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

The first issue of Sawyers new
PAPER, the Telegraph, has reached
our desk. The publisher, d. r.
Green. veteran in the printing bust.
ness, has secured the Clipper plant.
The first issue appears prosperous
and Sawyer will no doubt prove loyal
to its local paper.
c. C. c. Willis of Sawyer was in
;Minot Wednesday. ..
W. c. Harding, of Sawyer received
word that his fatherin-law, II. T.
Ellsworth, of Forest City, Iowa. was
dead Mrs. Harding had been at tn
bedside Of her father for some time.
twelve pound son arrived at the
home Of Ray Irwin, west Of SAWYER,
via the stork route.
w. R. Roach is managing the farm
ers' elevator at Sawyer this season.
! Mr.. Young, the Optics job man.
left for Los Angeles, Cali, Saturday.
where he will look after his mothers
property.
P. V. Mccoy repArts the following
winners in his watch contest; c. A.
Reimer, who guessed within II min
utes of the time the watch stopped,
was given the gentleman's watch,
while Miss Rose Stredwick of Logan
received the lady's watch, guessing
within 4S minutes.
| VIM. Wendt, of the county SUPER
| intendents Office. is building a beau
tiful home in Eastwood park, and
rumor has it that he does not intend
! to rent it, either.
! Paul Pitner, who has ten acres CT
fine corn, didn't want to invest l.:
corn binder this fall, 50 fitted up an
old grain binder, which cut the corr
nicely, six inches from the ground.
| Rev. and Mrs. Issac S. Mershor.
who have preached in the vicinity O.
Norwich and Logan for the past rw"
years, left Tuesday for Pawnee, Hont.
where Mr.. MershOn will have charge
of the Presbyterian church. They
appreciated the manner which they
they we're treated by the good people
of Logan, Norwich and Surrey. and
desire to thank them thru the columns
Of the Independent.
County Treasurer Weatherwax.
reading our experience Of recon:
hunting trip said: "You will have to
| do like a Kentuckian I once knew
! He had about the same kind of LUX
as YOU had. Coming home he placed
nine needles and nine pins in the
stock of his gun and let it stand be
hind the door for nine days. He de
clared that that broke the spell and
he Was able to shoot some after that
! W. A. Stickley Of the kenmare
Journal. received the first prize, 500
! for the best writeup, giving the rea
| sons why the state should hold an
, industrial exposition.
Mrs. VIM. Glib. ST.. who has been
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. c.
F. Truax will return to her home this
week. Mrs. Gibbs health is not tire
best.
Miss Stella Harris, cashier of the
! Opera Barber shop left Saturday
night for Los Angeles, where she will
make her home.
A N1inot young woman who held
the stakes in bet made by couple
Of young sports, showed that she was
a captain Of finance, when she re-
fused to turn them over to the winner
She declared that the money hadn t
been given to her at all, and what
could they do about it?
". H. Wenner was in from Saw
yer today with fifty fine full blooded
Rhode Island Reds which he sold to
local meat market.
John Olson, who form erly was in
the land business with N. J. Codding-
ton, will occupy the offices next door
to Youngman's after few days.
when both dealers will work together
! Olson is making pood in the husiness