The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-20
LOCAL AND GENERAL

| Local AND general
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Horton are
spending two months in the Twin
Cities, enjoying the lakes and parks
I DR.. Mayo of Rochester proposes to
establish a hospital along the Mexican
border for the guardsmen.
i Grasshoppers are damaging the corn
crop in Kansas. The pests are being
fed on poisoned mash.
| Miss Hilda Strom, a well known
nurse, is enjoying well earned vaca-
| ton at her old home, Pelican Rapids,
| MINI.
| Russell Fryberg, a former Minot
young man, was married to Miss Ma
bel Edwards of Twin Bridges, Mont,
recently.
/ Towner had a double wedding. The
contracting parties We're John Gaffrey
and Caselia Schiff and Ignatz Schnei-
der and Margaret Gaffrey.
VIM. Wilson, a Sawyer farmer who
bought new bort car, had mishap
this afternoon west of Sawyer He
drove off grade, smashing the new
car some.
A. M. Christianson, member of the
supreme bench, has. dispensed with
formalities during the hot weather
and is writing opinions with his coat
off. The dignity of the court hasn't
been lowered any, either.
Dr. L. H. Kermott is moving out the
small buildings from the lot he pur-
chased from Olaf Olson, opposite the
Lexington hotel, and will start the
erection of his new block. He may
build a six-story block.
F. w. Bishop of Benedict bought
yearling Guernsey ball calf from ]. E.
Elsberry Saturday for $40.
Editor and Mrs. w. H. Francis mo-
tored up from Velva Monday to visit
friends.
| One of the prettiest sights we have
seen for long time was pasture Of
bromus at the Ole Den farm, with q
bunch of fat cattle trying in vain to
keep the grass down. Bromus is one
of the states best crops.
N. O.. Sander, the merchant prince
CT Parshall. was among the visitors
to the city Monday, stopping here for
a short time on his way to Donny-
brook, where he still. has extensive In
terests.
Appleton, Wis, has suffragette
COW that will not allow a male to APP
proach her. The only way her owner
can milk her is to dress up in mother
hubbard and bonnet. But then. you
can't fool all the suffragettes all the |
time.
Frank Booth, prosperous Sawyer
farmer, bought Gray tractor and is |
summer following IS acres to a depth
Of inches. He invested in new
Altman-Taylor threshing outfit and
will thresh the grain Of few neigh
bors in addition to his own.
A. P. Berget Of Towner, who was
nominated for register of deeds Of Nc.
Henry county, offers reward Of $50
for the Identification of the man VIII )
started the report that he was scat
tering the Menace, en- anti Catholic
publication, over the county.
Mrs. Clara A. Rockford leaves this
week from Ross bound for North
Westport, Mass, her old home, where
she will take up her future residence.
She arranged for the Independent to
rnake its regular weekly visits to her
home. saying that she must have the
Dakota news.
Olaf Rib, secretary Of The Coulea
Farmers Elevator Co., was in the city
today enroute to Minneapolis. The
elevator handled $4,000 bushels Of
grain during the past year, paying a
dividend of ~ cents a bushel to the
patrons. The elevator made $500
last year on an investment of S5,45O.
j. A. Morrow, the buyer, is regarded
very highly.
The Fayette (Mo) Advertiser tells
Of travelling man, who, on each of
his visits to that section, regularly
goes to the postoffice of every town
he visits and inquiries about the let
ters held for postage. He paws the
postage lacking and sends the letters
on to the persons addressed He be-
lieves this is doing good turn for
some one and it certainly is.
T. "A. Golfer has 80 head of Short
horn cattle about finished for the mar
ket on his big Voltaire farm. The cat
tie were run on the pasture last sum
MeI anu were 1e0 nay uurlng the Win
ter, continuing with their growth.
They are now "hog fat" from grass
and will be shipped to st. Paul BY
August /, ahead Of the Montana range |
cattle. Mr.. Golfer ought to come
pretty near topping the market and
cattle are q fine pfies.
Miss Ida Clark Of Tacoma, for years
a teacher in the Mlnot schools, has
written to friends telling Of the death |
Of Mrs Brown Of Tacoma, known to
people Of this city as Miss Phoebe
Minsart, for several terms teacher in
the eighth grade at the high school
building. Her death occurred July 2
from an attack Of acute appendicitis. I
The body was taken to Mr.. Browns |
family home at Puyallup, Washington,
for burial. Mrs. Brown has lived at
Tacoma since her marriage, FIVE years
ago.