The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
MINOT and VICINITY

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Mr. and Mrs. Reed have closed the
hotel at Sawyer.
Nick Schilling has bot the interests
| of Germany and Whalen in the Berth
old Electric Co.
| George Pritchet, prosperous farmer
from up the Mouse valley, visited Mi
not on business Tuesday
I. w. WIS are reported to be headed
! for Minot in the spring to attempt to
organize the laborers.
| Albert Olson, who was shot at Ross
by VIM. Crowder, has about recovered.
He is visiting friends in Minnesota.
The Upham Star, Towner News
Tribune and Drake News are now the
official papers of McHenry county.
George l.. Cornell, Inspector for the
Mergenthaler Linotype Chicago, is in
Minot today inspecting the machines
in the various Minot printing offices.
| Thomas Rowan of this city is spend
ing the winter in California and word
| from him states that he is living like
king at U. S. Grant hotel, San Diego.
Editor Drake of Westhope has the
| sympathy of his many friends over the
| death of his mother which occurred at
Fairfax, MINI.
J. S. Patterson, publisher of news
papers at Stanley, Ross and Sanish,
was in Minot Saturday making few
investments.
A blacksmith shop burned at Saw
yer last week and the citizens got to-
gether later and subscribed $3.50 for
fire fighting apparatus.
A. Funk of Foxholm was in Minot
Thursday enroute to his home from a
visit with old friends in Iowa and In
diana.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Huyck, T. P.
Mulick and daughter went to Roches-
ter, Mimi, last week, where Mrs.
Huyck intended to submit to an oper-
alton.
| C. F. Sewrey, representing Fargo
College, visited Minot Tuesday. He is
soliciting funds for the institution
which is one the states most credit
able schools.
The W. H. Wilson farm home near
Sawyer caught fire recently. Mr.. Will
son went into the cellar and lighted a
match which set some rubbish on fire.
The timbers were charred badly but
the flames were put out.
| S, W. Bond and J. C. Smallwood are
planning on an enjoyable trip to Cali
fornia. They will go to ST. Paul with
the Minot crowd next week to attend
the Winter Carnival and at its con-
clusion will leave for the west, where
they will spend several weeks.
An advertisement for hair cutting
machine appeared in the last issue OF
the Saturday Evening Post. Good hair
cuts which man can administer to
himself are guaranteed to cost no
more than two cents each.
II A. H. Thomas of Granville, the well
IIknown auctioneer, was in the city
II Wednesday. He reports the best bus
mess the past year he has had since
/ he began crying sales. incidentally
] he mentioned that a brand new auc-
! tioneer arrived at his home Jan. 10.
H. G. Brandenberg, formerly Office
Der Co. at Minneapolis is spending a
'f few weeks with the McKinney-Fuller
Motor Co., of this city. This concern )
business has grown so rapidly that a
change in system in the Office work
y
4 berg is assisting in the work.
lie Two big meetings were held a Carpio
IN Tuesday when the stockholders of the
If Carpio Cooperative Creamery Co, and
;, the Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co
" met and cut good sized melon. $50
u Mr. and Mrs A. j. Drummer will leave
d the last of the month for visit in New
Orleans and other points in the south
II, and they will go to Cuba to spend several
~ weeks in that interesting land.
D,Jy of IJax rfyan
IN izer for the international Typographica
TO Union. arrived today to adjust the diff
W ferences in "a couple of the local printing
establishments who have not yet signed
r, the union scale for the year 1917.
re Atty. and Mrs. V. E. Stenersen arrived
10 from Parshall yesterday to visit rela
,r tives and to transact business ,es Mr.
al stead near Parshall. making the journey
e. to town daily to look after his law prac
y, tice
- VIM. Hetherton Jr. and family OF
y Milestone. sask., are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hetherton, ST. Mr.
w Hetherton was engaged in running {
y meat market in Minot for. years, havne
ed been ASSOCIATED with Levi Gilroy. Many
be old time friends are always glad to SCI
10 him.
If Ferdinand Jensen. prominent FlaXton
VI lite, visited friends in Minot Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V. Mccoy, VIII
al have been visiting in Chicago since theei
~ marriage left Sunday for Corpus Chris
Sc McCoy's mother. They will spend sew
he eral weeks in various parts of the south
returning to Minot in February.
no Minot curriers' in force moved upon
~ sector of Canadian curriers' entrenched a
ne Portal this afternoon. Our boys were il
as fine fettle and if they don't trim thu
Canucks in this engagement we lose {
good bet. The Minot delegation com
SIS prised the following gentlemen: Jane:
A Smallwood. ST., James Smallwood, Jr.
n DR.. Kermott, M. J. Porter p. j. McKone
- Frank Roach, Mike Mulroy, A. B. Dill
n George Mcclure, Rev. Erickson w. A
lie, Peck and Major Person.
d. w. Bowker returned from Crysta
4, Lake, Iowa, on Wednesday, where h
~ lattended the funeral Of his mother who's
n death occurred at WilliStOn last week
The remains were taken to Crystal LAX
for interment as that was the old hom'
of the Bowker family At Minneapolis
Mr. Bowker was Joined by his brother
IS w. H. Bowker. The funeral took plac'
-, Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Bowker states