever grew
along the banks of the Mississippi.
| There are thirty-five BARRIERS in Minot
who do on the average $50 worth OF
work week. Think Of it. A thous-
and dollars worth of whiskers week.
r. H. Emerson and wife returned
from visit in the east Mr.. Emerson
spent number of weeks at the West
Baden, Ind, springs and was much re.
lieved.
A farmer from somewhere brot load
Of wheat to Minot elevator last. week
with horse and an OK, hitched to the
same wagon. The horse looked in
suited.
| Gus Ludtke raised 100 acres of crop
without hiring cents worth of help.
He was compelled to shock grain some
times until midnight but got there just
the same.
w. D. Haney, who farms the John
Ehr farm near town, had IS acres of
oats that averaged 10 bushels per acre.
These oats were sown June 18th and
were better than any sown earlier.
County Commissioner Black shipped
% cars Of cattle from Ross Saturday i.
He shipped sixteen cars at previous
shipment this year. Mr.. Black is one of
the largest ranchers in this part of the
state.
H. F. Bartling, Chicago resident,
had a chance to sell his tract of land
northwest from town for just double
the price he gave for it year ago. He
erected $500 granary and will put up
house next year.
Joe Louderback, lad living north of
town, was attacked by a large timber
wolf recently. The wolf showed fight
and was about to spring at the horse
Joe was driving when the lad shot and
killed the animal
County Commissioner Swanson sold
a three year old Percheron stallion to
Leslie Cotton of Burlington for a fancy
price. The colt was raised on Mr..
Swanson's farm in Ward county and
will make ton horse. Farmers, it
pays to raise colts.
Peter Ehr had 40 acres of macaroni
wheat which averaged 80 bushels. He
has fifteen acres soWn to various Eklnds
of seed furnished by the government a
few years ago for an experiment. The
alfalfa was cut twice this year. He Sc
cured fifteen tons from eight acres.
Fred Whitman, the South Prairie
farmer, raised % bushels of wheat pei
acre, while his oats averaged 80. He
has we'll PIG feet deep. full of soft
water. He has wind mill, and large
barn capable of holding thirty horses
and forty tons of hay. Whitman is =,
good farmer.
JOS. Rowan, the furniture dealer, an
nounces his big furniture sale which
will begin next Monday. Mr.. Rowan
states that he has four cars of furniture
coming this week and is prepared t.
give the people the biggest sale Of fur
niture in the history of his store. His
prices are strictly cash.