The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-23

of the best carpenters in the Windy
City and says he finds plenty of work.
l.. and Mrs. S. G. White of AM
no {, passed thru Minot one day last
Week, on their way home from their
honeymoon The Independent &C
Iuowledges pleasant call from this
opular couple.
=. c. Walther, the father OF Ber-
Ihold," recently returned from Cali
ornia to engage in the mercantile
fornia to engage in the mercantile
business in the Masonic Temple
b0ilding at Berthold, which he owns.
A. \. Ecker, the barber has been
appointed by Gov. Burke as mem
Der of the state board of BARRIERS e>
aminers for the ensuing three years.
Mr. Ecker has held this position
with credit for three years.
Mrs. A. N Eckler and son
are spending the winter in California,
in sanitarium. They have great
hopes of an Improvement in his con-
dition.
A year ago, Chas Larson a Berth
old farmer failed to get his flax
threshed before spring. He made
money by the delay, however, consid-
ering the increase in the price of the
flax. A good many farmers who are
in the same fix this year as Mr.. Lar
son was last, hope that they will fare
as well.
According to Billy Sunday who
has made saving souls a coTmecial
enterprise, it costs all the way from
SIS to $500 according to locality to
save a soul from destruction Billy's
ledger shows a big number Of souls
to his credit but what, in hell, will
Billy do with all his money That
is the place we have picked out for
grafters .-Westhope Standard.
Miss Florence De Autermont OF
Lewistown, Mont, is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Doe.
S. G. Title was in town Saturday
getting relieved of some of the money
that he made farming this year. He
had so acres of flax that averaged II
bushels, besides threshing 100 bu-
shells of wheat.
George W.. Wilson of Stanley was
visitor in the city Saturday.
August Eckert, one of the old time
Ward county settlers, arrived last
week from Cotton, Wash :, where he
is now living. August has invested
in block of city lots in Cotton and
has other interests there. He likes
the west. He is a neighbor of Geo.
Popping, former Burlington farmer
and VIM, Schneider, another old
timer also lives there. Those good
cid Germans have enjoyable times
getting together side by each" out
in that western city.
James Hulet has moved in from
Ryder and will follow the carpenters
trade. Jim has few peers in this
work
A. Walton, the Glenburn farmer,
was in Minot Saturday, Mr.. Walton,
who owns three quarters of fine land
south of Glenburn, would like to sell
his land and buy closer to Minot,
where he does most of his marketing
G. B. Livingston, a young farmer
from near Burlington, has received u
patent en- spring wheel for automo.
biles. The invention is attracting
considerable attention and the wheel
is said to be the best of the kind
yet patented.
J. J. schlaberg and family from
Sherwood now occupy their coy
home in this city
NJ. T. Roach, a prominent Ryder
lite, was transacting business in Mi
not Saturday.
VIM. Mulroy, of the Minot Insur-
ance Agency, returned home from
two weeks vacation at Valley City
and the Twin Cities.
Rev. Strom Of Red Wing, MINI j,
has been visiting old time friends
and relatives here. Mr.. Strom was
located in this city eleven years ago,
being pastor Of the Lutheran church
at that time.
Ole Christianson Of Kenmare,
dropped in good and early Saturday
,oornipo opd loft q avn with tho IN