The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-04-08
Local News

The ducks have returned from tn,
south.
Andrew Borud from Rolling Gree,
| was in Minot Friday.
Marius Erickson was in Devils Lake
Sunday visiting his brother
VIM. N .Sayers of Des Laos trans.
acted business in Minot Thursday.
James Eide and Nelberg Hammer
were in the city Thursday and Friday
F. S. Mcclure of Great Falls, Mont,
visited his brother, George, this week.
Mark Cook, the implement dealer
from Des Laos, was in the city Thurs
day.
Thousands of crows were seen in the
vicinity Sunday on their way to the
north.
| P. H. Jones, the Maxbass banker,
and J. w. Whitman, merchant, were
in the city Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Estlick reports the hatch
ing of more than So Rhode Island Red
chicks before April 1.
j. F. Bowman of Epworth, an old
time locator and landman visited Mi
not friends Saturday.
Before installing lightning rods
write me for prices. D. C. Hoy, Box
1912, Minot, N. d. 41-t2*
D. J. Mcconnell, of Towner, one of
the leading democrats of McHenry
county, was in town Friday.
Burton Smallwood, a student in
manual training at the Stoudt Insti-
tute, spent his Easter vacation with
his parents.
The board of Liberty School Dis
| trict are making arrangements to
build new school house in the north
west corner of the district.
R. A. Nestos and Dudley L. Nash
left Wednesday for Mohall to act as
judges in a debate between the school
teams of Mohall and Reynolds, N. D.
Frank Kurtenbach, carpenter, who
had charge of a singing club at Huff,
N. D., was arrested twice for arson
and only the other day he was arrest
ed charged with pigging.
Chas. Palda, son of L. ]. Palda, has
an opportunity to enter the Naval Ac-
ademy at Annapolis and may accept
the place. He is bright young fel-
low and will make his mark.
Asst. States Attorney Rodsater of
Renville county met with the Ward
county commissioners Wednesday to
make a settlement concerning the
board Of certain insane patients.
The Scarlet Supply Co. was award
ed the contract to furnish Ward coun-
ty with legal blanks and office sup
plies and the Dakota Printing Co. of
Bismarck will furnish the blank books.
John j. Bates, assistant. immigra-
ton agent of the 500, was in Minot
Monday. He disposed of his residence
to T. w. O'Brien, a G. N. engineer,
and his family has joined him in Min
neapolis.
There is great demand for road
work to be done thruout the county.
The county commissioners at their
present meeting are flooded with pc
titions and everyone wants the work
done at once. y d.
Miss Pearle Smallwood left Sunday
for Brainerd, Mimi, her birthplace,
where she lived for twelve years, to
visit old friends for several weeks.
She will visit in the cities on her re-
turn.
Paul Shorb, of Surrey, who is max
ing a brilliant record at the state I'M
iversity, visited Minot friends Satur-
day. Mr. Shorb was recently chosen
to edit the college publication and will
receive salary commensurate with
the work. r.
Ole Sandal, who has a beautiful
place on the river about a half mile
west of town, is pretty badly crippled
with rheumatism and informs US that
he desires to dispose of his place in
order to make change that might
benefit his health.
Vic Mellinger left Sunday for Har-
lem, Mont, where he will resume OPP
erations on his 800 acre farm. Mrs.
Mellinger preceded him to the west to
visit friends. Mr.. Mellinger during
the winter, was employed at the Ar
cade Barber Shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kittelson of Des
Laos left Sunday for Richland, NO.,
where they will make their home. Mr..
Kittelson's health has not been good
and he went in hopes Of improving it.
The Kittelsons have lived in the Des
Laos country for nineteen years.
J. w. Rode returned from Minneapo-
lis Saturday where he spent a week.
When Mr.. Rode left the cities, he says
there was still great deal of snow on
the ground. The Red River valley is