The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-17

SS~A W N1AS' AsSu1tSu, were IN at
tendance at the funeral of Mrs. w. j
Reutten. They will remain a few
days with the family here.
Amund johnson has resigned as
/ manager of the Kulaas Lumber CO..
yard here. His successor is Otto
Fishkum, formerly of Balfour. Mr..
Johnson leaves soon to take charge OF
a yard in Montana for the same COM
pany. He will not move his family
until he gets well established in his
new location.
Miss Alta Madsen expects to return
to Ross the latter part of the week
and resume her school work On Mon
day. 10 %-
Mr. and Mrs. Rix Hathaway of Des
Laos were guests at the j. Y. Millar
home Sunday. s,s.
A large number from here attended
the sale at the John Staff place Tues
day. They say this was the largest
attended sale ever seen in this part
Of the state. Many attended, presum-
ably out of curiosity, in order -to get
a view of the scene of the srecent
crime 5{@,sG
Have you seen the rabbit Jack Rel
ner picked up on the way home from
the Staff sale Tuesday? Johns neigh
bors better get a supply of tight wire
fence or Johns find will be destroying
every garden in the neighborhpod. n
Last week the Burlingtdn tean
played Sherwood, so called, at McKin-
ney. The boys left here in autos at
2 p. M, went to Mohall by mistake
and reached the assembly grounds at
$3.50 and went to bat before supper.
Ut course we were up against it and
were shut out. Cut out your imported
stuff, Sherwood, and come down with
your own team and we'll show YOU
fellows off up there at the tail end of
nowhere, how baseball came to be in
vented.
On the way home the boys took on
the Donnybrook team but put it over
them. They say Jim Casteel knocked
a three Dagger that was picked up
on Main street in Carpio.
On Sunday, the Goth, will occur the
BIG GAME. The Harvey team has
MT been beaten but once this season
and Burlington did the deal. Now for
satisfaction. If you care to see a
game that is curtain raiser come
Sunday. Harvey is sparing no ex-
pense to strengthen her battery. hav-
ing recently engaged Minot twirler
! as famous for the diamonds he sports
as for his cork-screw curves, Rurlinp-
ton is all to the good and "thererl be a
hot time.'
We wonder if the officials Of Har-
rison township have read the statute
bearing upon the destruction Of nox-
lous weeds along the highways? AS
the roads are Of no interest, perhaps
weeds may cause a glimmer Of inter
est.
Il. I. Hogy returned from joplin.
Montana, Sunday. He reports an
abundant rain fall throughout that
section and wheat waist high.
H. G. Frahm, county surveyor. was
engaged Wednesday in doing some
work for the supervisors of Burlinp-
ton township.
Mrs. F. John Christie left Thurs
day morning for Regina, sask.. to Wis
it relatives. The Doctor will run I'M
later and they will return by auto.
Miss Mabel sheehan returned from
Chester, Montana, Wednesday. She
has been there several months It the
home Of her grandparents.
Ned Calvin met with verv sarions
accident Tuesday evening. In mount
ing his motor cycle he became over
balanced and fell, the machine falling
upon him. In falling he in some way
opened the throttle Of the machine
and before he could extricats. himself