The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-26
AROUND THE CITY


tcgrapher who used to take the pic
lures OF Yin" Johnson, John Lynch,
Ed Kelley and the other oldtimers in
the good old days when they were
Younger and better looking, was here
last week. He is now farming near
Devils Lake. ea3
The independent is in, receipt of a
letter from two of the states old tim.
ers, w. F. Cushing and Charles
Brewer, who are trying to bolster up
the Republican party by maintaing
permanent republican headquarters
at Fargo. The republicans are asked
to forget their old factional differ
ences and work for the general vel
fare Of the party, realizing that II
vision means destruction. The re
rublicans have not Jared so badly. All
Of the republican state officials were
elected and the legislature is over
w uelIuAIS IepuuACel. sf --f
> F. B. Lloyd of Enid, Mont, was a
business visitor in Minot Friday.
I J.. II. Clement of Plaza, passed
thru Minot Monday enroute to Ro'
chester, Mimi. where he will spend
the winter at his old home. His IA
Their is in poor health Mr.. Clement
is one of the best hustlers in the
Plaza country.
VIM. Haskins and wife of Sher-
wood, passed thru Minot Friday en-
route to Soldiers Grove, Wis, to
spend the holidays with the home
folks. They have lived at Sherwood
eight years where they are prosper
ms,
|. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Broderson and
daughter of Glenbcrn passed thru MI
not Friday on their way to Algona,
la, where they ate turkey with the
folks at home. -..tr
Louis Irving il spending the holi-
days with his father at Vaudeville.
Mich. |~ry <s
Mont Streeper. one Of Sawyer's
hale old gentlemen, was = shopper in
Minot Friday. ...-......5.,.
l. G.. Bunker came up from Sawyer
Friday to part with a few sheckels.
As he raised 400 acres Of fine crop
this year, and owns his own threshing
machine. he did well. He still mas
100 acres Of fax to thresh.
The independents jot department
has just completed printing several
thousand very attractive folders for
the Minot normal school. President
Crane gives a regime of what the in
stitution will do when It opens next
October. From the amount of cor
lrespondence that the president Is al
ready receiving, it is proof positive
that great interest Is being taken
in the school and the attendance on
the opening day win be larger than
is generally looked for. =
The Iconoclast attacks the Consun1-
ers Power Co. in an unmerc!eul man
ner. and in the same Issue runs this
line under that company's display ad
"Patronize the firms that advertise in
this paper se-. s.... +
W. j. Evans, formerly of Minot. is
building an $4,000 three story hotel
at Blaokie. Alta, 20 miles southeast
Of Calgary. .....- .... &c.,. /
w. W. Horon, the oldtime contrac-
tor, is now located at Red Deer, Alta.
Hort" has been building some good
brick blocks in the various Caaa4
dian towns and is now figuring on q
quarter million dollar block at Med.
icine Hat. ..a<
Dr.. Daniel Taylor, who has been
here attending to business Of the set
tlement Of the will made By mis- broth
er, the late DR.. j. D. Taylor, left
Wednesday for Williston. to visit
friends, after which he will go to
Great Falls, Mont, on business.
Mrs. A. B. Dill and babe were brot
home from the hospital Monday, in
time to enjoy the Christmas festivi-
ties. ,49s. .~
High mass was celebrated immed-
lately after IL o'clock Cristmas morn
ing at ST. Leo's Catholic church. The
services we're attended by a larger
crowd than the church was ever
known to hold before.
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