The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-09-26

nesday. Fritz marched into the In
dependent office with gun on his
shoulder and explained that he was
out to get the Kaiser.
Why not turn your old Ford into a
one and half ton truck for hauling
grain. Any boy can drive this truck.
Fuller Motor Company. 9-26-tf
L, H. Odegard, Douglas banker, is
attending to Liberty Loan business in
Minot today.
James Ryder, an old time Minot
merchant, visited Minot friends this
week. He is now travelling for a cloth
/ ing house. He was formerly a mem
Der of the clothing firm of Ryder &
Mansfield, doing business here fifteen
! years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Humphreys ar
rived from Brocket, N. D., and are
making an extended visit at the home
of their son, Guy Mr.. Humphreys,
who has been i'll for some time, is re-
ceiving X-ray treatments here and
shows signs Of some improvement.
J. E. Harmon of the Cash Feed &
Fuel Co., is employing two young Ia
dies to operate the wood splitting
machine They do the work even bet
ter than the men did it, and the indie
pendent suggests that young men who
want wives who will split the kindling
should keep their eyes on these girls.
Geo. State and Fred Morrow went
out to the Emil Butenschoen farm
one day last week and assisted in the
threshing. Altho the day was warm
and work dusty, the other members
of the crew say the Minot men set
them a terrible pace and their work
is appreciated.
Herschel w. Pearson, former Sur
rev boy, but recently from James
town, N. D., left for Camp Lewis,
WASH, with the Stutsman county
draft. His wife will remain with her
father, Frank Harris, of Park River,
for a while as he is in rather poor
health.
Titus Miller, young farmer from
northeast of the city, was In Mlnot
Wednesday deploring the fact that his
father, D. F. Miller, sustained pain.
full in jury to his arm when faithful
! "Old LIZ backfired. Mr.. Miller has
been laid up for several days and
Titus has to "pail' nine COWS and do
all the other work.
Fred Quackenbush returned from
Grand Forks where he went to make
arrangements to enter the university,
to take up vocational training
course for the war. He expects to
enter the school little later. In
order to receive this course, one has
to be 10 years Of age and graduate
of the eigth grade work.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Reed will leave
next week for Pomona, Calf, where
they expect to make their future
home. Mrs. Reeds health is not good
and it is hoped the change will ben
eft her. Mr.. Reed is one Of Minot's
top notch carpenters. The Reeds have
lived here for many years and are
rated as among Minot's very best cit
liens.
j. w. Nicodemus, who lives in the
southern part of the city, is harvest
ing his potato crop. He is II years
of age, but he and Mrs, Nicodemus
are doing the work unassisted. They
have put a hundred bushels in the
cellar and have 200 more bushels to
dig. The work is being done with a
hoe, which is little slow, but sure.
T. B. Walden, a we'll known Tasker
farmer, is in the city on business to-
day. He is cutting hundred acres of
second growth oats, which will fur
nish vast amount of feed. The crop
is even better than the first Help is
so scarce that he is employing girls
to operate the moving machines, and
they are doing nicely.
j. A. Petit, who has resided at
Parma, Ida, for the past six years, is
back looking after his farming inter
ests at Des Laos. He lived in Ward
county for eleven years before moving
to Idaho. Mr.. Petit likes the west,