The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

Fargo where they attended the Grand
Masonic Lodge.
R. Huttner, one Of the leading
farmers in the vicinity of Ignite was
here attending the big tractor dem.
onstration and says he was wei! repaid
for the trip as it was the biggest
thing. of the kind he ever witnessed.
Jack Love, the Westby bartender
charged with the murder OF Lauren
Bredeson, the Colgan homesteader,
is on trial at Plentywood, Montana,
for the crime. E. r. Sinkler Of
this city is assisting the prosecution
in the case.
The name of Halvor L. HalvorsOn,
democratic nominee for Congress from
the Third District will not appear on
the ballot at the coming Primaries
and his friends are advised to insert
his name either by writing the name
or by the use of the stickers which
are being distributed for this purpose.
Patriotic citizens in the neighbor-
hood of what is known as the "Gumbo
Flats" will hold Red Cross benefit
dance at the Chas. Dunkel place Wed
nesday evening July IL. This farm
is eleven miles southwest of Des Laos.
The entire proceeds will go to the
Rolling Green Red Cross.
John C. Hartnacke of Seattle, Wash.
recently arrived in the city and has
accepted the position of auditor with
the Fuller Motor Co., succeeding Mr..
Rogers who becomes the manager OF
the Grand Forks house for the Fuller
Motor Co. Mr.. Hartnacke will move
his family here from Seattle and be-
come permanent resident OF the
city.
Donnybrook Courier: Seventeen
Donnybrook ladies are taking the
nursing course conducted by Miss
Blodgett under the auspices OF the
Red Cross society of Ward county.
The course consists of Is lessons. Two
lessons are being taken daily, one in
the afternoon and one in the evening
A Red Cross picnic will be held
on the afternoon of June rs, follow
ed by dance in the evening, at the
home of John Peterson, 6 IL miles
west of Sawyer and miles southeast
of Logan. Lunch 15c; dance tickets
35c. Fruit, confectionery and ice
cream booths will be conducted.
C. A. Bugge, the Burlington mer-
chant, who has spent the winter on
the Pacific Slope has returned and was
in the city this week attending the
tractor show. G.. A: says California
is all right as winter resort but
for all the year round give him North
Dakota.
Henry Savelkoul, who owns quar-
tiers of valuable land near Lansford
and Sam Johnson, who owns 51s
quarters, were down attending the
tractor demonstration. The writer
knew these boys when they filed on
their homesteads near the old Bjel-
land postoffice II years ago and we
are pleased to hear of their success.
They are hustlers.
Mrs. Chester Jacobson writes to Mi
not friends from San Antonio, Texas,
and says: We are down here and
nearly burning up with the heat. It
is surely most awfully hot and will
be worse. Chester is instructing in
aviation at Brooks Field while await
ing orders to be sent somewhere else
as an instructor Then We will most
likely be there for three or four
months" 5ur -gy gel
Mrs. Elizabeth Willenbring, wife of
H. C. Willenbring, prominent farm
er residing in the vicinity of St. Hen
ry, died at local hospital Wednesday
morning. Arrangements have been
made to hold the funeral at the st.
Henry's Catholic church of which the
deceased was a member, on Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Willen-
bring leaves husband and eight chill
dren.
Ryder News: Last Wednesdays
electrical storm did considerable dam
age in this locality. The house on
Paul Johansingmeyer's farm was
badly damaged when the chimney was
struck. Mrs. Johansingmeyer and lit
tie Marion we're in the house but were
not hurt and succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fire before it got beyond con-
troll. Chas. Abraham had COW killed
during the storm and many report
lightning striking in their neighbor
hood.
John Lief, grain dealer from Cole
harbor, N. D., is in the city today at
tending the tractor demonstration.
John was engaged in the milling bus
mess in this city for years and while
living here was one of our star ball
players. He came here to see his
brother Joe, who has been employed
at ST. Joseph's hospital for years and
who is leaving Monday with the Ward
county contingent Of drafted men.
John has two other brothers in the
WOW potor and Lon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Millar, former
residents of Burlington, where they
located in the early territorial days,
but who have resided at San Pedro,
California, for the past three years,
arrived in the city last Thursday eve
ming and are now visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. C B. Bach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millar are enjoying the
best of health and are enthusiastic
over. the California climate. They
will spend the summer in North Da-
kota, returning to their California
home this fall.