The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10
MINOT And VICINITY

Atty. Elkin Of Parshall is viewing
the sights in Minot this week.
Happy" Paulson, news editor of the
Fargo Forum, is papa to a pair Of fine
twins born this week.
Mesdames Holland and Combs were
among the lady shoppers to the city
the first of the week.
Editor and Mrs. W. H. Francis of
Velva spent Monday night with friends
in the city.
Phil w. Myers has returned from q
sojourn at French Lick Springs and
other places in the east.
James Bevins from near Sawyer
lost a good work mare which fell dead
the other day while at work seeding.
A. B. Dill and G. r. VanSickle have
taken over the lease of the new Jacob
son block, which was leased by ]. H.
Weinrebe nearly three years ago.
Mrs. Harry Dingman's many friends
rejoice in her return to Minot and over
the fact that she has fully recovered
from her serious illness.
A. E. Haugen of Rugby, represent
ing the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance company of Milwaukee, was a
visitor to the city Monday.
Bert solberg, prominent Mckinley
township farmer, informs the indie
pendent that the grain is all coming
up nicely and he looks for a good year.
Atty. Halvor L. Halvorson is trans
acting business in Minneapolis and be-
fore his return will visit at his old
home, Henning, MINI. 4,
John T. Filbert, son of Editor Tom
Hilbert of Des Laos, Aug. A. Reynolds
and Thos. w. Riley, also of that place,
have Joined the army thru the Minot
recruiting station.
The marriage of Willard Petit and
Miss Ida Fedge, popular Ward coun-
ty couple, occurred in this city We'd
nesday. The couple will make their
home at Laredo, Mont. \
Mrs. Amy Simpson, musical instruc-
tor at the Minot Normal school, has
returned from Kansas City, where she
attended the national convention of
supervisors of music and drawing.
She visited a short time at her old
home, Chillicothe, Mo.
Ben Atkinson, who travels for a
drug. house, says there is a great
shortage in prescription bottles. Stocks
of bottles ordered last December have
not been shipped yet. All drugs have
taken another advance, denatured al
cohol going up $500 a barrel Sat
urday.
| ]. w. Bloom, publisher of the Devils
Lake journal and state fish comision-
er, was in Minot Saturday making an
examination Of the water in Mouse
river. The Colonel proposes to stock
the river as we'll as every other river
and lake in the state with high class
fish. The government will furnish the
spawn and Mr.. Bloom believes that the
expense will not be great.
Jim McVeety, Of Donnybrook, he Of
"fyless market" fame, accompanied
by Mrs. McVeety, was in the city to-
day, having driven down by auto. Mr..
McVeety says the roads up the valley
are exceedingly rough, but he is still
hopeful that he may live long enough
to see a graded road and smooth high
way all up along the valley as far as
Kenmare.
w. IalehOuSe, MRS. GalehOuSe, Mrs.
Fred White and Mrs. Nick Nelson
were in the city Monday. Gale, as he
is Familiarity known, says that he does
MT drive a "Liz" any more, having be-
come Disguised with the pertiferous
critters ever since one threw him I'M
derneath and tried to pin him to the
mat. He now drives the more quiet
and sedate Overland car, and is well
pleased with his trade.
dependent 80 per year.
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