The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-04-11
alNOT and VICINITY

{ w. D. Wilson, has been quite i'll witt
: scarlet fever and humps.
f. N. Fuller of the Fuller Motto
Co., was in Valley City Wednesday OF
, business.
Atty. c. Aurland has returned from
a months sojourn at Hot Springs
Ark.
Alex Lyons, Great Northern con
ductor, is. reported seriously i'll will
pneumonia.
l.. M. Due has returned from Cal
. ifornia where he spent the winter
Mrs. Due will return later.
Rugby women have entered polite:
with the slogan, Better Rugby
There is one candidate for mayor anc
two for aldermen.
j. Helling arrived from TT. Madi
son, Iowa, and is looking after his ex'
tensive real estate interests north.
east Of the city.
Verne Martin, who is a student at
the University of North Dakota, re-
turned after a weeks visit with his
mother, Mrs. Geo. Martin.
F. l.. Rodgers, travelling auditor of
the Fuller Motor Co., arrived from the
Grand Forks office Wednesday and
will remain here for about three
weeks.
Mrs. Oliver Saugstad, who was tax
en- to Northwood, N. d., for an oper-
alton recently, is reported to be re-
covering nicely and she will be able
to return in a few days.
Neil Calkins, son of C. E. Calkins,
has been in the hospital for several
days suffering from blood poisoning
| of the hand He has had serious
time but is recovering.
Jacob Frost bought the G. A. Port
err farm in forming township and will
convert it into ranch, stocking it
with cattle and horses. Mr.. Frost bot
two full blooded Shorthorn heifers
from Mr.. Mackie.
Mrs. John Malinowski, wife of one
of the lightning tonsorial artists at
the Temple Court barber shop, was
called to her old home, Madison,
Mimi, Monday, by the serious illness
of her father, John Schulz. The old
gentleman is S8 years Of age and can
hardly survive.
Mrs. Sarah Bortz, mother Of Grover
Filar, the well known automobile re-
pair man, died last week at her home
in the northeastern part of the city.
Mrs. BortZ was an especially fine old
lady and her death is generally re-
GREETED.
Charles Clute, son-in-law of L. G..
Theurer and well known conductor on
the Great Northern is moving back to
this city after residence of a year
and half in Sioux Falls, S. D. Mr..
Clute's family will not return until the
close of the present school year.
Jens P. Jensen, prominent Ryder
farmer was in the city Friday. Jens
farms a section of land alone this
season and has the greater portion of
lit ready for crop. He has son in
Uncle Sans army and considers that
he is "doing his bit" to help make the
world safe for democracy.
| Andrew Hegreberg, a prominent
south prairie farmer, brot his son to
local hospital Saturday where an
operation was performed for appen-
dicitis. The appendix had broken and
for time the lad was in critical
condition, but is reported to be get
ting along nicely.
A. o. Deeter of Tioga has purchas-
ed the Bob Murray confectionery store
located next to the Western Grocery
and will enlarge the stock, put in new
fixtures and otherwise improve the
place. Mr.. Deter will move his
! family to Minot next week. For the
past four years he has run a restaur-
ant and confectionery store at Tioga
where he has a host Of friends. He
sold his Tioga store last fall and has
since been on the lookout for suit
able location.
Eddie Henjum, of the Leland barber
shop, has bot the interests of his part
ner, Mr.. Clifford, who will go onto a
farm two miles north of Surrey. Mr..
Clifford, who is considered one of Mi
not's crack BARRIERS, has been taking
special course in farming by mail
and assures his friends that he will
use the very latest, massage methods
on his soil and that his grain will be
cut in the most up-to-date tonsorial
manner. 'lHsS
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Beam have re-
turned from Port Huron, Mich, where
they spent the winter at Mr.. Beams
former home. Mr.. Beam expects to
leave soon for the Pacific coast to
engage in ship building for Uncle
Sam. He has had experience in steel
ship work and will make a mighty
valuable man for the government. Mr..
Beam has been engaged in the con-
tracing business in Minot for years.
Carl Gilbertson, superintendent of
the Ignite schools was in the city
Tuesday to consult Architect Bugen-
hagen in regard to the plans for the
new high school building which Ar
chitect Bugenhagen is drawing for this
hustling mining town. Supt. Gilbert
son has announced his candidacy for
the office Of county superintendent of
schools in Burke and the present in
cumbent of the office, c. H. Wort, will
certainly be obliged to look to his lau-
rels when man of the calibre of Carl
Gilbertson camps on his trail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Moore and
family have returned from their So
journ in Indiana. OF course the Moore
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