The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-16

dicitis. She underwent an operation
for this trouble over a year ago but
another will be necessary
in the near future.
Miss Florence Miller is suffering |
with an attack Of the prevailing
grippe. She has been i'll for several
days but is better at this writing.
Will Watson is laid up with an at
tack of the pleurisy.
Messrs. Sheehan & Ryan have op-
ened a restaurant in the Hogy build
ing. These gentlemen are both ex-
pert chefs and their place of business
is run in first class shape.
Irving Wallace has been absent
from school several days of late on
account of an attack Of the grippe.
This is unfortunate as Irving for the
past three years had been neither alb
sent nor tardy from school and was
tendance.
Mrs. Justin Miller served a five
course dinner Saturday evening to
party of friends whom she had invited
to enjoy a feast of venison steak
something of a rarity in this section
of the country. The following guests
were entertained: Mr.. and Mrs. Jour
gen Olson and Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Smith of Minot; Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Madsen, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Werner,
DR.. and Mrs. F. J. Christie, H. T.
Hogy. !,
Judging from the number of seal
skin caps worn by our citizens an era
of prosperity has set in here. No
fewer than 10 were counted on the
street Wednesday all wearing those
expensive sky pieces. Had the boys
been wearing coon skin caps and US
ing bears grease on their hair, we
might have been inclined to think we
were in Logan.
Late reports from the bedside Of
w. L. Mil1ar, who is critically i'll of
pneumonia at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Foote, in San Pedro, Calf,
indicate that he is gaining slowly.
"Lost in Mexico" thrilling drama,
typifying conditions in the desert re-
gions of the southwest will be staged
at the opera house on Dec 9th.
Malchow's Orchestra, "Rag Time
Kings will be here again Jan. goth.
This company carry q complete line
of costumes. Full particulars later:
Jacobson Bros. have rented the
Gunder Kively farm and will take
possession March 1. Gunder will
move his family to Minot., s4Ioqq 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schultz are
visiting relatives at Valley City and
from there will go to Gowrie, Ia, re-
naming until after the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Eckmeier
were suddenly called to Manning, Ia,
Monday, owing to, the serious illness
of Mrs Eckmeier's4 rmother at that
places inn.y Va| is bsIE v7s
During the month of November this
year the business of the 500 Line at
this point increased 105 per cent over
corresponding period last year. AS
soon after the first of the year as pos
sible we expect to give some statistics
regarding the enormous shipments of
coal and grain from this point, that
will cause our neighboring critic to sit
up and take notice.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lazarus will
visit Mrs. Lazarus parents. They
have not been back to Pakston since
leaving there II years ago:
On Friday, the oath, The Richard
Kent company will present for the
approval of local theatre goers their
latest and greatest success, "The
Western Heroine" This is not an old
shop worn repertoire but new drama
in four acts written by Mr.. Kent for
the season of 1856. The best story
ever staged in which Ruth Ames, sup
ported by cast of six people shows
how true western girl loves. This
is not one of the cheap western shows
now so common in North Dakota, but
show with standing reputation Of
satisfying the public or money re-
funded! Come and see this high class
Chicago production on the oath.
Will Larson, who is now at the Lar
son home in Minot convalescing from
long run of typhoid fever, is not
gaining as rapidly as hoped for and
will not be able to visit his friends
in Burlington during the Holidays
trip he had been looking forward to
with considerable pleasure.
The recent heavy fall of snow has
put an end to threshing operations for
good. Fortunately all the shock
threshing is now done and all that
remains is few Jobs of stack thresh.
ing. Andrew Lazarus finished thresh-
ing Tuesday. The Devorak and Goe.
bel machines pulled in Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Groshans underwent 9
serious operation Saturday, but Is
now pronounced out Of danger and re-
covering rapidly.
Ed Gilbertson is up and around
again after q long siege of typhoid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schloer are. the
proud parents of a bouncing baby boy
born Saturday morning.
Miss Della Green was the guest Of
her sister, Mrs. Jas. Gilmore Of Minot,
the first Of the week, returning home
Wednesday.
Ed jacobson is on the sick list this
week another victim of the grippe.
Miss Clara Christianson, represent
ing the "No Vary Products" arrived
Tuesday and will demonstrate the
merits of those goods at the c. A.
Bugge & Co. store the remainder Of
the week. Miss Christianson is a very
capable demonstration.
Mrs. ]. M. Reiner will leave on
Monday for hor old homo ~ MI Cor