The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-08-05
IN THE LOCAL FIELD

New potatoes are on the market
The farmers are realizing $2.OO q
bushel for the crop at present.
George Kemper left Sunday for FL.
bow, Alberta, to join Mrs. Kemper
who is there visiting relatives.
Luke Sweetman, one of the cold.
timers" now big rancher near the
Missouri, was in the city Saturday.
County Auditor Thompson is recov-
ering slowly from his eye trouble, but
his doctor has warned him to give
them rest for several weeks.
John Bjorn is enjoying visit from
his brother, E. D. Moe, from Egeland
N. D. This is the brother who was re-
ported killed in Mexico last spring, but
he appears to be very lively corpse.
Mems coats for the winter season
will have padless shoulders and snug
waists and will be cut in an abbrev-
lated manner, while trousers will be
tight. Good news for fat men.
U. L. Burdick, who will most GER
tainly be candidate for governor,
denies that he has formed an alliance
with McCumber, who has returned to
the state to open his campaign for
reelection to the Senate.
Atty. Wysong and George Mcclure
were chosen to represent the coal OPP
orators of the Mouse and Des Laos
valleys at the hearing before the Rail
road Commissioners meeting at Bis
marck this week.
Mrs. Ellsworth George left for
Mitchell, S. D., to visit relatives. Mr.
George, who has been linotype oper-
ator at the Optic Reporter for years
will join her as soon as his successor
arrives.
Colonel Bloom, publisher of the
Devils Lake Journal, prominent
democrat, under three column head
declared that "the country is dissatis-
/ fled with the democratic administra-
tion." Is the Colonel preparing to de-
sert his party, like Bryan, in the time
of need?
August Larson Of Burlington was in
the city Saturday for his supply of
culvcrts to be used in his grading op-
erations II miles southeast of Velva.
! Mr.. Larson has large force Of men
and teams employed on one Of the
grades which he is putting in for
Ward county.
| Fred Grams of the Dakota Bakery
informs US that he has been obliged to
employ additional bakers this season
to care for the immense number of
orders which he is receiving daily for
SANITARY Bread" and other delicacies
which his shop is producing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eicher returned
from the California exposition and
other points in the west, where they
spent several weeks. Like all others
returning to Minot, Frank says our
city is doing more business than any
town in the west according to popu.
lation.
DR.. and Mrs. Archie MCDANIEL re.
turned Sunday from a ten days visit
in the west. They visited the doctors
sister at Vancouver and stopped al
Banff and other Canadian points or
their return.
Residents in the northwestern part
of the city are complaining that boys
who 60 in swimming in Spring Lake
sometimes forget that Natures CARL
is not exactly the proper habilimen'
when bathing within sight of the gen
eral public.
The attention of the street commits
sioner is respectfully called to tn,
Belyea Avenue bridge after heav!
rainfall. Some provision should b.
made to drain the water off and thu!
avoid the huge mud puddles that form
on the bridge after every heavy rain
w. S. Young, the Surrey banker
was in the city Tuesday, He state
that Surrey farmers are preparing tt
harvest the greatest crop in the his
tory of that district and many of then
are erecting good buildings. J. B
Withers, south of town, and Chas
Weed, north of Surrey, are putting vi
large barns. A residence is being bull
in Surrey for the Nazarene minister
There is a vast amount of wild oat
in many of the crops this year. Farm
ers will have to take every precautio,
next year to eradicate this pest. Oft
en- the wild oats are scattered abou
clean fields by manuring them. Sum
mer following or growing corn ar
good ways of Kidding the farms Of will
oats, farmers say.
George E. Todd of the Emerson 1
Todd Co., returned Saturday from Fin
ley, Ohio, where he has been for tn
past ten days on a visit of inspection
to the Grant automobile factory. Hi
enthusiasm regarding the merits o
loads of Grants are expected soon t.
fill orders already booked by this hus
Ting firm.
SUMMER HOMES.