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

Max johnson, one OF CarpiO's live
wires, was a visitor to the city Thurs
day.
The happy couple came to Minot
Monday evening where they are now
cozily located.
August Butenschoen has completed
a fine two-story residence in this city
on North Main street.
l Herman Boerneke, Of Donnybrook,
who owns extensive realty interests in
the city, was down from the Gooseneck
Wednesday.
Henry Schoenrock, a former Minot
boy, now cashier of fine bank at
Sanish, was in the city several days
last week.
Editor Monteith of the Finley Bea-
con, after an illness of nine weeks, is
back at his Office and says that he will
gradually get into the harness again.
The Congregational Church, Berthold
Lloyd Cover, of Dogden, ar
rived in Minot last week enroute to
st. Louis to take his place with the
regular army as cavalry musician. A
large number of friends gathered at
the station to wish him God speed.
Paul Rode, of the firm of Bodecker
& Rode, of this city, was united in
marriage June l., to Miss Aletta
Frances Jensen, the ceremony being
performed at the Congregational par
sonage in Grand Forks.
Perhaps the oldest woman in North
Dakota is Mrs. Stack, who resides
with her daughter at Lyons, Morton
county. She is 81 years of age and
was born on St. Patrick's Day, 1920,
at Tralee, Kerry county, Ireland.
| Theo. and Robert Miller Of Gran
vile arrived Sunday to see the last
of the ot-Fargo baseball series.
They brot up nice mess of fish
caught in the lower Mouse river with
a hook and line" which helped the
editor to cut down the h. c. !.
| Janet Hunter, a six-year-old Dick
inson girl, got too close to a circus
cage and vicious leopard clawed her
face. A scratch was inflicted across
the child's face above the eye and she
narrowly escaped serious injury.
! Bert Bunel, who is doing great
deal of driving over this section of
the state, says that the crops around
Minot and up the valley appear much
better than those around Mohall and
other sections in the northwestern
part of the state. The snow In that
section was slow in leaving and the
crops are late.
| w. L. Richards of Dickinson bought
100 head of two and three-year-old
ewes for SIP head, the highest price
ever paid for sheep in the state. With
wool worth so cents pound, the own
| er figures that he will take So worth
Of wool off each eve before marketing
the flock.
Arthur Moro Blaisdell, brother Of
former Secretary of State Alfred
Blaisdell Of North Dakota, has en-
listed for service in the officers train
ing camp of Montana. He is now To-
Gated at Roy, Mont. Mr.. Blaisdell is
an attorney and formerly resided in
Minot.
Commencing with the last week in
June, Mr.. E. P. Baker, of Andover
Theological Seminary, Boston, Mass,
will be in charge of the church work
for three months, and in the fall a
regular minister will be called. Until
Mr.. Baker arrives, the regular Sum
! day school and Endeavor services will
be held. Services of worship will be
announced according to arrangement.
The bride is the daughter of a well
known Neche, N. D., farmer but for
more than a year she has made her
home in this city. She is a very es-.
Unable young woman. The groom is
dent of Minot. For some time he has
been interested in the firm of Bodeck-
err & Rode, dealers in motorcycles,
auto tires and accessories. He has
lived in this. city practically all Of his
life and years ago was employed by
the Independent. He is a steady
young man, businessman who at
tends closely to business and we'll
liked. The Independent joins the
many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rode in
extending best wishes.
The services last Sunday were Of
special interest. In the morning nine
young people from. the Sunday school
united with the church, six being
baptized and three by confirmation Of
their baptism in infancy. There were
also three accessions to the member
ship by letter from other churches.
Of the nine young people entering the
church fellowship, seven were mem
bers of the Sunday school class of
Mrs. Hills, and every one of the en-
tire twelve are members of the Sun
day school. The work Of the school
is in splendid condition, superintendent
lby Mr. H. H. Craig, assisted by a
fine corps Of teachers. Following the
reception of the new members, the
Sacrament Of the Lords Supper was
united in by large number Of com
municants. In the evening the church
was crowded with an intensely in
terested congregation, the occasion
being the Baccalaureate sermon Of
the, high school, the members Of the
eighth grade class also occupying seats
reserved for them. The auditorium
was tastefully decorated, including
the chairs occupied by the high school
graduates, who assembled with the
members Of the Eighth grade class and
the faculty Of the school, and entered
the church in professional form dur
ing the organ prelude. The sermon
theme was on Footprints of Pro-
gress" and the services of the entire
day were conducted by Rev. w.
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