The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-11-04
.MlNOT and VICINITY

A daughter was born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. S. T. Conlan Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. VIM. Hetherton is visiting hel
son, William, at Milestone, Alberta
leaving here Saturday, and will be
gone at least fortnight.
In search of the old Magic City
club quarters Sheriff Nedreloe discov.
cred a barrel of beer Tuesday even
ing. No arrest was made.
The Kenmare high school foot ball
team was badly defeated on the local
gridiron last Saturday by the Minot
high, the score standing 1910.
Editor Penn of Sherwood was in Mi
not Saturday enroute home from Har-
lem, Mont, where he owns a valuable
800 acre ranch.
John Berg an INDECENT from Bur-
lington township, died at the local hos
pital Friday evening. Berg has been
suffering for months with an incurable
disease, until death finally came to re-
lieve his sufferings.
Miss Svea Chrstopherson of Ken
mare, who came to this country two
years ago to make her home with a
step-brother, Avid Erickson, was de-
ported recently, owing to the fact that
thru i'll health she had become a public
charge.
Miss Marion McAneny took charge
of the society columns of the Optic
Reporter Wednesday. She formerly
acted in the capacity of society edit
ress of this same department on the
Optic Reporter and is clever report
er of society's do,ngs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Emerson have
returned from a visit of six months,
spent in various sections of the United
States. They spent the summer with
relatives and old friends in Wisconsin
and Minnesota and journeyed to CAL
ifornia where they enjoyed the two
fairs
Segar Lloyd, filled with squirrel
whiskey, hired local chauffeur Tues
day evening to drive him about town.
Becoming dissatisfied with the route
taken he pulled a gun and pressing it
to the chauffeur's head, gave him d.
rections with the cold steel as an in
centive to the faithful performance of
his duties. Lloyd was arrested on
charge of drunkenness.
John E. Greene was called to Wash
ington, D. c., by the precarious ILL
ness of his brother who is renowned
botanist with the Smithsonian insti-
tute He has been working on STAN
dard set of books of several volumes.
The brother visited in Minot last sum-
mer, but was quite feeble at the
time.
Howard N. Isaacs and Miss Her.
moine Hurd of Faribault, Mimi, were
united in marriage at the Episcopal
manse by the Rev. J. N. Mackenzie
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Mackenzie
and Miss Lizzie Murray were wit
nesses to the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaacs are staying few days at the
LELAND and will leave the latter part
Of the week for Poplar, Mont, where
they will make their home. W pc bio
~. w. Buettener, the Norwich black
smith, and state president of the Me-
chanics'' Mutual Benefit Association,
spent Sunday il, the city with friends;
Mr. eBuettener; is, German! born and
was 81 years Old when he came to this
country, While, he naturally has a
warm spot IN his heart for the Father
land, he is a true American. and hopes
70 see the country punished that is re-
sponsible for the terrible war, whether
it be any one of the Allies or Ger
many, itself. He has watched the pro-
ceedings very closely and has con-
Guided that this country has not been
very neutral, favoring the Allies
somewhat. %sa'