The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-30
With OUR FRIENDS
UP THE 500
J. W. Rode, of he Circulation Depart
partment tells how he Was treated
in the various towns.

ent enjoyed trip last week UP the
500. visiting several OF the towns in
the county.
At Carpio, he learned that wheat
had averaged about sixteen bushels
per acre this year, not at All bad,
considering there was q time when
the crops appeared to be total loss.
He found that A. Lakkaho had
leased the Carpio hotel to l.. Z.
Besteland, an old timer, who is liked
by everybody. Mr.. Besteland Is a
cousin of County Auditor Larson,
which accounts for his good nature.
He is running dandy hotel.
Among the new names added to
the Independents list at Foxholm, is
that of A. H. Click, formerly of MI
not, father of the young man who
drew No. l, in the Berthol1 drawing.
At Foxholm, he found J. b. Cash
man, busy with his duties as hotel
manager. Mr.. eastman keeps Il
nice clean hotel, and always pleases.
J. l.. Hogan, one OF the rural mail
carriers from r'oxholm, says he mas
hrs hands full the day the Jndepend-
ent arrives, for nearly everyone on
his route gets the county seat week
~. w. E. Kirkelie, an old time
citizen, is making money in the meat
business at Foxholm. Cook Robin.
son, an old time resident is cashier
OF the Foxholm state bank, an insti-
luton that is making success, al
tho quite new. M. w. Early buys
wheat at Foxholm, which is quite a
noted grain shipping point for town
of it's size. F, W. Lambert, who
owns thriving store there, came
across with the spondulicks which
will let him read the independent
with a clear conscience for some
time to come. T. J.. Simmons, who
has a we'll stocked hardware store,
is one of the Independents staunch
friends.
Among the new subscribers from
CarpiO, appears the name of DR..
Fisk, who is willing to administer to
the ills of the unfortunate, no mat
ter what the condition OF the weather
or the roads may ne. He is well
spoken Of. George Dahle is one OF
Carpio's best boosters. George, who
lived in Minot for some years, has
been conducting a hardware business
at Carpio for several years with sue
cess. He informs the Independent
man that his parents who now live
in California, are building a comfort
able home at San Diego. Tom Cava-
naugh is also engaged in the hard
ware business at Carpio. The two
merchants find plenty to do and seem
we'll satisfied, so much so that they
nave no time to knock each others
business, and their spare time is all
.iven to boosting for d bigger, busl-
er Carpio.
". U. Sampson, the Carpio bank
er, said he was just waiting lor the
Independent man to come that way,
and he had a dollar slowed away for
the independent. Max Johnson is
manager Of the Rogers Lumber Co.
at Carpro. This concern recently
bought the stock OF the Bovey-Shute
Lumber CL.. consequently can afford
10 carry a better selection of stock
than ever before.
The Independent man found J..
Schmidt & Sons we'll pleased over the
past years business. They do not
live in fear Of the mail order house
because they can beat the prices of
those concerns and everybody knows
~. v. A4o66OA AuA0 Tue DOuAy
brook restaurant, and no one ever
went away from that place with a
loose belt.
A trip up the county would not be
complete unless one invaded the land
of Stick" and Jack Charmley up in
the Gooseneck. The Independent
man found the Gooseneck good pick
in.
The Kenmare National bank was
one of the new subscribers. Two of
the principal stock holders are Percy
Cole and ]. N. Fox, both prominent.
ly identified with city affairs Mr..
Cole is mayor of Kenmare, and al
tho like all successful men, he has
his political enemies, he seems to be
giving Kenmare an excellent business
administration. o. Erickson, an old
Minot boy, is now engaged with the
Peck Real Estate Agency at Ken
mari. The Independent man found
the Commercial hotel a Miro oomfnrf