The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20

A Johnson club was organized at
Ignite. The .Minot candidate fo1
governor is developing considerable
strength.
James Fulton of Westhope, who has
just served term in the county Jail
for blind pigging, was arrested and
taken before the federal court charg-
ed with selling liquor without a gov
eminent license.
Peter Default OF Westhope, serving
a term in the pen for arson, has had
his sentence COMMITTED and will be
out July 10. Default was a jeweler
and he was convicted of setting fire
to his store.
Editor Haskell of the Bottineau
courant is having warm discussion
with certain Socialists.
A wandering sky-pi!ot held down
one of the street corners Monday
evening for about two hours, while he
tore passion to tatters in his efforts
to make his hearers understand the
Bible as he did. He has been eating
with the hoboes in the jungles and
informed Chief of Police Smith that
he was perfectly satisfied with his
hill of fare as he didn't eat meat any.
way. .,. 49,
Mrs. C. NJ. Christensen from south
of the city, is visiting friends in Ill
not.
DR.. and Mrs. Taylor have returned
from their honeymoon spent in Min
nesota and will soon he at home in
the Virginia Flats. ..+
Chas. Graham spent Saturday and
Sunday at his farm north of the city.
He reports the acreage nearly sown
for this season altho it will fall short
about Is per cent what it would have
been, had the season been less back
ward.
A two days rain fell steadily
Thursday and Friday doing an i'm
mense amount of good to the late
seeded grain and flax.
Frank Holmes from north Of town
sold all of his potatoes this spri1g
for a dollar a bushel, not saving
enough for his own USE. He used
good business judgment, however, for
he has since Eeen able to buy what he
needed for about half that price.
Fostmasters J. E. Smith of Ross
and Lund Of Lunds Valley, passed
thru Minot Monday enroute to Fargo
to attend the state convention OF
stamp Founders.
Col. Delfraine, who was once EN-.
ployed by the Interstate Land Co.,
in Minot, and who on account of his
long hair became better known al
Buffalo Bill" was back this week,
He has parted with his beautiful tres
SEES and he now resembles an Eng
lish Duke.
Shelley B. Miller was up from
Simcoe, on the Surrey-Fargo line
Monday. He reports new section
house at Simcoe and says that Muu!
Bros. have bot the hotel intendin,
to convert it into store. The stee
On the line VIM be laid by July /.
The Economy Drug Co. has erected
some attractive street car signs OF
the roads leading to the city. Som,
day we'll be able to show our friend,
from the country the real article.
Judge Davis Is studying Verse Z
Chapter 1, Of the book Of Nehemiah
and he wonders whether it pertain.
to his candidacy for Congress.
| One more good rain IN July, an,
we'll not need any more moistur
to insure the greatest crop the North
west has ever seen.
Il Clarence Parker will be able I,
serve the Leland Hotel guests som
choice buckwheat cakes the comm
winter He has Is acres OF fne buck
wheat on his farm northeast Of tn
city, and about the same acreage Z
peas.
|. Burlington gave To1ley a fearfr
lannbasting at Burlington Sunday, I
! TO 3. The Burlington team has avel
aged almost 100 per cent.
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