The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
CITY NEWS

MI i ANA w y
H. F. Warner and family were call
ers at the Taxdahl home Sunday.
Andrew Upland and family took din
ner with Hans Hoseth Sunday.
Mr.. Olof Larson from Hazel, S. D.,
is visiting his brother Andrew, near
Grelland.
Andrew Borud and son John spent
an enjoyable evening Monday at J. L.
Hanson's.
Mr. Louis Hanson, our old veteran,
spent couple of days last week with
his daughter, Mrs. Emil Wang.
Helmer C. Hanson, who has been
staying at the Borud farm, departed
for his home near Plaza Saturday.
J. A.. Borud and family and Miss
Florence Jordahl drove to Minot Sat-
urday, returning home at a late hour.
Clay Varnes arrived last week from
Ryder, where he has been attending
school since last fall. We welcome
you, Clay.
John P. Varnes was in Minot Sat-
urday with a load Of spuds. He has
several bushels of spuds left iii his
root cellar yet and has also planted 16
acres.
Andrew Upland, our painter, on w.
First street, accepted the contract to
paint the Rose Valley church and barn.
He is an all around painter and will
no doubt give us a good job.
The M. E. Sunday school was we'll
attended Sunday. And the ice cream
social last Tuesday evening was we'll
attended. A fine program was given
and the Davy orchestra participated.
The Independent received card
from Axel Roise, who is spending his
vacation at the summer home of Mrs.
Jos. Roach, beside the beautiful lake
at Park Rapids, MINI. Axel reports
the fish biting nicely.
C. W. Jordahl and John Olson ar
rived last week from Montana, where
they went to look for Homesteads.
They were in the southwestern part of
the state and report homestead land
very scarce
A. E. Jordahl, roadmaster of Wang
township, is now in full blast with
men and teams and considerable dirt
is being moved every day and Incl
dentally fine work is being done. The
board receives credit for appointing
A. E.
The Socialists of Wang township
gave a debate last Sunday in school
house No. 8. The debaters were AL
bert Mork, Jim Eide and o. ]. Hills
land and three others. The question
was, (Which Has Done the Most Work
Churches or Socialism ?"
VIM. Johnson, the butcher, was the
victim of chicken thieves and he is do
ing a little detective work trying to
locate them. There may be some ex-
cuse for man to steal horse, but
about as low cur as walks on two
legs is the man who will rob a hen
roost.
A party of twenty mine boys from
the Methodist Sunday school held a
three days. picnic at Strawberry Lake,
AZ miles southeast of Minot last week.
Frank J. Lyman and F. B. Lambert
had charge of the party and the boys
say those gentlemen certainly know
how to cook. They caught a large
number of fish and had fine outing.
Frank J. Lyman has built nineteen
cottages in Minot during the past year
and has several more under the course
of construction. Mr.. Lyman has dis
posed of a number of these and finds
ready renters for the others as fast as
he completse them. During the present
time it is estimated that no less than
two hundred houses are being built in
this city.
Mrs. Even Grasmond and daughter,
Mrs. Andrew Peterson and son Erven,
and Miss Clara Semerud of Franklin,
MIMI, who have been visiting rela-
tives and friends for ths last two
weeks, departed for their home at
Franklin and Fairfax, Mimi, the last
part Of the week. J. s. Hanson, with
his Overland car, accompanied them as
far as Granville.
H. B. Semerud is now busy man
poisoning gophers and shooting jack
rabbits. It would be a good stunt
for the rest Of us farmers to follow