The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-05-15
MlNOT and VICINITY

The North Dakota Sunday School
Association will hold its 30th annual
convention at Mandan June 1919.
Manager Rhoades of the Northern
Moline Plow Co., is attending to bust
ness in Moline, III.
E. A. Harthouse of Burlington, ro-
tund and jolly as ever, was Minot
! visitor Wednesday.
The fire truck at the city fire sta
ton is being overhauled, the engine
being entirely rebuilt.
Charles Kendall, Granville publish
er, passed thru Minot last night en-
route to Wolf Point, on business.
H. w. Martin, who enlisted in Co.
D., returned from overseas recently
and is now visiting with Minot friends.
Martin Haugen, deputy sheriff from
Mohall, was in Minot Wednesday en-
route home from a visit in Mime
sofa.
Miss Gertrude Dwire, daughter of
Mrs M. f. Dwire, is now engaged
with the War Camp Community work
at Corpus Christi, Texas.
Miss Elva Fredricksen returned
Tuesday from a months visit at her
old home, Thief River Falls, Mimi,
and with her sister in Minneapolis.
Mrs. NJ. T. Brugman arrived from
Tagus and will remain in the city with
Mrs. F. j. Brugman until the doctor
returns from Texas, where he is To-
Gated at military camp.
Edw. Bettin is building an eight
room residence on the north side,
which he will probably occupy him
self. Albert Marshall is also build
ing fine residence nearby.
NJ. o. Hall, the founder of Mohall
is back visiting old friends in this
section of the state. He was one Of
the early publishers at Mohall and has
been living in California for years.
A. P. Mork, who represents Curtis
Bros. sash and door house, has return
ed to Minot and expects to make this
city his home just as soon as he can
secure house. Many who contem-
plate making Minot their home are
trying to induce men with capital to
build, offering to rent the houses in
advance.
f. c. Pratt, of Minneapolis, presi-
dent of the Dakota Coal Co., with a |
mine at Tasker, transacted business
here early in the we TX. The Tasker
month recently. Mr.. Pratt says the
coal industry ought to be 50 built up
here that $125,0O0 month will be
distributed as wages.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. C. Howard left
Monday for California where they
will join Mrs. Towards parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Reed. The Reeds
who went to California last winter
like it well. Mr.. Reed who is a
carpenter, says that while he does
not receive wages quite SO high as
he did in Minot, he is able to live
more cheaply.
Editor and Mrs. Francis of Velva
were visitors in Minot over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis publish one of
the very best weekly newspapers in
the state and they do very large
part of the work themselves. The
excellent typographical appearance of
the Velva Journal can be credited a
good deal to Mrs. Francis who is in
charge Of the makeup.
| Miss Kathryn Stafford, for the past
nine years the efficient cashier at the
| dlI QUOTE. Has IeSlSHcu IlcI pooitiou
with f, Ellison & Sons. Miss SAT-
ford has been one of the most faith
fu1 cmployes connected with the store
and tic management part with her
services with feelings of deep regret
Miss Stafford is to become the bride of
John Joseph Davis in June. Miss
Rose Larson succeeds Miss Stafford as
cashier at the Fair
p. S. Stewart, for the past four
years connected with the Fuller Motor
Co. of this city, leaves this week on
an extended business and pleasure
trip which will take him to the cities
of Minneapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, and
Youngstown, Ohio. At St. Louis he
will attend the Traffic and Truck ex-
position, which this year promises to
be one Of the biggest events as at
fecting transportation problems that
was ever held. At Youngstown, Ohio,
he will confer with the heads Of the
Republic Tire Co., whose products the
Fuller Motor Co. handle, and at De-
troit. Michigan, he will attend con-
vention of the sales representatives
Of the Dodge Brothers motor cars.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is |
the first play-spell "Stew" has taken
in four years, he is unable to divorce
pleasure from business long enough to
take a real vacation, but must needs
keep in the game" Mr.. Stewart will
return home via the Great Lakes and
| perhaps spend few DAYS fishing near