The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-03
MINOT and VICINITY
J. F. and F. Spalla, two prominent
Plaza farmers, were in the city On
business Wednesday

y. r. anu r. Spdlla, TWO prominent
Plaza farmers, were in the city On
business Wednesday
F. N. Fuller, president of the Fuller
4-otor Company, returned Tuesday
from business trip thru southern
Minnesota where he was called On
business,
Floyd Dodge of Rugby, brother Il
Mrs. Iva Bowen of the J C. Penney
store, was the guest of his sister sew
eral days last week, returning 10
Rugby Saturday.
E. L. Perry, the Sawyer contractor.
was in the city Saturday. E. L. states
that there has been very little bridRs
building this summer owing to IL
high prices Of material. He has cen
structed but one bridge for the csvn-
ty this year.
A. Travis, prominent Sawyer farm
er, was in the city Saturday. Mr..
Travis, while not especially enthus-
iastic over the outcome of this years
crops, says that he is thankful thew
will have plenty of feed for their
stock this winter.
&C. o. Carlson, of the First Farmers
Bank, is the proud daddy Of a biz
baby boy born Monday. Mr.. Ca1i-
son named the lad Pershinx and hust-
led over town and invested in a SO
Fourth Liberty bond for the husky
youngster.
VIM. Kirchoff, prominent2 Illinsis
farmer, who owns fine half section
farm out on Route No. 3, IL here u
look after his share of the crops and
get in touch with general conditions.
He expressed considerable satisfac-
tlon with the manner in which things
We're going and has unbounded faith
still in the future of North Daksta.
Loretta Enid Solem, the little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Row Selen.
was christened at the home Of tie
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Solem, Saturday evening. Rev. C. L.
Clifford performed the ceremony
while Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Bethuas
stood as sponsors.
( Leslie Coulter of Williston. ~
Ford dealer at that point, passed thru
the city Wednesday, driving what Il
stated was the last Ford car with
would be delivered in North Dako1a
this season, as the Ford plant at d.
trolt had discontinued the nalufas-
ture Of automobiles and were now en-
gagged in war work exclusively. Mr..
Coulter went to Fargo for the car he
was driving and was enroute home.
E. c. Bearmore, who owns fac
half section farm just east of the Den
farm, will hold an auction sale of his
farming implements, stock and house
hold effects on Friday afternoon of
this week. Mr.. Bearmore intends to
give up farming for the present, rent
his farm and return to his old home
in Illinois.
Herman Scheer, of Frankfort, I'LL
nois, who has been here for the past
two weeks attending to the various
details in connection with the harvest
ing of his crops on his farm north Of,
Burlington was in the city Tuesday
on his way home. He is well salts
fed with his North Dakota invest
ment, and that in all probability he
will yet be permanent resident DE- 4, A y e,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Dorcey, ttrsns:
north of the city, have finishes Aar44
vesting ESQ acres Of excellent grain
and are now waiting for theutlresf-a
ers. Altho Mrs. Dorcey was ssberAs
and raised in the city Of Chicacs, aAe'
likes the farm and assisted her, No.
band in shocking all Of the gran. Mr..
Dorcey would cut so acres and. Mrs..
Dorcey would follow the binder; then
he'd quit and assist his wife = AA1sh-
ing the one field before cutting an
other. The Dorceys have oAe ssn
fighting in France and their se1er
son resides on his homestead II 0Dn-
tana. This leaves them with Al Of
their own work to do, which they -
pear toebe doing in a mighty e6sseovs
manner. Js
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