The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
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Mrs. Archibald returned from St.
Joseph's hospital at Minot, and is much
improved in. health, tho still taking
treatment.
Threshing in this vicinity is prac-
tically finished, with the exception of
a few fields Of late fax.
Miss Carolyn Bestland of Carpio
stopped off for few hours visit with
friends. She was enroute for Minot
where she will attend the Normal this
winter.
M. Kirchen, travelling auditor for
the Occident Elevator Co., was here
few hours Saturday in the interest
of his company.
Have you seen the comet? If not
cast your optics towards the big dip
per, and you will find it near the two
stars forming the inside of the dip
per.
Editor M. J. Pavlik of Carpio spent
several hours here Monday looking
| after his political fences, and other
business. He is the democratic nomi-
nee for Clerk of Court.
w. E. Kirkelie returned Thursday
from St. Paul, where he shipped sew
eral carloads of stock. He found
slump in the market on his arrival and
barely broke even on his venture, as
he had paid the farmers good stiff
price for the stock. Billy is building
a large house on his farm and when
completed it will be one of the best
farm homes in the Des Laos valley,
the buildings costing him close to 49,
900.
Miss Mayme Schons spent Sunday
with friends at the Magic City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. eastman from Eden
Valley, Mimi, spent week here Wis
ting relatives. They returned home
Sunday.
Chart Barton, the farmers candi
date for sheriff, was a business visitor
here Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Click left Tuesday
; for Minot, where she will attend the
Normal.
1 H. Schwan, foreman of the 500 car
penter crew, has just finished rebuild
/ Ing the buildings destroyed by the
fire last June. They put up new
iWdCeT LdIlk, WlIuIIlllI, COlCISIc CAS Alc
house and installed new engine. An
other crew is now at work on the new
depot, which will be 4Ox8O feet in
size and built bungalow style. AS the
old roust-about shell which the Bur-
lington people SO kindly contributed,
to US in our suffering need a few years
ago, was on June Is last reduced to
ashes-"P peace to it's ashes"
Mrs A. Rawlings departed for. her
home at Moose Jaw, last week. She
spent some time visiting her sister,
Mrs. Beaudry, north of town.
Mrs. Hathaway has returned to her
home on the old Huff ranch up the
river. She has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Livingstone, at Bur-
llington.
Theo. Book is up from lions, Min
nesota, looking after the thrashing on
his homestead near Mouse River.
A. Halvorson Of Carpio is around
collecting for the Carpio Telephone
Go.
Carl Iverson, lineman for the Car
pic Telephone Co., has been here all
this week, doing some repairing and
Installing new phones.
VIM. Bensel of Cambridge, Neb.,
has been here the last week looking
after the threshing on his half Section
of valuable land on the divide.
Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Madison and Miss
Nellie Haley, are some of the new ar
rivals in our little burg from Bisbee.
N. D. They are at present domiciled
in the section house.
Sheriff Kelley made several trips
here last week.
Miss Marie Zinninger went to Minot
Tuesday. She will attend the Normal
this winter.
The 500 is changing the running
time Of trains los and LOG, making
this the meeting point at 2:2O p. m.
This makes it very convenient for
those wishing to 60 to the county seat
from this direction, as you can take
No. 100 to Minot and transact your
business and-walk back.
DR.. Hills Of Berthold was over here
Saturday evening examining several
parties who had applied for insurance,
thru the solicitation of a Mr.. Fluent
who was here for several days repre-
senting the Pioneer Life Insurance
Co, Of Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Eckert who
a few years ago sold out the home
stead up the river and moved to Col
ton, Wash, arrived here Sunday, and
will stay here for month or six
weeks, to visit relatives and old neigh
Ibors.
Secretary Hollenga in the East.
D. S. Hollenga, secretary Of the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce, is spending
the week in the vicinity Of Fulton, ILL.,,
where he has hopes Of inducing num-
Der Of wealthy Holland farmers to 10
cate in this section Of the state. Mr..
Hollenga is q native Of Holland him
self and will "talk Dutch" to these