The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15
AROUND THE CITY

Erick Hustad found a head Of
string wheat that contained just 4S
grains.
The road directly south from MI
not has Eeen nicely graded to the
poor farm and the graders are still
at work.
Jos. Roach's field of winter rye
averaged 81 IL bushels per acre.
instead Of IS as was first reported.
Mrs. Geo. Jones. wife Of q pros
porous farmer, living twelve miles
south of Minot, took iodine by mis-
take aud Yearly lost her life.
Frank L. Sherman and family are
enjoying a ten days outing at Lake
Epsilon. They are occupying cozy
cottage. Mr.. Sherman has put in
a very hard summers work and need
ed to recuperate.
Jerry Zlevor, who has completed a
beautiful bungalow on East sixth st. e,
will move into his new home this
week. Mr.. Zlevor has one of the
coolest homes in the city.
H. E. Hadfield, former resident
of Glenburn, autoed down from his
big farm near Milestone, Sask., to
visit friends. Accompanied by his
brother, C. S. Hadfield of Glenburn,
he visited Minot Monday.
A crowd of 125 people attended a
dance given at the hospitable home
Of James Keough, eighteen miles
northwest Of the city. Burlington,
Glenburn and Foxholm, were all rep
resented. The dance was held in the
large granary and excellent music
was furnished. At midnight fine
'repast was served and the dancers
had not grown weary until o'clock
the next morning.
C. Aurland threshed his winter
rye south Of the city Tuesday.
Arthur and Evelyn, the seven year
old twins of Archie Porter, were op-
Grated upon for q throat trouble on
Tuesday
Miss Lena Grove Of Williston has
RETURNED to her home after a pleas
ant visit with friends.
An eight and q half pound 10 nwas
horn to Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Nelson
Tuesday morning, Aug. Is. Marx
always has declared that "13' was
his lucky number. 49,
The st. Anthony Dakota Elevator
Co. have Completed new elevator
at simcoe, with 10000 bushels ca
racity. :.@-s"'9 = n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelley B. Miller Of
simcoe, N. D., are visiting friends
| in Minot They report simcoe az
j growing rapidly and believe it will
tecome one Of the best little cities
4 along the new line. Their farm ad
joins the Simcoe townsite. >rs~%.,.
! C. W. Moore states that he has a
field of wheat that will require three
pounds of Irvine to the acre. The
poorest field he has took two pounds
Mr.. Moore says the heads are a third
longer than any he has ever seen
in North Dakota, and believes his
average yield will be 25 bushels.
Thos Kelley, whose farm lies
northeast of the city a short distance
has one of the finest fields Of wheat
we have ever seen. One quarter
that was disced and sown late, beats
any wheat he has on the farm. II
will probably average five bushels
more than field just across the road
which was plowed last fall and sowa
early. VIM. Meyers says that his
poorest wheat is that grown on sum
mer following, altho this is no argu
ment to use against the practice Of
summer filling the land.
Farmers report many heads o,
wheat with six rows, quite unusual =.
The wheat Is filled out we'll from tip
to bottom and the heads unusually
long. @ ....-.
Mrs. Fred J. Willman and son
SANDY" left Tuesday for Michigan
where they will visit until Sept. /.
They will go to Duluth and then 90
down the Great Lakes to their des
tination Ey boat.
sixteen Of Minots young folks en-
loved a picnic Sunday at Martin JAG