The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
CITY IN BRIEF

Geo. E. Walker has returned from
four weeks trip through the east
John J. Hartel of Sherwood who died
at local hospital, was buried in Rose
Hill cemetery today.
Robert Waldref, Ward county pion-
eer, from Logan, transacted business
in the city the first of the week,
O. l.. Osteroos, prominent brady
farmer, was in the city Wednesday
and made this Office a pleasant call.
Mrs. Charles Mckenzie and son Don
aid Of Donnybrook were the guests of
Mrs. j. R. Falconer the last Of the
week, returning home Sunday.
A marriage license was issued to
Frederick P. Fox of Divide county
and Miss Edith M. Graham of Ward
county. 16aqela Sc
R. L. Whitson of Palermo and Fred
Woodwork of Palermo are attending
the auto show. The Independent ac-
knowledges pleasant visit. u MaLq
Alfred Sand, of Lakenheath, Sask.,
who has been visiting brother re-
siding near brady for the past month,
returned to his Canadian home on
Wednesday of this week.
Messrs. McGovern and Halvorson,
two of Carpio's most enthusiastic
boosters were in the city yesterday
viewing the sights and getting point
ers for use in a scheme of municipal
improvements for their town.
Golden Rule" Chisholm, the pro-
gressive Donnybrook merchant prince,
was in the city today. Mr.. Chisholm
reports everything quiet in the
"Gooseneck" district, owing to the in
tensely cold weather of late.
Guy o. Frank, of the Leland De-
partment store, is the first in the city
to purchase one of the new Buick
Skies, a sixty horsepower car, which
is said to be the biggest sensation in
the auto world this season.
D. R: Jacobson and Peter Fugelso
are in the Twin Cities this week where
they went for the purpose Of sizing up
the trade situation generally and to
purchase additional stock for their
store on Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Allen returned to-
day from Great Falls, Mont, where
they have been for the past six weeks.
Mr.. Allen is travelling salesman for
the Western Sales Company, handling
the Stutz and Madison autos.
Otto Ellison who has been in New
York buying stock for the Fair store
and at Washington, D. c., visiting his
sister, Miss Ruth Ellison, at the Ma
tional Park Seminary, is now at Bat
tie Creek, Mich, and will be home in
a day or two.
The Piper-Howe Lumber Co. have
purchased General Motors truck of
Eby & Young and will use the vehicle
locally for making deliveries. It is
designed with special reference to the
lumber business, being equipped with
device which permits an entire load
of lumber to be removed at one oper-
alton, thus effecting a big saving in
handling. The truck is built to car
ry 2 IL tons.
This being Washington's birthday,
the holiday is being celebrated by the
banks, postoffice and other public
places, except the Minot schools.
which proceeded with their usual work.
A number of the students, not favor
+ ing the idea of attending school on
the anniversary of the birth of the
"Father of his country" failed to ap-
| pear at the sessions.
R. Llewellyn, who owns a fine farm
in the hills district south of Berthold,
| is in the city this week sitting as a
/, juror in district court. Mr.. Llewellyn
says they have never had a crop fail
ure in the hills, and that last season
he had one patch of barley which
threshed out better than 80 bushels
per acre. His daughter who owns an
adjoining claim, secured 16 bushels Of
flax per acre last year.
Tony and Frank NUM- are sojourn-
ing in Texas these days. The boys re-
Gently made a two weeks trip into Ole
Mexico but write that they were
mighty glad to get back under the
Stars and Stripes. They enclosed {
picture post card showing the methoc
in vogue among the Mexicans Of ere