The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-08-08
Minor Topics

It was reported that the G. n.
depot at Tagus burned.
A safe place to trade at Mlnot
Furniture Company. Flot1
TAKEN Up--At my home Sec. 10, lo3'
81, one gray mare, reached name, prahu-
ed a cross on left hip. About b years
old; weight about 1900 lbs. \; IT,
Evans, Mlnot, N. D. e-o1o
Cracksmen blew open the safe
of the La Moure postoffice. Sc
curing 5000 in cash and $9OO IN
stamps.
Miss Sadie Noyes caught a
pickerel in Fish Lake which
weighed 2OH lbs. and on Sun
day, too.
Mrs. John Stammen is precar-
iously i'll at her home in this
city. Her children have been
sent for.
Jacobson & Fugelso have sold
five cars OF nails this season and
disposed of car load hog wire
in q few days.
DR.. Household, the new den
fist. is located in the Brauer
block in the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by DR.. S. G. White.
AUCTION SALE-WllI sell at Auction
Sale in front of McDonald's livery sta.
BILE, Saturday, Aug. 10, car Northern
Minnesota horses and mares, also sets
work harness at p. m. Slip
DR.. Benner, an old school mate
OF Alderman Burke, spent Sat
urday and Sunday in this city
the guest OF Mr.. Burke.
D. NJ. Wilmes, formerly with
the WEIGH Implement Co., has
accepted a position with the Mi
not Implement Co.
Chas. Seaton has one field OF
wheat that he believes will aver
age eighteen or twenty bushels
per acre.
Raspberries are ripening in
North Dakota and the crop is
fairly good. We have had few
bushes bear in our garden.
TAKEN UPON Aug. 7, one roam gel
ding, branded NJ NJ on left front shout
der. Also one mouse c>lored gelding,
bronded E on left hip. Both shod all
around. A. B. Metcalf, Sec. Fl, twp.
155, r. 83, Minot, N. D. S-9-S-22ch
J.T. Lauderback received word
that his brother, S. S. Lauder
back, died at Chetopa, Kan, in
July. He was an old soldier and
was Is years Of age.
Someone thru pure deviltry,
tore up five or six posts on the
Evans farm southwest OF Minot
one night recently. A dose OF
cold lead will greet the fellows if
they try the trick again.
The Minot Special school dis
trict decided at a recent meeting
to furnish all text books for the
pupils: A large order was sent
in this week. The board is able
tosaye about forty per cent buy.
ing the books.
E. B. Folsom, who will have
charge OF Slocum's dairv farm,
arrived Tuesday from Geneva,
Ohio. Mr.. Folsom brot eight
fine thorobred Jerseys with him
which will be added to the herd.
Hay is now selling for seven or
eight dollars a ton, but the price
will go much higher the coming
winter. Good hay quarters are
selling for fancy prices. One man
sold his for 500.
II. J. Strasburg and S. J.
Brown jr.. prominent business
men fr''m Browns Valley, Mimi,
spent Wednesday with their old
townsman, Fred Dale. Stras-
berg owns a half section OF land
near Grano.
A number of the railroad boys
presented Superintendent Stuart
a SITS set Of cut glass dishes
Saturday evening, as a farewell
gift to the popular official who
leaves this city. Supt. Stuart
was a great favorite with the
boys.
Jacob Nesdahl recently return.
ed from Grand Forks where he
we'd Miss Anna Hoel. They will re.
side on the groom's fine farm on
North Prairie. A party of thir.
ty who gathered Saturday even.
ing to charivari the happy cou.
pie, were treated royalty.
The county commissioners