The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Francis Of Vel
va were in the city Saturday night.

| Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Francis Of Vel.
va were in the city Saturday night.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Nelson of the south prairie
Saturday.
Forest Rice, we'll known Blaisdell
rancher, transacted business here Fri.
day.
Eggs for Matching from single comb
Rhode Island Red chickens, per set
ting of Is eggs, rs cents. Mrs. VIM
Estlick, R. R. 1, Minot, N. D. 2-25-tf
President Crane Of the Normal will
go to Mohall to act as Judge on de-
bate between teams from Mohall and
Crosby.
Sam Reiquam, A. c. Dayton and
Henry Lockman came down from
Glenburn Friday to get the antlers put
on at the Elks Home that night.
County Superintendent Wendt's
mileage for February was only $11.4O.
Some different from that of his pre-
decessor.
Mrs. R. E. Barron, Mrs. Jack Twi-
ford and Mrs. B. H. Bradford are
spending the week at Bismarck, where
number of social functions are being
given in their honor.
D. r. Jacobson and Peter Fugelso
and their wives, left st. Paul Monday
for California, where they will visit
the exposition and remain for several
weeks, sight seeing in other portions
of the west.
Tofflemire Bros, John E. and F. S.,
are preparing to move back to Saw
yer, where they can better look after
their extensive interests. They are
first class businessmen and citizens
and Minot regrets to lose them.
Marvin, twelve-year-old son of D. F..
Burns, from near Surrey, is spending
the week in the city receiving treat
ment from a specialist. He will sub
nit to an operation for the removal
of his tonsils.
F. H. Waters, teacher of mathemat-
les in the Minot school, resumed his
duties Monday after several months
absence owing to his precarious ILL
ness. Mr.. Waters many friends re-
joice at seeing him out again.
Oliver Bros. & Uleberg have taken
the agency for the famous Round Oak
furnaces. They put in over 80 fur
naces in new homes in Minot last year.
They do all kinds of sheet metal work,
and get good deal of business from
all over the northwestern section of
the state. Their business is growing
rapidly.
Contractors tell US that no less than
rs modern houses are already planned
for Minot for the present year, in fact
several are being built right now. And
still, there isn't a good house for rent
in Minot. This city has a population
of more than ten thousand today and
is the fastest growing city in North
Dakota. =,
The German Lutheran church of
Lynch has been incorporated by R. C.
Blume, Gustav Rothgarn and Adolph
Heinz. Rev. Mr.. Hartman of this city,
is the pastor and was instrumental in
getting it organized. A fine new edi-
flee will soon be constructed.
J. J. Beeghly brot US a sample of
Perfection corn, bushel of which he
received from the Allegheny mountain
region, and which he will plant on his
farm north of the city. 1t will mature
in 80 days. The corn is remarkable
in that the kernels are from half to
five-eights of an inch long, while the
cobs will average no more than "a
Of an inch in diameter, and ten inches
in length. The corn may be seen at
this office.
VIM. Crowder, one of the thrifty
old time Ross farmers, is in the city
visiting old friends today. Mr..
Crowder will soon retire from the
farm, which will be operated by his
son Edgar, who was recently married
to Miss Minnie Cline, a prominent
young Stanley woman.
Hans Jacobson, an old time Ward
county rancher, who has been living
at Parma, Ida., for the past four
years, is back visiting friends and get
ting ready to hold big farm sale.
Hans owns some valuable property
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