The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09
llNOT and VICINITY

C. Rolph Falconer Of Palermo was
in the city on business Friday.
Atty. Francis j, Murphy is trans
acting legal business in Bismarck.
Editor D. r. Carlson of Towner was
in the city on business Monday.
E. H. Dummer of the Knight Print
ing Co., is spending the week in Mi
not on business.
e. B. McCutcheon, referee in the
Townley bankruptcy case, has gone to
Minnesota on business relative to the
matter.
H. B. Semrud, of Rolling Green
township, was in the city Monday. He
has all Of his crops in and has turn
ed his horses out to pasture.
Alden Winter from Glenburn brot
his son to Minot hospital Wednes-
day, suffering from appendicitis and
expecting to have an operation per-
formed soon.
Robert Mckay, manager of the Nor
thern Moline Plow Co., accompanied
by his wife, will leave for the east
this week to spend ten days on bust
ness.
A. E Beam writes from Seattle,
Wash, that he is now engaged in
building ships for the government and
he likes the work. Mrs. Beam and
children will join him soon.
Michael Muir, one of the old time
residents of Ward County, is back
from Spokane, Wash, to spend few
weeks looking after his interests near
Burlington.
M. o. Ofsthun, Martin Orbeck and
John Bjorne Of Maryland township
were in the city Wednesday on bust
ness connected with the schools of
that township.
VIM. Winter, the 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Winter Of Glen
burn, submitted to an operation for
appendicitis at St. Joseph's hospital
last night. The operation was very
successful.
DR.. and Mrs. Archie D. MCDANIEL
motored to Crosby Sunday, where the
Doctor spoke at the big Red Cross
mass meeting. The distance to and
from that city is 275 miles and the
doctor covered the entire distance that
day. spending several hours in Cros-
by.
Robert Strand, of Devils Lake, re-
turned to his home after visiting with
his brother, P. A. Strand of the Cen
trail Grocery. Mr.. Strand lost one
of his arms which was torn off at the
shoulder few weeks ago, when it
became caught in feed mill.
Miss Martha Weiser of Donnybrook
was operated upon for appendicitis at
st. Luke's hospital Tuesday. Miss
Weiser's condition is pronounced crit
ical by the surgeons. Her father,
Paul Weiser, a prominent farmer
from Donnybrook, and brother Viii.
liam were in the city Wednesday and
will remain for few days until the
crisis is passed.
Charles lander and family of Sawyer
motored to the city Saturday for the
purpose of doing some shopping pre-
paratory to the coming graduation ex-
ercises at Sawyer.
Ray Scofeld, deputy county auditor,
has returned from St. Paul SAM
tarium, where he received treatment
for several weeks. He is reported
somewhat improved.
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Withers, a Ward county soldier, that
he will be out of the hospital at Camp
Dodge in about two weeks. He has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Isaac B. Withers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Withers from east Of the
city, has arrived in France. His
brother, Jesse Withers, is now in New
York ready to leave. Three Withers
| brothers are in the service.
julius Hoff, Kenmare jeweler, came
to the city Wednesday for the pur-
pose Of existing in the ambulance
corps, provided he was able to pass
the required examination Mr.. Hoff
has been jeweler at Kenmare for the
past ten years.
Several auto loads of Minot Odd
Fellows motored to Velva Saturday
evening, taking along a candidate for
the Velva lodge to initiate into the
mysteries of the order. The members
returned at late hour and report one
of the most enjoyable occasions they
have ever had.
A. C. Gordon and Olaf Gemme of
Grand Forks are spending a few days
lat the home of their brother-in- law,
John Bjorn, northeast of the city. Mr..
Gordon has been connected with the
l. H. c. at Grand Forks for the past
16 years. The men are enroute from
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