The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
MINOT And VICINITY

MINOT And VICINITY
Editor Cal Andrist, of Noonan, was
in the city Tuesday.
A son was born Sunday to Attorney
and Mrs. w. H. Sibbald.
Bert Young, Of Parshall, was in
the city Saturday on business.
Minot has secured the 1918 conven-
chants association.
J. II. Weinrebe started work on the
excavation for his new TOXIC block on
First avenue southeast.
Mrs. E. j. Gobel, wife of Undertaken
Gobel, is spending the summer at her
old home, Sibley, located in north
western Iowa.
Mrs. Guy F. Humphreys and chill
dren left Tuesday for a visit with
friends and relatives at Devils Lake
and Brocket, N. D.
f. G. Ellithorpe and family left by
auto for St. Cloud, Mimi, Friday,
where they will spend two months at
Mrs. Ellithorpe's former home.
J. H. Tompkins bought valuable
residence lot in Eastwood Park on
Ninth avenue from Mrs. Parker for
$1,000 and is erecting fine new home.
A son was born Monday, June 25, to
Mr. and Mrs George Bradley, who re-
side out on R. F. d. 4, east of Minot.
poor year, after all.
Atty. John C. Lowe has returned
from visit at Chicago, Detroit and
Indianapolis. He visited with his
father and brother at Green Castle,
Ind. Mr.. Lowe says the rains have
been so heavy in the Hoosier state that
the farmers are blowing their corn for
the first time.
Perry Stockwell, old time Burling
ton farmer, is the proud possessor of
new Buick Baby Four. Perry is an
old hand at busting broncks" but he
couldn't manage the new car at first
and while enroute to Burlington tip
ped over with the machine, but escaped
injury to himself or his car.
J. L. Bolstad of Norwich visited the
Independent Friday and stated that he
had prospects of very fair crop. The
rains have been local in nature to such
an extent that where one man may
raise a fair crop, his neighbor may
have but little to show for his sum
mer's work.
Charles Newell and Rev. N. E. Els
worth of Williston passed thru MnoS
Monday enroute to Minneapolis, where
they will attend the Imperial Shrine
meeting. The Reverend will 90 on to
Montreal, where he will visit his faith
e1, who is II years Of age.
Frank Linha put in 1400 acres of
crop at his farm just north of the city
and estimates the seed he sowed was
worth $4,000. Frank is one of our
wealthiest farmers, but he is anxious
for good crop just the same. Sew
eral good rains have fallen, but Mr..
Linha states emphatically that unless
the rains continue, his crop will not
amount to much.
Mrs. A. G. Nedrud left Wednesday
for Bellingham, Wash, to make an ex-
tended visit at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chris P. Lee and to bid fare
well to her son, Morris, who has joined
the navy. Morris was born in this
city and for several years has resided
in the west. He will go into training
at some California point June 80.
A grape vine telegram from Barr,
Mont, this morning, informs us that
Sunny Jim" Falconer, the Indepen-
dents advertising man, will be home
the last Of the week. He is enjoying
a two weeks vacation and in order to
get into training for any emergency,
he is doing some lively stunts at dig
ging niggerheads, building fence, etc.
Herman Boerneke, a prosperous
Donnybrook farmer, was in the city
on business Monday. Herman has 900
acres into crop this year but the out
come doesn't look very bright. He is
! one of the substantial farmers, has a
good sized bank account, owns four
residences in Minot from which he
gets more than a hundred dollars a
month rent, and will manage to keep
the wolf from the door.
Franklin Kaufman, advertising
manager Of the Daily News, who was
taken to Rochester, Mimi, for an ex-
animation and possibly an operation,
is apparently no better and his friends
are greatly concerned. Mr.. Kaufman
is suffering from what surgeons BE-
lieve may be clot on the brain and
it may be impossible to perform an
operation. It is the wish of Mr.. Kauff-
mans many friends that his recovery
will be speedy.