The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-26
MINOT, N. d.

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the Normal school with its supply of
Thanksgiving turkeys, and distributed
others about the city. They received
10 cents pound for all they sold.
While caring for some mules, R. w.
Register was kicked by one Of the an
imals and several ribs broken.
Joe Boucher has shipped sixteen
cars of hogs during the past few days.
This is getting to be some hog coun-
try.
E. A. Harthouse, who is spending
all Of his time on the ]. S. Murphy
farm west Of the city, is feeding 260
hogs and next week will ship a car
load.
R. Rierson of the Waverly hotel, has
installed an up-to-date pool and bill
lard parlor in the basement Of the
Waverly, with three new pool tables
and one billiard table.
Bill Powers, who was acting as
horse wrangler at sale at Van Hook,
received serious injuries when he was
kicked by broncho. He was brot to
Minot and placed in the hospital.
E. B Paris of Burlington was in the
city last week enroute to Hardin Co.,
Iowa, where he will make an extended
visit with old friends. E. B. says
there is nothing to the rumor that he
is going back to get married, at least
not yet.
Lee Feehan, representative of the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., has re-
turned from Kenmare where he con-
WINGED numerous families that home is
not home without Singer. He is
meeting with considerable success.
Christ Swenson and family return
ed, last week from Outlook, Mont, and
will make Minot their home. Christ
went to the Canadian northwest few
years ago, hoping to get good free
homestead, but the proposition did not
appeal to him.
Frank Leslie from near Carpio, was
week end visitor with Minot friends.
1t had been more than two years since
Mr.. Leslie visited Minot. Fact is, he
is tied down to his farm closely, but
as he made more money this year than
ever before, he can afford to keep his
nose fairly close to the grind stone.
In our last issue appeared the an
nouncement of "dance" to be given
at the Burt township hall, Thanksgiv-
ing Day, by the Unity Ladies' Aid Of
brady. The notice should have read
dinner" instead of dance. The wri-
ter had narrow escape but was let
down easy when he promised to make
proper explanations.
In justice to C. D. Lambert, pros
porous Surrey farmer, we want to say
His name should not have appeared,
as his taxes were all paid and this is
merely the result of clerical error.
/ There are no doubt some others in the
same fix, but this happens every time
the list is published.
It is reported that ten head of
yearlings and calves have died at the
ALI. White ranch in Hettinger county
the past two weeks from black leg.
When the first animals died some of
the neighbors were alarmed, thinking
that it might be due to the dreaded
foot and mouth disease. Only calves
and yearlings have died from the dis
ease.
Bert Bunel returned from Caring
ton, where he shipped to Minot three
car loads of cattle that will be fatten-
ed on the James Scofeld farm. Mr..
Scofeld has several silos full of the
finest kind of feed and will ship in
three more cars Of cattle. There is
good money to be made in shipping in
feeders if one only has the feed, and
this is easily grown in North Daota.
An error was made by the govern
ment in printing bills, and eight got
into circulation before the discovery
was made. These bills have $50 on
one side and $40 on the other and pass
of course, for the face value of the
side that is turned up. Search has
been made all over the country for the
bills and one was discovered at De-
troit. Collectors will no doubt pay a
large sum for them and of course the
j government is very anxious to secure
them.
J. H. Sallee and John Schmerbauch,
\ prominent farmers from near Gran
vile, were visitors in the city Mon
day. Mr.. Sallee resides not far from
the burned shack where the body Of
the women supposed to have been
murdered was found. He is Of the
opinion that the authorities will never
find the murderer. Some days after
the murder, he heard that man sup.
iposed to be farm hand, passed the
4 woman's home the night Of the trag.
edy, claiming that he had walked from
1 Minot, distance of 81 miles. The
man told rather unbelievable story
and has not been seen since.