The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-24
CITY in BRIEF

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Edw. Bettin is sojourning at Hot
Springs, Ark, and New Orleans.
Thos. johnson, one of our old-time
Minot citizens, is reported quite i'll.
Miss Emma Engelson of Wang
township, arrived in the city to spend
the winter.
J. NJ. Shields, the Blaisdell mer-
chant, was in the city the first of the
week.
Bob Hughes, Wahpeton printer
and publisher, was business visitor
in Minot Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil w. Myers have
gone to Hot Springs, Ark, for a few
weeks outing.
Mrs. D. F. Hupmhreys of Brocket
is visiting her sons, Guy F. and G. c.
Humphreys, in this city.
Ward county old settlers are plan
ming on a second midwinter meeting
in this city in February. ~, .r
C. w. Jordahl of Wang township
has been secured as baggageman at
the 500 station in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rasmussen
and little twins arrived from the Res
ervation to make an extended visit at
the H. C. Rasmussen home near Sur
rey.
Melvin Plank, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. c. Plank, arrived recently on a
furlough. Mr.. Plank departed for
Fort Sill, Okla, where C. S. Swigart
of this city is located
Miss Amanda Nedrud, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Nedrud, left for
Seattle, WASH, the first of the year
Swedish hospital.
Eight members of the Mechanics
Mutual Benefit association from this
vicinity are planning on attending the
annual state convention of that organ,
ization at Valley City Feb. 6.
Miss Mary Fauchald, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Fauchad, who
left for California recently to take
up training as nurse, is now located
in a hospatil at Portland, Ore.
Gilbert Engelson of Wang town.
ship, was called to his old home at
Blair, Wis, last week by telegram
stating that his aged parents are both
very ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Weinrebe have
returned from Grand Rapids, Mich,
and other eastern points where Mr..
Weinrebe bought furniture for the
Weinrebe furniture store.
An affidavit of prejudice was filed
in the breach Of promise case for 49,
900, Eisenzimmer VS.. Weniger, start
ed in McHenry county and the case
will be tried in New Rockford.
The Egg Creek mail carrier made
his trip in his Ford. Now a 28-mile
trip by auto on January Bird in North
Dakota is rather remarkable, but then
this is remarkable state.
Will sell cheap for cash or will
trade for anything I can use, two
quarter sections of land in Beltrami
county, MINI. Box S06, Minot, N. D.
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C. B. Bach, Chancellor Commander
of the Knights of Pythias, Domain Of
North Dakota, left for Fargo Monday
on business connected with the lodge.
VIM. Cooper, Mountrail county
rancher, is visiting Minot relatives
this weke.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Steffick are
spending the winter in Minot Mr..
Steffick was on the jury in district
court, and becoming so favorably inn
pressed with our city, decided to re-
main until spring.
John M. Wolf of Rolling Green
township, who has been visiting rel
atives at Devils Lake and Minneapo-
lis, has returned. He attended. an
auto school at Fargo for several
weeks and is now prepared to fix up
the Humble Henrys Of his friends.
Fred l.. Meservey, chief G. N. dis
patcher at Minot, received word that
his son, Russell, who passed the exam
ination for the aviation corps, had left
Jefferson Barracks for some southern
aviation school.
J. E. Ellis, county commissioner
from McHenry county, was in the
city Saturday enroute to his home
from Fargo, where he attended the
state convention of county commits
4 sioners.
Erik Hustad, proprietor of the Hus-
tad dairy farm, southwest of Minot,
] has % head of choice Jersey cattle
on his farm, including three register
ed Jerseys. He is working gradually
4 into the registered cattle business.