The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-12-12
is one of the most progressive farmers
IN his district.

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Yves. Elliott, former county commits
sioner, who has been ranching at Belt
Mont, for several years, passed thru
Minot recently, with several cars I
stock. Yves has made a pile Of money
in the ranching game.
H. J. Linnertz of Foxholm was in
the city Monday. He is just recover.
! ing from long siege with the "flu'
and is none too strong yet. 1t takes
of those Foxholm farmers.
A farmer, named Wilkinson from
brady was in Minot Saturday with the
pelts of eleven coyotes which he ship
per east. He will have fine coat for
his wife made from them. A good
coyote pelt is said to be worth from
81 to SIG.
Sis Laskowski, who won fame as the
catcher in the North Prairie baseball
team, has been doing some strenuous
fighting in France. He was given his
helmet and gas mask on Oct 20, and
got into the thick Of the fighting, be-
fore the hostilities ceased.
VIM. Laskowski, Otto Smith and
Geo. F. Dendinger, farmers from the
North Prairie, suggest that snow
fence be built at the top of the new
North Hill. This would accommodate
thousand farmers from the north
country, by keeping the hill free from
deep snow.
NJ. Selander, the efficient and ac-
commodating cashier at the Northern
States Power Co.'s office is again at
work, after a three weeks siege of
the "flu." The tussle was a severe one
as may be attested by the fact that
Mr.. Selander lost fully 40 pounds in
weight as a result.
Mrs. S. j. Hills of Berthold, whose
husband, DR.. Hills has been with the
American forces in France for the
past year was in the city Friday. Mrs.
Hills receives frequent letters from
the doctor, who is enthusiastic over
the work in his department. Mrs.
Hills is arranging to spend the win
ter with relatives at Loyal, Wiscon-
sin.
Frank Falvey, who has been in
training at Camp Dodge, was given
his honorable discharge, and returned
to Minot Friday. Frank was working
in Washington when the war broke
out and he tried ever so hard to get
into the service, but was turned down
on account of disabled foot. He got
into the limited service and was all
ready for overseas duty in the motor
transport when he was discharged.
While we cannot vouch for the fact
that there was an outpouring of the
spirit from Donnybrook, We can at
least assert that goodly bunch of the
live wires from there was in the city
Tuesday. The delegation consisted Of
Henry and Joe Gieselman, Henry Bit
ter, Claude johnson, Fred Feldner, J.
NJ. Thornton, Herman Boerneke, and
Barnum, the Lumberman, the latter
merely coming down to see that all the
boys kept on the straight and narrow
path.
Peter Grindley of Surrey who is a
mechanic in field hospital, first d.
vision in France, wrote an interesting
letter to his mother and brother Carl.
He is sending them a box of German
souvenirs picked up on battlefield,
which includes schrapnel, drinking
cup, knife, etc. Pete sent a copy of a
tribute which captured German Of
fcer paid to the First Division. He
said that the work of the artillery
and infantry of the First Division was
worthy of the best armies in the
world.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Gilbertson of
Lanesboro, Fillmore county, Mime
sofa, are guests at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Molstein, First
street N. w. They will remain, at
least, until after the holidays. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbertson were born in
Fillmore county, and were among the
first white children born within the
present limits of the state of Mime
sofa. Mr.. Gilberson. can relate many
interesting Incidents connected with
the pioneer days of his native state,
and can tell of scores of episodes in
which the early settlers and the Red
Men figured.
MinOt Man Places Large Order.