The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-03
MINOT and VICINITY

MINOT and VICINITY
1t is reported that train is frozen
fast to the track at Stanley, holding
up a number of other trains.
Louis Glazer of Makoti has disposed
of two houses and lots in this city to
A. Baker.
J.H. Shirley of Norwich has gone to
Palm Beach, Fla, to spend a few
weeks.
J. w. Samuelson and Con Lidstrom
left for the cities Monday to spend a
week buying stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reighart and
Clint Dierdorff left for Minneapolis
Saturday to attend the big auto show.
David Clark, Captain Of Finance,
and Jas. St. Clair, Political Boss from
the Gooseneck, were in the city We'd
nesday.
Andrew Heen, brother Of our deputy
county superintendent, stopped IN MI
not, enroute to his home, Maynard,
owns land.
C. G. Heen, deputy superintendent
Of schools, has returned from May
nard, MINI. He left his wife and babe
there. Mrs. Heen's mother is still in
. precarious condition.
We received letter this week from
one of our old "stand-bys," Herman
Wolff, of Farmville, Va, who lives
down where zero weather never
troubles and snow drifts are conspic-
uous for their absence.
Orville Johnson and Walter Albert,
two of the leading farmers among the
Younger class in the vicinity OF Au-
re!ia. were business visitors in the
city Friday.
Amund Berg, clerk of Douglas
township writes that the Independent
invariably has call the news and that
he has become so accustomed to TAX
ing the paper that he couldn't do with
out it.
Maurius Erickson, manager OF the
J. |. Case company for this territory,
and F. C. Upton, who has charge Of
the credit department, are spending
the week in Fargo where the Case
managers are holding convention.
Chas. Nelson. who owns one of the
finest farms out in the brady country,
was in the city Saturday. He is hav-
ing picture of his farm buildings
prepared to use on his envelopes and
letter heads.
Jos. Grove, an old-time G. N. engi-
neer, brot in one Of the delayed trains
from Williston Tuesday. This was
the first time Joe had pulled train
into Minot for four years, since he
moved to Williston.
Geo. Cook, deputy sheriff from Plen-
tywood, Mont, is in the city today. He
was snowbound up the Flaxton branch
for week but dug his way out. He
was formerly engaged in the news
paper business in this state.
The Farmers Non-Partisan Politl-
cal League announces meeting IN
every township thruout the state on
Tuesday, Feb. % at 2 o'clock p m;
Local members of the league will
make the arrangements for the var
ious meetings and announce meeting
places.
John Enright of the Washburn Lig-
mite Coal Co., is in the city today. He
accompanied seventeen cars: OF coal
from Wilton as far as Drake early I'M
the week, but the 500 has not been
able tt ship it any farther up to the
present time. Mr.. Enrlght looks 1or
he situation to be relieved some time
this week.
The rural mail carriers have been
making about three trips a week on
the average, owing to the country
roads being blockaded with snow.
Farmers are coming into the city this
week after coal and supplies and the
roads will soon be in good condition
again for sleighing.
Martin jacobson received an inter
esting letter written from Honolulu
by James Johnson. He said the trip
across was the worst in years, the sea
boiling like a kettle. Many of the
women cried with fear. Jim says they
can talk all they want to about tropl-
cal climates, but he'll take that of
North Dakota every time. Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson will leave Honolulu for
San Francisco Feb 4.
More than a hundred couples at
tended one of the most successful
dancing parties given by the Wednes-
day Musical club, at the Armory Fri
day evening. The music was furnish
ed by Hans Hovind's orchestra, two
old time musicians assisting. Blaine
Allen. of the famous Minot Symphony
orchestra, and B. w. Halsey, Of Great