The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27

Anton Holzer of Deering has been
adjudged insane.
A five-day chautauqua is in progress
at Stanley this week.
Paul Zawadka's little babe died at
his home south Of Ross.
Andrew Watne, prosperous Berth
old farmer, was in the city Monday.
Carl Huso's 7-months-old babe died
at Van Hook.
The proposition to re-district Mount.
rail county into five commissioners
districts lost, 878 to 800.
Clint Dierdorff spent portion OF
the week in Minneapolis on business,
returning home Wednesday.
Ezra Lee, the old time contractor, is
erecting granaries on the Totflemlre
farm near Sawyer.
Mrs. Sperry, wife of the Drake edit
or. has gone to Minnesota to receive
treatment for a nervous ailment.
Fred Alger picked &c quarts Of
strawberries from a small patch at
his Stanley home one day last week.
d. D. Riley and a company Of Boy
Scouts enjoyed an outing last week at
Buffalo Lodge lake, northeast Of Gran
vile.
0. C. Anderson of Fargo, who is
connected with the Dakota Monument
Co., called on old friends in Minot on
Monday.
Aldrew Eidahl and family returned
yesterday from Lansgord, S. D., where
they visited with the formers mother,
who is IS years of age.
Max will have an electric light and
power plant. P. D. Podhola will fur
nish the "juice" with a 60 horsepower
steam engine.
w. N. Parsons picked $50 worth of
Strawberries from an eighth OF an
acre, An acre of the berries would
have paid for the land fifteen or twen-
ty times.
c.. F. Truax and family autoed out
to their ranch near Sanish Saturday.
Mrs. Truax will spend two weeks at
the ranch.
A. A. Javnager, former sheriff Of
McHenry county, now a resident Of
Minot, was taken suddenly i'll of ap-
pendicitis Monday night and an oper-
alton was performed Immediately. He
is recovering.
Fred Roble, publisher of the Deer
ing Enterprise, has installed a brand
new Monona press and having discard
ed the old Armstrong, expects to grow
fat.
w. E. Hulse of St. Paul and Hutch
inson, Kan, architect in charge Of the
work for the new Minot high school
building, arrived to be present at the
opening of bids for the erection of the
structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Johnson have re-
turned from delightful auto trip to
their old Wisconsin home. c.. A. fish
ed in the old familiar haunts and re-
turned feeling as coltish as a two-year-
old. + Z r' H@@
C. C. Howell has disposed of his
farm north of the city to Mr.. Sanders
and will move to Minnesota to place
his children in school. He is advertis-
ing big farm sale in this issue.
Mrs. E. C. McAllister, who has
been in local hospital for the past
five weeks, has recovered sufficiently
to permit of her return home. Mrs.
McAllister is sister of Mrs. ]. B.
Reed of this city.
w. D. Gilchrist of CORTLAND, Ala,
has arrived with his string of bird
dogs which he is training in the vicini-
ty of Towner He comes to North
Dakota each year.
w. T. Wilhelm, who was injured in
horrible manner at Granville last
winter when he was caught between a
boxcar and the platform, has institut-
ed suit for damages against the
Great Northern.
David Larin, Parshall editor, was in
the city Wednesday. He states that
the crop prospects on the reservation
are excellent. From present prospects
he figures that the wheat will average
from Is to 30 bushels per acre.
Mrs. Edw. Healey, wife of Glen
burn banker, is in one of the local hos
pitfalls where she submitted to.an oper-
alton Monday. While Mrs. Healy is
not seriously i'll, she will have to re-
main at the hospital for several weeks.
County Coroner Orson Doe, former
ly manager Of the Minot Drug Co. of
this city, and now resident of Ken
mare, passed through the city Tues
day enroute home from a ten days
trip through Montana. Orson says
that Minot is more progressive than
any city he saw on his travels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lindberg return
ed Saturday from a trip to Glazier
park and other Montana points. At
Havre they we're the guests of Mr..
Lindberg's sister, Mrs. William Swan
ton and family. They report a de-
lightful trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Dahlquist, who
have been resorting at several of the
Minnesota watering places, returned
home Saturday. At Lake Alexandria
they spent few days with Mrs Dahl
quist's mother, Mrs. w. H. Parker,
who is spending the summer at that
popular resort.
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of
the world, who is personally known to
many Minot people, suffered broken
leg while giving wrestling exhibition
with the Sells-Floto show in. Wiscon-
sin last week.