The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-11-18

longing to the Western Express Co. to
and causing other horses to perform
in an unruly manner.
Lee Feehan, who is doing thriving
business in his general store at Col
gen, N. D., visited relatives and
friends early this week.
The Misses Hettie and Tennie SEN
ger of Granville have come to Minot
for the winter and are comfortably To-
Gated at the Dinnie Flats.
Charles Kendall, colored, an indi-
gent, died at the hospital Wednesday.
The body was inferred by Undertaken
Van Fleet Thursday afternoon.
Christian church services, Sunday,
Nov. 81, at Clifton Hall. Bible school
at 10:30; preaching at 11:30. All
strangers welcome. Rev. F. B. Sapp.
T. G. Kirkland, the "tall pine" from.
farmed ESQ acres this year with one
outfit and threshed a mighty big crop.
The roads have been in poor con-
dition and horses really ought to be
shod. Ten teams were stuck in the
Carlson coulee south of the city on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Aspinwall ar
rived from Barr, Mont, to visit their
friends and attend to business. They
will spend the winter in the state of
Washington.
J. D. Coons of Sawyer, who has won
fame as a grower of cherries, is in the
city on the jury in district court. Mr..
Coons canned three bushels of cherries
one year, but says the trees have all
died.
North Dakota and South Dakota
met on the gridiron at Sioux Falls,
Saturday, the score being 0 to 0. Lin
den Seed, son of DR.. Seed of this city,
is a member of the North Dakota
team.
F. A. Taylor of Minneapolis, who is
at the head Of the purchasing depart
ment of the Bovey-Shute Lumber Co.,
was in the city Tuesday and Wednes-
day as the guest of F. A. Ganser, the
local manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Taylor have
returned from Minneapolis, where
they spent a week with Mr.. Taylor's
parents. They attended the big foot
ball game Saturday between Minneso-
ia and Chicago.
Adam Blocher, from near Surrey,
threshed. 1880 bushels of grain this
year. Mr.. Blocher had charge of the
crop on the, Shaw-Brunner quarter
that averaged little more than so
bushels per acre.
The state railroad commission will
meet in Minot December 9Th, hear evi-
dence and consider complaints regard
ing the Berthold Farmers Telephone
Company, and also trouble with the
Flaxton and Ryder exchanges
Owing to the lack of funds, the
North Dakota building at the Panama
Pacific Exposition was closed Nov. ID
Will E. Holbein, who has been in
charge of the building, is expected to
return to North Dakota in about two
weeks. III
Mr.. and Mrs. James johnson left
Saturday for western points, where
they will spend several months. They
may go as far as Honolulu. "Jim"
took along plenty. Of the coin Of the
realm and will remain away indefi-
nitely. sue. ...1 ,g,.,..,,,-
MANY of the corporations Though
out the county having been lax in
sending in their reports, has delayed
the work of the fopce in the county
auditors office so that it has been ne
cessary for them to work overtime
for the past two weeks in order to
have the files ready to turn over to
the treasurer on December l, as re-
quired by law. e.s..- ha@ i'c@5 %
E. B. McCutcheon, chief game war
den for this district in North Dakota,
is winning fame in PARKWAY Mon
tana. He received a letter from a man
at Bainville, Mont, complaining that
la Russian had been doing some illegal
trapping and shooting chickens and
ducks contrary to law. "Mac's" jur-
isdiction does not extend that far out,
but he will give the fellow a little ex-
pert advice anyway.
The first case tried in Federal court
this week was that of Charles John
son VS.. the Great Northern Railway
Go. johnson was employed in the