The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-15
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Mr.. and Mrs. Flaherty of Fon dr
Lac, Wisconsin, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Hogy Thursday.
Mrs. Jos. Wistrom left Sunday fol
Des Moines, Iowa, called there by the
dangerous illness of her sister, Mrs
Stark Martin.
The Wistrom Bros Pharmacy have
the exclusive agency for the celebrat
ed Edison Diamond Disc Photograph
These machines are par excellence ir
the line of talking machines. They
are the most perfect examples Of the
Photographic art we were ever priv.
ileged to hear. Considering the ex.
ceptional workmanship and perfection
of these machines they are very reas-
enable in price, too. It really does
ones heart good to hear talking ma
chine that enunciates as distinctly as
the human voice.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian
church will give a chicken pie supper
at the opera house on Saturday even
ing Of this week. Supper will be called
at the usual hour and everyone is
earnestly invited to attend. Let ev-
eryone forego their suppers at home
and turn out and help these good la
dies raise nice bunch of money from
the proceeds of their supper.
A large party are preparing to at
tend the barn dance at the Harthouse
ranch Thursday evening.
A theatre party consisting Of Miss
Randall, Miss Christofe rson, Messrs.
Gross, Rue, Tiller, Geo. johnson, Cliff
Miller and Rolla johnson attended a
performance Of the Virginian at the
Grand opera house in Minot Wednes-
day evening.
1t is reported that one VIM. Call
ahan, who ran a threshing outfit here
this season, has left for parts un-
known owing his men a total of six
or eight hundred dollars in wages.
One of the men having the largest
claim is cripple, having but one
arm. He has total Of $685. due him.
Certain Of our business men suspect
ing such a move had kept bounding
Callahan and got nearly the full
amount that was owing them, but his
hired men thot Bill, would pay them
and took no precautions to collect their
wages, and hence they were left
stranded. It is unfortunate that the
ones least able to bear the trouble
should be obliged to stand it all. The
Case company, we understand, are al
so heavy losers.
We understand that the recent
change in the time table Of the Soc
was made in behalf of Logan. We
thought there was q sinister signif.
canoe to be attached to the long con.
tinued silence of the Logan correspon'
dent.
Messrs. H. T. Hogy and c. L. Smith
who have been east on business for thu
past ten days, returned home Thurs
day morning.
The question as to Anne's age, ant
who's got the button, etc., has beer
sidetracked by our citizens of lat
| and now the momentous enigma tina
is up for solution is "Where is Maud 2
In. explanation let us say that on
William Callahan gave the Case PEG
pie chattel mortgage on one ba!
mare, Maud, weight 100 pounds, an,
another quadruped of unknown his
tory. Now those who have been il
Bills confidence for years never knew
Of his owning any horse flesh. TIL
collector for the Case company ha
been in Burlington searching ever.
nook and Granny for Maud or evidenc
whereby her existence might be trac
ed, but as yet without avail. w
would respectfully suggest that the.
proceed to Logan, where q recent dis
covery Of some prehistoric anima
was recently made, and perhaps thei
efforts to locate Maud may be crown
ed with success, as almost any oil
thing may come out Of Logan. Les
we forget, "Where is Maud?
Mr.. Lee Feehan Of Minot, repre-
senting the Singer Sewing Machin
Company, was in town on bushes
Wednesday.
Clarence Rolman has moved hi
family into the Peddlar house fror
the Joe Hunt farm. We understan
Mr.. Rollman will be employed at on
Of the local mines this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gilbertson hav
moved to Burlington from Davis. TIL
Gilbertson family circle now include
the grown daughters Of Mr.. Gilbert
son. The family are occupying tn
Tiller house on Church street.
These delightful evenings are beinl
spent by a large proportion Of on