The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-26
CITY in BRIEF

A. A. Robinson was in Fargo or
business last week.
Herman Kuchenbecker, Logan ele.
vator man, was in Minot Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Rozen are the
proud parents Of fourth son, borf
recently.
The Juneberry season is on, hun.
dreds of people picking berries in the
coulees near Minot.
j. J. johnson Of Sawyer, manager OF
the Rogers Lumber yard at that point
was in the city Tuesday of last week
Lieut.. Paul White has returned
from France where he spent two years
He has accepted his old position with
the Hodgins Transfer Co.
A heavy wind south of LansforG
turned 1OO-foot barn on the WalstaG
farm completely around and partially
wrecked it.
The Episcopal Guild will serve hot
and cold lunches on July 3 and 4
thruout these days, in the New Jacob
son block just above the independents
new location.
Frank Hoey claims to have the ban
ner wheat crop in Ward county, at his
place just south Of the city. He has
only ten acres, soWn on potato land
but it is two feet high.
Miss Mary Hansmeyer, employed in
the Offices of j. e. McKoane for the
past nine years, is enjoying vacation
at her old home at Long Prairie, Mimi
She will be absent month.
Ludwig. Mikklson of forming town
ship dug a couple of half grown coy
otes out of their den. He has dispos-
ed of them to his neighbor, Jesse
Evans, who is talking Of starting a
coyote ranch.
j. A. Sorenson is cutting the alfalfa
on the Person Stock Farm this week.
The fourteen acre patch averaged
about 1-3 tons per acre and the Ma
jor is sure that he will get another
good cutting.
Montana crops are reported in bad
shape from a drouth, the third sue
cessive season. The farmers in the
vicinity of Scobey and from Bainville
west have practically given up hope of
harvesting much.
Mr.. Yampolsky, potato expert from
the agricultural college, will deliver
an address on potato growing and
marketing a he Old Settlers picnic
grounds at Burlington at o'clock
Friday afternoon. June q.
Edw. Nelson from down the river
was in town Wednesday looking lit
tie out of sorts. The grasshoppers are
working in his rye field and he says
there are three hoppers for every head
of rye: He came in for poison,
Marius Erickson, manager Of the
Case Co., has returned from Chatfeld
Mimi. where himself and family have
been visiting with Mrs Erickson's
mother. Mrs. H. l.. Atchison.. His wife
and son remained for a more extended
visit.
G. o. Richmond, travelling engineer
Of the Great Northern, upon his re-
turn from oWilliston today, found Mrs
Richmond in a serious condition and
took her to a local hospital where ar
operation was performed for appen-
dicitis Els ,...-
9tb pound son was born to Mr.. ane
Mrs. Fred Hart FRIDAY night. This
is their fourth son and the daddy, who
is the foreman of the Daily News
was out on the streets the following
morning passing around box OF
choice cigars.
F. w. Amman. Great Northern yarC
master, accompanied by Mrs Amman
returned Tuesday from an $500 mile
trip to Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, Denver, Chica &c
end Norfolk. Va. They were away 4(
days and had an ENJOYABLE trip. They
visited at Mr.. Annan's boyhood home
at Morrison, ILL.,, and with Mrs. An
mans relatives at Portsmouth, O.
Miss Evangeline Mcconnell the tai
onted daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Johr
Mcconnell. has returned from the Uni
versity of Minnesota, where she spent
two years in the Home Economics de-
partment. She will return to the U
in the fall. Miss Mcconnell was re
Gently given the high honor of beine
pledged to the Phi Epsilon Omicror
for the excellent work she has done
in the University.
D. D. Whaley has returned from
Havre, Mont, where he drove ca,
thru for his son-in-law, Fred Ander.
son of Sawyer Mr.. Anderson hoped
to dispose of a few cars in Montana
but could not realize any cash. From
Williston west, Mr.. Whaley says. the
crops are all burned out by the
drouth and farmers are in a horrible
plight, this being their third poor crop
Mr.. Anderson can trade his cars fo1
horses or machinery. but cannot real
ize any money on them
j. w. Matzdorf, one of the staunch
Berthold farmers, was in the city Fri
day attending the state Grange con-
vention. Mr.. Matzdorf was particu-
larly interested in Mr.. Ketcham's prac.
tical address. Mr.. Matzdorf says that
if he had received but 80 cents an hour
for all the time he has put in on a
farm, he would not have to work an
other lick now. In his address, Mr.
ketcham urged the farmers to put
their farms on a business basis, fig
uring in the overhead expenses the
same as any other well regulated con
Germ does