The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-23

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Minot Normal school, who has closed
a very successful term at School No.
l, Wang Townhip, left for Brookings,
S. D., to visit her grandparents. She
was accompanied by her brother, Har-
ris.
Earl Champlin, the popular Genoa
Grain King, is the daddy Of big
baby boy, born Tuesday. In honor Of
the event he visited Minot Wednes-
day and bought brand new six-cyl-
inder Studebaker car.
N. B. Hicks of Williston, represent
ing the Goodyear Rubber Co., was In
the city Wednesday. In company
with F. N. Fuller of the Northwest
Motor Co., he called on the trade at
Burlington and Foxholm.
The Independent regrets to learn
that Mrs. l.. l.. Bunker, who writes q
very interesting news letter each
week from East Highland, is ill, but
she pluckily prepared her weekly COL
lection of news.
The Independent regrets to learn
that Colonel Scarlet was compelled to
return to St. Joseph's hospital Satur-
day morning on account of illness.
The Colonel has been quite ill for sew
eral months, but had grown much bet
ter.
The Independent received Christ
mas greetings from Supt. S. H. Wolfe,
of the Hutchinson, Mimi, schools. A
picture of Mr.. Wolfe in his beautiful
Office at the school is shown. Mr..
Wolfe for fifteen years had charge of
the Minot schools.
Miss C. E. Smith, who has had
charge Of the millinery department at
the Mccoy store for several seasons,
left this week for Kentucky, where
she will visit. Later she will go to
! New York City to study the fashions
and will return to Minot early next
season.
H. A. King, the gentlemanly man.
ager of the Raudenbush Piano Co.,
will leave Friday for Minneapolis,
where he will visit old friends for q
month. Mr.. King has made big sue
cess Of his business in this city. The
music house will be left in capable
hands during his absence.
D. G. Kaufman and six others of
Garden City, Mo-, have written the
| county commissioners for copies Of
,, the booklet which was recently issued
describing the opportunities afforded
settlers in Ward county. The indica-
lions are that the supply of booklets
will he exha listed sooner than antici-
pated.
Miss Gladys Mumford, who is teach
ing in the Eden Valley school near
Sherwood, was guest at the home of
her uncle, "A. M. Waller and family,
last week. Friday, leaving Saturday
for her home at lKimball, Mimi, ac-
companied by little Paige Waller, who
! will visit his grandmother during the
holidays.
John A. Borud, from Mork Lake,
was in the city Tuesday. He was ar
ranging for "a Christmas tree, which
will be seen at the Rose Valley church
on Christmas day. Exercises will be
held in the afternoon, beginning at, !
o'clock. sE y Ige3oar fTs MI s..
Irwin Williamson and family arrived
from Swift Current, Sask., to visit
several weeks with relatives. Irwin
has been engaged in barbering and
has done well. He still owns his Can
| adian farm. Mrs. Hamilton Grow and
children arrived also to visit relatives.
b Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Robe OF Ken
mare returned Saturday from a visit
to points in Minnesota. After attend
ing the Equity convention in St. Paul
they visited at Mr.. Rohe's old home,
Osakis, MINI. They were at the state
prison at Saltwater, where more than
thousand convicts are confined.
Ezra Allen of Glenburn was in Mi
not Monday enroute to Braddock, N.
n RI cpord thu ho1sJo1ye ~
Mr.. Allen was recently compelled to
kill two fine mares worth $3.50. that
had been exposed to CHAMBERS. The
state pays him $50 a piece for the
animals.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Heltzel from
north of Sawyer, left Monday for
their old home, York county, Pennsyl-
vania, where they will spend several
months with relatives. Mr.. Heltzel
moved from that state thirty-nine
years ago but he goes back occasion
ally for visit with many friends and
relatives. The Heltzels were accom-
panied by Mrs. Herman Kunkle. They
will spend some time with Mrs. Helt-
zel's father and mother in Indiana,
who are 80 and 70 years of age, re-
spectively.
An error was made in reporting the
birth of a son at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Blom of brady. Our in
formant gave in the weight at II
pounds when as a matter Of fact the
little lad weighed only six or seven
pounds. IT'S said that the cause Of
the error came about in this way. The
scales were loaned by neighbor, Ed
Okins, who had been using them to
weigh meat. They registered II
pounds all right, but apparently were
out of balance. The Independent is
glad to make the correction. We hope
the promising little fellow will weigh
u pounds ere long, and eventually