The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-11
Local News

H. A. Sampson, banker from Nash.
VA, Montana, arrived Tuesday.
DR.. r. H. Devine Of Wahpeton was
the guest of his brother, ]. M. Devine
this week.
Frank w. Youngman left Tuesday
for Mankato, Mimi, and Milwaukee
Wis, on real estate business.
c. H. Walhowe from east of the
city says that fully PIP inches OF
rain fell Monday afternoon.
Isaac Williams, formerly of this
city, is now teaching school at Troy
Ohio.
Smith Stimmel of Fargo, the only
living member of Lincoln's bodyguard
is with Gov. Hanna on his trip to Nor
way.
Attorney John J: Coyle returned
from Bismarck Monday, where he ap-
peared before the Supreme court in
an action.
The city board of equalization will
be in session next week. Monday real
estate will be considered and Tuesday
personal property.
! Axel Bratsberg recently received
1.-THE Shrine degrees at the KEN Tenn
lple, Grand Forks. Axel didn't ask for
any money back.
The popular 5 and 10c store will
soon move to the T. T. jacobson build
next to the New York store, which is
being remodeled.
Within one week exactly COG inches
of rain fell in this vicinity, according
to the government records. Monday
afternoon LII inches of rain fell.
James Falconer of Burlington, is
doing missionary work for the 1nde-
pendent. "Sunny Jim" will call on
you before the summer is over.
D. S. Wolfe of Surrey tells the In
dependent that he has lived in this To-
cality 10 years and never before has
he seen such fine crop prospects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Caufman arrived
From Glasgow, Mont, Monday. Mrs,
Caufman submitted to an operation
for mastoid trouble, very serious
Operation. The Caufmans lived at
Berthold until four years ago, when
they went to Glasgow to reside on
their homestead. Mrs. Caufman is a
daughter of A. U. Munson Of Fox
holm. -
F. L. Sanders, one of our county
commissioners, is precariously ill at
his home in this city. He was uncon-
scious for time Monday and his life
was almost despaired Of.
c. w. Humphrey, owner Of the Tim
Der Edge farm at Logan, was in the
city Tuesday. Mr.. Humphrey especial
ICES on Shropshire sheep, Poland
China hogs, Plymouth Rock poultry
and Durham cattle. The independent
lis printing appropriate stationery for
him.
w. H. Hendrix, manager Of the
Northern Produce Co., is spending the
week in Minneapolis and on his return
may have some definite plans complet-
ed for contemplated improvements.
| Miss Blanche Dalager, principal at
the Central school, will leave Friday
evening for Minneapolis and Chicago,
where she will spend her vacation. At
1.-The latter place, she will be the guest
of her brother, DR.. Roy Dalager.
B. Solberg left for Mortified today
to take his little son Louis to the hos
pital for another operation. The lad
recently had huge sarchoma removed
from his neck, but it is appearing
again.
No less than forty Simpson boosters
comprising the best citizens of Dick
inson, have been touring the northern
end of the district in the interests Of
the next congressman from the Third
Mr.. Simpson will arrive in Minot Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. I. Buxton of DIVA.
tonna, Mimi, are visiting at the F. P
Taylor home. Mr.. Buxton, who is
secretary of the Implement Dealers
Association of Minnesota, is brother
of Mrs. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
will leave in few days with their cal
for an extended visit in Minnesota, &C.
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton.
$1,000 Damage to Rogers Lumber Co
The Rogers Lumber Co. suffered
about thousand dollars damage from
the two recent rain storms. The foo1
of the Office was covered with severa
inches Of water, almost running tn.
interior, and damaging the fixtures
A small building has been CONSTRUCTED