The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-05
Minor Topics

John Stammen has erected
four houses, three OF which are
for rent.
Glazer & Bank have disposed
Of their Flaxton store to their
brother-in-law, :. Bader.
It is reported that R. c. San
born's fast mare, Amberine, was
bought by Geo. Odell for $500.
H. NJ. Graves, the coal mine
foreman, has nearly 200 acres OF
flax on his farm south of Minot.
John De Lance, the little son
OF A. J. Defiance, is recovering
from a very serious attack OF
spinal meningitis at Ross.
A hobo got hold OF a box OF
dynamite caps at Devils Lake
and they exploded tearing OF the
ends of three fingers.
We will pay a fancy price for
oats, speltz, wheat and all kinds
Of grain, for immediate delivery.
Minot Milling Co. If.
A. j. Lee and Haakon Christ
ianson OF Carpio, transacted
business in Minot recently. They
state that about one-fourth
more land is under cultivation
this year than last.
Trond Thompson has returned
from Bellingham. Wash. where
he went six months ago. Trond
considers North Dakota the bet
ter place to live and is glad be
did not dispose OF his land.
Gov. Jos. Devine made a pa
triotic address at big meeting
OF Lutherars at Pleasant Lake
on July 4th. The Governor had
three other invitations to adj
dress gatherings on that day.
Good home for widow who
likes to tend to household duties
for respectable party. No OBJ
iections to child. Good induce
ments. Address Y. care indie
pendent. Minor. y. D. 15-1r
People should remember that
during a thunder storm, the tel
ephone operators are not allow
ed to answer calls. Often you
will hear OF someone being killed
bv lightning while talking at the
phone.
About July Is, H. L. Glazer
will move his stock of goods to
the new Brauer building on Main
St., when the store will be known
as the Boston Store. Mr.. Glazer
expects to have one of the best
stores in the city.
J. F. Bailey, a North Prairie
farmer, came to Minot Tuesday,
the first time since last winter.
He has been busy putting in 220
acres of crop, and is firm in the
belief that his crops cannot be
duplicated in the world.
M. L. Meyer, the lumberman
shipped his promising green
PAGER, Mac NJ to Courtney for the
races. The horse started Tues
day in the 2:4O class. Meyers
horse shows a 2:3O clip and
should win some money for him
Arthur Hanson, a former Mi
not druggist, is now located il
Devils Lake where he has an i'm
portant position with Hodkln
son. Hanson is a young man o
ability, giving special attention
to the advertising end of tn
business.
j. E. Smith, the Ross post
master-land man, was a MinO1
visitor recently. He states thai
his new post office fixtures hav,
arrived and consist OF 80 loci
boxes and liz call boxes. Th'
Ross postoftice is forging righr
to the front.
The report that the 500 would
abandon the grade west from
Flaxton and not build this year
seems to have been without pro
per foundation, for we under
stand now that the work is being
pushed with renewed energy ant
that the grade will be completed
by Aug l.
Bert Young, editor of tn
Towner Tribune, is standing ;
good deal Of joshing these day
for when he was returning hom
from Rugby, he mistook Den
bigh for his home town and dit
not notice his mistake until ate
the train left. Burt borrowed ;
horse blanket from a liveryma1
and walked home.
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