The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-20
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Paul Klimple was in Minot on Wen
nesday and again on Saturday of last
week with wheat. He started with two
loads on Wednesday, but the snow be-
ing SO deep and the roads so heavy
he left one load at the farm Of We'd
ling and Nelson and proceeded on with
one load and four horses.
Bivins Brothers took advantage of.
the good sleighing and slipped in sew
eral hundred bushels of wheat to Saw
yer last week.
Joe Gadbaw and Ole Wallace trans
acted business in Minot Wednesday,.
Center school is now without a
teacher. Miss Havlena resigned and
Mrs. Everett Bunker too, both in one
week. With the hopes that teacher
could be secured, the school board met
on Saturday and Frank Long, one of
the board, wired East for teacher.
Stewart Reed sold two fat calves to
a Sawyer shipper and delivered them
Friday.
Chambers and Smith were in Minot
Wednesday and Saturday with two
loads Of fat calves.
keys and large number Of chickens
and ducks to the Northern Produce Co.
of Minot and attended the corn and
potato show.
Last Wednesday was very cold
and windy day for Arthur Muzzy's
farm sale, but nevertheless things sold
we'll, the crowd being small, but good
bidders. Capt. Kramer Of Velva was
the auctioneers
E. R. Walker and son Earl and wife
were in Minot Friday and Saturday,
going via Sawyer on the train. Mrs.
Walker was down attending the teach
ers' examination.
| f. E. Diehl was in Sawyer Tuesday
and expressed five fine collie pups to
parties in South Dakota.
Charles B. Seney attended the corn
and potato show in Minot last week.
Mrs. E. E. Diehl, Sadie Klimple,
Tracy M. Palmer and Ole Wallace went
to Minot on the 500 Tuesday from
Sawyer and remained until Wednes-
day.
Sam Reed is working in the Beighle
mine this winter. He. put out twelve
ton last Friday afternoon, which was
pretty good work for new man.
/ Paul Klimple and wife passed Sab
bath day visiting at the home of Mr..
; and Mrs. Joe Gadbaw. Mrs. Gadbaw
leaves next, Monday, Nov. "a, for a
visit at her home at Osakis, Mimi,
also at many other Minnesota points.
John D. Coons has now changed the
day Of running his feed mill to Satur-
day, every other week, or every Satur-
day if enough work comes in to make
it pay him. &
ance is now seen in Sawyer again, af-
1 ter an absence of several months
which he spent down at Darlington.
George says the farmers raised more
bushels per acre down there than we
did, 9but the grade was not near 10
good.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. E. E..
Diehl Sunday, Nov. 16, at 1890 p. m.
Rev. Spacht Of Sawyer officiated. The
contracting parties were Charles B.
Seney, a highly respected and very
prosperous farmer Of Newman town.
ship, Ward county, and Mrs. Susan B.
Jennings, a very much respected lady
of New Windsor, Mercer county, Illi-
nois. Mrs. Diehl served very sump-
tous. three-course wedding dinner. Mr..
and Mrs. Seney departed the same ev-
ening for their home On the farm.
where Mr.. Seney is wintering $50
head of live stock. We extend to them
our most hearty congratulations.
Stewart Reed and son Ralph were
Minot visitors Monday.
4 Some weeks ago Henry Lewis, son
of Andy Louis, had the misfortune to
Iget very severe kick in the face from
q loose horse in the farm yard that
laid him up for a couple Of weeks, be-
sides leaving quite bad scar. I.
4 Welding and Nelson purchased q
fine new Sharples cream separator
some weeks ago, which they report is
the best machine of all the different
kinds that they have tried.
Roscoe Beighle put up new shack
last week at the mine for the custom
ers to keep warm while waiting. They
have had an average run Of 40 tons
per day since the last three weeks q
cold weather has been on and the price
Of coal has advanced 25 cents per ton.
The old price was $500.
Walter Klimple purchased another
big team alta farm sale last week. for
the sum Of $4,000. Clarence Mackey
purchased fine four year-old geldine