The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-28

! ". Z. Paustian OF Soux City, la.
has accepted a position as pha ma.
cist with the Minot Drug Co. This
| concern now employs three registered
| pharmacists.
! Edward Riffy and wife Of Same
min. III. are visiting at the home Of
their son, Clarence, the popular u.
n. engineer. MIR. Riffy owns fine
farm in Illinois that he would not
sell for less than 5000 an acre.
| Prof. H. NJ. Norman. president of
the Northwestern College at Vel a,
will preach at the First Lutheran
church in Minot Sunday morning in
Norw egian and in the evening in
English.
| Joe Brigst, accused of stealing ar
tcles from passengers at the 500
depot, was sentenced by Judge Davis
to serve ten days in Jail and pay a
fine Of $40 and s. costs.
] LEU oidthS anu VIE Gu llOul
| Minneapolis last nie ht to visit rela-,
tives in this city.
County Treasurer Weatherwax re
ceived painful injuries Wednesday
| night while walking in the vicinity OF
Mill and Harrison streets. He fell
| over an obstruction which had been
placed where new walks were being
built, and declares that no warning
lights had been placed.
P. H. Roise. Of the Wardrobe, has
returned from Chicago and other
eastern points, where he bought fine
! stock of clothing and furnishings for
the store. -.
The special tax commission has
| assessed the lots on the north side
| along which the new sewer is locat-
ed $45 for each 50 foot lot.
Minnie Jensen, Clara Warren and
Florence Benson, charged with being
Migrants. were arrested. They put
up bonds for $500 for their appear
ance in county court in October.
A letter received from NJ. s. Helt-
zel formerly Of Norwich. states that
he made the trip from Norwich 70
Hutchinson, Kan in five days and d
| half in his auto, a distance Of 1910
miles. He encountered good roads.
The state fair is in progress at Hut
Crimson and Pres. Taft is to speak
there.
R. NJ. Johnson Of Foxholm, in
forms us that his Shorthorn bull,
| Champion. took the first premium at
| the Ward county fair. and not Albert
Johnson's as was reported. The
error was made INADVERTENTLY.
During the month Of August there
was a total Of $40 births and 256
deaths in the state. Ward county
I has a record Of 80 births and IS
deaths.
LUCKY Bob" st. Henry made a
successful flight at the Noonan fair
Sept. IS, despite the windy weather.
The aeroplane was hauled across
country from Portal.
Bonnie Olson OF Burlington is suf-
fering from a broken arm.
L. D. Cotton, prominent Bur
lingtonite, while doing some carpen-
ter work on a building, fell and broke
an arm.
A Postal Savings Bank will be in
stalled at Ray, Oct. Is. The Ray
| postoffice is one Of the $50 third class
postoffices in the United States that
will be able to boast Of having such
a bank.
F. H. Gaulke. formerly a banker
! at Ross, is back from Portland, Ore,
for a visit.
E. D. Skinner, postmaster at saw.
| yer, sent some fine vegetables from
| his garden here for exhibition at the
county fair atMinot. Among the dis
play was one ruta baga that weighed
almost q pounds and one beet that
weighed II 10 pounds. The assort-
ment contained ruta bagas. 10 car
rots and - beets, which when packed
in a light barrel, weighed altogether
1873 pounds. Mr.. Skinner has an ex.
cellent vegetable garden. also a fine
display Of flowers, as many of his
Sawyer friends can vouch for. For
J many years Mr.. Skinner has been
we'll known as skilful gardener
when residing on his farm, but even
| now he is hard to beat, although