The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-12

Dick Barrett, Glenburn's Irish
Prince, visited Minot friends Tuesday.
Tuesday.
Gov. Hanna carried Burke county.
receiving 532 votes to 247 for He'll
strom.
Harry Rawitscher came down from
Williston to attend the Berlot-G Gilman
wedding.
Geo. FAIRIES, the well known Willis
ton publisher, visited Minot on bust
ness Monday.
F. L. Langton of Ross is doing a
landoffice business at the Minot Drug
Co. with his safety razir sharpener.
VIM. Langton, one of the Indepen-
dents subscribers at Ross, raised an
immense potato this year, weighing
l-2 pounds.
The Independent has a nice news
letter from Surrey this week and we
expect to publish weekly correspon-
dence from that live point hereafter.
Thirty mammoth 16-inch guns went
thru Minot this afternoon on the 500,
bound for the western coast of Canada
where they will be used for defenses.
Rev. N. Nilsen isn't Irish, but he is
some potato raiser just the same.
From small patch in his garden he
dug ten bushels of great big fine
tubers.
Howard Myers was in from north of
the city Tuesday carrying his hand in
a sling. Howard smashed several
fingers in the gearing of washing
machine.
Jos. Korgel, the Gold Medal farmer,
is building one of the largest barns in
the county at his farm north of ythe
city. The structure is 36x79 feet and
will cost $1400.
N. C. Underdahl and Henry Hegre-
ers, visited the Independent Office
Tuesday. Mr.. Underdahl, who is clerk
of the township, ordered job of war
rant blanks printed at this Office.
E. L. Penn, the Sherwood publisher,
arrived from a business trip to Mon
tana. Mr.. Penn spent a portion of the
week in Minot where he is having the
delinquent tax list for Renville coun-
ty set.
The Ladies' Aid of brady will meet
Thursday, Nov. 49,, at the home Of
Mrs. liver o. Flom at l p. M. All are
invited to attend. Matters concerning
the new church at that place will be
considered.
Charlie Peterson, one of the thrifty
Grelland farmers, was in the city
Tuesday. Charlie located on raw
homestead ten years ago and had but
$3.75 to his name. He has his farm
out of debt, is milking IL cows and has
money in the bank.
H. D. Davy from Des Laos was in
the city yesterday with a big load of
produce. He comes to Minot often
with butter, eggs, poultry and vege-,
tables. Recently one load of produce
brot $45.65 "a very nice income aside
from his regular agricultural crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Benson and daugh-
ter Addie, of Manchester Depot, Vt,
arrived for visit with old friends.
Their friends will be sorry to learn
that their fourteen-year-old son Ken
dali was drowned last August while
swimming. "a.
Sheriff Kelley entered one of the
rooming houses on Ward street Satur-
day night armed with search war
rant and confscated a barrel of beer.
This, the proprietor stated, had been
placed there for his own use. -,
Frank Dinger from Grano brot his
daughter, Luella, to this city Wednes-
day for medical attention. She is suf-
fering from appendicitis. Mr.. Dinger
did we'll farming this year, threshing
1865 bushels of wheat from 200 acres.
He was candidate for commissioner
of Renville county but was defeated
by only 81 votes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hilton of Surrey
will leave soon for Seattle, WASH,
where they will have charge of the
Chinese Mission. It is estimated that
there are 1000 Chinese in Seattle and
300 in the Chinese quarter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilton spent five years as mis-
sionaries in China. returning to Surrey
where Mr.. Hilton regained his health
on farm.
The Independent has received the
premium list for the annual Dairy
Show at Hermiston, Ore, sent by F. A.
Baker, formerly of this city. On the
back Of the list is shown the picture of
Mr.. Bakers registered herd bull,
Chief of Stanfeld, on which he expects
to get first premium. "Too busy milk
ing cows and feeding hogs to write,"
Mr.. Baker says.
0. H. Cartmell was in from his
Plainview Grain and Stock Farm,
north of Burlington, Tuesday with an
Sc bushel load Of wheat which he sold
for $1.06 per bushel. He had his farm
registered under the above name that
day at a cost of $1.00, at the office of
the Register of Deeds. From this
farm he can see the following towns
on clear day: Des Laos, Lone Tree,
Rerthold, Lsnsfc.d, Fcrfar, G!cnbu7n
Deering, Granville and Minot. Mr..
Cartwell makes a speciality Of raising
Berkshire hogs, Percheron horses and
Bronze turkeys.
War Tax Hits Ciuar Countoru