The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30
MINOT and VICINITY

| NOICH DakOCaS new auto Tags Will
be black and white.
Editor and Mrs. w. E. Krick and
Mrs. Stevenson of Berthold were in
the city Tuesday
An Eastern Star Chapter will be in
stituted at Berthold just as soon as an
organizer can be secured
j. j. O'Leary of the First State
Bank of Foxholm, was a Minot visitor
Monday.
Mrs Amelia johnson, of White
Earth, dislocated her hip when she fell
from load of straw.
The 18th legislative assembly is ex-
pected to cost North Dakota $4,000
of which 100000 is for printing.
B. H. Orbeck and A. Evenson. prom
inent farmers in the Deering district.
were in the city today.
E. L. Penn, Sherwood publisher, was
J in Minot Monday enroute from Mon
tana, where he has farming interests.
Michael Devaney of Larson, N. D.,
| is visiting with his brother Patrick
in this city.
| Eldon White has returned from
Minneapolis, where he transacted bus
mess.
Mrs. ]. H. Behrens, who directs the
business of large farm near Deering
successfully, was in the city Friday.
! Thos. Fox, prominent Bantry bust
nessman, and Vic Noble of Bottineau
were Minot visitors Saturday.
! P. w. Myers has returned from
Kansas City, Mo-, where he attended
the funeral of his brother, David.
H. Q. Settler, prominent Tagus
banker, was in the city on business
Wednesday.
This mild winter weather is good
for the stock and has relieved the coal
situation wonderfully.
Guy Germany, formerly of this city,,
has disposed of the Rudyard, Mont,
Dispatch to A. j.. Danielson.
Ole Honsey, who formerly farmed
nine miles southwest of Minot, is back
from Kelvin, N. D., to look after his
farming interests. .
Geo. Pilgard, a prosperous Tagus
farmer, was in the city Monday. He
reports Is cars of cattle beng ship
ped from Tagus one day recently.
Des Laos democrats celebrated re-
Gently and woke their republican
brethren up in way that will not.
soon be forgotten.
The women of Grand Forks have
organized bird squad and will see
that the feathered tribe do not 20
hungry.
The Chicago American of Nov. %
printed interesting pictures of Sam
H. Clark and bride, who are enjoying
their honeymoon in the Windy City.
!. H. C. Remington of Granville has
moved to this city. His daughter,
Miss Clara Remington, is employed as
bookkeeper at the Minot Hardware
store. -'
The writer's brother, who lives in
Illinois, states that flour is selling
there for $500 per cwt., pota at
s2.15 per bushel, eggs SO cents per
dozen and corn $1.00 per busl,el.
A nineteen-year-old Italian section
man at New Rockford shot country
man in the back with a revolver,
claiming the fellow had stolen $40
from him and abused him generally.
Chicago has an egg famine James
Wetz, a broker, has corner on H.
100000 eggs that cost him 20 cents
Ia dozen. He could close out at 40
cents but wants so The women are
up in arms all over the country and
are making a boycott on henfruit.
G. A. Hassel, manager of the Le-
land department store, has bought the
DR.. F. E. Wheelon residence and will
occupy the place at once. 1t is a
beautiful home located on Belyea av-
enue, affording splendid view of the
city.
Henry Gilbertson, the Ramsey
county young man who was shot by
man named Martin, who claimed that
Gilbertson had insulted his bride, died
and Martin faces charge Of murder.
A New York woman has been
awarded $4,000 alimony year. Ed
itor Olson of New Rockford says his
wife would be pleased to call the deal
off for ten per cent of that amount.
The state tax commission received a
check for $201O.60 representing the
estate. The deceased owned $250,OO0
in first mortgages in the state. The
state threatened to set aside Kinyon's
satisfactions.
Gust Kruger, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Kruger, prosperous Berthold
farmers, was married recently in Mi
rot to Miss Addie Bowman, popular
reral teacher of the Berthold commun-
ity.
Bettin Bros, who bought the Stone
Ordean-Wells warehouse, are tearing
the building down and will use part of
the material in constructing a bust
ness block north of the Riverside groc-
cry and the remainder will be used in
building residence on one of their
let's.
e. 0. Hestikind of Norwich was in
the city Tuesday, and remarked to an
Independent representative that on
Monday he and his father, o. Hesti-
kind, butchered eight head Of cattle,
selling the hides to the Minot Hide &
Tanning Co. for within few cents of
800.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bitter of Car