The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-04-10
AROUND THE CITY

,athburn formerly OF Mlhneap'
oils, were married at tho home Ut the
brides lrother at Portal Saturday.
rhe couTle Will be ut home near Ia
US after May l.
A,onzo Grace accompanied his
lt,,er Atty. Il. n Grace down from
~ Thursday, remaining here uil-
i'll Friday. -Alonzo Is one OF Moha'rs
most promising young mel. He Is
steady aud studious and after COM
pieting the work of the schools there
this year, will enter one Of the Gni-
-sities next fall.
Potatoes are considerably higher
than they were early in the spring.
Chester S. Hoover a hustling young
farmer from near Surrey, has estab-
ished milk route in this city and Is
ing with considerable success. 1t
won't make much difference to Mr..
Hoover whether the price of wheat is
% cents or dollar tushel.
John Olson and son Paul have bot
he Grant Shaft confectionery, corner
First and Reishus streets. Mr.. d.
son will conduct real estate office In
the rear while his son Paul, who has
ad experience, will manage the con-
fecticnery.
Mrs. G.. A. Johnson, wife of one OF
carplo's rural mail carriers. was brot
20 this city the first OF the week to
submit to an operation.
An interesting meeting Of Eureka
Farmers Club No. /, was held April
I, at the home Of John Lee. w. A.
Peck addressed the gathering on the
subject of potato warehouses. An In.
teresting entertainment was furnished
refreshments served and many stayed
for the social session in the evening.
The Minot Implement Co. has been
doing brisk transfer business having
handled thirty cars of machinery this
spring.
D. S. Petry and family who left
Surrey five years ago, returned last
week from Maryland where they have
been living for some time. Mr.. Pet
ry returns principally for the benefit
of his wife's health as the low alti-
tude Of Maryland does not agree with
her. They left flowers in bloom in
the east, yet are glad to be back
where scores Of old friends welcome
them.
Max Johnson, ex-mayor OF Carplo,
: and manager Of the Rogers Lambsr
]. Yard there, was In Minot Saturday.
Ae says the farmers of that vicinity
+ will do considerable building this
v spring.
i Theo. Freeman returned TO his Dou.
= glas farm Monday after spending the
u winter at the Mcclure coal mines at
O rasker. He reports that about so
tons OF coal were mined day altho
y there was demand for more than
r that.
dI Snow fell continually Monday melt
J. ing almost as fast as 1t came down.
Farm work was delayed some and the
dust was laid on First street.
n Elder D. NJ. Shorb passed thru Mi
n not Monday cnroute to his home at
Surrey from Kenmare, where he con.
Quoted special services.
"Hank" Marean was in the city sew.
eral days this woek. mailing D90oaR
ations to farm again on as large a
scale as ever. Mr.. Marean is get.
ting anxious to start work, but says
when operations commence, he will
II be able to put in Is acres Of crop q
lax to thresh, notwithstanding h.
day. Ho has about $4eoo wus6 d
threshed several times its value O
various grains last fall. He is sat
isfed with the results Of last years.
g work, even tho the market price wa,
not very large. n
Anton Larson, the Foxho!m post
!. master, and one Of the best naturet
g scouts in the county, was Town visit
% ing friends Tuesday. He declared
~ ~ that he hadn't visited Minot since las
&c GO July and that It seemed good to se'
our sky scrapers once more.
Mrs. Andrew ArnolI was b-ot dow
Is from Foxholm Tuesday in very crit
- ical condition. She has submitted Z
an operation at st. Joseph's hospital
A host of friends hope for her speed