The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-24
Minor Topics

work and will be in fine shape in
the spring.
Frank Long, the Sawyer buffalo
hunter, is reported to have taken
unto himself a wife.
E. p. Joslyn, a prominent
Gran o farmer, transacted bust
ness III Minot Friday.
The Minot Implement Co. is
enlarging it's warehouse and
building a second story to the
same.
Mrs. VIM. Wendt has been in
the city visiting her children.
Her health is not good this
winter.
The Ryder News, inspired by
the scarcity OF coal, has broken
out with poetry concerning the
severe winter.
When beer is put up in tablets
it will be possible for Sheriff Lee
to pull piggers with Is bottles in
their vest pockets.
Miss Luella Davidson of Mohall
spent a few days in Minot last
week enroute to Minneapolis
where she is visiting.
Granville has been out OF ker-
osene and families having no led
headed girls have formed the
habit Of early retiring.
Birch Reed, the drayman, lost
a very valuable horse from lung
fever. Many horses are dying
this winter from the same cause.
j. P. Smerud, cashier OF the
First State bank at White Earth,
spent Monday in Minot en- route
up the 500 to transact some
business.
A farmer at LaPlata, Mo-, has
some timothy hay in his barn Is
years old and he will not feed it
to his stock, tho he says it looks
nice and bright.
r. S. Gallagher and wife ex-
pect to go to North Carolina soon
on a visit to Mrs. Gallagher's
relatives, who have offered to
pay all expenses.
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Birch Reed, the drayman, I'M
loaded a 5000 pound safe for the
Minot Realty Co. last Saturday.
This company is doing nice
business in this city.
Jos. PETE returned from st.
Paul where he visited two
months. He will leave soon for
Hardesty, Alberta, where he has
a valuable claim.
Curley Ulrich was on hand
Monday to participate in the
contest at the Opera House Mon
day night, but owing to the
blockade the match was post
poned for about q month.
A young Jeanette couple be-
came lost on the prairies and
wandered about all one night OF
last week before finding q home
steader's shack. The glrl's face
and hands were badly frozen.
AChas. Funderberg phoned us
from Surrey stating that the
Mohall Cannon Ball" and the
Oriental limited were fast in q
snow drift three miles east from
Surrey twenty.four hours Satur-
day.
When the cold winds dry and crack
the skin box of salve can save much
discomfort. In buying salve look for
the name on the box to avoid any imi
tations, and be sure you get the oriG
nal DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Sold
by P. V. MCCOY, Druggist.
Its to be hoped that the reap
portionment bill will be passed.
Ward county with nearly 40, 900
people has but one senator and
two representatives, when she
ought to have two or three times
that many.
Many Of the papers from up in
the county are appearing with
out their patent insides, owing
to delayed freig ht, and their read
ers are wishing that something
would happen to do away with
the oatent ss all Of the time.
The water hauler at Mohall has
raised the price Of water from 30
to 45 cents a barrel and most OF
the citizens have formed the beer
drinking habit. The Tribune
suggests that it's time the city
were putting down a well.
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