The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-07-05

20 to rs, which were held at the Park
Region College.
John Gustafson, prosperous farm
er from Hernault, was in the city
Tuesday after a load of fence posts.
81 am going to celebrate the Fourth,
building new pasture fence" he
said. John has a nice lot of cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keen of Heat
on, N. D., visited Minot relatives Sat
urday. Mr.. Keen says crops are
pretty fair in Kidder county, many
fields of wheat looking good for Is
bushels per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hartman and
children from near Glenburn motored
to the city Tuesday to visit friends.
They enjoyed a picnic at Riverside
park where the "kiddies" had a great
time with the menagerie.
Herman Neukom, the good natured
chef at the and L Cafeteria believes
in preparedness, so planted 20 acres
to beans near this city. The seed
has come up in scattering half
hearted fashion, the crop being fail
ure. ..
Tommy, the twelve-year-ol son of
K. B: Thompson, advertising manager
at McCoy's Department store, cele-
brated his birthday last week by 60
ing to the hospital and submitting to
an operation for appendicitis, from
which he is recovering.
Mrs. A. Stakston Of Tioga, has ar
rived for visit with her daughters,
Mrs. L. T. Larson, Mrs Ludwig Mix
elson and her son, John, all living in
forming township. Mrs. Stackston
was one of the early residents of that
township where many old friends still
live.
Mrs. VIM. Field, one of the pioneers
of Des Laos and owner Of the Field
Department store, was in the city on
business Monday. Mrs. Field is a
woman with far more than ordinary
business ability and enjoys splendid
trade.
j. w. Armstrong, a Douglas dairy
man, motors to Minot twice a week
with his cream, which sells for $40
week. He milks ten COWS. E. E.
Burdick, another dairyman, accom-
panied Mr.. Armstrong Tuesday, Mr..
Burdick has herd Of Is A 1 Guern-
sey cattle.
c. R. Kendall and family of Gran
vile, passed through Minot Tuesday
enroute home from 1000 mile trip
through the southern part of the state
a la Ford. Mr. Kendall is the Gran
vile publisher.
Mrs. D. C. McKallor and son, Laur-
ance, arrived from Picher, Okla, for
a visit at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Long.
"Grandpa" Long is having an inter
esting time entertaining his bright lit
tie grandson.
Edgar Bailey of Van Hook trans
acted business in Minot Friday. He
informs the Independent that the lat
ter part of this week, himself and wife
will leave for Britt, a., by auto to
make visit with the formers father,
Bailey of Britt, who has become
famous as a writer for agricultural
papers.
John Drummond from northwest Of
the city was in Minot Tuesday. John
says the crop situation is serious and
the pastures are almost bare. He
has turned his cattle into his field of
western rye grass. Unless we get
rains 10 produce Jne laCCef 1eedS, Mr.
Drummond says that a great many
farmers will have to dispose ola good
deal Of their stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. McGahan will
leave by auto Sunday for the Belt
mountains in Montana where Mrs. Nc
Gahan will spend several months at
the S. H. Elliott ranch. Early the
coming winter, Mrs. McGahan and
daughter Alice, will 60 to Los Angeles,
Calf, where they will spend the win
ter. Mrs. McGahan suffered seri-
Gus attack of pneumonia three months