The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-16

Mrs. H. H. Miller Of Ambrose il
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w.
Gerding, Sixth street N. E.
r. A. Vchulek, Fifth street N. E
! returned Tuesday from brief visi
!, to his old home at Breckenridge, Min
nesota.
The warehouse of the HodRin.
Transfer Co., was entered "Wednesday
night, but nothing has been missed
Several torches had been made b,
twisting newspapers but fortunately
the place was not set on fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gieselman
their three daughters and young son
Henry, Jr., motored to the city Sat.
urday to do some shopping and give
the children a chance to visit River
side Park and watch the animals
Henry says the crops in White Ash
township are only fair this year as the
grasshoppers did considerable damage
in that section.
P. j. Connolly, Of Valley City, a
former resident Of the city was in
town on business the first OF the
week. Mr.. Connolly who is a member
of the firm Of Foster & Connolly,
plumbers, states that there is much
more building activity in the south
ern half Of the state and they have
been doing an enormous amount Of
work this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Stohr of
Max were in the city Wednesday &C.
companied by their daughter who con-
templates entering the city schools.
The Stohr family are considering the
idea of purchasing residence in Mi
not in order that Mrs. Stohr and
daughter may reside here this winter.
Mr.. Stohr is connected with the First
State bank Of Max.
Clint Dierdorff Of Great Falls,
the Champlin Motor and Implement
Co., Of this city, was in town the
last of the week visiting his parents
near Surrey and friends here. Clint
is now western representative for the
Cleveland Tractor Co., with North
Dakota and Montana as his territory.
He will continue to maintain his head
quarters at Great Falls and pay oc-
casional visits to the trade in North
Dakota.
T. r. Burke, prominent Berthold
farmer, was in the city today, accom-
panied by his father, who is visiting
here, having arrived recently from
his home at Ellsworth, Minnesota.
He states that barley, potatoes and
oats are poor crop in the vicinity
Of Ellsworth but that corn is a good
crop. At Berthold, Mr.. Burke has
10 acres of fine potatoes this season
but says that few farmers in his sec
ton have begun digging, as yet. He
looks for favorable yield.
J. S. Welty, South Prairie farmer
and truck garden enthusiast, was in
the city again Friday with some Gold
en- Bantam sweet corn making 158
dozen ears he has marketed with the
National Tea Co., inside the past ten
days. Mr.. Welty has fine lot Of
watermelons and muskmelons and if
the frost holds off a matter Of week
or ten days expects to market them
in the city. The Welty melons are
by far the best We ever enjoyed and
we advise prospective purchasers to
watch for his coming.
C. H. Coar, formerly of the North
ern Telephone Co., of this city but
now general manager of the Great
West Motor Co. of Calgary, Alberta,
was a business visitor to the city
Thursday and Friday leaving Friday
evening for Toronto, Ontario, where
the Main factories of the Overland
Co. are located. Mr..
Coar is enthusiastic regarding the
business prospects of western Canada
and says that the crops especially in
the vicinity of Edmonton are the most
wonderful he ever saw.
Dan Doughtery, former chief of
police Of Minot is the guest of Minot
friends and relatives for few days
this week. Dan is now connected
with the secret service department
with headquarters in Minneapolis. He
states that his arrival in the city
at this time has no connection, what
ever, with the recent raid by the Fed
eral officers. In commenting upon
the political situation in Minnesota,
Dan predicts the election of DR.. Ship
stead of Glenwood in November for
the governorship. Dams duties of
late have been in connection with the
patrol Of the Canadian border.
James Smallwood, ST., returned
from his farm in Rice Lake township
night completely tagged af-
ter threshing for straight week,
with the strongest men and
doing enough work to kill of dozen
I. W. WIS. Jim is well pleased with
his farming operations this season.
His macaroni wheat averaged around
16 bushels per acre while his Marquis
went some II 1/2 bushels. His oats
averaged % bushels and his fax went
7 bushels to the acre. Jim says that
for a few days after getting home
he couldn't get enough to eat. He
longed for cabbage and corned beef
like they have on the farm.
Mrs. Homer G. Collins, nee Peggy"
Clapp left Thursday for Topeka, Kan.
to join her husband who has estab,
lished his practice in that city. Mrs.
Collins has spent the summer with
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