The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Local and Personal

The G. N. shipped six cars Of gravel
to Lansford for its street crossing.
Mrs. M. II. Mills has been quite i'll
and under the care Of physician.
A daughter was born 20 Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Vincent of East Sixth ST.,
Thursday. sNg
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Young Of Sur
rev were guests at the Walter Bond
home Sunday.
Tyrian Chapter No ID has resumed
It's regular meetings, the first one be-
ng held Wednesday night.
o. M. Champlin, the implement
dealer, left Sunday for the cities to
attend the Minnesota state fair.
The Russell Sentinel complains of
two "sooners" who killed game out Of
season and returned with it after
dark.
Chas. Geist left last night for Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Iowa points
where he will spend three weeks with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Fling returned
Friday from six-weeks' visit with
friends in Milwaukee and other Wis
consin points.
Mrs. NJ. H. Mills and son Hills, re-
turned Friday from Iowa Falls, Ia,
where they spent two months with
Mrs. Mills parents.
F. L. Campbell, Sherwood farmer,
threshed some of his very poorest
wheat, which averaged IL bushels per
acre, quite surprise to him.
Mrs. Eldon White and Mrs. Roellig
left Sunday for the Twin Cities to
spend a week at the state fair. They
are the guests of friends in the cities.
E. S. Severance, formerly of this
city, who has been living at Stanfeld,
Ore, for several years, is now located
at Glasgow, Mont, where he is en-
ployed as a civil engineer.
Theo. Peterson, who has had
charge of the Turkish Bath parlors
at the Opera barber shop, left for
Great Falls, Mont, Tuesday, where he
has accepted position.
Col. Bird, the Des Laos banker,
was in the city Monday. He stated
that the threshing machines had start
ed and that the average Of wheat
would be from ten to fifteen bushels.
Mrs. Sophia Sherman has assumed
her duties as postmaster at Donny-
brook. Mrs. Sherman has removed
/ the post office to the Sherman building
across TIE street, which is an excel
! lent place for 1t
! j. w. Calnan of Berthold, represen-
tative from his district, was in the
| city Tuesday attending meeting OF
| immigration boosters from various
/ sections of the county, at the CONNER
| cial club rooms.
Barney Varaberg, one of the pros
porous farmers from southwest of the
city was in town Tuesday. Barney
says his wheat will average about as
vel! as it did last year, which CIV, was 20
bushels peg saacrse, ,qs lpe ienrrs5 s,s
Geo. Kruse III. the Dew olne, returned
from Estherville, Ia, where he looked
after d fine farm which he owns near
that place Mrs. Kruseo accompanied
him and they made the journey with
their auto, being absent about six
weeks.Fe .H.
9 Paul Evans returned to his home
near Marshall, Mo-, Sunday, after a
| visit Of four weeks with his parents
and other relatives. He recently
bought fertile farm southwest of
Minot and improved his place during
his stay here.
John Sundby, of the Minot Hide and
| Tanning Co., is enjoying his vacation
with friends in Minnesota. He will
spend the week at the state fair and
before his return will be the guest of
old friends at Evansville.
Peter Fugelso was greatly surpris-
ed upon threshing his wheat last week
to learn that it averaged Is bushels
to the acre, or nearly double what he
expected. There are going to be
some surprises when the grain is
threshed.
C. H. McManus, manager of the In
! ternational Harvester Co., returned
from the cities last night where he at
tended the state fair. He reports see
ing one of the biggest expositions ev-
er held in the state. A heavy rain
Tuesday interfered with the races.
]. C. Smallwood has been ill at his
home for several days with an aggra-
waited trouble which attacks him near
ly every summer. j. C. went to On
tario, hoping to escape the "demon"
but it seems that it finally got him.
His friends trust that he'll be out
soon,