The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Land around Mohall is selling at $50

Mrs. Wylle Hunt, who underwent an
operation of serious nature in this
city recently, is we'll on the road to re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. G. Belanger
went to Minneapolis Tuesday where
Mr.. Belanger had business with the Of
ficials of the 500 Line.
Misses Irene and Cecilia Belanger
left Tuesday for Frontenac, Wis, at
which place they will attend college
during the coming year.
The young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Mackenroth, who fell off a fence a
few days ago, was taken home from
the hospital on Wednesday much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Smallwood have
returned from their western trip at
Vancouver, where they were called
to attend the funeral of Mrs. w. D.
Campbell.
| Another recruit was added to the
ranks of the medical fraternity of the
city last Monday when fine husky
son was born to DR.. and Mrs. H. G.
Knapp.
Mrs. J. B. Taylor and daughter,
Merriam, returned Saturday afternoon
from an extended visit with friends
and relatives at Britt, Iowa, Chicago,
and Minneapolis.
Clate Colcord of Glenburn, CON-
mitteeman from the 43rd legislative
district, passed through the city on
Tuesday morning enroute for Bis
marck to attend the state central COM
mittee meeting.
Mr.. Martin Aakran and son Olaf
left on Wednesday for Minnesota,
where the young man will attend St.
Olof's College at Mortified. On their
trip they will visit the big state fair
in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. A. w. Garvey and a party Of
friends from Chicago are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Garvey's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bissell. The
party are enroute to the Pacific coast
to spend the winter.
Will E. Holbein, secretary of the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce, returned from
Fargo Saturday morning where he ap-
peared before the Federal Land Loan
board to set forth Minot's advantages
as location for one of the loan banks.
Miss Sylvia Hurd of Grand Forks
was the guest of friends in Minot on
Wednesday of this week, leaving in
the afternoon for Colgan where she
has been engaged to teach in the pub
lie schools during the coming school
year. ''." WIZ.
Miss Josephine Tracy of Grand
Forks was the guest of her friend Miss
Rita Gilmore, Third street northwest,
Monday. Miss Tracy left on No. 105
for Foxholm where she has been en-
gagged to teach in the primary depart
ment of the city schools.
P. /. Peterson, the old time milk
man, who lives three miles up the
river, reports having threshed his
wheat this week. He says the yield
averaged So bushels to the acre from
a 40-acre tract and feels very much
pleased with the results.
Attorney M. O. Eide was as busy as
a cranberry merchant passing out CT
gars among his friends Tuesday. No.
M. O. isn't candidate for office. cilh-
er. He simply feels that the advent
of a charming little miss, weight in
the neighborhood of eight pounds, at
the Eide home that morning was suf-
ficient justification for his actions
John Sveen, who has been in Mime
apolis for the past week in ate dance
at session of the directors Of the
National Association of the Sons Of
Norway, returned home Tuesday. John
says that the Twin iCties are crowd
ed with visitors to the big fair and he
was obliged to "bunk" on a cot in the
hallway of one of the leading hotels.
F. E. Cook of Logan brought a sam
pie of his Northwestern Dent to this
office Saturday which showed that this
particular variety of corn is already
fully matured and ready to cut Mr..
Cook states that he has 3O-acre field
of this corn and expects to harvest it
with view to placing the seed on the
market.
L. c. Eby and wife returned Satur-
day from trip to Billings and vari-
GUS other points in Montana At Bill
ings they were the guests at the home
of G. S. Swords and family. From this
point trips were made to the noun
tains where the party enjoyed excel
lent trout fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Eby
were gone for period Of three weeks,
but say that by far the most pleasur-
able part of their entire trip was the
time spent in pursuit of the willy
mountain trout.
"Pat" King Of Donnybrook, former
ly connected with the Bank of Donny-
brook, was in the city couple of days
this week. Mr.. King is now residing
on fine farm which he owns in the
vicinity Of Aurelia and says that
farming has the banking game beaten
all ways for Sunday. He says that in
the event of his finding suitable res
idence he will move his family to the
city this winter in order that his chill
dren may enjoy the advantages of the
public schools.