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

H. j. Reha, Of Adair, Ia, stopped in
Minot on his way west for visit with
his old friend, George Newport.
Judge Leighton has set Sept. Is for
the granting of second citizenship pa
pers.
| Mrs. Wheelon, wife of Doctor
Wheelon, submitted to an operation
Thursday from which she is recover
ing nicely.
Water melons are selling in some
of the stores of the city at the rate of
three cents per pound, costing from
so to 60 cents apiece.
A. D. Gray is installing new pa
per at Baldwin. Mr.. Gray is an old
time printer, but has been out of the
business for several years.
Mrs. H. F. Hamilton and daughter,
Miss Mildred, are visiting friends in
the city. They reside in St. Paul,
where Mr.. Hamilton holds respon-
sible position with the Great North
ern.
The Schubert Symphony Club will
give an entertainment in this city
Friday evening, Oct. I, for the benefit
of the Elks' Home. The Schuberts
are splendid entertainers.
DR.. v. E. Sandberg, M. T. Dalquist
and C. F. Truax journeyed to the Mis-
souri, river in Mountrail county Fri
day where they spent several days
hunting the festive chicken.
1t is a pleasure to have your shoe
repairing and rubber or leather heel
work done at the Minot Shoe Hospital,
basement Lexington Hotel block. Par
eel Post orders solicited. Work done
while you wait. All work guaranteed.
J. c.. Sorte, who has been employed
at teller for the Union National bank
for two years, will leave the first of
the month for Van Hook, where he
has a valuable homestead. He will be
connected with one of the banks of
that city.
P. G. Heintz, a prominent Roches-
ter, Mimi, banker, who is connected
with the Glenburn State Bank, is
spending a week in this vicinity. Mr..
Heintz was in Minot Wednesday, ac-
companied by G. l.. Gould, who is in
charge of the Glenburn bank.
Editor Carl Peterson of Binford has
invested in new Dodge car. Carl
says he has grown weary Of sitting
on hard stool watching hundreds of
fellows, not as we'll fixed as he IS, rid
ing by on the cushions.
Earle Stredwick of Logan reports
the very serious illness of his nine
months-old son, who was taken i'll OF
cholera infantum in this city. The
child is being cared for at the home of
Mrs. C. C. Fowler and is reported
some better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Tracy of St.
Paul are visiting relatives in this city
and looking after their farms on the
reservation. Mr.. Tracy was formerly
a linotype operator in this city. He
now owns half interest in the Col
we'll Tracy Co., operators of three lin
otype machines in St. Paul, and re-
ports business very good.
Mrs. Jessie Finley-Riley, of the
/ Minot Academy of Music, writes from
Kansas, where she was called on &C
count Of the illness of her mother
q saving that she has shown some i'm
= provement. Her mother is suffering
!. from a cancer on the face, but the
!. doctors hope that they have the di'
sease under control. Mrs. Riley ex'
,, poets to be home in two weeks.
: w. G. Hutchins, the Outcault adver.
t Using representative, has bought 8
$ fine new seven room bungalow at the
Y corner of End avenue and 9Th St. from
Mr.. Haugse. Mr.. Hutchins is nigh
ty live wire and Minot is glad to SEE
: him permanently located here.
The Harrison school, which is uset
as a model school for the Minot Nor
, NAL, will open Sept. %. The institu
+ ton is in charge of w. F. Clarke, Wit
r has demonstrated his ability as an in
! structor, well.
t George Dachroth and John T. Hud
:, son, prominent Nauvoo, ILL.,, citizens
Y arrived last week and are looking af
i ter their valuable farms in this vicin
= ity. Mr.. Hudson owns farm fou
miles east of the city and anothe
| near Glenburn and Mr.: Dachrot]
N owns farm close to Glenburn. The,
are we'll pleased with their invest
ments in North Dakota. They tell o
many 5000 acre farms near Nauvo
this year producing nothing on &C
| count of excessive moisture.
II Colonel John Bloom, publisher o
the Devils Lake Daily Journal, ha
been transacting business in Mino
this week. The Colonel is publishing
II mighty breezy paper at the LAX
and it is success financially, too. Hi
Il edition Wednesday was a hummer, be
i ing an anniversary number of the we
known Mann store. Mann engaged i
\ business at Devils Lake "a years agt
His store not only carried large &C
u vertisement, but many concerns tina
have sold merchandise to the Man
II store, bought space freely.
II A. E. Beam, foreman for D. A. Dir
ME for several years, and Mr.. Liant:
foreman of the brick-laying depart
ment for Mr.. Dinnie for years, hay