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

day charged with plugging in small
outbuilding opposite the Lexington
hotel.
Miss Elsie j. Cook, of the Minot
Normal school, is entertaining her sis
ter and mother from Fessenden this
week.
J. L. Thompson Of Palermo was in
the city the first of the week and re-
ports fine crops in that section this
season. @ks
!! President A. G. Crane Of the Minot
Normal. is scheduled to address
teachers Institutes at Mohall and
Rugby this week.
The little three year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Twyman died of brain
fever Sunday afternoon following an
illness Of several weeks duration.
Mrs. Martin Jacobson on Saturday
evening entertained in honor of Miss
Aletta, whose marriage to Mr.. Ray
Nelson of Joplin, Mont, will occur on
the fifth day of January.
Fresh eggs are scarce article in
the local market. The Northern Pro-
duce Co. has shipped four carloads of
eggs to this city within the past 80
days.
There is an exceptional opportuni-
ty in this city for the establishment
Of cold storage plant. 1t is surpris-
ing that this matter has been neglect
ed by firms seeking profitable enter
prise to establish in this CITY,
! O. A. Sonstead, from near Tagus,
one of the jurors in district court,
will leave for Idaho the first of the
year, where he will visit sister, Mr..
Sonstead says he believes that court
will last until the first of the year.
The faculty of the Minot Normal
school will entertain the teachers of
the Minot public schools at the Nor
NAL school Friday evening. Skating
will be one of the enjoyable features
of the entertainment, the weather per-
hitting.
John Cinninger and Ernest Schultz,
school officers from White Ash town.
ship, near Donnybrook, passed thru
the city Wednesday enroute to attend
big meeting of the school officers of
Renville county in session at Mohall
| this week.
Roy Pierce, for years an engineer
in the employ of the Great Northern,
has been promoted to the position of
travelling engineer. Roy is one Of the
"old timers" and this promotion comes
as deserved recognition of his long
and faithful services in the employ of
the Company.
James Wamsley of Plaza and Miss
Ella Moe of Minneapolis, were united
Raith officiating. After a wedding
! ~; 11,I,;ob 1,,sl1 ;r,o1,,Jo ,,oso%e
in Minnesota Mr.. and Mrs. Wamsley
will be at home to their many friends
at Plaza after Dec. 18th.
Orval Thomas and Miss Susan
Traynor were united in marriage at
the Presbyterian naansel Saturday af-
ternoon bya the pastor. Rev. R2W. Err
icksoni oMgJe and Mrs. ut Thomas will
maketlt their fIhpmea intthis Getty, Mr..
Thomas isEemployed atss the Offices of
the2 Ward Fruit Co. ne sssss2 ~ a,,.,
Jos. Korgel, the Gold Medal farmer
from north prairie, was in the city
yesterday. Joe is walking on clutches
but he has not been with the German
army or anything like that. A1few
weeks ago, he stepped up onto the
hub Of wagon, slipped of and broke
his leg. $40 ru..
= Ole o. Rostad, a prosperous farmer
owning $50 acres Of splendid farming
land near Carpio, was in the city Fri
day. Ole raised 172 acres Of wheat
this season that averaged over 26
bushels per acre. He speaks in the
highest terms !of the creamery at Car
pic and attributes much of the pros
perity oftlthe farmers in that locality
to the advantages afforded by having
a creamery so conveniently located.
Andrew Jacobson, of Burlington
township, one Of the leading farmers
Of the county, suffered stroke of
paralysis recently but is now able to
be out and around again, although
feeling the effects of the stroke. Al
though beyond the necessity of doing
, hard work any more, Andrew cannot
content himself with sitting around
: and bossing-he has to get into the
harness and do the hardest kind of
, manual labor. It was while lifting a
/ heavy grain tank on the wagon that
he suffered the stroke.