The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-02


Cullough, another member of the fac
ulty, went to her home at Washburn.
Messrs. Arnott and John Bitter of
ness the first of the week.
Cream has been advanced anoth-
er cent by the various concerns Of the
city, owing to scarcity of that pro-
duct.
Jacob Helling, of Deering, who rails
ed $4,000 bushels Of grain on his farm
this year, has returned to his old home
at FIT. Madison, Ia, to spend the win
ter.
Residents of the northeastern Sec
ton of the city have been notified that
mail deliveries in their section have
been discontinued, owing to lack of
a sufficient number of carriers to COW
err the entire city.
Mr.. Ray Frederick and Miss Mabel
Laughlin of Kenmare were married
Saturday evening, Rev. P. w. Olson
of the Presbyterian church perform
! ing the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fredericks will spend the winter at
Missoula, Mont, returning to Ken
mare in the spring.
The students of the Minot Normal,
some fifty in number, who could not
return to their homes for Thanksgiv-
ing day, were entertained with big
dinner at the Dormitory. Miss Camp
bell, the preceptress, made the day ex-
ceedingly pleasant for them.
David Burns of Surrey has seventy
turkeys which he is fattening for the
Christmas market. While this was not
an extra good year for poultry, Mr..
Burns managed to raise several hun
bred chickens, his good wife coming in
for big share of the credit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Fox of Norwich en-
tertained at their home Thanksgiving
night about thirty Of their neighbors
and othe- friends, the evening being
spent in playing games and general
amusements. At midnight dainty
luncheon was served by the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. John Gilbert and
Mrs. Orwin Hunt. The guests pro-
nounce the host and hostess royal en-
tertainers.
H. B. Whine, formerly in the news
paper business at Tagus and at Char
/ bonneau, but of late advance agent for
the Richard Kent attractions now
touring this state, has resigned his
position and will return to his home
at Alexander the last of the week. His
successor is Jack Smith. The Richard
Kent Co. will stage play entitled
"The Western Heroine" at the Grand
Theatre Saturday evening.
E. S. Waterman of Des Laos has
moved to this city. Mr.. Waterman
has spent the winter months on the
coast for the past four years, but in
tends to enjoy the bright sunny win
ter weather of North Dakota. Mr..
Waterman owns large farm near
Des Laos which was titled this. year by
Ross Leyder, who threshed $4,000
4 bushels of grain. Two quarters pro-
duced 1880 and 5000 bushels of wheat
4 respectively. FL
oKent! Morgan, who has been engag-
ed in fruit growing at Medford, Ore:
i for several years, has returned and
will connected with the Union Nat
ional Bank of which institution he is
a large stakeholder. Mr.. Morgan was
connected with the Minot Grocery Co.
some years. ago. He's an able bust
nessn,an and scores Of 9ldt fflr,iisfndg VIII
welcome his return a, e,,e top4 esis y
4 The Ladies'. Aid, of the First Chris
/ tian church will, hold a food sale at
Smallwood's grocery store Saturday
Dec. 4th, and in, connection Will hold
parcel sale, at which all packages
will be sold for ten cents. Mr.. Small
wood has kindly donated Empress cot
, fee, which will be served with sand.
! wiches, cake and doughnuts. Every
, one come in and have lunch and take
home Sunday dinner.
itr Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Burrill of Velva
N. D., together with Mr.. Burrill's
father, mother and sister from Haw
: ley, Mimi, who are visiting with thu
D. w. Burrill family, autoed from
t Velva, N: D. and spent Sunday after
!. noon with the C. B. Swanson family
: and incidently sized up the City 0.
: Minot. Mr.. Burrill, ST., expressed
: himself happily surprised at finding
;. Minot such thriving and enterpris
: ing city, with so many large invest
lnents and modern improvements.
Hon. L. H. Bratton, member of tn
I legislature for years, and publisher O.
! live newspaper at Rugby, was il
the city Wednesday morning, enrout
| to Bismarck to attend meeting of tn
directors of the new insurance com
| F0hy ViinC Woo VI SNHlAcu dC DlSuldTCl
a year ago. Considerable stock ha
i been sold and Jan. the company will
/ be in position to write insurance
1 Mr.. Bratton, while here, met Ex- Gov
\ ernor Frank White of Valley CITY
Il with whom he fought in the Philip
Il pines during the Spanish American
Il war.
We were recently handed the state
II ment of the Scandinavian America
bank of Van Hook, which evidence
the prosperity of the new Reservation
towns in a more striking and effectiv
Il manner than would the mention Of an
other single business enterprise i
those towns. The deposits of tn
\ Observation-Disclosures have grow
II from $36, 129.49 on Dec. 31st, 1911
to $96,264.84 on Nov. 10, 1915. Va
H Hook is situated in the midst Of a
area Of exceptionally fertile farmin
land, giving the city an immense tel
Il ritory from which to draw the trad