The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-16

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i O. s. Semm, . prominent attorney
from Minor, N. D., attended the tax
sale Tuesday.
Dora, the five year-old daughter {.
Henry Unzen, has been very III with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, Of White
Earth, N. D., were visitors at the
Truax home this week.
P. j. McKone arrived from Wolf
Point, Mont, Sunday to visit friends
and to look after business. He re-
turned home Tuesday.
States Attorney Nestos recently
submitted to an operation on his
throat. He is now recuperating in the
east.
E. S. Waterman, who recently NOV
ed to this city from Des Laos, has
bought the Hurd house and lots, very
desirable property.
Joel B. Wray and family of Surrey
leave this week for Lamport, Colo,
to spend the winter with Mr.. Wray's
parents.
E. L. Buffham, one of the thrifty
Norwich farmers, was in the city re-
Gently, paying this Office a pleasant
visit
Mrs. w. J. Norbeck has been pre-
cariously i'll at her home in this city.
She is under the care of trained
nurse and at this writing is reported
slightly better.
Mrs. K. H. Emerson has been un-
der the care of doctor since Sun
day, but is reported some better to-
day.
Miss Beulah Ward, secretary of the
Y. w. c. A., will leave this week for
her home, Overton, Neb., to spend the
holidays with relatives.
John Hanson, of Ryder, who went to
the Dunseith sanitariun, submitted to
an operation for the removal of a leg
below the knee for tubercular trouble.
Anna Doeling, aged ten years, died
at an Enderlin hospital from appen-
dicitis. Her mother lay i'll in the room
next to where the little one died.
Mrs. Louis Emerson and Mrs. John
W. Newlove write from Los Angeles,
CAL, that they are nicely located and
their children are preparing to enter
school after the first Of the year. They
will remain until June.
John Wallin has returned from St.
Paul, where he attended the Equity
convention. Mr.. Wallin represented
the Optic Reporter and his special ar
ticles were among the best seen in
that paper in long time.
Frank M. Long, from southeast of
the city, is spending the night in Mi
not Frank is one Of the best farmers
Of that neighborhood, and there are
some mighty good farms and farmers
in that locality, too. His oats aver
aged IS bushels and wheat 81.
James Marlenee returned from
Havre, Mont, to visit old friends dur
ing the holidays. Jim says that the
gas well at Havre is flowing stronger
than ever. Gas has been installed in
the Havre churches, laundries, power
plants, andois now being placed in
the fhomes!nHis children were among
the first to placetit in their homes.
Forest Rice, the big rancher at
Blaisdell, was in Minot Wednesday of
this week and called on the Indepen-
dent. Mr.. Rice hasrsa pasture con-
sisting of five sections of lands Re-
Gently he went out to the pasture to
catch saddle horse. He says itst took
him the greater part Of two days to
locate the animal and that his is a
small tract of land compared to those
Of old times.
]. H. McGarry, secretary of the
North Dakota State Press, Association,
arrived from Alexander today, enroute
to Grand Forks, where he will attend
a meeting Of the officers and executive
committee of the association. The
program for the winter meeting to
be held in Grand Forks Jan. 20 and 29,
will be perfected. Mr.. McGarry was
accompanied by L. R. Rogue, who has
just proved up a valuable homestead
near Wolf Point, Mont. Mr.. Rogue is