The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-29
IN THE LOCAL FIELD

DR.. V. E. Sandburg was guest at
the Swedlund home at Velva Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Upton attended
and were highly gratified with their
trip.
John Sander, the Aurelia merchant,
and Tom McVeety of Donnybrook are
here in attendance as Jurors in the
District court.
Judge X. E. Leighton, accompan-
led by his two sons, Roy and Will, left
Tuesday afternoon for a few days
outing at Devils Lake.
Otto Lomen, editor of the Ryder
News, was in the city Tuesday. Mr.
Lomen las just returned from a visit
to the San Francisco exposition.
Roy White, forHcriy engineer At
the tlet,ric light Lialt. and John Eos
tad, prominent Hesrsult farmers,
tr.ns octed business il: the citv TUGS
day.
VIM. Glib, Jr., has recovered from
his operation for appendicitis to such
an extent that he was removed Tues
day to the home of his sister, Mrs.
c. F. Truax.
Mrs. G. B. Swanson and son, return
ed Wednesday from two months Wis
it with relatives near Dunnell, MINI.
The elder son remained for more
extended visit
Miss Annie Eide and Mrs. N. An
derson of Maynard, Mimi, are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. O.
Some of this city. Miss Eide is a
sister of Mrs. Soine.
Lee Feehan, formerly with the Sing
err Sewing Machine company of this
city, is now engaged in the general
mercantile business at Colgan, N. D.,
being associated with his brother Will
liam.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reighart have
returned from an extended visit in
Minneapolis and other points in Min
nesota, making the trip by auto. They
visited at the home of their son Edwin
in Minneapolis and at the Fred Spath
home near Park Rapids.
North Prairie and brady will cross
bats at North Prairie next Sun
day afternoon at $3.50. These are the
same teams that played in Eastwood
park on July 9Th. The teams are very
evenly matched and hard game is
expected.
E. K. Brownson, prominent real
estate dealer from Williston, was in
the city Wednesday night, enroute to
! Deering on business. He has lived at
the "City of Opportunity" for the past
10 years where he has prospered as
that city developed.
| Messrs. King, McMann, Watson and
Anderson composed an auto party of
Sanish booster who were in the city
Wednesday. They report that Sanish
''The City of Ambition" is enjoying
a wonderful growth. The first train
to pull in over the new 500 line ar
rived last week on Thursday.
Messrs. Smart, Lambert, Upton,
Boyington and Berg left Tuesday
each with an auto load of M. E. Sun
day school boys, bound for couple
of days outing at Strawberry lake.
Mighty fortunate boys to be identified
with a society whose leading members
take such an interest in their welfare.
Cards received from Park Rapids,
Mimi, tell of the good time that Rev.
P. w. Erickson and family and w.
E. Mansfield are having. They are
catching some fine pickerels and the
Reverend will be able to tell some
good sized fish stories on his return,
which of course, we will be compelled
to believe.
H. L. Haskell, who will soon engage
in the clothing business at Lakota, re-
turned to Minot from Chicago, where
he selected his stock of merchandise.
Mr.. Haskell was particularly interest
ed while in Chicago in visiting the
clothing stores on Jefferson street,
where practically all the goods are re-
moved to the street for display dur
ing the day and taken in at night
Henry Bitter of Carpio recently re-
turned from trip thru the northeast
ern section of Montana and states
that the crops beyond Havre were the
best he saw on his trip. Henry drives
a Ford car and during the entire trip
of 1854 miles never had single mis-
hap, not living to even pump up the
tires.
Marius Erickson, manager of the
J. l. Case company here, returned Sat-
urday from the state fair at Grand
Forks. Mr.. Erickson says the exhib-
it's this year are superior to any form
er exhibits he has ever seen at the
North Dakota state fair. The Case
company had an especially fine ex-
hibit this year. A Case car lowered
the state record this year, taking the
first prize.
Representatives of the Wallace,
Northern Briquetting, Perlichek,
Lloyds, Foxholm and Cotton mines
were in the city Wednesday after
noon attending a meeting of the oper-
ators of the mines in the Mouse and
Des Laos valleys, called for the pur-
pose of considering the advisability
Of sending representatives to Bis
marck on August to attend the rate
hearing before the railroad commits
sioners which will be held at that