The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-21
CITY IN BRIEF

w. R. Bond transacted business in
Montana last week.
Chas. Lano, publisher of the Mo-
hall News-Tribune, was visitor in
the city Wednesday,
VIM. Marsh, who recently returned
from overseas duty, has accepted po-
sition in the E. r. Sinkler law offices.
Mrs. Dwire left Wednesday night
for St. Paul to be with Mrs. j. S.
Murphy, whose condition is reported
as critical.
The report that the Minot piggcrs
are wearing badges so that they will
not solicit business from each other is
slightly exaggerated.
C.. F. Truax motored to his ranch
out on the Missouri Monday night, re-
turning with Mrs. Truax, who has
been visiting with her father, w. G..
Glib.
Ignatz Kantholf, coal miner who
resides near the Graham farm north
west of Burlington, is reported to be in
quite serious condition from tuber-
culosis.
Since SO many home breweries are
in operation, quite a number of our
citizens are worrying about finding
basement room for their winters sup
ply of coal.
Geo. Edell, of the Shirley grocery
store, received word the first Of the
week that his wife, who left recent
ly for Rochester, Mimi, was compel
led to submit to an operation, so left
for her bedside at once.
F.. E. Luehe, certified accountant,
has arrived with his family from Bis
marck to make their home in this city.
Mr.. Luehe has invested in desirable
residence property and intends to
make this city his home permanently.
M. E. Monagin, wife and daughter
it at the home of H. A. Monagin, north
Of the city. This is the first time that
H. A. has enjoyed visit from his
brother, who is delighted with the N.
D. prairie.
Gay Johnson, former ice cream
maker for the Minot Dairy Company,
visited with old friends in Minot Mon
day, enroute to his old home in Ore
gon. Gay enlisted in the Medical
Corps from Minot and has just return
ed from France.
H. J. Morris, publisher of the
Jamestown Democrat, visited at the
home of his sister, Mrs. H. W. Mont
gomery, over Sunday. Mr.. Morris re-
turned from overseas recently where
he saw service with the 528 Engineers.
He was in service for IL months in
France,
Mrs. Geo. Hoover left Tuesday night
for St. Thomas, Ont, where she will
visit at her old home until about Nov.
1. Mrs. Hoover's mother. who is "a
years of age, lives at St. Thomas. It
I has been thirteen years since Mrs.
Hoover has last seen her mother. Mrs.
Hoover's mother has been poorly for
some time.
\ Miss Ruth Carroll, the talented
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Car
roll, has accepted position with the
government to teach in the schools of
Porto Rico. Miss Carroll will accom-
pany her mother on trip to the ma
{ tional w. r. C. convention at Colum-
bus, o., leaving for her new field of
work via New York.
'''.' Mrs. Howard Wood, wife Of Lieut.
Gov. Wood, passed thru Minot Satur-
day afternoon with company of wo-
men friends. They were motoring to
Bismarck to visit friends. Mrs. Wood
has been spending the summer with
her husband on the Deering farm. She
is capable motorist and expected tc
make the trip from Minot to Bismarck
in eight hours.
E. A. Shirley has returned from Al.
bert Lea, Mimi. where he visited raa.
tives for short time. His wife sne
children, who have been spending the
summer with Mrs. Shirley's relatives
returned with him. Mr.. Shirley ex
! pected to remain longer but the year
old baby boy poisoned his mouth II
some way and the little fellow wa!
] hurried home for treatment.