The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
MINOT And VICINITY

A light frost was reported by the
early risers Monday morning.
The board of county commissioners
are in session this week.
N. N. Christensen of Kenmare was
among the prominent visitors from
the kenmare district here today.
Dr. Archie d. Mcdaniel went to
Granville Tuesday where he assisted
in organizing a chapter of the Red
Cross.
j. l.. Van Buskirk and family drove
down from Berthold in their brand
new Maxwell car today to attend the
league meeting. Frank Linster and
wife of Berthold are also in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Halvorson of
Burlington returned from Fosston,
Mimi, where they have been visiting
for the past two weeks. They report
crops in Minnesota very poor, owing
to the cold, backward spring.
Geo. T. Murray, prominent farmer
politician educator writer jury
man, etc, arrived from Bertho1d to
mingle with the immense crowd that
is here to greet the governor and
other league speakers.
Nels Haugen, who is farming sue
cessfully southeast of the city, Visited
this office Monday. He is worrying
because his rye is heading out when
it's growth ought to be Is inches at
this time of the year.
John Wallin has broken and seeded
80 acres to flax at his newly bought
farm north of Minot. He invested in
tractor and will break the entire
farm. He speaks highly of the work
done by the tractor.
Miss Edna Bailey, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bailey of Waterford
township, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at a local hos
pital on Monday Of this week, is con-
valescing rapidly and within few
days will be permitted to return home.
A special sleeping coach left Minot
on No: 30 today oyer the G. N, bound
for Wichita, Kan, for the annual
meeting of the Church of the Breth-
rem. The party is under the direction
of Elder D.. M. Shorb of Surrey. The
Conference begins June and ends
June Is.
Peterson & Nelson, druggists, have
installed a weighing machine where
you can determine your weight free
of charge. The device is absolutely
accurate and affords an excellent OPP
portunity for those with a surplus of
adipose to compare their weight from
time to time and note the effect of the
h. c. L., sawdust diet, etc,
Peter Miller, who for the past yeay
has been manager of the Minot Dairy
Co., has resigned and will take much
needed rest. He has arranged to take
his family to the Minnesota lake re-
gion where they will camp for the
summer. Mr.. Miller is not much given
to story telling but we surmise that
upon his return in the fall he will be
just like the rest-filled to the brim
with fish stories that would make
Baron Munchausen green with envy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Wilson Of
Stanley were in the city Monday to
attend the McGahan- Sorenson we'd
ding. Mr.. Wilson and l.. D. McGahan
came to Ward county together in the
early days and published one of the
early newspapers. Mr.. Wilson, who
owns the Stanley townsite, is about
to dispose of his telephone exchange to
the Bell Telephone Co. and give his
attention to his newspaper, the Stan
ley Sun, and his hotel. George visited
the Independent Office and remarked
that he felt at home inasmuch' as c.
F. Truax, Guy F. Humphreys, L. O.
Gilmore and G. D. Colcord, all of the
Independent force, have been connect
ed with him at one time or another in