The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-20
WINOT and VICINITY

Mrs. H. A. May left Monday for a
few weeks visit with relatives in Chi
cago and other Illinois points
Lou Avery, Carl Adamson and Will
Lewis of Greenbush township were
serving as jurors in district court this
week. .+o s. rJ" .a
The Champlin Implement Co. will
demonstrate the Steel Mule tractor at
the Ed Kively farm eight miles south
Of the city on Friday of this week.
The new $4,000 bushel elevator to be
built by the Minot Cooperative Farm
ers Elevator Co. will be located on the
500 right-of-way just north of the
Cook Implement Co.
Mrs. Chas. Harmon, pioneer of the
Saline settlement north of Granville,
died Tuesday and the funeral was held
today, interment being made in the
Saline cemetery.
Ed Livingston, who owns one of the
finest farms on North Prairie, was in
the city Thursday. Ed is suffering
from an attack of lumbago which is
making things mighty interesting for
him these warm days.
Elder Paul Mohler, of Rushville,
Ind, is in the city today. Elder
Mohler is agent for patent kerosene
carburetor which is said to be the best
thing of the kind on the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stoll returned
from Sanish Saturday. "Bill" says he
got his house on the homestead COM
pIeted, even to the paint. "Bill" is
some artist and we bet he did a pretty
sleek job.
A number of motor cycle enthusi-
asts are getting ready to attend the
Fair at Bottineau July 1926 and the
one at Rugby on the 18th mad 10Th.
Good purses have been hung up for
motor cyclists and there is no question
but that the Minot bunch will rake in
a good share of these.
Marius Erickson, local manager of
the j. /. Case Threshing Machine Co.,
returned Wednesday from a trip to
Fargo. During his stay in the Gate
City, Mr.. Erickson visited the big
Fair and was greatly impressed with
the exceptional display of live stock
and machinery
Pat King of Donnybrook, accompan-
led by Mrs. King and the children, re-
turned Wednesday from Grand Forks
where for the past two weeks they
have been visiting relatives and old ac-
qualntances. Pat says the roads near
the Forks are in bad shape, owing to
the heavy rains of late. The entire
he'd River valley is practically under
water and considerable difficulty is ex-
perienced in getting about with an
auto.
Henry Johnson of Donnybrook, the
versatile editor of the Donnybrook
Courier, was visitor to the Indepen-
dents sanctum on Wednesday of this
week. We can't account for Henry's
advent in the city at this time of the
week except on the grounds that he
came to invest in "tin Lizzie' or to
get a cline" on the politicians Who
congregated at the court house that
day.
Editor Krick of the Berthold Trib-
une, chaperoned by E. Emanuel, one of
the leading hardware merchants of
the Potato City, was in the city We'd
nesday. There were few who envied
Emanuel his job for he had his hands
full keeping George T. Murray and
Krick from pulling each others hair
and other conduct unbecoming those
of differing political faith.
Wilton Gludt Of Donnybrook, who
recently returned from Lake City,
Mimi, where he graduated from the
Lake City high school, came to the
city Monday in company with his faith
er for an operation at the private hos
pital Of DR.. A. D. MCDANIEL. For
some time he has been suffering from
a growth in his nose and an operation
was deemed necessary to remove the
obstruction. The operation was en-