The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
getting $4,000 bushels, an average

getting 10000 bushels, an average of
about 8 bushels per acre.
The Independent has just learned
that Orrin F.. Trace, Jr., of Tindall,
Mont, is in Camp Lewis, in the army.
Orrin was formerly resident of this
vicinity.
A meeting of the Minot Presbytery
was held in this city Monday even
ing and Tuesday. Rev. P. w. Erick-
son was elected Moderator.
The annual meeting of the Presby-
terrain Synod opens today at James
town. Rev. P. w. Erickson and DR..
A. D. Mcdaniel will represent the
Minot church.
Miss Leona Kleepies and brother
Lawrence arrived from Morris, Mimi,
to spend the winter at the home of
their sister, Mrs. Frank Svatos, to at
tend school.
Mrs. Sherman Thompson of Cedar
Rapids, Mich, is visiting at the f. D..
Cook home near Logan, arriving Fri
day. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cook.
N. P. Osgood, of Fargo, a cousin
of R. H. Emerson, visited in Minot
on Tuesday of this week. Incidenta!-
ly, Mr.. Osgood accompanied U. S.
Deputy Marshall Pat Bollen to this
city in charge Of a couple of slackers
Mrs. H. Z. Conklin and son Glen,
of Wolf Point, Montana, are visiting
relatives and friends here IN Mlnot.
Mr.. ConkEn is expected to arrive
Saturday to spend Sunday here.
The Logan school has not opened
on account of lack Of a teacher and
new furnace. Efforts will be made
to open the school next Monday.
Edward Sutherland, a Grand Forks
soldier, died of the Flu at Camp Iay-
Tor.
Chas. D. Kelso, internal revenue
agent, arrived from st. Paul Tor a
short visit with old friends. Mr.. kel-
so is in charge of the estate tax de-
partment. For years he practlced law
! in Minot.
H. T, Krohn, a former resident OF
Ward county for ten years. writes
from Harrisburg, S. D. his present
home. Crops are fine in his locality
oats averaging so bushels and corn
is good for SO bushels. Help IS
scarce. but the farmers are manag
ing to get their work done.
A competitive examination, will be
held at the Minot Federal bulldlng' TOR
both men and women for the Pos1tloi11
of elevator conductor at the feoera1
huilding. Such jobs are being held
throuout the country by women main
". The job pays $500 a year.
Ole X. Stigen, 10 miles south OF
Minot received a telegram on Frldav
of last week which announced the
death of his son, Carl O., who was
stationed at Camp Grant, Ill. Inc
remains will be shipped to Kloten'
N. D. for interment. he leaves a
wife and baby to mourn MS uheln'e1S
death.
Mrs Geo. E. Child, formerly Miss
Dolly Cooper, is visiting with her SIS
ters Mrs, ]. M. Mcconnell and. MISS
Ida Cooper in this ciety. She IS en-
route to her home in Florida after a
visit with her mother at the Cooper
ranch in Mountrail county.
Miss Evangeline Mcconnell, daugn1-
+or Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Mcconnell,
has returned to the Minnesota ull'e IN
sitv after spending her vacation III
this city. She is entering upon Hea
second year in the Home Econon ~
denartment. Miss Marie kelley'
DAUGHTER of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed hel!eS'
has entered the university Tor a si'''-
liar course.
In Justice to the board Of county
commissioners, the Independent wants
to say that they are not responsible
for the disgraceful condition of the
Minot- Burlington road. The board
recommended to the state highway
commission that the work be done as
planned originally and then addition
ri Gravel could be put on later. The
road should have been completed TINS
fall.
Elder VIM Sparkling of the Church
Of the Latter Day Saints, arrived
from Davenport, Ia, to look after his
three quarters of land near Sherwood.
His wife has been seriously i'll with
rheumatism at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Couey, at La Moure,
N. D.
Bob Evans, from forming township,
drove to the city the other evening
a distance of II miles, with two wag
on loads of wheat and one of potatoes.
He handled all three outfits alone,
having learned the art of running a
pack train in Alaska during the gold
rush.
Mrs. Frank M. Sullivan left today
for Fargo where she will remain until