The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
MlNOT And VICINITY

y. "A. NOell, VINO Will soon aQQ line
of hardware, left for St. Paul Wednes-
day to buy the new stock.
Dick Barrett of Glenburn was in
Minot Tuesday enroute to Fargo where
he is serving on the federal jury.
John Burbridge prosperous Grano
farmer, is moving to Minot so that his
children may attend our schools.
w. C. Davis of the Independent
force shot goose while hunting at
Buffalo Lodge the first of the week.
]. NJ. Helm Of New Salem is the
states champion buttermaker. In a
six months contest he scored with
1888.
C. N. Gulso of Blaisdell was in the
city Monday. He has built up one of
the finest herds Of full blooded Short
horns in Mountrail county.
About twenty travelling representa-
tives of the Northern Moline Plow Co..
held a meeting at the offices of the
company in this city on Thursday Of
last week.
Precinct conventions of the mem
bers of the nonpartisan league will be
held throughout the state October 81.
Only league members will be admitted
to these meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Torger returned
from the Twin Cities where they have
been for the past two weeks visiting
at the home Of Mrs. Torger's parents
and other relatives.
J. E. Speiser of Fessenden, one of
the leading business men of Fessen-
den, was in the city Monday and placed
q large order with the Northern Moline
Plow company for Stephens cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tufveson will leave on
Friday for San Diego, CAL, where
they will spend the winter. Their
daughter, who was recently married
to a Swedish minister, resides in San
Diego.
Tim Lyons, one of the early G. N.
conductors running into Minot, is now
running small grocery store in Min
neapolis. He left Minot in 1895 and
many Of the old timers will remember
him.
John Bradley of Maple Creek, Sask.,
sends the Independent a copy of the
Bow Island Review which tells of Lars
Johnston, a farmer whose entire crop
of wheat averaged 81 bushels per acre
while some of it went 70 bushels.
The 17-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Glib of Sanish was
Operated upon for tonsilitis and ade-
noids by Minot specialist this week.
The little ones condition was serious
but an improvement is reported today.
G. E. Mclean, a prosperous Grano
farmer-stockman, accompanied by
Mrs. Mclean, were guests of j. E.
Harmon and family Monday, driving
to the city in their auto. Mr.. Mclean
specializes on full blooded Shorthorn
cattle.
Chas. Muzzy from near Sawyer was
in the city Tuesday. Charlie said he
was just completing a big barn, the
foundation for which was laid back in
1910, the year of the lean crop, when
his operations ceased. The barn is
good one. ar
Mrs. A. E. Whitney received word
from her husband, Lieut.. Whitney,
who has been stationed with Co. D at
Mercedes, Tex, stating that he had
been transferred to Florida for sever
al weeks, where he is member Of the
sharpshooters' rifle squad.
O1u LlueIS VIII Dc lIICcIeSCeu Ill Lue
whereabouts Of NJ. R. Brown, for years
in charge of the G.. N. stock yards at
Minot. He has resided in Minneapolis
for the past five years and being 70
years of age has retired from active
business.
Mrs. F. B. Lambert has returned
from New Rockford where she visited
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. Lambert's mother ar
rived in New Rockford from Los An
geles, CAL, and will arrive in Minot
later for visit.
Minot defeated Kenmare on the To-
cal gridiron Saturday afternoon 80 to
0. From the score it appears as tho
the victory was easy but the locals had
to fight hard. Kenmare came down
with the idea Of winning and in the
start put up husky scrap.
Verne Stenerson, the Parshall at
torney, was in the city Saturday. He
states that his flax this season on his
homestead was of exceptional quality
and the yield averaged around 13 bush
els to the acre. Threshing operations
on the reservation are now in full
blast.
The Ward County Land & Loan Co.
owns five quarters of good land, well
located, which they will sell for $500
down, balance easy payments, at go
interest. First fair offer takes this
land as it must be sold at an early
date. See w. S. Shaw, Room l, Lee
Block, MinOt.
Canadian hail insurance in the prov
ince Of Saskatchewan is said to have
been somewhat of failure this year.
With something like 100000 losses,
the Saskatchewan government has
been able to pay but so per cent of the
losses and states that in the future
the charges of four cents insurance
per acre for $500 insurance will have
to be doubled, besides recommending
that parliament place good sized sum
in the reserve fund.