The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-10

year. Tires that could be bought fol
$40 last year are worth $21 now ane
may go higher Gasoline is now sell
ing for % 1-2 cents gallon in 100
gallon lots.
J. B. Reed went to Velva Tuesday
where he bought five large draft
horses from Gilbertson & Swanson tt
use in his draying business.
Kenneth, son Of Thos. Jackson, is
recovering. from a serious operation
for appendicitis at st. Joseph's hospi
tai, performed Saturday night. The
young mans condition was precarious
The -year-old son of Roy Chick
driver for the City Meat Market, is
so i'll with inflammation of the lungs
that it is feared that he cannot re.
cover.
C. A. Mueller of Carpio is attend
ing the fair. He reports plenty OF
snow in his neighborhood for sleigh.
ing, in fact, there is so much snow
at his place that one could drive right
over the buildings.
The Burt Township Farmers Club
will hold an important meeting at
their hall at brady Saturday night OF
this week. Every member should at
tend. A smoker and lunch will fol-
low the business meeting.
A licensed engineer will accept job
20 operate steam traction engine
during coming season, blowing or
threshing. Address Leo Voiten,
Briggs, Mont. 1-2O-t4cg
The many friends of Mrs. Chas.
Sandberg, who has been i'll at St. JOS
eph's hospital for more than a month,
will be glad to learn that she has re-
covered sufficiently so that she could
be removed to her home.
The Independent received an inter
esting letter from "Bing" Hemming-
way, formerly employed at the Sam
uelson shoe store. He is now living
at Waseca, MIMI, where he owns a
thriving restaurant. 80
S. N. Yoder and Mr. st. John came
in from Surrey in the school bus Tues
day to attend the fair. No school was
held at Surrey that day on account of
a fuel shortage Mr.. Yoder will ship
stock from that vicinity and will han
die Chevrolet autos.
Leon McFadden, who has been en-
ployed in a general store at Avoka.
Ia, will return to Minot to live, soon.
He says that Avoca, a town of about
1000, is composed Of retired citizens,
who declare when offered cigar, that
they'd take cake Of soap instead.
R. w. Church of Havre, Mont, sends
years subscription to the Indepen-
train was switching in the yards at
roor%h ~ uo,-. H.
playing from around the zero mark to
81 degrees below. Old settlers claim
this is the worst winter within their
memory.
A. F. Reed, who feeds the hungry
at Sawyer, was in the city Tuesday
He says that Sawyer is pretty lively
Billy Bennett with Is artists shows
there today. dad" Green, who has
been alternating, is soon due to crawl
out. The 500 manages, to get train
thru once a week. -, - =. ~, = 49,. .,
Leon McFadden, of Avoka, Ia, ar.
rived to attend the funeral of his faith
er, Geo. McFadden, held Monday from
the Hauges Lutheran church. Rev.
erends ,Lund and Nilsen preached the
sermons and the remains were Inter-
red in Rose Hill cemetery. Old time
citizens were pail bearers. T., -.
u. L. Burdick Of Williston placed
800 head of horses on the range last
fall, intending to let them rustic their
living. The snow was so deep that he
rounded them up last week, sixty be-
ing missing. The others are being fed
at Williston. Mr.. Burdick is getting
hay by the car, paying $18 per ton.
Alex Morrison of Bathgate was
nominated by President Wilson for
collector of customs for the district
of North and South Dakota, with
headquarters at Pembina, N. Das&He
replaces LaMoure, son Of Jud La
Moure. It was reported that D. H.
Macarthur had received the appoint
ment, but this is an error.
John Trapp, who was lost in a biz
card a couple of weeks ago, was in
town Friday John is displaying sew
eral frozen fingers that are rapidly
healing. He was driving team, lead
ing a horse when he became bewilder-
it was four hours before he managed
to get to the home of neighbor, AL
fred Leger, two miles away.
J. F. Spalla, Ole Bengen and Alex.
Hendrickson of Plaza arrived Tuesday
evening to attend the Mid-winter Fair.
They were unable to secure bed and
remained up all night about the hotels.
They secured quarters in Minot
home next day. They report snow
four feet deep on the level in the
Plaza country. The rural mail carriers
go out three or four miles on their
trips every day or two but cannot
make the entire trips. The farmers
are all getting along nicely as they
have plenty of food and fuel.
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