The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-22
IN THE LOCAL FIELD

company, hides are up notCh or two.
DR.. and Mrs. Pence have returned
from Glacier Park, Mont, where they
enjoyed fine weeks outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reighart are
making an extended visit at the home
of their son, Edwin, in Minneapolis.
The county commissioners have ad-
journed after long session, to meet
again July 80 to make annual levies.
The county commissioners are MAX
ing their quarterly checking on the
various county officers.
Miss Stella Clark of Minneapolis,
daughter of John Clark of Donny
brook, has accepted position as
stenographer for the Minot Auto Co..
r. E. Hopkins returned Monday
from Minneapolis where he spent a
week with friends. Mrs. Hopkins and
daughter will return in about week.
Martin Nelson has bought the Or
pheum Shoe Hospital and the old re-
liable Hans Hanson, has been en-
gagged to take his place at the Sam
uelson Shoe store.
Francis j. Murphy, assistant at
torney general, arrived in town from
Bismarck Tuesday to spend few
days with old friends.
Guy Humphreys went to Brocket
Saturday returning the first OF the
week with his car which he left there
recently on account of impossible
roads.
Paul Evans of forming township
stenned on a rusty spike while at
work Wednesday morning, forcing 1T
nearly thru his foot. He was brot to
the city that afternoon to receive med
ical attention and is getting along
nicely.
w. R. Summers from near Deering
drove to the city Wednesday,: He re-
ports the crops looking splendid all the
way to Minot. He has 1870 acres Of
winter rye that will be ready for har-
vest in a week and he believes that it
is good for 20 bushels per acre.
John brady, the brady merchant,
has been employing his leisure hours
tending large patch of potatoes,
said to be the very finest in Ward
county, The potatoes were set in per-
feet squares and not a weed has been
allowed to grow.
Friday night the government Their
mometer registered 81 degrees, but
the weatherman is giving US some
warm growing weather at this writ
ing. If you have not driven thru the
country this summer yet, don't let an
opportunity pass to see the great
fields of grain. It's good for sore
eyes.
G. C. Humphreys Of Seattle, Wash,
arrived to accept position with the
Champlin Implement company as
bookkeeper. Mr.. Humphreys is a
brother of Guy Humphreys of this
city and the brothers had not met in
10 years. His family is here and they
will begin housekeeping soon. Mr..
Humphreys is an experienced account
ant. A.
Brown and Utter are building two
modern cottages in Eastwood Park.
W. F. Weber is building an addition
and remodeling a house in north Mi
not. H. H. Hegreberg is building a
large barn southwest of the city. B.
o. Varaberg is building new fence,
using a fourth mile of steel posts,
southwest of the city, The above ma
terial was sold by the Bovey-Shute
Lumber Co. g..
John A. Bradley, of Maple Creek,
Sask., who has just returned to his
home from visit to Minot, writes in
his home paper that he has $25 to
prove that he has forty acre field
of spring wheat that excels anything
he saw on his trip. The genial John
got his seed from the government,
sowed it without treating and is we'll
satisfied with the farming prospects in
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Hayford, who
have been enjoying a visit in this city
with Mrs. Hayford's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. C. Hunter, left on Monday of
this week, overland via Grand Forks,
with Mr.. Louis C. Apt, who motored
thru from the Twin cities last Thurs
day in order that the party might re-
turn home in their big Cadillac tour
ing car. The party will visit in Grand
Forks with Mrs. Hayford's sister, Mrs.
Harold Lamming, while enroute.
C. H. Walhowe, one of the prosper
Gus farmers from east of the city, is
enjoying life riding around in his auto,
good time more than Mr.. Walhowe
and his good lady. Mr.. Walhowe in
forms us that he came to Ward county
in 1885 and the first winter he trav-
eled clear to Larimore to get work in
order to exist He was one of the
early section men here, earning $1.10