The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-27

Mrs. C. E. DeNoon is visiting with
friends at Lake Epsilon.
Mrs. Chas. Sandberg has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Emerson have
returned from visit with relatives in
Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fling left for
the south to visit old friends and rel
atives.
Chas. Palda, who has been working
with paving construction company,
has returned.
Hail damaged crops for four farm
ers living south Of Aurelia Saturday
evening.
Some wheat in the vicinity Of Dea
Laos averaged from II IL to 20 BUSH
els according to threshing reports.
A. J. Drummer is cutting 800 acres Of
wheat at his farm north Of the city
and is driving the binder himself.
The frame work on the new cream
cry on Mill street started Tuesday.
VIM. Dearman has the contract.
]. C. Woodruff has completed the
plans for the Lone Tree school build
ing.
Geo. Ryerson, q former Minot at
torney, will open a bank at Flaxville,
Mont. J. C. Woodruff, the Minot arch
itect, has furnished the plans.
Mrs. A. D. Bradley and children ar
rived from Minneapolis to visit Mrs.
Bradley's uncle, Jasper Baker.
Edward Cart, aged II, jumped from
hay rack when his team was running
away in Lakeview township, and broke
his leg.
Frank Switter ran nail two inches
into his foot Saturday while working
on the new G. N. scale, and is laid up
at the house.
Auditor Thompson was out with his
bird dog the other day and ran across
nine coveys Of prairie chickens near
the city.
John Ehr threshed his wheat last
week, getting % bushels Of a fine
grade. He would have been satisfied
! with Is bushels.
Amos Brehmer, who is farming the
two Kelly sections northeast Of the
city, reports hail damaging his flax
fully two-thirds. He has fax that was
good for fifteen bushels.
i-ou don't pay any more for mer.
,hariise with sn.allwood,s due bills
At the Grow, Clothing Co. than you
would with ..nci. Sans. y
An eight-pound baby boy was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Glib at Mrs.
Lytle's hospital in this city Tuesday
morning. The 1bag-piper" is fine
wee Scot. 5s
Let us figure with you on your
| lighting apparatus. Gasoline port
able lamps, lanterns, Gem sad irons,
street lamps, residence and store sys-
TENS, mantles and repairs. Can fur
nish best Of testimonials. Wenzel A.
Left, Office in old printing Office build
ing, Foxholm, N. D. 8-13-t4cg
/ Miss c. E. Smith, milliner at the
Mccoy store, returned Sunday from
her eastern visit. She spent some time
in Chicago and New York selecting
stock and studying the fashions, and
this department is much better equip
ped than ever. McCoy's millinery de-
partment did an immense business last
year and will do still greater volume
this season.
Senator C. w. Hokway Of Granville,
trustee for the defunct Mcknight
Land CO., and Jack Twiford left Mon
day for Fargo to be present at hear
ing in the case before Judge Amidon.
They will consider the transaction
wherein large area Of land was deed
ed to the father Of John and Roy Nc
knight, who constituted the land com
lpany.
Charles Funderberg arrived from
New Carlisle, O., recently, and will
spend several weeks in the vicinity Of
Surrey in charge Of the Shorb-D resh-
er threshing rig. Charlie comes t.
North Dakota every fall regularly ta
take charge Of this work. He still
owns his fine farm at Surrey and he
informs the Independent that it would
not be at all surprising if he came
back to Surrey to live some day. He
has disposed Of his fruit ranch q
Wenatchee, Wash, at q profit.
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