The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-29
MINOT" and VICINITY

John Bjorne of Maryland township
| is in the city for few days receiving
treatments from local physician. (
George Dwire left Friday for Fort
| Ogelthorpe, where he will be station
ed, having secured position in the
Medical Corps.
A. E. Jordahl, prominent Grelland
farmer was visitor in the city Sat-
urday.
Henry Schoenrock, cashier of the
Farmers State Bank of Sanish was
a business visitor to the city Tues
day.
Edward Lee, manager Of the Bovey-
Shute Lumber yards at Sanish was
in the city Monday renewing old &C.
quaintances.
Frank Hicks Of Burlington town.
ship brot his little three year old
daughter to the city Friday suffering
from fractured arm sustained in
falling from the hay loft where the
little one was playing.
Joe Cross, of Willston, a former
Minot resident, was in the city Mon
day renewing acquaintance among his
old friends. Joe is one Of the best
known engineers on the Great North
ern.
DR.. H. G. Knapp, who has been
spending his vacation at his old home
at Alexander, Mimi, returned home
Wednesday. Mrs. Knapp and the chill
dren will remain at Alexander for
longer visit.
The little three-year-cld son Of Mr.
N ~,e,
on Second Avenue N. E., died sudden
ly from strychnine poisoning at Pres
ton, Mimi, where Mrs. Peterson was
visiting.
Sergt. Lyle Prescott, who is now
in service with the Spruce division in
Washington, is visiting at the home
of his sister Mrs. O. B. Herigstad,
having secured a short furlough to
enable him to return to Minot and at
tend to some business matters.
Miss Alice Douglas, who has been
stenographer in the offices of MCGEE
& Goss left Wednesday for her old
home at Iriquois, S. D., where she
will visit for few days and then
proceed to France where she was
accepted as stenographer in the Paris
headquarters Of the Red Cross.
Rev. Asberry Stockton, pastor of
the Bethel Baptist church, arrived in
the city Monday enroute for Des Laos
where he owns a farm. The Rever-
end is determined that his crop shall
not waste because Of lack Of farm
laborers and will go out to the farm
and harvest the crop alone if neces-
SarV in order to save IT,
Lieut.. Arthur Solberg arrived in the
city Friday to spend short furlough
with Minot friends. Lieut.. Solberg
has been stationed in Texas for sew
eral months, where he has been in
training as an aviator He left Tues
day for an eastern training camp
where he will receive special instruc-
ton preparatory to his leaving for
France
The many friends Of Mr. and Mrs.
George Todd will be pleased to learn
that the Todds have arrived in Seattle
after an enjoyable trip by auto, camp
ing out wherever night overlook
them, making the trip in exactly II
days. Mr.. Todd has accepted a posi-
ton with shipbuilding firm in Seat
tie as electrician.
Harry Watson, the Sanish bakery
man was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
B. C. Heath on Valley street, the first
of the week. Mrs. Heath accom-
panied him upon his return home and
after spending a short time at the
Watson home in Sanish, will 60 to
Stanley for a visit at the home Of
her son, w. o. Heath, who resides
there.
If you suffer with your feet burn
ing, aching or swelling in hot wealth
er, just peel a raw potato and cut in
halves and rub over your feet every
night and morning, and it will cure
the trouble. But if this should fail to
relieve you, give them a good soaking
in strong, cold tea. The worst of soft
corns will yield to treatment of salt
ordinary salt applied night and