The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-09
AROUND about
THE CITY

>U. ,.,. ne, thA blind man, who
represents number of magazines,
uade his yearly call on friends Sat
'uy. !, he >ci mel Is a wonders! III
al. lie can gel about the city with
case, and associates names with
voices to remarkable degree.
| G. r. McChesney, who owns fine
| half section CT land near Sawyer,
| called on the Independent Saturday.
| He came here eleven years ago, about
as nearly broke" as anyone could
be, but he has acquired fine home
and is making money.
Mrs. l.. B. Heritage left Wednes-
day for Bismarck, where her mother
will submit to serious operation
for cancer.
Geo. Hoover of Glenburn, is speed
ing a few days in the city. He re
ports five binders at work in his I'm
mediate vicinity on November 1, cut
ting flax and barley.
Teo h Miller Of ranville, submitted
! to an operation on his nose by a
specialist in Minot this week.
D. S. Wolfe held very good sale
near Surrey Tuesday. Cows sold
close to the fifty dollar mark and
horses about $3.50. One drill sold
for $1O7. The sales this fall are
better than many anticipated.
J. w. Mich has disposed of his
al; section farm five miles south
west Of the lily to Halvorson & Bates,
ior $4,000. 1t is understood that an
Iowa banker will eventually become
1wher OF the land. Mr.. Mich will
probably remain in this vicinity. He
says the farm never looked so good
to him as the day after he sold it.
The new superintendent of the poor
farm, Mr.. Pettinger, has made a new
set of rules which he is asking the
inmates to observe closely. While
the rules may not prove very popular
with some, the superintendent evil
IDENTIFY is doing his best. All able
bodied men at the farm are asked
to do their share of work.
Mrs. NJ. H. Mills and son Hills,
have returned from Iowa Falls, Ia,
where they visited relatives for Two
months.
A, c. Gull returned from Shell
brook, Sask., where he has land. He
is preparing to ship a car of ma
chinery there soon.
Mrs. J. M. Wilson, who was oper-
ated upon at the hospital Saturday.
is reported to be recovering nicely.
Chas. A. Platt, who formerly rep
resented the National Cash Register
company of Dayton o., is not sorry
that he located on a farm near
Burlington last spring. He has
threshed $500 bushels of flax. and
his share of the crop nets him over
Miss Lillian Evans, the nurse. re-
ceived over $500 profit from the crop
on her farm near Burlington.
The Elks will give an enjoyable
dancing party Friday night. On
night, they will give
the first dress ball of the season.
T. T. Jacobson of Wittenberg,
Wis, is here looking after business
this week. He is having the first
floor laid for the big brick block
which will be erected at the corner
Of Second and Reishus streets by
himself and others early next spring. /
Mr.. Jacobson owns a saw mill at
which is saving hardwood
lumber.
The Ward County Teachers exam
lnation is on today and Friday. For
ty-one are writing the examination.
Former Chief Of Police Brow Of
Stanley, was tried on the charge Of
selling intoxicating liquor without a
license. At this writing the case has
gone to the Jury.
In the case of W. T. Smith vs..
los O. Who'd Of al q vordict uoR