The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-19

did consolidated school, housed in ,
splendid four-room building, set il
fine, well-kept grounds. The Sawyer
school is credit to the communit,
and to the state. The Board is efic
lent and watchful of the best inter
ests Of the patrons.
Brassett & Lund are the only ex
elusive hardware merchants, and they
keep an excellent line of heavy anc
shelf hardware and have we'll
equipped tin shop in connection. C
S. Beighle has charge of the store al
present during the absence of Mr.
Brassett in California.
G. A. Hagberg, the druggist, keeps
as fine stock of drugs and sundries
as can be found in any city pharmacy
We found only one fault with c. A.
and that is he keeps his subscription
paid SO far in advance that we tour
wife, don't get any rake-off from his
collection.
VIM. Hodge, secretary of the Holy
Nazarene church, has his hands full
these days preparing for the great
camp meeting in July.
The general health Of the commun-
ity is attended to by DR.. F. l.. OAR
land, whose ability can be attested
by the fact that diplomas from no less
than three states adorn the walls of
his office.
C. C. C. Willis, who was formerly
one of the principal fixtures and point
ed out as Sawyer's leading citizen,
now occupies a position in the cher
ifs Office at Minot. The man with
AL,k b,,~ol - INITIALS E~o,,& &c bic
name would be good mark to steer
clear from if you've offended the
majesty Of the law.
A. L. Woodmanse, owner of the
city dray line, livery, feed and sale
stable, has opened new pool-hall in
the Merchants Hotel building.
Roy White has charge of the tonsor-
ial interests of the community. He
stropped his razor once or twice on
our physiogomy and says he will cut
our hair pompadour if we ever call
again.
j. L. McKinnon, along with con-
Quoting a first class general store, is
a member of the school board and is a
first class sample of the hustling
North Dakota merchant.
who is paid SO far in advance that we
won't have to call again until after the
Panama Exposition. He is engaged in
he real estate and loan business and
several Of the leading fire
insurance companies.
M. D. Sage is the athletic second
oaseman of the Sawyer team and is
he proprietor of an ice cream parlor
md his stand is in high favor with
very baseball fan and fair rooter in
he community.
c. B. Benson and wife own and con-
luct the Farmers Restaurant. ANY,
me wishing a first class, well-served
neal can make no better investment
han the purchase of a meal ticket at
). BIS.
Sawyer has shoemaker who is a
.enius, with more tricks up his sleeve
han Herman. This shoemaker.
rtist, tragedian and terpischorean
Ward is none other that the Hon. ].
). Phillips.
We take it from Mr.. Skinner that
he reason the boys eat so much at
he hotel Sawyer is because they want
0 keep Law, the 500 agent, from
himself. Be that as it
nay, we are informed on credible au-
hority that Skinner himself has been
nown to dispose of five varieties of
lie at one sitting.
Chas. lander returned this week
rom Chicago and points in Illinois.
lie attended the marriage of a daugh-
er at Harvard, ILL.,, recently, but is
ow back on his old job as manager
+ the Osborne Mcmillan elevator.
Editor Green Of the Telegraph is
he same hale and hearty gentleman
s Of yore, with an eye single to the
est interests Of his patrons. The
telegraph in this weeks issue, pub
shed an interesting essay by a grad