The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
iMsNOI and VICINITY


to the city Monday.
Tom Connolly and J. II. Steel, two
big farmers of the Berthold vicinity
were in Minot Saturday.
Judge Goss has returned from Stan.
ley where he spent ten days trying
eases in the district court.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 0. Deason from
southwest Of brady, left last night TO,
Sacred Heart, Mimi, to spend the win
ter.
Atty. w. H. Sibbald returned today
from Minneapolis, Fargo and Bis
marck, where he transacted legal bus
mess.
Lieut.. VIM. O'Leary, formerly with
Co. A of Minot, is now lieutenant in
che old Co. E, of Williston, now To-
Gated at Camp Mills.
Tom Olson of the Golden Rule store
left Monday for Camp Dodge, where
he will enroll under the banner of
Uncle Samuel.
Mrs. II. A. Kluver of Burlington is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Johnson, at their home on
South Main street.
Miss Anna Olson left Sunday for
Hot Springs, Ark, where she will
Join her father, Olaf A. Olson, where
they will spend the winter.
Farm Loans quickly closed-no de-
lay: five or ten year plan. 7. F. Rem
valid. Office with Grow Realty Co.,
Citizens Bank Building 12-13-t3
DIR. E. NJ. Ransom, who submitted
70 an operation at Rochester, Mimi,
has returned home and his many
friends will be pleased to learn that
ne is gaining steadily.
Robert Rowan, Jr., returned from
Cut Bank, Mont, to visit friends and
see his children who are living in this
city. Bob has been building number
of residences at Cut Bank this year.
W. R. Foster, the plumber, suffered
a sprained arm when he fell from
seven foot scaffold Monday while
working at the new Weinrebe build
ing.
For Farm Loans on Amortized
Plan or five or ten year plan see T.
F. Renwald, Citizens Bank Building.
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Stanford Halvorson of the M. G.
Olson Co store, left the city today
going to Minneapolis where he will
visit at the home of his parents for a
few days before entering the service
Of Uncle Sam.
John Schlaberg, one Of the big
Sherwood farmers, is in the city to-
day. John had good sized crop
failure but is keeping stiff upper
lip and here's hoping he makes bar
rel of money next year.
1t costs something for fuel these
cold days. C. z. Danielson, proprietor
of the Grand Hotel, is burning $500
worth of Ignite coal daily, in heating
his 100 rooms. A hundred dollars
week in cold cash is quite an item of
expense for any business.
Melvin Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Johnson, departed the
first of the week for Omaha, Neb.,
where he reports Dec. Is in the army.
He won lieutenancy at the officers
training camp at Fort Smelling by his
good work.
Mrs. Glare Crawford of Storm Lake,
la, who is visiting her parents at
Palermo, was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. }. Z. Falconer, several days this
week. She was accompanied by her
brother, Harry Falconer, who will
soon enlist in Uncle Sans signal SER
vice.
Peter Johnson. an old time resi-
dent of Ryder, is in the city today to
see his son Hiram, who is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
at the Ringo hospital. The young
man was seriously i'll but is getting
along nicely.
Minot Knights Templar expect to
journey to Williston week from
next Saturday to take charge of the
work of initiating candidates in the
Black Gross, altho the date has not
been definitely settled Williston's
new Crusade Commandery X. T. is
now conducting it's business in due
form.
John Kassins of the Lone Tree
Grange, Simon Debit Of the Roach
Grange, and Mr.. ard Mrs r. G. Kill
bourne of Berthold stopped in Mi
not Friday on their return from Bis
marck where they had been to repre-
sent their respective oranges in the
state Grange meeting.
Besides being Master of the largest
grange in the state Mr.. F. G. Kill
bourn was recently elected Noble
Grand Of the Berthold |. 0. O. f.
which is the banner lodge of it's kind
in the state. The Berthold people are
Of a disposition to do big things. The
members Of every lodge tries to make
their lodge excel all others in the
state.
Mrs. John A. Sorenson, wife of the
capable superintendent of the Person
Stock Farm, accompanied by the Sor-
ssnson children, left recently for the
old home, Clinton, Mimi, for visit.
John is learning that touching little
dirty entitled, Hip, Hip, Hooray,' My
Wife's Away" but he thinks that
about the time he has mastered it the
Mrs" will be back.
G. V. O. Gyllenborg, display man
ager Of the M. G. Olson Co.'s store
mas entered the camoufage depart
sment Of the regular army and after a
short visit with the home folks in
Minnesota will proceed to the front
Mr.. Gyllenborg is particularly well
qualified for this work as he is an ar
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