The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02

= WILLIS TOWNSHIP
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AL Travis sure wears broad smil
as his wheat crop averaged IL bushel
per acre straight thru, and he market
ed his first load in Sawyer Saturda!
at the round sum Of $2,75, going A
Mol.
Donald Bivins is offering fine spar
of mules for sadie, good workers, ant
will pull anything that is loose, ant
only seven years old, for the small
sum Of $250.0O
Ed Anderson and E. e. Diehl were
over to the Russian mine for coal Sat
urday, just in time to be insthe snow
storm of Sunday.
Chas. Seney is looking for perma'
nent housekeeper.
Nick Pontas was in Minot Saturday
with ton of hay. and got lost that
night when within two miles Of home
We don't know if he bought any OF
the home brew or not, but we hardly
think so as Nick is genuine tetotaler
William Wlimple was in town also
with load of wheat but he managed
to return before darkness overlook
him.
E e. Diehl had the misfortune to
lose a valuable brood mare some
ten days ago, with blood poison, caus-
ed from rusty nail run in her foot
The bridge crew are busily engaged
in driving the piling for the new
bridge and grade in the Putney coulee
Freddie Baker is sure all smiles over
that bouncing baby boy that came to
gladden. his, home Saturday night
Sept. 20. Grandpa Walker also looks
away over his spectacles.
Mrs. E. E. Diehl and Miss Sadie
Klimple did the cooking for E. A. Jer-
denis threshers Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week. Ed is sure q
happy cuss because he got his thresh-
ing done before the snow.
Frank Klimple finished his job as
separator man for his brother Adolph's
machine Sept. 20, and has moved his
family to Velva where he will work
in garage for Cook Robinson.
Walter Klimple purchased 1900
pound gelding at farm sale for $8S
cash.
Chas. Muzy leaves for his new home
in his enigrant car from Sawyer We'd
nesday, his destination being Wiscon-
sin.
Ole Zone sold ID head of work
horses at the Muzzy farm sale for
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. irwin Miller and
daughter, Miss Edrie, leave for their
new home in South Dakota Tuesday,
going in a new Ford that Mr.. Irwin
recently purchased from Cook Robin
son.
Joe Gadbow sold 1880 worth of
wheat and has started to pillow for the
1920 CROP, which he says will sur
pass any of the last three years. We
do hope Uncle Joe knows.
John D. Coons will do grinding Fri
day of each week, beginning week
from next Friday.
Ole Wallace is going to get patent
on chicken catcher.
Clarence Bivins moved onto the IT.
win Miller farm Saturday.
E. E. Diehl threshed 341a blu. Of
fine millet seed last week and 300 blu.
Of speltz. He thinks speltz has barley
beaten long ways in yielding and
standing the drouth.
and every year, and he had the thresh-
ing SieW' uiS oHo, CH!ee oCIdlSHI
days with no rain, and had more grain
than he knows what to do with. If
more of our farmers would follow Mr..
Saasted's methods there wouldn't be
much grumbling.
Earl Walker has leased the AL Simp-
kins farm lands and started to pillow
with a new Fordson last Saturday.
Chas. Taylor is always away ahead
with his farm work, but he let the
snow catch him this time right in the
middle Of hurry when he was half
done
Grandpa and Grandma Walker were
business visitors in Sawyer Friday in
their Ford. They passed within two
feet of the writer and failed to seeI
him, but their action can be overlooked
this time.