The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08
CITY IN BRIEF

e. G. Kively and family have gone to
Mt. Vernon, Wash, to spend the winter.
Cook Robinson, one of the leading mer-
chants of Sawyer, was in the city on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ollie Baker will leave Friday for
her home at Mobridge, s. D., after visit
with her mother Mrs. Christopher
John Halvorson and John Reiner men,
bers of the Burlington school. board,
were in the city Tuesday, coming down
The boys made the Independent a pleas
ant call.
e. O. StoutIt, local real estate and in
surance man, has returned from a bust
ness trip to the eastern part Of the
state.
ed his offices from the Citizens bank
block into a fine suite of offices in the
Temple Court block.
n. l.. Simmons of Foxholm was among
the number in the city this week in at
tendance at the meeting of the school Of
iicers of Ward county.
j. S. Bjelland and family of Carpio
passed thru the city yesterday enroute to
their old home, Forest City, Ia, to spend
the winter.
daughter, Miss Evangeline Mcconnell,
last week. Miss Mcconnell is attending
college in st. Paul.
Pat and Ed King of Donnybrook passed
through the city Saturday bound for
large quantity of hay, provided the snow
will permit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Robe and babe
from kenmare are spending the week in
the city. Mr.. Robe is chairman of the
body is in session.
Frank kirklie and Frank King of DON
nybrook were among the visitors to the
city Saturday. They were being chap
nI hIrT IN 1tyhin 1, ic-S f.
ficient guarantee that they didn't get
into mischief.
Mrs. Ernest Blowers of Makoti is a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j.. r.
Blowers is teacher in one of the dis
trcts near Makoti and is up to attend
the institute.
J. w. Calnan the Berthold merchant,
took time to run down for the school Of
ficers' meeting here this week. ]. w.
at one time handled the birch and rod
and takes particular interest in the well
fare of our public schools.
Ned Calvin, familiarly known as the
sWede of Burhington
business. Ned has quit the forge and
is now engaged in farming, owning one
of the best quarter section farms on
North Prairie.
E. l.. Wallace, Burlington coal baron,
was in the city yesterday He says the
mines in that vicinity are plentfully sup
piled with men, several being turned
away daily from the various mines. Many
ployment for the winter in the mines.
George Dahl the Carpio hardware
and Implement dealer is in the city to-
day greeting many old friends and at.
bought the store of the Carpio Hardware
and Implement Co from I. j. Kava-
naugh and has combined the two stocks.
He now has one of the best stores of its
l. ind in,
is remodeling the interior of the big store.
Food Commissioner Hoover will find
his efforts ably. supported by the man
agement of both the P. & l.. Cafeteria
these establishments wheatlesS and also
meatless days are observed with relig-
ious zeal, marking purpose that is pat
riotic and course which requires no
that ere many moons have passed all the
restaurants and hotels of the city will
make similar arrangements.
Tom Olson, head clerk at the Golden
Rule, who recently returned to his old
tives a visit before leavong for Camp
Dodge with the next contingent, came
back Saturday to await the day of de-
at the Golden Rule, finding it impossible
to remain idle. Tom has been offered
a fine position in the quartermasters de-
partment but says he wants to get right
into the game where he stands some
chance Of "plugging" Boche.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H.. Trumble of Van
dalia, Montana, passed through the city
Tuesday on their way back to their old
home at Polo, ILL.,, where they will make
their home with the aged mother of
Mrs. Trumble. The Trumbles took up a
homestead in Montana five years ago and
have done we'll there Were it not for
the fact that Mrs. Trumble's mother de-
sireS them to come back to Illinois
where Mr.. Trumble can manage her
farm they would have remained in Mon
tana indefinitely.