The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28

w. G. Hutchins, the Outcault adver-
Using man, bagged fine lot of ducks
while the guest of DR.. Tyrell of In
derwood last week.
John Cinninger and Rev. Maunder
of Donnybrook were in the city the
first of the week to register in the
Berthold reservation opening.
Mrs. J. H. Behrens of Deering visit
ed the Independent Office Tuesday. She
has been a resident Of that district for
the past fifteen years, having pros
pered we'll.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Terrell of Under
wood were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Hutchins of 521 Second avenue
IN. w., arriving Saturday and remain
ing until Monday.
Mrs. n. A. Feig of Devils Lake, is
visiting relatives and old friends in
this city. Mrs. Feig was formerly
Miss Winnie Cavanaugh and many old
time friends reside here.
Charles Trout, who formerly resid-
ed on homestead southwest of the
city, and who moved to West Point,
Ia, last year, was in the city this
week and called at this Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Weatherwax,
who have been here for several weeks
looking after their extensive inter-
ests and visiting with their children,
will leave this week for their home at
Nampa, Idaho.
w. D. Gillespie, Fargo architect,
was in the city Tuesday night. He
was looking after number of con-
tracts for which he furnished the
plans, in this section of the state, and
intended going on to Ray, where he
owns fine farm.
T. E. Bennett, Of Graceville, MIMI,
arrived to look after his share of the
crop on his farm near Minot. He ex-
pected to get enough grain as his
share from 33 acres to pay the taxes
on his farm, and imagine his surprise
when the machine rolled out $50 BUSH
els for his part.
When No. 20 arrived at Granville
Tuesday, every coach was full and
there was not standing room for an
other passenger. Two coaches from
the branch train were borrowed to &C
commodate those who were headed for
Minot.
A young lad named Cannon was
struck by an auto on Main street We'd
nesday, the bicycle he was riding be-
| ing wreck and his leg was slightly
injured. The driver attempted to park
his car on the left side of the street.
Colonel Hecht sold $500 worth of
farm effects for V. c. Hoyt Tuesday
in two hours and half. The crowd
was not large but they went to buy.
A mare brot 5000 and a four year-old
gelding $165. - tYt ohlIp
W. A. Tyler, o. Burlington, !IVt It,, is
visiting at the chome Of his son., w. w.
Tyler, in this city.IcHe is; II years of
age and quite feeble. :, He proved. up
on homestead near Dickinson years
ago, but has been living in the Green
Mountain state for long period.
Dr:tF.<L., Householder, police COM
missioner, smashed his car Monday
afternoon when he collided with a
grain tank. He was watching por-
ton 10f "a, congested downtown street
and failed to see the tank. "a
Nick Nelson of Aurelia was in the
city Saturday enroute home from a
visit with his parents at Hawley,
MINI. He says there are lots of pota-
toes down that way. and the farmers
are marketing them in enormous
quantities from g. to Is cars being
shipped from Hawley daily. One of
the potato houses there holding 85,-
900 bushels is full to the brim.
The writer driving southwest of the
city Sunday, saw thousands of acres
of grain unthreshed, but in some local
tiles the work seems to have been
pretty we'll completed. Fully week
of good weather is necessary to COM
plete the work. Some farmers grow
ing alarmed, are doing some stacking,
but small percentage of the grain
has been made safe in this way.
Herman Woelk, one of the prosper
Gus North Prairie farmers, was in the
city yesterday. He says that four of
his brothers started fighting with the
German army at the beginning of the
war and he is not certain that one of
them is alive today. One of his
brothers is young man of but twen-
ty-three and the eldest is forty, all
of them being called to the colors.
J. H. Burkhart, one of the most
prosperous farmers of the Lone Tree
district, will hold big farm sale Sat-
urday, Nov. 6. Mr.. Burkhart will
sell an unusually fine lot of mich
cows, the result of several years of
breeding and selection. He has one
of the finest droves of registered
Yorkshire hogs in this part of the
state and will offer several of them
for sale. ~"
! L. T. Larson threshed 1920 bushels
of fine wheat from 100 acres at his
farm in forming township, an average
Of "a IL bushels per acre. He filled
his granaries and has the rest of the
wheat stored in wire bins. Mr.. Larson
is 16 miles from market and he has a
long job ahead marketing the grain.
He raised fine lot of feed. He has
one of the best improved farms in the
county, the farm being worth easily
$50 an acre.