The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
CITY IN BRIEF

w. II. horton from Rockford, ILL.,,
visited Minot friends Monday.
Atty. Geo. MCGEE is transacting
legal business in Minneapolis.
| DR.. Archie d. MCDANIEL spent the
early part of the week in St. Paul.
1 IT, l.. Simmons, prominent Foxholm
business man, was in the city Monday.
j. w. r. Fl. Della, better known as
"Alphabet," arrived from Velva Mon
l day on business.
Spain protests to Germany over the
sinking Of ships and is about ready to
get into the conflict.
Colonel j. H. Frame of the First
North Dakota regiment, was in the
city on business Saturday.
Raymond Stake and Ray Hardy of
Surrey, two popular young men, have
enlisted for service with Uncle Samuel.
Peter Lars of Cando was found dead
in a hotel in ST. Paul, with railroad
ticket in his pocket. He blew out the
gas
Roosevelt pays his respects to the
young men who marry in order to es-
cape military service, in no uncertain
terms.
A prairie fire on the John Maloney
farm in the north end of the city, call
ed out the fire department Tuesday af-
ternOOn.
Orrin M. Pierce spent day at Har-
vey last week and while there assisted
in organizing home guard of 81
members.
Mrs. Geo. Strong, who has been
spending several months in Mississippi
pi and Indiana, is expected to arrive
at her home at Velva today.
]. w. Buettner, the Norwich
"smithy," was a business visitor in
Minot Saturday evening. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Buettner.
Bert Clementich of Foxholm was in
: the city Saturday. He had 800 acres
I of wheat seeded at the time and said
he had 800 acres more to put in.
AL Travis of Sawyer figures that he
has been pretty fortunate. He held
1400 buhels Of his last year S wheat
crop which he sold recently for $500
per bushel.
The ladies of Minot gave a Red
Cross tea at the Elks' Home Friday
afternoon, the receipts being $86. This
money will be turned over for Red
Cross work IN MlnOt.
Orlando Brown, prominent farmer
from east of the city, reports that his
wheat sown three week ago is not yet
coming up and some of it does not
show inclinations to sprout.
F. C. Walther of Berthold has been
busy organizing company Of Home
Guards at Berthold. The members are
boys between and Is years of age
and they will be put thru the military
drill
A fag-raising will take place at the
Roosevelt ranch house on the capitol
grounds at Bismarck. This is the
building in which Teddy lived while
ranching near Medora, N. D., in the
early days.
Uncle Sam appears to be short of
mail clerks. The Independent has been
informed that 27 sacks of mail carried
off at Minot to be sent east again to
be worked.
Chas. Muzzy, prosperous farmer
from near Sawyer, drove to Minot
with small jag of wheat, fifty some
bushels, Monday, which he sold for
$2.35 bushel. The grain buyer grad
ed it at only No. feed wheat at that.
"Dad" Smith, of the C. I. Johnson
Mfg. Co., says: "When I was a lad,
when a young woman's shoe became
united, I'd stop and tie it for her. But
in these days of high topped shoes and
short skirts, such thing is now I'M
heard Of"
John brady, the brady merchant,
returned recently from Rochester,
Mimi, where he accompanied his
daughter, Miss Julia Brady, who ex-
poets to undergo an operation. For
tunately, she is recovering without an
operation and is now visiting with
friends at Delhi, MINI.
Bob Evans was in from his ranch
south of brady Monday and took home
with him seven head Of choice heifers
bought from J. E. Zook. Mr. Evans
will take in number of cattle to pas
ture but states that the grass is back
ward and it will be about May Is be-
fore he will turn in cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Vandenoever
and baby arrived from Great Falls,
Mont, for short visit at the home of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Vandenoever. Mr.. Vandenoever
is traffic manager of the Royal Milling
Co. Of Great Falls. He has been locat-
ed in the Montana city for the past six
years and he has made a remarkable
business success.
In some localities, township officials
have taken the pains to drag the roads
| with telling effect. Owing to the fact
| that the farmers are not sparing any
i efforts to get their seed in the ground,
| less work has been done on the high
| ways than usual. Eureka township
! roads are in good shape and Harrison
! township is preparing to do some
dragging this week.
F. W. Peglow, F. W. Winter, L. A.
Murrills and T. P. Parke motored over