The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-12-12
MINOT and VICINITY

Jack Woodr ,tf, former Minot archi-
tect, is visiting friends I'm the city. He
is now located at Val,y City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gilcoy Of lial Ian,
Mont, were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Reighart. They were enroute
TO Minneapolis to isit their daugh-
ter, Mrs G. c. Dan!elson.
Bert Miller Of Fargo, a cousin OF
VIM. D. Wilson of this city, died from
pneumonia last week. He hal sen
employed as 4 pTinte" t,y Waller
Bros. & Hardy for IS years.
Lewis Ellis Of the G. ante Springs
Water Co., left for Grandview, Wash
ington, Tuesday where he will spend
a portion of the winter with his par
ents, who reside at that point.
Joe Young, proprietor OF the Lex
Hotel, has iu 1t received telegram
from the War Department stating
that his brother, Irving T. Young, was
wounded in action early in Novem-
Der.
Hans Nybakken, a prominent Torn
ing township farmer, is in the city,
taking treatments from a specialist
for wrenched back which injury he
sustained recently while working on
well.
It is reported that Thos. Allen Box,
of Casselton, secretary of the state
council of defense, is to be appointed
warden of the state penitentiary to
take the place of Frank Talcott, re-
signed.
Porter j. McCumber, senator from
North Dakota, delivered an excellent
address at the Central High School
Auditorium, in Washington, D. c.,
Dec. 8, at a celebration given in honor
or Great Britain's achievements in the
world war. - Epe
According to the casualty report
published in the Twin City papers,
James Lcndphere of Burlington is list
ed among the missing. Mr.. Land
phere spent year farming in Torn
ing township, just prior to entering
the service.
A. E. Bowen of the Nonpartisan
League, is signing up the Nonpartisan
members of the legislature, who are
pledging themselves to support the
complete Nonpartisan program. 1t lis
estimated that there will be 80 men,
bers of the league in the house and IS
IN the senate.
AS the messenger threw the mail
sacks off at Burlington last Friday
morning one of the sacks rolled be-
meath the wheels Of the car and the
contents ground to pulp. This acct
dent accounts for the fact that many
Of last weeks Independents failed to
reach our subscribers at that point.
Thos. Ronshaugen, son of Matt
Ronghaugen, we'll known forming
farmer, took part in some fierce fight
ing in France. He writes that he
was up in the firing lines for two
months and while the Hun bullets
whizzed pretty close to him, ne es-
capped injury. Thos. was recently
promoted to Corporal.
Merton G. Benton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Benton returned from
Camp Cody, N. NJ, the first of the
week. Merit has been promoted to a
corporalship since entering the army
and now with an honorable discharge
from Uncle Sans service he is con-
scious that he has done his bit toward
freeing his country from the unspeak-
able Hun.
Herman Linnertz, well known
Foxholm farmer, is in the city today.
Herman but recently recovered from
pneumonia, following influenza, and
came very near crossing the river.
Mr.. Linnertz reports a very fair
wheat crop in the Foxholm district
This. year, ranging from practically
nothing, where the land was poorly
farmed to as high as sixteen bushels.
The average, he says was about ten
bushels.
!. Are Won a civic soldier?