The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Local News

Father Wagner of Kenmare was in
the city Monday.
John King, proprietor Of Donny-
brooks Cash Store, was in the city on
business Monday.
G. J. Albrecht, who some years ago
was connected with the Union Nation
al bank, passed thru Minot Saturday
enroute to California.
Harold and Miss Ella Jewell of Raw
arrived for visit with their father,
Prof. Jewell of the Ray schools, who
is assisting in the summer school at
the state Normal.
o. M. Champlin, who is conducting
an implement house at Wolf Point,
Mont, was in the city the first of the
week on business. He returned to
Montana Tuesday.
A little love, a little wealth,
A little home for you and me,
It's all I ask, except good health,
Which comes with Rocky Mountain
Tea. Mccoy Drug Co.
A representative of the Indepen-
dent visited Genoa, N. D., Sunday and
found Earl Champlin in charge Of the
affairs of that city. Mr.. Champlin
has modernly equipped 10000 bushel
elevator, coal shed and a fine new
home.
VIM. Verzatt, who has been employ
ed here in the general offices of the
Mcclure Coal Co., has been transfer
red to Tasker, where he will have
charge of the company's store. Mr..
Verzatt has moved his household goods
to Tasker and he and Mrs. Verzatt
left Saturday for their new home.
It enriches the blood, strengthens
the nerves, helps your whole system.
A remedy you should take every
month anyway, whether you are sick
or not. It's HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, take it regularly, twill make
and keep you we'll. 35c. Tea or Tab
let's. Mccoy Drug Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. DuVall have re-
turned from Ripon, CAL, where they
spent several weeks with their son,
Bruce, who is engaged in the lumber
business. They attended the wedding
of their son at Los Gatos, June 16,
visiting with his father-in-law, Mr..
Stomer. They visited other Califor-
MIA cities and were guests of Mrs. Bell,
Mrs. DuVall's sister, at Spokane Mrs.
DuVall has improved much in health.
w. L. Millar, the old time Burling-
ton rancher-farmer, was in the city
Monday to secure hands for haying.
He got one at $500 day. He has $50
tons Of hay to put up, having one of
the best hay meadows in the county.
Despite the heavy rains this year,
there is not an over abundance of hay.
The Independent regrets to learn
that J. C. Smallwood is still i'll at his
home from his old facial complaint,
which has bothered him all summer.
C. H. Withers is about the busiest
man in Ward county. He put in 300
acres OF, crop on the, reservation,
which will net him a large sum from
present Indications Charlie could not
content himself waiting for the crop
to mature, so is assisting at the Boyer
clothing store. We drove past the
Withers farm at Surrey the other iev-
ening and saw 600 acres Of very fine
crops, there being not one poor acre
on the farm. I; ,y... .,s "a. o,,s 4
+, Dick Barrett from ,GIenburn sold
so head of heifers to H. H. Marean,
big Glenburn farmer, Monday, the deal
being closed in this city. Mr.. Marean
shipped in two cars Of feeders last
fall and two more last week and now
has 200 head Of stock that will he
ranged after the crops are taken Of.
Mr.. Barrett let the cattle range all
last winter and thus made nice profit
on them. He hurried home to begin
cutting wheat Tuesday morning. He
has 1900 acres of grain.
Miss Margaret Sheridan, superin-
tendent of schools of Renville county,
returned to Mohall Monday after Wis
iting at the Vandenoever home. The
Sheridans and the Vandenoevers lived
near each other at Dexter, Mimi, for
years. Miss Sheridan was nominated
for her position again, defeating four
opponents. She is regarded as the
best politician in Renville county, has
developed the real political hand clasp
and is not averse to kissing the babies.
Laying jokes aside, she is first class
superintendent of schools and ought
to be reelected easily.
A farmer named johnson from east
of town had an exciting runaway on
Ward street Tuesday evening. John
son and his two hands We're thrown
out and a big load of binder Irvine
scattered over the street. The horses
were caught on Mill street. The wag-
on was broken up badly. Hendrick-
son, one of the hands, was badly bruis-
ed.
DR.. and Mrs. Overgard returned
Sunday from six weeks visit in the
eastern cities. They were in Chicago,
Pittsburg, Baltimore and Atlantic
City. The doctor attended clinic at
the John Hopkins hospital at Balti-
more, said to be the largest hospital
in the world. There are 300 nurses
and every convenience has been pro-
vided for the patients, including large,
sleeping porches. The buildings cost
over $15,OOO,OOO and it costs half a
million dollars annually to conduct
the institution. The doctor and wife
took a run out to Atlantic City, the