The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-01

his Lynch farm Tuesday, He informs
us that he is located in the "dry"
belt this year. There Is one strip
about a mile wide that for eight
weeks saw scarcely a drop OF rain,
altho fine showers had been falling
all around. The heavy rain of last
week fell, however, and the grain Is
coming out nicely altho 1t will not
average as we'll as in other sections
of the county.
E. A. Eggert of Mapleton, n. D.
has cut 500 acres of rye, winter
wheat and oats and started threshing
Wednesday. He is getting Is bushels
of rye, rs to 30 bushels of wheat and
20 bushels oats to the acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Haskins ar
rived from Medic line Lake, Mont.
by auto saturday. The whole coun-
try looked like one great big field
of waving grain.
Mr.. Madden, of the St. Anthony
Dakota Lumber Co. was at Aurelia
last week, preparing to move the
stock of lumber from that town. He
says the hotel has been closed AID
he was compelled to live on canned
goods, etc., during his stay. There
ought to be a good opening for
boarding house at Aurelia.
c. H. Walhowe, one of the indie
pendent's old time subscribers from
east of the city, visited our sanctum
Monday. Mr.. Walhowe is good
farmer, has some extra good farm
buildings and will harvest as fine a
crop as has been seen in Ward
county for some time. He believes
however, with all the fine wheat, the
average this year will not be much
over ten bushels.
They came to Minot to he married
and after wandering about the hot
streets all day long wound up at the
lobby of tho Leland looking for .
drink. They were directed to the
sanitary bubbler, but seeing no cup,
didn't know just how to use it. AT.
ter . time tho prospective groom
managed to get . quantity Of the W.
ter down his throat and over his
clothing but the young woman baik-
ed. "Why. George" she said.
''Thats just the way the cattle
drink. Do yoa think that I am 70
ing to drink cut of that thilg!
He coaxed her a1i tried to pull her
up to the bubbler but ohe dedstod,
until finally the ace mmodating i;ttls
clerk brot ner a g.sst # water.
Dave Cohn left. for Chicago. today
to buy his fall stock Of clothing.
Dave looks for a big business and
will buy accordingly. ar X. a,s. .n.
j.. B. Carter, tn p Bookbank
rancher is visiting Minot friends.
|, P. V. Mccoy, who owns a fine ir>
rlgated tract at Corpus Christi, Tex.
received word from his mother that
a neighbor disposed of 40 acres for
$500 an acre. .-:
Sam Clark, publisher of the Jim
Jam Jems has just bought big Lex
ington 40 auto.
F. O. Hellstrom, warden of the
state penitentiary and democratic
nominee for governor, was a visitor
in Minot Sunday, the guest of E. H.
Stenvick.
Mrs. E. ]. Walsh returned from
Winnipeg where she attended a fam
lily reunion.
Miss Bessie Nelson returned from
Yellowstone Park, where she spent
the past ten days. Miss Agnes Ned
rud, who accompanied her from here
continued on to Be]lingham. Wash,
for visit with relatives there. Both
young ladies enjoyed the trip thru
the park immensely.
DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Johnson re-
turned to their home in Chicago
after three weeks visit at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Engeseth.
DR.. Johnson is brother of Mrs.
Engeseth. '.-z .@4 r.
Mrs. Markham is visiting friends at
Window, MINI.
The Dakota Abstract Co. is the
name of new concern that has
started business at Crosby. Art
Upham, the well known Minot alb
stractor is manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Long have