The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-15
MINOT and VICINITY

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O. H. Lomen, the versatile editor Of
the Ryder News was business visitor
in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Alderman of
Tolley called upon Miqot friends in
the city on Tuesday of this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Lang who have spent
the past month recreating among the
Minnesota lakes returned home last
week, thoroly bronzed and supplied
with generous quota of fishing stor-
| les.
Tom Cottrell, one of the noted
characters among the negro denizens
| of the city was shot in the neck by
| James Lockhart, another negro, fol-
lowing row in the negro quarter of
the city last night.
The Great Northern Railway is con-
structing a subway underneath their
tracks on Third Street N. E. to re-
lieve the congestion at that point and
enable pedestrians to get thru when
trains blockade the right of way.
E. A. Shirley and Ira Wight return
ed from ten days fishing trip to
the Minnesota lakes Tuesday. Out
side of liberal coat of tan the boys
returned with nothing but fish stories
with which to regale their friends.
DR.. and Mrs. c. F. Sweet, accom-
panied by Miss Mable Brown, DIR.
Sweets assistant in his dental labor
atory, left Friday for St. Louis, where
Miss Brown will take a short course
in anesthesis, or the art of admins
tering gas.
Oscar Reinholdt of Van Hook, al
brother of Mrs. L. A. Corey, who un-
derwent a very serious operation at
St. Leo's hospital last week is said
to be convalescing as rapidly as could
be expected which will be very graft
flying news to the many friends Of
Mrs. Corey thruout the city.
Rev. and Mrs. P. W. Erickson,
whose marriage took place at Man.
haitian, Kans., in June, returned home
Thursday, motoring thru from Park
Rapids, Minnesota, Mr.. Erickson's old
home, where they spent their honey
moon, among the various summer re-
sorts Of northern Minnesota.
w. A. Stearns, the aged father of.
L. G. Stearns, president of the Minot
Auto Co., passed away this morning
at the home of his son on South Main
street, his death being due to old age.
Definite arrangements regarding the
funeral await the arrival Of relatives.
The body will be shipped to Sterling,
Illinois, where the family formerly re-
sided and other members of the
Stearns family are inferred.
Auto thieves stole A. J. Brunner's
big seven passenger Cadillac car from
in front of the Federal building
Thursday afternoon and drove east,
abandoning the car in the outskirts
of Devils Lake. No trace has as
yet been obtained of the thieves and
were it not for the fact that some
essential part Of the mechanism was
lacking there is strong probability
that they would have succeeded in es-
Gaping with their booty.
Christ Demopoulos, proprietor of
the Valet cleaning and dyeing es-
tablishment is home from Fort Dodge
having secured furlough for a few
days to enable him to return to the
city and attend to business matters
before his company goes to France.
Christ is a member Of the ambulance
corps and likes army life splendidly,
which is we'll attested by his fine ply
sique. He is as hard as nails and
has grown genuine Charlie Chap
line mustache since entering the en-
ploy of Uncle Sam.
Prof. E. E. Farrell, of Brockton,
Montana, superintendent of the In
dian schools on the Fort Peck Reser-
walton, was in the city the first of the
week. He is visiting relatives at Rol-
la and ran up to the city for q days
sightseeing. Professor Farrell's wife,
DR.. Farrell, was the first woman ply
stefan in what is now the state Of
North Dakota, having practiced here
for years during territorial days.
Sargent Hanley, one of the thirteen
original survivors of the Princess Pat
regiment of Canada, seven of whom
only are now left to attest the brav-
cry of that valiant regiment, who did
such terrible execution at the battle
of Ypres, spoke at the Grand theatre
Monday evening. The building was
packed with people, attracted not
alone by the fact that they would be-
able to clean at first hand information
regarding actual conditions at the
front where our own soldier boys are
battling the Hun, but to see the pic
lures with which Sergeant Hanley
illustrated his experiences. His des-
criptions were graphic and the pic
lures portraying the battle scenes
brot the war home to his auditors in
startling manner. The lecture was
given under the auspices of the Ward
County War Service Bureau and the
officers of that organization feel es-
pecally grateful to the public for
their generous patronage which nets