The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-30

Mrs. Peterson accompanied him and
will remain in the city two weeks
with friends
John Boarth, an |. w. w. who failed
to register, was given 30-day SEN
tenc in the Morton county Jail.
Mrs. Geo Steinmetz, residing south
west of Ross, passed away after an
illness of only Is hours
Ed Morrow, ex-alderman and har-
ness maker from Kenmare, was in
Minot visiting friends Tuesday.
Mrs. B. N. Lesk's sister, who has
been visiting in the city for several
weeks. has returned to her home in
Fargo.
The new high school building and
the new Sisters hospital are being
pushed to completion rapidly. The
brick work has started on the school
building and the brick work on the
hospital is nearing completion.
w. e. Hulse. architect in charge of
the new Minot high school building,
will arrive from his home at Hutchin-
son, Kan, tomorrow. While here he
will be the guest of his brother-in.law,
G. e. DeNoon.
Mrs. j. A. Cloid of Bagley, Mimi,
has been visiting Mnot friends. Mr..
Cloyd is an old employee Of the G. N.
but is now engaged in farming. Mrs.
Cloid came to see her son Charles,
who has joined Company A.
Mrs. T. R. Burke and daughter,
Kathleen, of Berthold, visited at the
home Of Mrs. w. II. Mechler of this
city for week. Kathleen underwent
an operation for the removal of her
tonsils, returning home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Norton, who spent
the summer touring the Canadian
Northwest by auto, passed through the
city Tuesday enroute to Minneapolis.
They have had a delightful outing and
will spend several moresmonths sight
seeing. ~
Harry Abee, formerly of Ward coun-
ty, writes the Independent that he has
left Bayfield,, Colo, and joined the
medical corps of the regular army at
Fort Logan, Colo. He likes his work
fine. Mr.. Abee's mother, Mrs. w. r.
Wyatt, resides at Kenmare.
The graveling of several blocks on
the South Hill has been completed
and streets are in excellent condition.
During the past year and half, ex-
actly 20 brick blocks have been built
in the city of Minot representing
three or four million dollars added
valuation.
A party consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldon White and sons, Eldon and
Frank Mr.. and Mrs. Grimmer, Misses
Rose and Clara Flanagan of St. Paul
and Fred Quackenbush motored to
Buffalo Lodge Sunday, spending the
day bathing and dining on fine picnic
lunch.
Miss. Margaret Falconer, who has
been employed at the Mccoy Depart
ment Store, has given up her position
and is spending the week with Donny-
brook friends. Miss Falconer will en-
ter Minot business college within a
few days to take a course in stenogra-
ply.
The tenth church bell stolen in
North Dakota within the last few
months was stolen from the Norwegian
Lutheran church in Greenfield town
ship near New Rockford. The thieves
loaded the bell from the tower by
means of ropes and carried it away on
an auto truck. The bell weighed 1000
pounds and was valued at $3.50.
Editor and Mrs. D. R. Green of Saw
yer will leave Thursday for their old
home, Kalamazoo, Mich, where they
will spend two weeks with son who
operates mammoth truck in the fire
department. "Dad" has not seen the
boy for thirteen years. He was make
up man on morning paper in Kala-
mazoo for seven years and he's going
back to see if any of his old pals are
living.
BARGAINS in Second Hand Cars
for Hunting Season Dakota Motor