The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-04
CITY IN BRIEF


Hagbart Olson, prominent Nor
WITCH farmer, visited Minot friends
Monday.
Miss Ruth Defiance arrived from
Stanley Sunday and will spend the
scar in the Minot high school.
Senator Englund of Kenmare, who
edits the newsy Kenmare News was
business visitor in the city Monday
A nine pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Golish Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. GOlish is the hustling local
manager of the Twin City Paper
House.
H. J. Melos returned Saturday from
q business trip to Havre, Glasgow and
Malta, Mont. The roads were so
muddy in Montana that he had to
abandon his car for while.
J. H. Burns, the Surrey blacksmith,
who was operated upon at local hos
pital for appendicitis, was able to be
out on the streets Monday. He will
return home this week.
Maud-Isn't 80 to so too old to hope
for any Improvement? | should say
not One just begins to live. Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea; you
will be blooming fair at 90. Tea or
Tablets 35c. Taylor Drug Co.
Mrs. Dahl arrived from her home
stead north of Hinsdale, Mont, where
she spent the summer and will reside
in Minot during the winter,
A. w Smith, from east of the city,
visited the Independent office Monday.
FFe tells us that he planted nine acres
of potatoes and will possibly have
enough for his own use.
The E,inot high school opened on
Monday. Owing to the crowded con
ditiOn of the Minot schools, the arm
DRY has been leased for the high school
and the big room has been partition
ed for tbs PURPOSE
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Corey have re-
turned from a visit on the BerthOld
reservation Mrs. Corey visited with
friends at Van Hook while Lyle hob
nobbed with the Indians of the iIlbO-
woods reservation during their annual
celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. Spencer are re-
1oicing over the birth of an eight and
a half pound daughter, born Friday.
She is their first born and the proud
daddy considers it quite an event. The
Independent force acknowledges the
receipt of some choice Havanas. Mr..
Spencer is manager of the Minot
Nursery Co.
A r. Reiff of Surrey will hold
closing out sale next Thursday, Oct.
IL Mr. Reiffs wife is not in good
health and he will spend the winter in
Pennsylvania, first visiting at their old
home in Lee county, III. Mr.. Reiff,
who is capable building contractor,
has worked at his trade here since
1909. Many friends of the family will
regret to see them leave.
Friends of the J. w. Pearson fam
lily who formerly resided near Surrey
but who moved to jamestown two
years ago, will be interested to know
that Claude has ac' =, ted a position N
the Lines River National Bank Of
Jamestown. Herschel is principal
of the Bowbells high school again this
year.
George Morrow, who has been quite
Ill since January, is able to walk out
in his yard these fine October days.
George is not gaining as fast as his
friends desire, but he is holding his
own and displays a splendid fighting
spirit.
County Commissioner Vandenoever
received a letter from his son Clar-
ence, who is in training at Camp
Dodge. Clarence is laid up with an
old bunion trouble When he was ex-
amined for the selective draft, he was
so anxious to pass the examination
that he refused to say anything about
MS trouble, which in all probability
would have resulted in his rejection.
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Miller of Granville
were weekend visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. COlcord. Mr. Miller. who
is rs years Of age, resides on farm
IN the Salin settlement north of Gran
vile and does as much work in the
fields as many man years his junior
He formerly resided in the Sunny
South and fought throughout the Civil
war in the Confederate Army. 81 once
fought against the Stars and Stripes,
but today they could not be dearer to
me than they are" he remarked while
watching the departure of the mem
bers of Co. d for North Carolina.