The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-06

Baled hay is selling in Minot for $14
a ton.
Bank Examiner Egeland was in the
city Monday night.
During 1915 the Minot police made
1865 arrests.
J. Goldberg. of the Minot Department
store, will leave next week for the east
to spend two weeks buying stock.
Carl Nelson, deputy income tax col
lector, was in Minot rounding up the
millionaires this week.
Mrs. M. F. Schooler received word
Mo, Dec. 81, at the age of SO years.
w. E. Wolf, from southwest Of town,
was in the. city today with a big consign-
ment Of fresh eggs which he sold FOR
Jack Theurer has returned from
one of the Nash Bros. houses for sew
eral months.
It is rumored that J. NJ Wilson, John
Nelson, Fred Weatherwax and John
Wallin will all be candidates for coun
ty treasurer.
local markets Wednesday,. Ten years
ago wheat was worth 20 cents and Dur
UNI 81 cents. ~:
George Sidener, of Lansford, coun-
ty commissioner from Bottineau coun-
ty, was in the city Friday. T.
Allen E. Lowe, a prominent Will
liston grain man, died from blood
poisoning brot on by slight abras-
ion of the forehead.
Phil Myers was called to Elmyra, O.,
last week by, the illness of his father.
Myers arrived. He was IS years Of,
age. Mr.. Myers has the sympathy of his
many, friends. m In
the city Tuesday on business. He raised
1000 bushels of grain and has disposed
of but little Of it. He put up many
the stack for 81 a ton. r1
Oscar Larson. Minot's 10 pound
champion wrestler, will meet Chas. Har-
rison, husky wrestler from urbana,
y. D, at the .Minot Dancing Academy,
SO cents. This will be a good match.
L. T. stromswold, of the City Sash &
Door Co., is recovering from an infec..
ton Of the eye, caused by a piece OF
indelible pencil which broke off, lodging
in that optic
Frank Leslie, one. of the most ,conser-
vative farmers in the Carpio district, IS
spending the week in Minot visiting old
friends and attending to business, MI
ting in fine shape financially and are
planning many improvements next year.
r. F. Flint, Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Labor, and Dairy Conn.,
missioner Miller, Of Bismarck, were
in the city Monday night, enroute to
Rugby to attend farmers meeting.
The Grieg Singing Society has been
organized with twenty male voices: Rev.
Mr.. Gullixson is the leader. The singers
will be heard for the first time at the
Io1t TOW Jar nxy
will sing at the Norwegian National
Sengerfest to be held in Grand Forks in
July.
w. E. Caswell, from south of the city.
will leave for his old home in northern
farm Mr.. Caswell came here eight
years ago and has made enough money
to permit him to retire. The Indepen-
dent regrets to see farmers of this cal
ibre leave the country.
Glenburn this evening. He says the
train service on the branch has been
ers are talking about throwing in q
dollar apiece to replace the old pile Of
junk that is supposed to pull Col.
Wynns Sunshine Limited.
Paul V. Mccoy of the Mccoy Depart
for month selecting various lines for
the store. Before his return, he expects
to visit his mother at c4r1us Carlsf1
an irrigated tract of land
Dorr Carroll expects to leave Satur-
day for Chicago where on Monday even.
ing he will attend banquet Of the 7 Buii
will preside. Every state in the Union
will be represented at this gathering,
North Dakota being ably represented by
three of the leading opponents OF the
Bull. Moose principles.
opd NI,o Ctor,r,an IF Han
rvs, were in the city Wednesday. Henry
is one Of the largest ranchers along the
Mouse, maintaining an immense farm,
addition to his farming interests raises
large number Of fine blooded horses
and several hundred head OF cattle HIS
holdings are very extensive and ne is
this section.
John Lief former Minot citizen and
old time base ball star, came up from
Coal Harbor to visit friends. John has
been in charge Of the Atlantic elevator
doing well. There are three elevators
in the town and $50 cars Of grain have
been shipped already this season. That
Territory produced close to u, m11en
farmer living near. the town, raised
40 bushels of Marquis wheat on corn
ground. 2. Ash got an average Of "a
bushels Of wheat.
A. c.. Erb, a hustling young farmer
from north Of the city, visited the Inde--
over ten thousand dollars worth Of grain
this year. He has 1875 head Of cattle, in
Guiding "A mich cows. At present he 10
milking, 20 cows disposing Of the milk
in Minot, which brings him an income OF
nine dollars day. He raised around q
hundred acres Of corn each year. Dur
ing the year he sold a thousand dollars
worth Of hogs at good prices. It does
MT cost him much to feed them and he
has received seven cents a pound for all
that he has sold.