The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-08
AROUND ABOUT
THE CITY


mers attending the convention made
great hit The dinners were served
in the Blakey block and the crowd
attending was so large that 1t was
hard to accommodate all of the guests
The dinners were served by the AS
ISOLATED Charities of Minot and were
paid for by the Commercial club
Much Of the food served was COR
tributed by the citizens OF M1not
Many Of the Minot citizens mingled
with the farmers at the dinner, pay
ing reasonable price for the meals
George state, the Surrey hardware
man who was burned out last week
says that in all probability he vii
not re-engage in business at Surrey
again, He desires to thank the good
people Of Surrey who have assisted
him since misfortune struck him.
The EIks will have one of their
popular dances Friday night.
Guy l.. Putney, was one Of the
many Sawyer farmers attending the
big convention this week.
o. X. Spires from northwest Of the
city says that he and four other far
mers have decided to invest IN q
1000 pound Percheron stallion in the
spring.
Hans Olson, who lost two horses a
month ago located them seven miles
east Of Deering thru a small adver-
tisement placed in the Independent.
The meeting of the Mouse River
Loop Farmers Association was by
far the most largely attended meeting
Of the kind ever held in this section
Of the state, and it's success ~ as
sured This Is going to be an an
nual affair in Minot hereafter, such
as the Grain Growers Convention Is
at Fargo and next year we surely will
have corn and poultry show in con-
nection with it.
Blaisdell, Murphy & Blaisdell have
moved their law offices into the
the rooms in the Optic block, for
merly occupied by Davis & Gillespie.
Dorr Carroll will soon occupy the Of
fees in the rear. These are among
the finest law Offices in the city. The
office furniture of Davis & Gillespie
has been owed to the court house and
Mr.. Gillespie has engaged m the
real estate BUSINESS with G. D. Shaft.
John Ehr will build q mammoth
bank barn on his farm two miles west
OF the city in the spring: John will
place men on the farm and run 1t
himself
The New York store is being re-
modelled and soon q millinery and
ladies' ready-to-wear department will
be installed.
L. r. Hannah, formerly with the
Ninot Grocery Co., now engaged IN
the general merchandise business in
Palermo, visited old friends.
The first man to do his threshfne
this year, lives east of the G. n. stock
yards. The flax rolled out fast. Down
in Texas they are picking cucumbers
off the vines, but we doubt If any OF
our southern friends have done their
threshihg yet.
Charles Barton, prominent Des
Laos farmer, is spoken Of as good
available county commissioner tim
her. The name of J. w. Hussey has
also been suggested.
VIM. Field, Of Des Laos, whose
friends are insisting upon his be-
coming candidate for representa-
tive, was a Minot visitor Friday. ]
W. Hussey was also in the city.
The farmers of Des Laos have form.
ed a potato growers association with
C. H. Groninger, Pres and Mr. Davy
secretary. 1t Is expected that fifty
farmers will join the club and that
Des Laos furnish several hundred
acres of spuds next season ,-
Henry McLain, q prosperous Glen.
burn farmer, has been In the city
this week attending the convention
He will leave for Minnesota to visit
two weeks.
J. 8. Beam, one Of the big Glenburn
farmers arrived this afternoon for a
short VISIT at the home Of G. D. Col
cord.
George Dahl, the progressive CarpSo
hardwareman, Joined the crowds In
Minot this week.
The Independent is indebted to C.
e. Colcord, Of Glenburn, brother Of
the independents editor, for the com
prehensive report of the big farm
ers' meeting this week. This has
been busy week in the Independent
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