The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-02
LOCAL P|CKUPS

| LOCAL P|CKUPS
G. A. Grow has returned from !;
visit of several weeks in Texas, Ken
lucky and other southern states. Mr.
Grow returns better pleased with
North Dakota than ever, and satisfied
to remain one Of her permanent fixt-
ures Charlie declares that he wouk
not trade q section OF North Dakots
dirt for q whole township n Texas
Land men continue to boom thai
state. but he says there ere many
Idrawbecks there. Texas rs been *
csedinsty dry for two ysan
Leslie BSnno. VITO b taking Z
course tn pharmacy Ut Fargo. 10 aver
aging very high In h1 examinations,
Charles Olson, son Of Olaf A. Olson.
left for Bontac, Mountain Province,
Philippine Islands, last week. whore
he will resume his position Is secre
tary-,treasurer Of the Province. Mr..
Olson has been enjoying q vacation OF
eight months, but must report for
duty within a few weeks. He has
been in the government service for
more than ten years, and holds a
very responsible position. Mr.. Olson
hereafter will read the Independent,
having ordered it sent to him regular
ly.
Mrs. C. M. Christensen of the south
prairie. is spend ng the week with
friends in this city.
Word received from Minneapolis,
informs US of the cont nued improve
ment Of Joseph Roach He is able to
sit up and dictate letters, tho 1t will
be weeks before he can leave'the hoe
pital. He win go south, accompanied
by his wife az soon - he q able.
Clarence Hale, inspection ofnoer for
the state. held inspection ct De Mo-
lay Commandery Monday night.
MT. and Mrs. George Martin have
returned from the western coast,
where they spent two months. They
spent five weeks at San Francisco,
where they settled up an estate Of
Mr.. Martins aunt. While there they
attended an AVIATION meet and saw
some unusual sights. For instance,
they saw IN aviator take IN army
officer 1900 feet in the air. whore q
bomb was dropped, for experimental
purposes. One few to oakland ana
back in Is minutes. One few from
the deck of war vessel out over the
ocean and returned to the vessel,
without mishap. Mr.. Martin says
that the "a ns have Just started In
California, tho it has been very dry
there all winter. The frogs we're
croaking and the trees budding, when
he left for North Dakota.
A number Of the friends Of Jack
Twiford gathered at the Elks home
Friday evening to do him honor be-
cause Of his approaching marriage.
Refreshments were served and an in
formal smoke social held. Mr.. Twi-
ford was presented q beautiful silver
tea set.
Barney Frank, formerly merchant
in Nnot, arrived from Aberdeen, S. D.
where he Ia engaged in business to
look after his real estate interests in
this vicinity. a-
Anton Larson, Foxholm's postmasu-
er, came down Thursday to see his
brother, County Auditor Larson, wn1
has been III Of rheumatism 1t tho
Northwestern hosp tai. The Auditor
is improving slowly, but surely, and
it expected that he WIN be out in Q
short time. $
The house In Harrison township,
which burned Thursday morning, was
owned by Grant s. Youmans, who had
it insured for $500. The house was
occupied by Peter Wallace, who car
ried $500 on his furniture.
j. w. Shields, a Norwich merchant,
was q business visitor in the city
Thursday.
The Grand Lodge OF the A. O. U. w.
will meet here on the third Tuesday
Of May. Already local members Of the
order are naming preparations to en-
terrain the guests who are expected
to be here to the number of 200.
Hank Marean, Of Glenburn tho
farmer who seeded $500 acres last year
was in the city last Friday. Mr..
Mareau says he is preparing to farm