The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
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Guy Bvns returned home last Wed.
nesday from Latrobe, Penn, where he
had been engaged in the coal mining
business. Guy says the East might
suit some, but the wide prairies OF
North Dakota for him.
H. Chambers and Nathaniel Smith
transacted legal business in Minot
Saturday, regardless of the all days
rain.
Carl Swenson purchased two mich
cows at the F. j. Whitman sale Friday.
Andy Louis spent Thursday and Fri
day in Minot.
Welding & Nelson and families,
also Chas. Taylor and wife and son
Fred, attended the Red Cross meeting
at Ira McNolps over on the west side
last Thur day.
Bert Stacy has returned from the
army barracks of Virginia and has
leased the J. Woodsum farm for this
year and attended the Whitman sale
Friday and purchased fine 14OO lib.
draft mare for the small sum of Sis.
We omitted one item last week.
Stewart Reed slipped into Minot and
out again last Tuesday, and we failed
to hear of it for several days.
Clark Streeper, E. Bivins' son-in-
law, is engaged in moving onto farm
he recently purchased over near Doug
las.
Louis H. Gadbaw sold his black
smithing tools, including large trip
hammer, to a party over at New Sa-
lem, N. d., and Mr.. Gadbaws father
took the tools to Sawyer Monday for
shipment.
Guy and Donald Bivins dehorned
cattle for E. E. Diehl last Thursday.
About ten or twelve days ago Dad
Brown from east Of Minot was crying
around for buttermilk, because his
cows were dry, and had fully expected
to purchase some fresh ones at the
Whitman sale, but on looking over his
lower pasture on Tuesday morning he
found two young calves as lively as
crickets.
Clarence Mackey says if there is
any of the farmers that want grinding
done they had better get a hustle on
themselves and bring their grist to
him before he egts in the field to plow-
ing, for then he wouldn't stop to grind
a bushel of oats for his grandmother's
sister.
Floyd Gadbaw and wife received
their new furniture from Chicago
Monday.
Everett Bunker and Ed R. Walker
and son Norman were among those
that attended the sale near Logan Fri
dav last.
Tracy M. Palmer says he isn't much
of mule driver, but he does very
good Job Of trying it.
Freddie Baker purchased wagon
and 1875 bushel grain tank and Adolph
kllmple heavy 3 1-2 inch wagon
without tank at the Whitman sale.
Mrs. f. f. Diehl and son Tracy NJ.
Palmer, snent Sunday visiting at the
home of the Jerome children.
Paul Klimple was business visitor
in Minot Thursday.
III those reople that have Maytag
power gasoline washers that cannot
make them go should call on Floyd J. |
Gadbaw. for he has invented much
needed Improvement on the engine
that sure makes them hum, and best
OF all, Mr.. Gadbaw fully guarantees
his work.
Miss Sadie Klimple is doing house.
work for Ole Saasted and family at
the present time.
. Sam Reed was ENGAGED in hauling
his feed oats from Mr.. Merrick's last
week. Sam SAYS he had to have them
mud or no mud
Irwin Miller purchased heavy set
of team harness of N. Smith some
DAYS ago
We have been having all sorts of
rain. the snow has gone, the frost has
gone, the ducks and meadow larks are
here galore and the day is sure not
far off when the farmer will be in the
fields once more.
Tracv M. Palmer is offering for sale
or trade choice lot Of Early Ohio
seed potatoes and four ponies, one full
hlocded Shetland in the bunch. Phone