The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25
.PREss NOTES

Henry Alslandeg who did 9 great
( deal Iii preparing the! delightful pic.
mic dinner at Wildwood. Mr.. Aus
lander worked for several sdays be-.
fore the picnic and and remained on
the JOB until midnight Saturday
night.
w. F. Doherty, the lawyer, made
a wonderful record as community
worker Doherty was chairman OF
the picnic committee and he looked
after the affair to the slightest de.
tail. We have bunch that Mrs.
Doherty gave him a&few pointers.
At any rate, he gave great deal OF
his valuable time for nearly week.
The eight young ladeis who waited
on the tables also deserve credit.
They are Misses Clara Johnson,
Bessie Wilson, Mildred Jacobson,
Hazel Dokken, Gladys Montgomery,
Lucia Larson, Marie Kelley and
MISS f1oNS0SOu.
The second day of the convention
wound UP with a grand finale at
refreshment hall Saturday night,
several hundred being entertained
during the evening. A musical pro-
gram was rendered and number or
talks given. Refreshments were
served.
No less than dozen of the auto
owners of Minot did valuable work
in entertaining The editors by do
mating the use of their machines
Friday and Saturday Minot forgot
all about business for those two
days. Several signs had been print
ed and placed on autos, informing
the guests that the machines be-
longed to the association.
One of the most interesting gen.
tlemen who attended the convention
was Col. Streeter, the portly editor
of the Emmons County Record. Col.
Streeter has been a member of the
legislature for many years having
Eeen nominated first in 1889, serving
almost continuously since. He has
ever taken an active part in the leg
islation for North Dakota and his
record has been perfectly clean. MI.
Streeter is Ga years of age, hale and
hearty and looks fit to attend many
more press conventions.
Pierce Egan, who publishes the
Advance at Beach, N. d., came from
perhaps the most distant point to
attend the meeting, having travelled
$50 miles. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Egan whose many friends were
glad to see her again. The Egans
formerly resided at Tagus. H. 1.F&
Editor Glib of Crosby was the
last to leave Minot. He liked the
old town So we'll that he remained
until Monday afternoon. Mr.. GLIB
is publishing a very breezy paper at
Crosby. .2*%I .LiS.-@@> .t@...
Miss Edna Hankey, President
Blacks accomplished little stenog-
rapher was here to secure the report
of the convention for the Secretary's
record. She enjoyed the festivities.
Miss Hankey left Saturday afternoon
for Ray where she is enjoying a two
weeks vacation riding the bronchoes
at her uncles ranch.
D. R. Streeter, the energetic gen
tleman who has edited the Emmons
County Record at Linton for many
years, accompanied by his son
Frank, Editor R. C.. Colbarn of the
Hazleton Republican, Editor H., q.
Young of Emerson and Editor John
Charmley of Mott, came to the con.
ventton in an auto. The Streeters
left home at 6 O'Clock Thursday
morning and picked the others up in
route, arriving in Minot that evening
at seven o'clock, covering distance
of 200 miles. They stopped at Wash.
burn for dinner being the guests Of
King John Satterlund, who placed
a sack Of refreshments in their auto
to last until they arrived in Mlnot.
The fat mans race had to be dis
pensed with because Of the absence
Of Brewer, Ben Whitehead and Col.
Bloom.
Little Mac" was missed by the
b-hoys, number Of whom had
come on purpose to meet the little
big booster from Flasher.
When It was learned that "Kerpel"
Brewer could not attend the meet
ing, owing to the pressure Of busi.