The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-31
in Kentucky, where he will spend sew
eral weeks recuperating.

in Kentucky, where he will spend sew
eral weeks recuperating.
J. w. Calnan and family of Berth
old were in the city Tuesday.
N. f. Nelson, prominent business
man from Aurelia, was in the city vis-
iting friends Monday.
Atty. and Mrs. j. E. Burke attended
the Velva commencement exercises
Friday night.
George Pritchet, one Of the prosper
Gus FoXholm farmers, was visitor in
Minot Tuesday.
II. j. Melos has returned from Rob-
inson, N. d., where he visited with f.
o. Seagren and family.
The railroad bridge across the river
at Falsen, n. D., is under guard and
no one is allowed to cross on foot.
The Granville band has been reor
gained. An instructor from the Mi
not Conservatory of Music has been
secured.
The Omemee Herald is running SO
redemption notices this week. Editor
Matt johnson will probably invest in
few liberty loan bonds.
The most valuable car load of grain
ever shipped from Velva sold for $500
bushel. The car Of wheat was ship
ped by the Farmers elevator and brot
$4,000.
A young man who refused to stand
while the national air was being play
ed at Velva theatre, was taken out
of the place by the Mayor and given
some fatherly advice.
The editor is indebted to VIM. Est
lick for a mess of winter onions which
scented our breath in fine shape. Mr..
Estlick has been bringing these to
market in large quantities.
VIM. F. Mitts, formerly of Donny-
brook, now in charge Of the grain
house at Miller's Spur, near Bordulac,
was in the city yesterday greeting old
friends. He may return to this sec
ton of the state.
Owing to extenuating circumstances
the fine was made rather low. The
men believed that the injunctions were
no longer effective and all that had
been operated at their places since the
injunctions went into effect were
punch boards.
"Bob" McDougall, one Of the best
scouts from the Sawyer district, was
in the city on business Thursday. He
milks II choice cows and sells his
milk to a Minot concern, which
nets him 20 cents a gallon.
Ten horses were burned to death
when Andrew Mellen's barn, south
west of Stanley, caught fire and was
destroyed Wednesday,. Fire started
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farm residence.
Miss Carrie J. Dolittle, of Berthold,
one of the best known woman-farmers
of this section of the state, and who
has made a barrel of money by intelli-
gently filling the soil, has invested in
new Maxwell Sedan car.
L. S. Kinney, our old soldier friend
from Foxholm, was in the city yester-
day participating in the Memorial ex-
ercises. He has not missed celebrat-
ing this occasion in Minot for many
years.
Miss Henrietta O'Brien is now liv-
ing on her 320-acre homestead near
Laredo, Mont. Her father, J. E. o.
Hara, has returned from the farmstead
where he superintendent the construc-
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Peter Bergeson, prominent Makoti
farmer, is in the city today. He is not
worrying over the lack of rain and
says that his crops are all in the
ground in good shape and he's sure
that June will give us plenty of rain
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Fling returned
recently from Florida where they
spent the winter. On their way home
Mr.. Fling became seriously i'll and for
a time his life was despaired of. He
remained with sister at Springfield,
Mo-, where he recuperated.
D. S. Tabler, our old time Logan
friend, was an Independent visitor
Monday. Altho Mr.. Tabler is 70 years
Of age he has never used glasses and
reads as well as any younger man.
He is engaged extensively in stock
raising and recently shipped three cars
of stock: At present feed prices, he
figures that it costs a farmer IA cents
a pound to raise cattle.
L. J. Huber arrived from Aberdeen,
S. D., Thursday by auto and will look
after his big Berthold farm for few
days. He says the roads are pretty
rough, especially where they have been
"fixed." A good rain fell in South
Dakota Sunday but throughout North
Dakota he found conditions dry. Mr..
Huber was formerly Ward county
commissioner.
John Renz, thrifty farmer who
owns a fine farm just outside the city
limits on the north hill, says that his
wheat on the fall blowing is showing
up well. Wheat on spring blowing
needs rain. Mr.. REM says he walked
all over his farm today with gun and
can Of poison looking for gophers
and he found but one of the pesky
things. He poisons them early in the
spring and does not wait to poison
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