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


hood last Wednesday.
Stewart Reed and crew put the
roads in A No. l condition in the
south half of the township last week.
Welding & Nelson and families, Ira
McNoll, wife and daughter, Miss
Blanche, Irwin Miller and wife, Ros-
coe Beighle and wife, E. A. Jerden
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dow
and E. E. Diehl, of Willis Township
attended the Illinois picnic at River
side Park at Minot last Thursday,
June 81. l. G. Burket and family
also attended.
Andy Louis was in Sawyer Satur-
day for a new supply of hog feed.
Mr.. Louis is finding ready sale for
number of his spring pigs at $40
per pair.
Ed R. Walker returned from his
trip in Minnesota, Saturday week
ago, Mr.. Walker reports plenty of
rain and crops looking fine in Mime
sofa, the Red River Valley, and the
eastern portion of this state, in fact
until he got within twenty-five miles
of home.
Homer Chambers made two trips to
Harvey, N. D., last week on legal
business.
Mr.. Hanback, has been entertaining
his brother-in-law and wife from Wa
dena, Mimi, the past two weeks.
Our old time friend Sylvester Brown
Of Minot, has gone to Fargo, N. D. to
visit his best girl, also Claude Haul
berg, an old time Illinois farmer of
Moorehead MINI.
Donald Bevins transacted business
at Simcoe Saturday.
The ladies aid met at the home of
Mrs. Greg Riley last Thursday.
E. R.Jorden is engaged in moving
his rye crop for hay. He reports
the freeze we had early in May in
jured the rye crop.
Welding Nelson, and Chas. Taylor
have had their teams hauling their
winters supply of coal from the Rus
sian mine in Newman township.
Herman Newman's six weeks old
babe was quite i'll for several days
last week with whooping cough.
Stewart Reed is offering two choice
yearling heifers at $50 a piece.
Cecil Walker has returned from Mi
not where he had been engaged in
working at the G. N. R. r. freight
house.
Willis Township had one poll tax
Stacker this year, but M. H. Putney,
CIR road man for the north ha1e of the
township t",k action ana made the
gentleman come across with $1.50 and
trimmings.
Mrs. Blau of Kenmara who had
tean here on month; visit with her
daughter, Mrs. O. w. Jerome, return
et! to her home last wsel.
Await and Clarence Kl;lplc, Fay and
Bay Gadraw and Henry Louis spent
Sabbath afternoon visitlrg with Tracy
M. Palmer.
Guy Sharar purchased full blood
ed registered bay stallion from partic!
north of Minot. Guy is Il good judg,
ct horse flesh and won. have nothing
"a, good kind when he goes out t
buy a horse.
Jake Beighle of Sawyer was GU
Saturday looking after his farm an
the crops and went back with yer,
weary face when he saw how tn
d,outh Lad begun to tell on the crop:
Jerry Merritt and Sam Reed wei
IS, over at the Norquist home to the Re
ng Cross supper and entertainment. Tw
IN. hundred people were in attendance an
re $39.97 was taken in Saturday evening
IN June 20.
Stewart Reed bored two-inc
well around rs feet deep for Gu
Sharer last week and got an abur
M dant supply of water.
ng Uncle Joe Gradbaw has been pre-
fesing for rain on several differer
mt occasions, one of the dates being Sal
urday June 20, also Sunday the BOT
arl inst. We do hope he hits at the mex
is guess for we are now at a point wher
we just have got to have it.
81 E. E. Diehl treated his dwellin
so house to two coats Of white lead an
oil, which helped it's appearance t
VS. quite an extent.
nd John Myers is pailing the cows an
DIS delivering the cream to Minot in hi
Ford, for Mr.. Growdy who lives
ng miles south and east Of Minot.
III David Good sports a Ford car no,