The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-04

Adolph Heinze and family from
north Of the city, will leave in about
a week for an auto trip thru eastern
South Dakota where they will visit
friends
Montana crops are suffering from
lack of rain. In the vicinity of Jop.
lin, wheat is heading out few inches
above the ground and many fields will
not be cut,
Mrs. H. A. Kurth, wife of H. A.
Kurth, cashier f the Citizens Bank,
underwent five operations at local
hospital last week and is now conval-
escing nicely.
r. c. Dickey, who has been living on
his homestead near Sanish, has moved
his family back to the Dickey home
stead near Norwich He was in the
city on business Saturday.
Anton Larson, Foxholm postmaster,
was in the city on business Saturday.
He came here principally to get sup
ply of War Savings Stamps, but found
the Minot postoffice short.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Otto Bonley, who reside on the res
ervation. The stork paid it's visit to
the Erb home north Of the city, where
Mrs. Bonley is staying for short
time.
A marriage license was issued to Dan
p. Lambert and Miss Ruth Jones, both
Of Minot.
Gus Mumford of Kimball, Mimi,
has accepted position as stenograph-
err in the First International bank of
this city.
Conwel swenson Of st. Sloud, Mimi,
an experienced sign painter has been
engaged by w. A. Schenlman to assist
Schenman lsat year in the basement
Of the Jacobson block has grown to
such proportions that an addition to the
force became necessary
Miss Gladys Roach. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Roach, graduated re-
Gently from St. Mary's Hall, Fari-
bault, MINI. Grandmother Reach,
Luella and Gladys Roach and twelve
young men and women from the Hall
formed a house party, touring to the
Roach summer cottage at Park Rap
ids, where they spent the week end.
Miss Lucille Roach has returned
from st. GATHERINGS College, St. Paul,
where she attended school the past
year.
DR.. and Mrs. r. C. Laing left We'd
nesday for Minnesota by auto, where
they will spend month. The Doctor
will take a postgraduate course in
dentistry at the University of Mime
sofa and they will visit in Owatonna.
Elder D. r. Dierdorff of Surrey has
returned from the Jim River church
and Brandford, N. D., where he spent
a month holding special meetings for
the Church of the Brethren.
Buy your Irvine now at Frosaker
Brothers and make money. Standard
Irvine at &c. See their ad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Linster motor
ed down from Berthold Tuesday on
business. Frank, who is one of the
best farmers in the district, says that
his crops look pretty fair yet, in fact
they will stand drouth for a week or
so yet, but still he'd sleep better if it
would only rain.
Fred Schulz of Valley City has
been visiting at the home of his son,
| Albert Schulz, north of Burlington.
He makes an annual visit to Ward
| county. He is one of the most sub
stantia, farmers in the Valley City
district. The Independent acknowl-
edges a pleasant visit.
: Victor sleight and Myron Hunt
- with their wives, visited Minot last
a Friday, stopping for while at Bur-
& lington to enjoy the hospitality of the
d old timers of No Mans Land. They
y report the very best prospects for a
q good crop in the vicinity of Glenhurn.
u The county has done some good
q work on the Minot-Ryder road and a
8 few miles left to be graded, will be
given attention soon, the Independent
n Understands. If the good worl. will
( only 90 on until the two grades just
4 southwest of Minot are fixed, this :
4 save MANY broken spring and not a
u few cuss words.
A A. J. Anderson, wife and babe, and
n Mrs. Egeberg and three children, have
returned from an auto trip to HaVre,
y Mont. They went there to prove up
on a homestead belonging to Peter
Horn, the deceased brother of Mrs
70 Egeberg The return trip was made
n over muddy roads.
Y Freeman Yoder and wife motored
over from St. John, N. D., this week
and Mrs. Yoder will remain for the
2 present at their Surrey farm and MIR
Yoder will return to st. John, where
. he is chief machinist at big garage
d He states that the fish are biting
nicely at the lakes north of ST. John
l., Chas. Lano, the "tall pine from
= Mohall, was in the city Monday, ac-
;, ccmpanied by his nephew, Anton
u Tretten, representing a Duluth grain,
concern. MIR. Lano said that Mohall
had given Gov. Frazier a majority
n of 70 uotes in the primary. being one