The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-14

would be taken for granted by any
body. who knows Mr.. Cook, but we
make the correction for fear that some
might think they would be in danger
of going hungry.
The Minot high school football
team lost their first game of the sea-
son Saturday, when they were defeat
ed by the fast Grand Forks high at
the Forks by score Of 20 to 0.
A large number Of the Masonic fra
ternity, their wives, and members OF
the Eastern Star enjoyed social eve
ming at the Temple on Friday night.
Dancing formed the main diversion,
following which the company were
served delicious luncheon.
Jasper Baker has returned from
Minneapolis. The aged warrior star
ted for Washington, D. c., to attend
the National Encampment, but his
physical condition was such that when
he reached Minneapolis, his physi-
clans ordered him to terminate his
journey. =.
Charles Lowell, prominent attor-
ney from Hastings, Mimi, was Wis
itor in this city today. He had been
looking after legal business at Ma
kot and left this afternoon for Tow
ner. He is an old time friend of C.
F. Truax and he made this office a
pleasant call.
w. Schaffer, from south of the ciyt,
showed the. Independent man check
for $167 and some cents which he re-
ceived from the sale of two 2-year-old
steers. In addition to having few
steers to turn off every fall, Mr..
Schaffer is an extensive farmer.
The Fargo Courier-News has offered
to exchange with the weekly news
papers providing they will run an ad-
vertisement amounting to the differ
ence in the subscription price. This
seems like fair proposition and the
Independent is going to fall for it,
anyway.
Our old friend John Anderson
writes from Triple Lake, Sask, that
the farmers have grown a bumper
crop this year and threshing is about
half done. His wheat averaged %
bushels, oats 80 and barley Is. He
reports several fields where wheat has
gone from Is to 46 bushels.
w. A. Miller of the Western Realty
Co., has returned from Glasgow,
Mont, where the company maintains
offices which are in charge of his
brother, ]. M. Miller. He reports
threshing farther along in Montana
than here. While some of the yields
have been phenomenal, North Dakota
has raised a better crop on the aver
age.
Matt Johnson-6Os8- publisher Of
the Omemee Herald, was in the city
on business Tuesday. Matt says a
week will clean up the threshing. in
that section of our commonwealth;
One threshing rig that had a hard
time getting crew has pulled in for
the winter and several have moved
down into the Hurd and Eansford
countries.
The Minnesota state board of par
dons has granted pardon to Charles
Currie of Grafton, whose father, SO
years of age, recently visited the Still
water prison begging for clemency for
his son. The young man was sentenc-
ed to serve five years for stealing a
key Of beer at Oslo, MINI. The faith
er explained that he needed his son to
do the work which he was no longer
able to look after.
Elder D. T. Dierdorff of Surrey hir-
ed two men Saturday to help him
thresh. They could not work that at
ternoon and that evening third la
borer came along and was hired. The
next day was Sunday and they en-
I, joyed life at the Elders hospitable
home, remaining until after breakfast
Monday morning. Last seen, they were
hiking off across the fields towards
Minot, having put away large guam
tity Of the Elders most delicious
viands. Mr.. Dierdorff recognized the
men in Minot Tuesday and had a no
ton to have them arrested for beating
their board bill.
William Glib of Brookbank was a
visitor with his son, w. C. Glib, Of
this city, forepart of the week. Wul-
: lies father is ane O. the early pio-
neers O. this section O. the state an
endured lang wi his gudewife mony
o. the hardships that gang wi set
tim up a new kintrae. Every year
alang ABBOTT this time he ships Gallo
way cattle an Clydesdale horses tae
the Windy Ceety, gettin' gram prices
for his kye an fancy figgers for the
feathery-fitted Clydes. We think he
is on ane o. thae annyul trips the moo.
He usually veesits the sanktum- sank
forum or holy O. holes O. the Promot-
er whan he cas- in by DOR toon, ut
this time he hes apparently forgot.
He saws this is q praun' and glorious