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

The Tribune ought to read the game
laws more carefully. The season
closed Monday, Nov. l.
| j. r. Kane is back from his Par
shall farm where he finished thresh-
ing just before the snow storm. For
ty acres Of flax averaged 10 bushels,
oats go bushels and wheat 20.
Miss Rita Gilmore, one Of the most
competent members of the Indepen-
dents force, submitted to an operation
at st. Joseph's hospital Saturday
from which she is recovering nicely.
Pat Heenan, the good looking jailor,
has returned from trip into the hills
west of Kenmare. He reports fifteen
inches of snow in the hills and says
that walking is exceedingly tiresome.
Humorous Bill" of Brainard,
Mimi, for the past twenty eight years
a famous auctioneer in the Gopher
state, was visitor in the city Monday,
enroute home from few weeks
threshing in the Dakotas.
P. /. Thingstad, one of the good con-
sentative farmers from the south pra-
irie, was in the city Tuesday Be-
sides doing considerable farming, he
has 80 head of cattle on hand that rep
resent considerable money.
From the hills comes the report
that the smaller lakes are frozen over
and covered with snow and that the
ducks have all taken to the larger
lakes or proceeded southwark. Duck
hunting has been better sport this
year than in many years.
The mammoth new building that is
being erected by the Minot Curling
and Skating Association is now en-
closed and will soon be in readiness
for the skaters and curriers'. The
building will be painted a steel gray
color and will present an imposing
appearance.
DR.. Myklestad was in .Plentywood,
Mont, several days last week as ex-
pert witness in the case of the state
VS.. Thompson. This. is the case in
which Thompson is ON trial for the
murder of his brother, who was shot
and killed in an alteration over the
possession of dog.
Bert Inks, from near Glenburn, was
in Minot Saturday. Bert says the
gods have been good to him this, year
and he can look every man in the face
and tell them to jump in the lake. He
plowed 200 acres last spring with one
outfit and threshed a 5000 bushel
crop, paying out only $3.50 for la
Dor.
w. o. Hales, publisher from Max
bass, and J. H. ,Pittman, who has been
engaged in the newspaper business at
Antler, were in the city Saturday. Mr..
Pittman has been managing a gar
age. He came to the city to take the
civil service examination for U. S.
custom officer, which position he hopes
to land. %
Citizens, Of Plentywood are boring
for oil land. gas. LA company incor-
porated, with 8; a ia up capital of $780,
900, u.s. engaged III the work! For years
there has Been Indications of1toil in
1.-THE vicinity Of 1Plentywood. There is
a tract of land comprising several
lsections where cattle will not eat the
grass growing thereon or drink from
ltha streams crossing the tract. fif!ss
Sim. &C. Lawrence, formerly engaged
lin the produce business in this city
arrived from Richey, Mont, where he
has lived on his big ranch for several
Iyears. He was enroute to the cities
to buy car or two of cattle to feed
on the ranges. Mr.. Lawrence's SON
Preston, is engaged in the. ranchine
business with him. His daughter
Miss Gertrude Lawrence, formerly Of
this city, holds a very responsible po-
sition AS pspperintende nt 81 one Of the
)departments st large store at Hast
limos. Neb bFaHfA3Q11 ST.