The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-24
Local and Personal

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Mrs. j. l.. Theurer is at Kenmare
the guest of her brother, VIM. Fee.
han.
F. A. Stoevener of the Grow Cloth
ing Co.. is in Iowa attending to bus
mess.
Capt. and Mrs. d. A. Kramer motor
ed up from Velva Saturday to visit
friends.
w. H. Wilson, an old time resident
was up from Sawyer Tuesday visit
ing friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Hoover drove
down from Glenburn Saturday to
transact business.
Earl Wilson, formerly of this city,
is the daddy Of fine boy born out at
Van Hook, on the reservation.
Chas. Moore, the customer, motor
ed to Washburn last week. He found
the crops excellent between Minot and
John Hoellinger bought new $500
Cadillac auto and joined the Glidden
tourists in their trip to Glacier Park.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Roell and family
left the first of the week for Lake Up
SllOn III tHclf duCO W cuJOy q
weeks outing.
Jesse Evans, who has been laid up
with blood poisoning for several
months, returned to his Grand Valley
farm Tuesday.
Wheat in many localities is heading
out, altho much of it is but little
more than foot high. This will be
hard to harvest.
One of the local dailies reported
that Dave Cohn had "filed an involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy" Mr..
COIN is thinking of starting some
thing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Weinrebe have
returned from Chicago where they at
tended the big convention Of furniture
dealers. They visited Rockford and
other points.
Spring chickens are scarce on the
local markets. Farmers are prone to
part with them, realizing that poultry
is one of the most important side lines
on the farm.
Norman and Otto Ellison of the
Fair store will leave this week for
Chicago and New York where they
will buy fall and winter stock for the
various departments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Roise, who have
been spending two weeks at the sum-
mer home of Jos. Roach near Park
River, Mimi, are expected home the
latter part of the week.
"The Bell Hop" which was to have
appeared at the Grand Friday and
Saturday nights, received instructions
from the Chicago headquarters to hop
right back to the Windy City.
Chas. Bartz was in the city Tuesday
to prove up on his homestead fourteen
miles south of Minot. There are very
few homesteads in this section of the
state that have not been proved up.
Andy Compbell of Milestone, Sask.,
was in Minot Saturday enroute to
lGlenburn, where he has extensive
farming interests. Andy reports ex-
cellent crops in the Canadian country.
J. w. Rode writes Minot friends
that he has met his family in Seattle
on their way from San Diego. Mrs.
Rode, who has been i'll for a long
time is reported not so well.
f. B. McCutcheon left for Grand
Forks Tuesday afternoon to attend
the meeting Of the game board. He
has number of secret service men
working under him to see that the
game laws are respected.
Joe Balanger was called to St. Paul
on business with the 500 Friday. Joe
has not had a vacation from his duties
for the past eight years and he will
leave soon for the east where he will
spend three weeks.
Dorr H. Carroll, assistant States
] Attorney, accompanied by Judge Muir
ray, left for Towner by auto at six
o'clock Wednesday morning, to APP
pear in the Staff murder trial.
The Kelley plugging case from Ma
koti started Wednesday morning, it
requiring most of Tuesday afternoon
to secure jury. The Rogers plugging
case from Berthold will come up next.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wissler and
son, left for different points in the
east. Mr.. Wissler has rented his
farm to Mr.. looks. Homer will move
on the place this fall. Mr.. Wissler
expects to return for short time this
fall.
w. A. Peck, who is in charge of
the Better Farming movement in
Ward county, will be one of the speak
ers at the boys camp which will be
held in connection with the state fair
at Grand Forks. The fair opened
Tuesday.
Conductor Wynn of the Sherwood
Cannonball is proud of the crowd he
carried on the Fourth because of its
good behavior. The conductor is
president of the Non-Swearing Soci-
ETY. of America and his influence has
a far-reaching effect.
H. H. Berg returned from Barnes
vile, Mimi, Monday, where he enjoy
ed months vacation. He left that
afternoon for Grand Forks, where he
will make his home. Mr.. Berg is q
very capable printer and will always
be found working in the interests of
the concern with which he is connect