The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31

head of horses from the LaPorte
ranch, for trespassing.
The writer is still using apples from
the 1915 crop. They were carefully
boxed and wrapped in paper and the
fruit is still nice and solid.
AlthO the hunting season will open
Sept. Z, duck hunting will not be at it's
best, for the young ducks are barely
able to fly. The first matches were
nearly all killed by unfavorable wea-
Their and the mother ducks got busy
and Matched out their second broods.
DR.. and Mrs. H. T.. Fisher and
daughter, Inez, autoed over from Lans-
ford Wednesday. For three years Miss
Fisher has been studying music under
the direction of the Minot Academy of
Music. She will give recital at the
Presbyterian church Friday evening,
Sept. 8. She is said to be very clever.
E. J. Carlen of the Balfour Messen-
ger has taken over the Drake News,
E. w. Sperry, the former publisher,
having decided to seek other fields of
endeavor. Mr. Carlen has moved to
Drake and will conduct the News per-
sonually, the Messenger now being in
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Kensal.
Mrs. Florence f. Haven, of Boston,
Mass, who owned % valuable city
lots at Valley City, has just learned
that those lots have disappeared when
she offered them for sale For years,
people have been taking gravel away
from them, leaving nothing but great
holes. Someone will have to pay for
the damage.
The little daughter of Mrs. j.
Sword was seriously injured last Sun
day while at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Archie White, on Jarvis
street The little girl was climbing
about on the concrete retaining wall
when she fell, striking the sidewalk
below. At last reports the little suf-
fercr was recovering nicely.
W. R. Banks of Lansford, returned
/ home from San Diego, Cal, Monday
Mr. Banks reports the entire coast
country as being very dull, as business
! is nearly at standstill Especially is
| this true Of the Washington and Ore
gon cities. He still thinks that North
| Dakota, and this special part of it,
the best country | lder the sun.
Ed Fredeen, the genial st of Ry-
der's hotel, was in the city Monday of
this week. He is especially pleased
with the work the county commission
ers have done on the road between
Minot and his thriving little city, and
says that Minot will not suffer on ac-
count Of the great improvement.
Sportsmen are looking forward to
the two field trials to be held near
Riga and Denbigh, McHenry county
The meets will continue ten DAYS and
upwards of 200 dogs will be entered
Some of the best hunting dogs in the
United States will compete The last
event will be the championship of the
world with a prize of $500 for the
winner The trials will take place
next week.
Mrs. S. F. Northrup of Buchanan,
N. D., accompanied by her son, Roll
and, are guests at the home of Mr.. |
and Mrs. A. J. Nurse of Fifth street |
northeast. They arrived in the city
Thursday in response to a tele-
gram informing them Of the death of |
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. |
j. Nurse. Mrs. Northrup is a sister
of Mr.. Nurse and is his only relative
residing in the west.
H. T. Bearman sent the independent |
samples Of wheat from Antelope, Mon |
tana. The wheat crop is great. The !
heads are we'll filled and the wheat of |
the very finest color Mr. Bearman,
who managed the Bearman Fruit Co.
until their Minot house was sold re-
Gently, is now located in Montana.
Mrs. Bearman is visiting with her
parents in Fargo and the Bearmans
will be at home in Minneapolis after
Sept. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Californian from
north of the city have had for their
guests the past months, Mr.. Gather
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Cath
erman of Brooklyn, Ia, who left for
their home Wednesday. Mrs Gather
mans mother, Mrs. r. J. Croskey, her
son, Joseph, and wife and two sons of
Tama, Ia, have also been visiting at
their home. Mr.. Californian and fam
lily and his parents motored to Max
bass Sunday to visit friends. They
found some excellent Velvet Chaff
in that vicinity that was not damaged
by rust.
Peter Eckroth, the Mandan farmer,
who went to Russia for a wife just
before the war broke out, and who,
after securing her, worked for a year
and half in order to prove that he
was an American citizen, and thus get
out Of the country, has just died at
Mandan from cancer of the stomach.
Congressman Norton took the matter
up with the state department and Sec
rotary Bryan persuaded the Russian
authorities to let Eckroth return
home. He was compelled to come
home thru Siberia, thus completing
journey clear around the earth for his
wife.
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