The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-13
COUNTY LINE 1918

Mrs. Thos. Cuddigan, who was i'll with
the flu. at our last writing has recoV-
cred.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albertson.
came from Minot last Wednesday and
will spend some time with his folks.
He was employed by the G: N: Ry.
Bill Bauer assisted j. II. Hebig at
Strengthening several hogs last Wednes-
A week ago last Sunday one of the
Swensrude boys, while coasting down
the boy broke his jawbone. He was
taken to Minot for treatment. Some
time ago this boy was coasting at the
same place and ran into a barbed wire
A little later he repeated the coasting
stunt at which time he received a
| broken leg. Mishaps surely do not
come to him single handed.
days to see his daughter, who was ill
Mrs. Hebig called on Mesdames CO.
burn and Dalton last Thursday.
The he N 6na L. ~ A. u Were ssG M Nntertaned
Tratlee last Thursday.
The personal property of F.. Ellis
was sold at auction at Tagus last sat sat
sale was largely attended EX-sheriff
H. J. Slaughter, and, former resident
of Tagus cried the sale
Ex deputy Sheriff was down from
/
Some of the Fred Myers young. folks
were i'll with the flu last week but
have recovered.
There was a dance at Tagus last Fri
day might. Those present from here re-
port good time.
The Yeomen will give a grand mas
auerade ball at Tagus Feb. % Music
by Jim Dalton's new orchestra supper
by. the l.. a. S.
Oscar Kjaalberg's folks west of town
have been rendering their love to
new baby girl since Jan. Sth.
Mrs Max Nettleton of Blaisdell vis-
ited, at the Geo. Nettleton home last
week.
A number of the neighborhood young
folks were invited to and attended a
party at the I. NJ Dilley' home last Sat
urday night
The Tagus feed min burned to the
ground last Saturday night. At this
time we have not learned the cause OF
the fire
the Mrs Christine Halgrimson home
last Sunday.
Frank Vosey was a business caller
thru these parts last week WEDNESDAY
Oscar Halgrimson OF Blalsoell spent
Sunday with his mother.
Ira ID. Bush came up from Mlnol
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
with his family.
The Tagus L.. a. 5. Will next meet
with Mrs. IT, l.. Johnson on Thursday
Our merchant, J. Charlson, has set
out to do on a small scale what the
n. p. T.. program expects to 90 on
large scale thru the state of North
Dakota One item of which is a pack
ing plant and cold storage Mr.. Charl-
son is laying in a supply of fine pork
which he will have cured and preserved
for next summers trade, thus saving
freight, commissions and other expenses
to and from st. Paul, or other cities
Now this is what we would call starting
out on the right track, this is economy,
and if it will work a saving on one
item why should it not work on all
farm products?
How labout furnishing the foreign
countries thrice as much food stufts
as a year ago with no large stocks to
draw from and supply and demand Gre
ating the value or market price of pro.
ducts? Has rye ceased to be a product
or food? Since last summer. When
the millers said it was the enormous
amount of a dollar and thirteen cents
bushel we call that darn poor demand.
IT'S said everything lis coming down:
yep ! guess that's right. that is the
price on what we may have to sell.
and the size Of the package we buy.