The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-01
Around The City

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c.. B. Davis has returned from Wis.
consin, where he visited at his old
home. Mrs. Davis will return a. soon
% their little son RECEIVERS sufficiently.
Fred Amy and wife have returned
from Gatzke, Mimi, where they Wis
tied their son Charles ten days.
Gatzke is located in the wooded re-
gions in the northern part of the
state, and the forest fires struck there
about the time that Fred did. The
fire wardens ordered every able-bodied
man out 70 light the IRE, and CharAe
was one Of them. It either meant
fight the fire or go to Jail, and they
all did what they could willingly. The
forests were as dry as finder, and the
ground about the trees burned like
peat. The smoke was terrific and
withal, Mr.. Almy's visit was made
rather unpleasant under the circum-
stances. Most of the rivers Of that
section have dried up and one can
drive right across them. -...a'
Mrs. M. E. Dwire and family will
leave the latter part Of the week
for Great Falls, Mont, where they
will spend the coming year. Miss
Gertrude Dwire, who has done very
efficient work as editor of the society
columns of the Optic will accompany
her mother.
H. F. Newbrough, formerly barber
in Minot, has been quite SUCCESSFUL
on his farm southwest of Minot He
brot in forty bushels Of fine potatoes
which he raised in a dried up slough,
which he sold readily for $3.50 a
bushel to our citizens. He has six
fine COWS, which have made him $35 a
head this summer, besides he has six
fine calves from them. His cows and
hogs have made his living this sum-
mer, and even though his crops are
not good, he is getting along nicely.
He drove into the city eighteen miles
with two of his faithful oxen, which
he has been using on his farm for
the past two years. .'a
Mrs. Brackney, who formerly was
employed in the jewelry department
Of the Mccoy store, arrived from Mn
neapolis to visit friends.
H. W. Montgomery Of the Minot In
surance agency, left Tuesday for Chi
taonal convention Of tnGufance aCsaA
W. l.. NJ. Jones, cashier Of the
Donnybrook State bank, was Minot
visitor Tuesday.
Halvor J. Halvorson has gone to
his old home at Cyrus, Mimi, where
he will visit a few days.
Debs, the great Socialist, b booked
to lecture in Minot on Oct. II. Sew
eral hundred tickets have been dis.
posed OF by the local Socialists.
A. R. Thompson, formerly employ
ed at the Minot postoffice, has gone
to Seven Persons, Alta, where he has
q fine farm. He will open store
at that place. .u.-.., .... ...... -,.... .s..-.
VIM. Duker Of Fort Dodge, Ia, bot
the A. v. Swanson half section of
land north of town from the Illinois
Land & Loan Co., and Is preparing
to move onto the farm soon. He will
come with horses and machinery and
will ship large quantity Of corn and
feed also. He recently sold his Iowa
farm for $157 an acre, and thought
he could buy just as good land in this
state for less than a fourth as much.
A. e. Waldref, a former Minot boy,
but who is now located at Hillyard,
Wash, visited old time friends last
week.
Word comes from Kenmare that
PERCY Cole will do his utmost to de.
feat J. A. England, for the legisla-
ture from the 43rd district. Mr.. Eng
land, who was high man in the pri-
maries, is confident Of his election.
Cole, it is said, broke with England
when the latter came as a committee
man to the Minot convention, and
supported Judge Palda for chairman
while Cole was a candidate for the po-
sition. ~
Eldon White received a box OF
choice peaches and pears from his
brother, E. j. White, who is now
located at Medford, Ore. The indie.