The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-17

Df. y. II sweet was III minneapolis
! last week attending the meeting of
the Minnesota state dental associa-
ton.
Mrs. L. 7. Larson of brady has re-
turned from Benson, Mimi, where she
made an extended visit with relatives
and old time friends.
Our old friend, w. G. Broyles, of
Burlington, has been housed with the
grippe since Christmas, but is i'm
proving rapidly now.
F. C. Lippert, printer from West
by, N. D., arrived in Minot Saturday.
He was showed in at Westby since
Dec. 90 and finally got farmer to
haul him to Ambrose, AZ miles distant.
Fred Amy received an interesting
post card from Honolulu written by
James Johnson, showing one of the
bright colored fish that may be seen
from the bottom Of one of the glass
boats that "Jim" has been riding in.
C. L. Cline will hold big farm auc-
ton sale March l at his home 3k
miles north of Sawyer. Mr.. Cline was
in the city Tuesday and engaged the
Independent to furnish bills.
Adam Blocher will hold a big farm
sale at his home northeast of the city
March 2. Mr.. Blocher has closed a
very successful year and will have a
successful sale.
S. l.. Beachler, from north of the
city, is at Rochester, Mimi, where he
submitted to an operation for appen..
dicitis and rupture. He is reported
recovering.
VIM. Savers, who owns a section OF
as fine soil as the sun ever shone upon,
out near Des Laos, was in the city Sat
urday, making arrangements to move
here soon. He will invest in a home
here.
The Iconoclast, which has been run
as the party organ of the Socialist
party of North Dakota, will become
a stock company at once. The paper
will still advocate the Socialist prin-
ciples.
The former residents of Indiana are
planning on holding a "Hoosier" day
at Surrey soon. There are good many
contented Hoosiers living in the Sur
rey district who feel that it will be
we'll to get together for Notification
once year.
Mrs. P. Bolen arrived from Canada
to make an extended visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Kemper. Mrs. Bolen was formerly
Miss Olive Mahlen. Her husband ac-
companied her here, remaining for a
short visit.
Frank Kirkelie of Donnybrook ar
rived in the city Friday in time to en-
joy the festivities engaged in by the
Ward County Old Settlers Asocia-
ton. Franks many friends had given
up hopes of his being here, fearing
that he would be unable to dig him
self out from under the snow drifts.
! The independents subscription list
has been growing at rapid pace,
without any work being done by a So
/ licitor The subscriber who voluntar-
! ily adds his name to list because he
desires to read the paper is worth to
! the advertiser a dozen by the various
methods of solicitation. il ,'',. b"
J. W. Samuelson, the shoe man, has
returned from Chicago, where he
bought a nice line of shoes for his
spring and summer trade. Con Lid
strom, manager of the Lidstrom Fur
niture Co., accompanied Mr.. Samuel
son and spent two weeks selecting
stock for the rapidly growing furni-
ture business. nf@|
A. B. billiard, of Pasadena, Cal,
; arrived to look after the remodeling
of the McJannet block. Mrs. Hilliard
will not Join her husband for several
) weeks. Mr.. billiard, owing to the
: dangerous condition in the mountains
came the southern route. He is an old
time resident of North Dakota, locat-
! ing at Wahpeton in the early days.
"A little thing like whistle tie,
up the north line train for over ar
hour" says the Mandan Pioneer
''The whistle on the engine was broker
and because of the law making it an
offense to pull out without whistle
the train was delayed until another
screecher could be fitted on the en-
CINE"
]. H. Weinrebe is now in the east
buying his new line of furniture to re-
place the stock that was damaged by
fire, water and smoke recently. Mr..
Weinrebe's sale is still in force and
CNCIy plCAC VI III Will tJ~ dlS~
posed Of, SO that the stock will be
brand new. The sale has exceeded all
expectations.
"Happy" Paulson, city editor Of the
Grand Forks Herald, is spending the
week in the city. He is reporting the
state Equity convention and getting a
line on the development of Minot gen
orally Mr.. Paulson has been with the
Herald for eleven years but the first of
the month he will take the position of
city editor of the Fargo Forum. He
is regarded as one of the brightest
newspapermen in North Dakota.
Robert Gillespie has returned from
Troy, o., where he visited his old home
the first time in ten years. "Bob''
says he will never remain away so
H. 4o1