The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22


If anybody is looking for some good
young draft horses, remember d. f.
Bennells sale at Surrey, March 6.
DR.. F. J. Hartl will attend the state
convention of dentists of Minnesota
at Minneapolis Friday and Saturday.
Theo. Miller, Boaz Jorgenson, Hale
Martin and John Heath of Granville
are in the city attending the Auto
Show this week
A small blaze in the basement of
the Presbyterian manse Saturday
morning called out the fire depart
ment.
Grant Conley, G. B. Metzger, Mr.
Yonker and Mr.. Gilmore attended
Commandery meeting at the Masonic
temple Monday night. They reside at
Williston
Remember the D. E. Bennell sale
March 6. Everything advertised on
the bill is his own. This will strictly
be no combination sale.
D. E. Bennell's sale will be the place
to get some of the best Shorthorn cat
tie and Red Polled cattle. They are
the milking strain. Surrey, March g..
The contract for the building of the
new court house for Divide county is
to be let March IA, 1917. The county
seat of that county is Crosby.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.. McKinnon of
in this city Friday night. Others from
out of the city at the ball were Mr.
and Mrs. Migge of Bowbells.
From Friday afternoon at o'clock
until Saturday morning the thermo-
meter changed from As degrees above
zero to 16 below, making a difference
of 81 degrees in that short time.
John Bena, deputy bank examiner
for the Williston district, is in the
city today. Mr.. Bena is a successful
Lankin banker and is one of Governor
Frazier's recent appointees.
J. w. Samuelson, local shoe dealer,
is buying stock of shoes in New York
city and incidentally will look around
to see if he can get sight of German
submarine that might venture up the
bay.
Gus Hansch Of Kenmare, visited Mi
not friends Wednesday night. Mr.
Hansch is an old time Kenmare ]um-
Der dealer, but for number of years
was engaged in the lumber business
at Lethbridge, Alta.
The Minot Implement Co. has an at
tractive display advertisement in this
issue. Manager Swanson has some
thing to say about the service of his
excellent concern.
J. P. Barrett, representative of a
Minneapolis rubber company, has been
in the city all week, endeavoring to
sell the city some hose. Mr. Barrett
was member Of the Minneapolis fire
department for 21 years.
Mrs. O. Blaine of Lethbridge, Alta,
a sister of Fred and Chris Hermanson
of White Earth, visited friends in
Towner and Minot, enroute to White
Earth for a visit with her brothers.
Lieutenant Otto Gross of Co. D. was
presented with large, comfortable
leather rocking chair by the members
of Co. D. Friday. When Mr.. Gross
went home that evening the presenta-
tion of the chair was made.
VIM. L. Peters from north of the
city was in town the other day and re-
marked that during the severe storm
of two weeks ago practically every
sparrow on his place was frozen and
three Of his turkeys turned up their
toes.
Charles W. Moore has returned from
Rochester, Mimi, where he accompan-
led his wife, who recently submitted
to serious operation. Mrs. Moore is
getting along nicely and is now stay
ing at the home Of family in Roches-
ter and will return soon.
Richard Peterson, son of Peter E.
Peterson, from forming township, is
spending the week in Minot. Richard
trapped muskrats four days shortly
after Christmas and got 100 skins,
which he sold for As cents each. His
brother, Arthur, secured 400 hiles in
few days.
One of the members of Co. D, who
evidently is glad that he's back from
the border, was asked if he intended
to re-enlist. He replied, "Yes, when
the elephants begin roosting in trees"
The boys are all mighty glad to get
back home, but of course if their ser
vices should be needed again, they,
together with the thousands of others
would rally to the colors.
Mrs. E. A. Marsh, who has been re-
ceiving treatment at the Mayo hospi-
tai for several months, returned this
week, accompanied by her sons George
and William, the latter stopping at
Rochester on his return from the Mex
lean border. Mrs. Marsh's many
friends will be glad to learn that she
is recovering, altho her recovery is
slow.
Frank M. O'Neil of Faith, Alta, Wis
tied Minot friends last week. He was
on his way home from Grand Forks
where he submitted to an operation
on his eye. Mr.. O'Neil says that the
mounted police are to be taken out of
Alberta March l and the provincial
police will be employed instead. Many
of the mounted police will go to the
front.
H. D. Davy, prosperous Des Lacs
farmer, visited the Independent office
Tuesday. Mr.. Davy says: "Talk
about hard times, never saw a time
before when could bring to town two
jars of butter and pay for sack of
sugar with them, but this is just what
I did today. Mr.. Davy makes farming