The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-06
NYNOT and VICINITY

DR.. H. H. Hovda made profession
al visit to Berthold Saturday.
Atty. c. B. Bach has about recovered
from a severe attack of erysipelas.
c. H. Coar, superintendent of the
Bell Telephone Co., at this point, is in
Minneapolis on business.
Mrs. Bertel jacobson will leave the
last of the week for Saskatchewan,
where she will visit her parents.
F. L. Watkins, state enforcement
league president, was in Minot on the
Fourth Sitting on the lid"
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Jacobson will
leave in few days for Yellowstone
Park, where they will enjoy an outing
for several weeks.
H. Benno has cut his alfalfa for the
first time this year. The yield is ex~
ceedingly heavy and he will be able to
cut the field once or twice more this
season.
II: w. Winters was called to Benton
Harbor, Mich, Monday by telegram
announcing the precarious illness of
his sister, who was operated upon for
appendicitis. She was not expected to
recover.
A. Brufat, who was EMPLOYED by
the Kulaas Lumber Co. in Minot years
ago, arrived for a visit with Einar
Mus and other friends. He has been
living at Kalispell, Mont.
l.. D. Mann of Lone Tree is in the
city today. He reports heavy rain
and hail storm falling south of Lone
Tree this morning. Frank and Dan
Pratt are among those who lost their
crops. The former was insured.
A. B. Dill leaves Friday for Belvi-
dere, Neb., where he will visit his par
ents: He will join Mrs. Dill at Nit
chell, S. D., where she has been visit
ing sister, Mrs. Fred Diltz.
Mr.. Jardahl, White Earth rancher,
is looking for the hobo, who after
working for him "a hours, skipped
with a watch and some wearing ap-
parel.
O: P. Stewart and wife are visiting
in Chicago. They will visit in Ohio,
Mr.. Stewards old home, which he has
not visited in fourteen years since
coming to North Dakota.
The Columbian Transfer Company
operated in connection with the Minot
Feed and Fuel Co., have moved their
Offices from First St. S. E. to the old
Barton stand on Front street, number
All. Their telephone will remain 925
so If any should be in need Of their
services don't forget the number.
j. c. Smallwood informs the hide
pendent that so many are taking ad-
vantage of the extremely low prices
announced in the adj of SmallWood's
Sanitary Grocery run in last weeks
issue that the same prices will be Civ
en- again this week. You are request
ed to keep a file of their prices and
when in the city step into their store
and verify their statements. Clip out
their ad from this weeks paper.
DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Pence will leave
Friday for Baltimore, Nd, where the
doctor will attend the national conven-
ton of Elks. The doctor is Past Ex-
allied Ruler of the Minot Lodge, No.
1889, B. P. 0. E. They will visit Nj
agara Falls and Washington city and
expect to return in a week or ten
days.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, who claims
that ne discovered the North Pole, Wis
tied Fargo on his way to Tower City
where he spoke at a Chautauqua. Cook
is planning on making another trip
north. He will establish base 700
miles from the pole and states that he
intends to fly around the pole in an
aeroplane.
The county commissioners are sit
ting at a canvassing board and will
complete their work Friday. The re-
suits Of the primary are the same as
published in last weeks Independent.
While the returns have not all been
looted up, the Nonpartisan state ticket