The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-19
CITY IN BRIEF

Watch out for the Normal Park Lot
Sale Saturday.
Farmers are getting ready to put in
a vast acreage to flax this year.
Geo. Pritschet of Foxholm was in
the city Wednesday on business.
Judge Fisk of Bismarck spent Sun
day in this city with friends.
B. F. Baker of Glenburn transacted
business in the city Wednesday.
Have your watch repaired and put
in Al shape at J. N. Anderson's. 3
M. F. Mulroy, manager of the Rus
sell-Miller Milling Co., is in the Twin
Cities on business.
Lots in Normal Park going "like hot
cakes" Get one Saturday.
Allen Odell has built three houses
to rent in Minot this spring, and now
owns Fl houses in this city.
A. J. Larson of Des Laos enlisted in
the U. S. navy and will soon leave for
New York to report for duty.
Mrs. L. D. McGahan, wife of the
publisher of the Minot Messenger, is
reported seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Gunter of Des
Laos, who spent the winter in Florida,
have left by auto for their trip home
and will visit enroute.
The hustling city of Max displayed
a patriotic spirit the other day by
flying huge American flag over the
entire town by attaching it to kite.
Mrs. Holland arrived from Mime
sofa Wednesday for a visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. S. Per-
son.
Our old friend John Brown who has
been sojourning in California during
the cold winter months, returned
home today. He says he feels like a
two-year-old.
Normal Park Lots going fast. Bet
ter "get busy" Saturday.
l.. T. Larson Of brady has invested
in a new REQ car, bought from the
Scoield Implement Co., and will burn
up the roads some this season.
Lawrence Ludtky, three-year-old
Minot boy, was run down by an auto
Sunday, his hip being injured. He is
receiving treatment in local hospi-
tai.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Veach Of Des
Laos received the sad news of the
death of their son, Ira, at Laurel
Neb. Death is supposed to have beer
due to an injury which the deceased
received two years ago.
H. J. Hecht went to Minneapolis
last week, driving home Chalmer.
car which he bought. E. S. Person
drove home Chandler coupe. They
had to drive 700 miles to get home and
covered the distance in three days.
| Mrs. Martha Lindberg, who recent,
returned from Havre, Mont, where
she spent the winter with her daugh
ter, has bought residence and lot OF
Valley street, where she will max.
her home.
i Watch out for the Normal Park Lo
Sale Saturday.
Interment of the remains of Floy,
0. Bowlby, who passed away in thi
city last Saturday, was made thi
week at Aberdeen, S. D. The bod,
was shipped to that city on Tuesday
George Hicks, an uncle of the deceas
ed, accompanied the remains to Aber
deem and attended the funeral.
w. S. Teters, who spent the white
in the west, arrived Wednesday an
will look after his farming interest
in this state. Mr.. and Mrs. Teter
spent the winter in California and i
the Hawaiian Islands, reporting an en-
joyable trip.
w. Archibald, Foxholm savant, wa
: a visitor in the city the first Of til
week, and informed the Independen
+ that he couldn't see but what the cit
did very nicely during the time whe
he was staying at home in Foxholl
and doing his bit to put that progrei
sive burg on the map.