The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-12-25
MINOT and VICINITY


Ben Granstad, prosperous Sawyer farm
err, is in the city today.
c. c. Holland and wife OF Donnybrook
were Minot visitors the first Of the week
Minot defeated the Poplar. Mont, bas-
ket ball team IN this city Friday night,
| Mrs. e. l.. Buffam of Norwich was in
shopping.
Mrs. d. E. Berry of Des Yacs was in
the city Friday to finish up her holiday
shopping.
Fred G. Sell and family are spending
the winter in Spokane. Mr.. Sell going
there to have one of HRS children treated
! by specialist.
! Mrs. j. j. Hill, widow of the Empire
| Builder, reported critically i'll at her
home in st. Paul.
JOS Langeness Of Sherwood was in
| the city Monday attending a Conclave
Of De Molay Commandery.
| James Newton Of Antier landlord Of the
Savory hote! of this city, was among the
visitors to the city Tuesday.
| Max kemper, manager of the lighting
! plant at Malta. Mont. arrived to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Kemper.
| L. 7. Larson and adm King. prosperous
forming farmers, were in the city Tues
| day. buying a hay quarter section of land
from a neighbor, consideration $1,000. Mr..
| King went to Cando to visit relatives
A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
| Is the manager Of the Northern Pro-
| duce. Co.. is contemplating, a substan-
-; tial increase in prices in honor of the
[ event.
! listing old Minot friends. He says
! farmers are pulling their stock thru
the winter in fair shape and the reports
of great losses of stock are much ex-
aggerated
Henry Brown, colored, who stabbed
VIM. Goodman to death in Minot, was
found guilty in Towner and received a
/ three year sentence. He was defended
by Atty. J. E. Burke. States Attorney
Herigstad prosecuted.
Anton Fallet of Forming township,
who recently left for his old home in
Norway, for an extended visit. has ar
rived at his destination. Anton return
ed from France, where he fought with
the American forces, shortly before he
left for Norway.
Mrs. A. D. Lewis from near Velva,
was in Minot Tuesday. shopping Mrs
| Lewis, who specializes on full blooded
plymouth Rock poultry, has sold more
than 100000 worth Of poultry during
the past year, in addition 10 hundreds
of dollars worth of eggs Poultry pays.
A. Travis, one of the old time farm
ers from southeast of the city. was
doing his Xmas shopping in Minot Tues
his district have an abundance Of rough
feed and the stock lis all doing we'll
The straw is Of better quality than US
ual this yaer.
Olaf Christensen and Ed Smestad,
prominent Lund township farmers, were
in Minot last week, comforting with offic-
ials regarding the preparation of petitions
for graded road thru Rolling Green.
Linton and Lund townships connecting
with the Minot-Des Laos road. They hope
to receive federal aid in this work.
Edwin Reighart, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Reighart, who was in the U. S.
Navy. during the war. is now with the
merchant marine. His parents received
leaving Providence r. l.. On q cruise
that would take him to Australia and
he expected to be soae eight months.
W. M: Smart has returned from st.
Louis, Mo, where he traaeacteA busi-
Of the famous "oomm4htee ef d. a.
! spectator and heard Oosr Il. Carroii. Of
Minot. one Of tho delegates. make q spir-
a itsa sstenasd Ike hse. e Miso
mitteo.
James Lacy, of 0vsrat1, WasA.. VITO
accompanied his mother. 1Grs. Acarioa
Lacy home from the Esaera coast, e.
and burial left for his hoMe Monday
, night: Mr.. Lacy b n old Minot boy
S who has made A excellent record ia
MS railroad WOrk. t10 Is 0OW y0nd-
master at Everett.
Mrs. Linton NaAh ef San Francisco.
Cal, arrived Tuesday for q visit with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Lewis near Velva and with her sister.
Mrs. Oscar Reinholdt q Van Hook.
Mrs. Nash reports unusually cold wealth
er thruout the west. She was in Port
land, Ore, on Dec. 10. and says there
is still much snow there. She Says
that there has been about four fee. OF
snow there during the present winter.
She saw snow thruout northern Cali
fOrnia.
The brady Ladies Aid society, thru the
treasurer, Mrs. R. L. Herzog, sent check
Of $1,000 to Mrs. John Campbell of the
United Charities this week with request
to place it to the best advantage in reliev-
ing the suffering among the poor Of the
city. Mrs. Campbell informs the Indepen-
dent that this tidy little sum comes in at
a mighty opportune time and that she will
apply it to a good purpose as she con-
templates the purchase of several pairs
OF. shoes for a little family of four chill
dren whose father is at the Dunseith san
itarium, where he is being treated for
tuberculosis. The family are in destitute
circumstances and the brady contribu-
ton will be a most welcome addition to
the funds necessary to relieve their neces-
sity.