The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-26
.MINOT And VICINITY

The crocuses are blooming on the
prairie.
Editor White of Blaisdell was in the
city Friday.
Local Isaac Waltons are catching
big strings of suckers and pickerel in
Mouse river.
Nick Deegan, who spent the winter
in California, writes that he is en-
route home.
M. E. Begley, the coal dealer, who
has been i'll in one Of the local hospi-
tails, is improving.
Mrs. W. Z. Towner left for Roches-
ter, MINI, Monday where she will sub
init to an operation.
We have limited amount of North
Dakota grown seed corn for sale.
The Savings Loan 4 Trust Co. 4-26-t2
Frank Bennett, well known dray
man, has invested in a new auto truck
and has started in business for him
self.
Miss Harriet Gazette, who taught in
the sixth grade in Minot for years,
has been engaged as principal or the
Williston schools.
E, Torgrimson, of Grand Meadow,
who owns land in this vicinity, is here
the guest of his son, C. E. Torgrim-
son, the Avery tractor man.
Rev. N. E. Ellsworth Of Williston
and Geo. Phelps of Bowbells were in
Minot Monday enroute to Fargo to at
tend the Grand Commandery.
Mrs. w. H. Reighart, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs: Olive
Wright in San Antonio, Texas, for sew
eral months, is expected home the
FIRST of the week.
Work started this week on the ex-
cavation for the new ]. w. Rode ware
house, 5Ox15O feet, two stories and
basement, on Second street northeast,
which will cost $4,000.
James Hakinson, prominent Nor
witch farmer, was in the city Satur-
day. He stated that wheat seeding
was we'll under way and that it would
be done in about week.
Rev. P. w. Erickson and son Donald
left Monday for Kasson, Mimi, where
the remains of Mrs. Erickson, which
have been in a vault since her death
several months ago, will be inferred.
]. H. Peelman, former Minot resi-
dent, stopped for visit with old
friends, enroute to his home in Havre,
Mont, from an extended visit in Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky, where he went
for his health.
John Wynn returned from near
Glasgow, Mont, last week, where he
filed on a valuable 200 acre homestead.
He expects to move on the farm III a
year and in the meantime he will con-
tinue to run his dairy.
Mrs. d. A. Dinnie returned Friday
from Arvilla, N D., where she was
called by the illness of her father, T.
Delaney, who was some better when
she left. Mr.. Delaney is 80 years of
age and is suffering from the infirmi-
lies of age. . r.
Miss Blanche Dalager, who taught
for years in the Minot schools, arrived
recently from st. Ansgar, Ia, where
she has been spending the winter with
her mother, and is completing the
school year in the Kenmare schools.
She was visitor with Minot friends
over Sunday.
Tom Cartwell, colored, was arrested
and placed in Jail Saturday night,
charged with running dlSOruerly
house on Third street southwest. He
had just fixed the place up in swell
colored style when officers nabbed him.
The wenches found in the place have
been run out of the city.
Erik Ramstad recently returned
from Spokane, Wash, where he spent
several months receiving treatment
from renowned Chinese specialist
for stomach trouble. Mr.. Ramstad is
much better He drank 1875 bottles of
the doctors medicine, which is prepar-
ed from an herb. While at Spokane,
he visited with old time Ward county
pioneers, Bill Schneider, Michael Muir
and Mr. Storm. Schneider is busy put