The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
MINOT and VICINITY

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Mrs. VIM. Carroll has been visiting
in Iowa and in Minneapolis, where her
daughter, Ruth, is senior in the I'm
iversity Of Minnesota. :.
Peter Busch, Grano farmer, killed
an eagle that measures seven feet
from tip to tip.
Joe Smith, held to the district court
on charge of assault with danger
Gus weapon with an intent to commit
bodily harm, pleaded guilty to assault
and was fined $55 and costs.
Lantz & Beam secured the contract
for the new Epstein grocery block for
$1O,19O. The Minot Plumbing and
Heating Co. secured the plumbing
work for $2,795.
Olga, the three-months-o daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Burke, who re-
side at 1922 First Ave. N. w., died
Wednesday night.
The preliminary hearing Of Claude
Peoples, charged with killing Frank
Gregg, colored, will be held Friday.
The body of Gregg was buried this
afternoon.
T. R. Burke, clerk of Passport town.
ship, and his neighbor, o. E. Kegley,
transacted business in Minot today.
Mr.. Burke says that fine township
hall, 1Sx28 feet with 10 foot posts,
was erected during the summer and
this is being used for township meet
ings, dances and public gatherings OF
all kinds. Mr.. Kegley is a prosperous
dairyman.
Grand Forks beat Minot for the
state championship on the local grid
iron Saturday z to in the hardest
fought game Of the season. The Grand
Forks team didn't appear to be in it
with the local team and ordinarily
we should have won. The visitors used
a little better head work and used the
forward pass to advantage.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Bro
tkerhood of Railway Trainmen gave a
Halloween dance at the hall on North
Main street Tuesday, and an excellent
time was enjoyed by all present.
Messrs. Kurth and Hellig Of the
Citizens Bank, succeeded in shooting
a couple of especially fine geese in the
hills south of town the first of the
week. DR.. Livingston of the Union
Dental parlors also was successful in
bagging two honkers Friday of last
week. He secured these in the same
locality.
Mrs. C. F. Eaton, chairman of the
work committee, had charge of the
supper, and it would not be saying too
much to remark in passing that that
part of the evenings program was
properly handled. The lunch consist
ed Of sandwiches, doughnuts, pumpkin
and apple pie, apples, nuts, cake and
coffee, and there was plenty and to
spare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weed are top-notch
entertainers and the Grange in Sur
rey has been made stronger and better
and happier thru their efforts to help
make the party pleasant affair, and
the guests left for their homes at mid
night feeling that it was good to have
been there, and took with them hear
ty invitation from Brother and Sister
Weed to "come again." H1< GnHeG
F. N. Fuller of the McKinney-F Fuller
Motor Co., returned Friday from
and Akron. While at the latter city
he dCCeIUeu d SdCNeIllS VI represent
tative dealers handling the famous
Firestone tires. There were over 500
in attendance, including a large num-
Der of their "crack" statesmen from the
various sections of the United States.
1t was notable gathering and many
unique features we're staged for the
visitors benefit. At Detroit Mr.. Full
Ter was present at Dodge Brothers
factory and saw the 100,000th car as
sembled in the presence of an immense
assemblage of distinguished guests.
From Detroit Mr.. Fuller proceeded to
Chicago, where he was joined by Mrs.
Fuller, who had stopped off at her old
home in Wisconsin for visit during
the time Mr.. Fuller spent at the De-
troit and Akron factories.
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