The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-20
MlNOT and VICINITY

Attorney r. H. Grace of Mohall was
a business visitor Saturday and Sun.
day.
Attorney <. c. Bowen of Bottineau
was in the city several days this week
on legal business.
Grant S. Youmans left Wednesday
for Fargo where he is attending hie
Equity meeting that is on this week.
Mrs. D. F. Humphreys of Brocket
is spending the week in the city, the
guest of her sons, Guy F. and G. c.
Humphreys.
Gus Huss, auditor for the Piper.
Howe Lumber Co., was in the city yes.
terday from Lansford, where he
makes his headquarters. ~
J. B. Switzer, the Lorraine banker
was in the city Tuesday evening. He
was on his way to San Diego, CAL, to
take in the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Long of Ryde,
drove to Minot to board train tc
Minnesota, where they were called by
the death of a daughter.
A. M. Hovland of Minneapolis was
in the city over Sunday. He was on
his way to Lansford to look after his
land and banking interests.
Mrs. L. T. Larson and Mrs. C. M
Christensen, from southwest of the
city, left one day last week for points
in Minnesota to visit relatives.
The Builders and Traders Exchange
of Minot will meet at the Association
of Commerce Office Friday evening of
this week at 1880 o'clock sharp.
- Mr.. A. C. O. Lomen was in the city
Tuesday enroute to his home at Ryder
from Whitehall, Mont, where he has
been managing a large mercantile es-
tablishment.
We notice by the Amusements mag
azine that a DR.. Ransom has bought
a picture theatre at Cedar Rapids, la.
The Minot doctor claims no connection
with the proposition.
Do you want good position as
salesman where you can earn $125.oo
Immediately. Unlimited opportuni-
ties. Peninsular Oil Co., Detroit,
Mich. t1*
Ladies from the country and ad-
Joining towns should bear in mind that
the Y. w. C. A. maintains ladies rest
room at 1OS S. Main st., Minot. Miss
Ward, the secretary, urges the ladies
to call when in the city.
Henry Rozen Of the B. & R. Cloth
ing store, will leave Monday for Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo-, where he will
spend several weeks getting rheuma-
tism, the seven devils of toothache,
boiled out of his bones. Henry has
suffered from the demon all winter.
C. J. johnson and family of Aurelia
passed thru Minot Tuesday night en-
route home from visit at their for
mer place of residence in MINES ota.
Mr.. johnson called at the Indep .ndent
office. He says that last week the
thermometer registerci As degl ees be-
low in Minnesota, which was as cold
as in on. own state.
D. A. Dinnie will leave in a few
days for Minneapolis, Winona, Chica-
90, Davenport and Moline on business.
He will buy vast amount of con-
struction material and will invest in
a gravel washing machine that will
wash the clay from the gravel. While
in the east Mr.. Dinnie will investigate
several propositions for the Associa-
ton of Commerce.
H. H. Marean came down from
Glenburn Tuesday to thaw out. Hank
really came down for man to help
him feed $50 head of stock that are
being wintered at his farm. While
the thermometer lowered around the
so below mark last week, Marean and
his men were out at work, wearing
two pair of socks inside their shoes
and one pair on the outside.
Mr.. E. A. Wilson, secretary of the
American Milking Shorthorn Breed
ers' Association, was business caller
at the office of the Secretary of the
Association of Commerce Saturday
evening, having come to Minot to
make arrangements for the program
of Shorthorn Day at the Northwestern
Midwinter Fair. Shorthorn Day will