The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16

are both Al men in their lines and
will make success of the business.
P. McKone of Wolf Point, Mont,
spent several days in the city.
G. A. Schmidt has moved to Powers
Lake, where he will engage in farm
ing.
R. w. DuVall returned from Min
neapolis last week with fine new
Haynes auto, which is attracting con-
siderable attention.
P. w. Miller received car load Of
registered cattle, consisting OF ~
bulls and 13 heifers. The car was
valued at $4,000.
J. w. Rode, after spending six
months in Minot, looking after the de-
tails of building fine business block,
left Saturday for Kalispell, Mont, to
join his family.
Four dray loads of beer were con.
fiscated from piggers who had shipped
the amber fluid to this city. The wet
goods were secured at the depots and
express offices.
Herman Matson, one of the indie
pendent's Glenburn subscribers, Is
marketing fine 10 acre crop. The
Matson brothers own large tract OF
land in one of the prettiest sections OF
the state.
Mrs. Frank Beltzhoover writes from
Gull Lake, Sask., telling of the boun-
=. tiful crops. eve hail the coming OF
the Independent with delight" she
adds.
r. M. Dickey of Norwich has been
quite ill from heart trouble at the
hospital this week. His son, H. M.
Dickey, arrived from Lenora, Okla,
and has taken charge of the Dickey
threshing outfit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Withers of Par
shall motored over Saturday evening
and remained with relatives until
Monday. Mr.. Withers is engaged in
the farm implement business at Par
shall and is exceedingly busy.
Beam and Lantz Form Partnership.
]. B. Tracy of Des Laos has fin
ished harvesting $40 acres Of crop,
doing the cutting himself and spend
ing but $50 in putting in and caring
for the entire crop. Last year his
threshing bill was over $500, and 1t
will be more this year. HE used 15O
pounds of Irvine.
Mrs. F. E. Cook was in from Logan
yesterday. She reported that F. +.
was So years young that day and she
took home some attractive stationery
from this office for a little present.
Mr.. Cook has completed his threshing
some of his best wheat averaging 40
bushels.
While at Glenburn recently, we met
our old friend J. J. Mclean, who for
several years has been in charge OF
the Farmers elevator. He was doing
a nice business and looked for the ele-
vators to be crowded to capacity soon,
although he reports plenty OF cars at
present. -;,sy,; ,,,r,
Prof. Fish, Of It the mo Normal school,
formerly curator of the State Histori-
cal Society at Bismarck, purchased a
handsome residence property of Wal
ter Bond. The property faces the
Normal campus and is a very desir-
able and beautiful home for the pro-
fessor.
: H. H. Marean, one of the big Glen
, burn farmers, was in the city Tues
; day. blank" threshed nearly 500
: acres of his crop and reports a fine
Weld. He says that considerable
grain has been threshed in the Glen
burn country and believes that with
favorable weather, the farmers will
!, have little trouble in getting through
!, with their work in nice shape.
Mrs. George Hoover went to Bath
, gate, N. D., the first of the week with
little Chester Peck, the Granville lad
! who lost the sight of his eyes last
: spring, when his little brother acct.
dentally shot him. Chester has en-.
, tered the school for the blind. He is
: bright little fellow and manages tc
get a good deal of pleasure out Of
life.
O. M. Champlin has received wore
> from his family to the effect that they
arrived safely at Berkeley, CAL, hav
- ing made the trip with their Stude
, baker. Walter begins his second veal
h at the university and Miss Florence
y will attend the institution this year
;. Verne Moon accompanied the Champ
+ Inns and the trip was made in twelve
q days. Mr.. Champlin will spend tn
= winter at Berkeley.
Ira D. Bush of Grand Forks, for
= merly in the hardware business a
I Tagus, was a pleasant caller at thi!
$ office Thursday. Ira was on his wa!
y home from a trip to Tagus and wa
. accompanied by his two little. chill
e dren. He is now connected with a firm
5 of cement contractors at the Forks
;, This firm manufactures a patented
II cement cistern that is said to be tn
n finest article in that line on the mar
= ket. ..-@
n Many People In This Town
never really enjoyed meal until