The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-29

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his regiment leaves for the south. Lat
er Mr.. and Mrs. McGahan will motor
to the Little Belt mountains in Mon
tana to visit with S. H. Elliott and
family and enjoy some superb trout
fishing.
/ Superintendent Allen, who has been
here in charge of the opening of the
Woolworth Five and Ten Cent store,
left Sunday for his home in Chicago
where he will enjoy well-earned rest
before again coming to North Dakota
Tryggvi F. Erlendson, pharmacist
employed until recently by the Benno
Drug company of this city, left Thurs
day morning for Hebron where he has
accepted a position with a drug firm
operating stores at Hebron and Golden
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fugelso have re-
turned from Battle Creek, Mich,
where Mrs. Fugelso spent several
weeks at the famous Sanitarium. Her
health has been much improved. They
went from Detroit to Duluth over the
Great Lakes and had very delight
full trip.
A hail storm doing considerable
damage passed through the country
south of Glenburn last Saturday eve
ming. Barney Briggs estimates his
loss at IS per cent, but it is altogether
probable that this estimate is incor-
cert as practically all of the grains ex-
cept rye will come on again.
F. A. Stoevener, city salesman for
the Northwest Motor company, is in
Grand Forks this week attending to
the work preliminary to the taking
over of the Grand Forks agency by
the Northwest Motor Co. on July l..
Mr. Stoevener expects to remain at
the Forks until about the tenth of
July.
H. j. Yuly recently became the own
err Of 'Nogent," an exceptionally wei!
bred Percheron stallion. "Nogent's"
pedigree can be traced back to the ia
nous French stallion "Brilliant.' The
animal was foaled in 1907, weighs 1870
pounds and is beautiful dapple grey.
Mr.. Yuly has one of the best horses in
Ward county.
Rev. T. S. Reishus, who was the first
pastor of the First Lutheran church in
Minot, is spending several weeks in
this city at the home of his brother,
Gunder Reishus. Mr.. Reishus was in
charge of this church from 1886 until
1894, occupying the old brick church
which was torn down several years ago
and replaced by the present magnifi-
cent structure He is now resident
Of Stanley, Wis. q
E. E. Burdick from north of Doug
i las is in the city today. He started
with two cows four years ago and now
has herd of ten first class mich cows
and twelve heifers. Mr.. Burdck fig
ures that the increase from his COWS
in that time amounts to fully $500.
besides he has made great deal of
money selling milk. In a year the
cows averaged $78 each for the amount
Of milk they produced.
Mrs. P. B. Bartlett and her two lit
tie daughters, Lizbeth and LaVanche.
let's father, Mr.. F. H. Slatky, left for
morning. They had a very pleasant
evening a number of family friends
gathered at Mr.. slatky's home for a
farewell party. Mrs Bartlett will be
Sylvester Ward of Sawyer was in
Minot on his way home from Devils
Lake where he attended the first reun-
ion at the school for the deaf. Mr..
Ward attended school for the deaf in
Iowa in 1872. He reports so pupils
in attendance at the Devils Lake in
stitution. Although Mr.. Ward has to
go through life without his hearing, he
gets good deal of pleasure as he goes
along and is very successful as farm
err.
E. H. Boyer, the clothier, returned
Saturday from a buying trip to the
Twin Cities. Upon his return he was
accompanied by his little daughter,
Grace Agnes Boyer, who has been at
tending the Academy of The Holy
Angels during the past year. Although
but eight years of age little Miss Boyer
is an accomplished pianist, playing
some of the most difficult selections
with ease and perfect execution.
Manager Clapp of the Golden Rule
store will leave on Thursday Of next
week to attend a convention of the
managers of the J. G. Penney stores
which meets this year at St. Louis,
Mo. These conventions of the manag-
ers Of this chain of 1875 stores To-
Gated throughout the northwest, meets
every year, and is big affair. There
are sixty managers, some having
charge of several stores. Mr.. Clapp
is buyer for the store here and the one
at Williston.
Marius Erickson, manager of the
Case Co., returned from visit in the
east. He spent several days at Glen
vile, Mimi, visiting at the home Of
Mr. ond Mrc n Woetr,,n, M.
Westrum for six years was collector
for the Case company located at this
point and he was considered one of the
company's very best men. He holds a
responsible position now with an AL
bert Lea packing company, being in
charge of large territory. Many will
remember Miss Agnes Westrum. She
is now the wife of DR.. J. P. Freeman,
very successful Chenille physician
and surgeon.