The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
WILLIS TOWNSHIP.

1SEID8u NeWmSu, MSlCOlM 0IItIlS
Ole Wallace and Mrs. E. 3. Diehl were
Christmas shoppers on Monday.
Harvey H.. Gadbaw and family of
Minot came out Saturday in their car
and remained until Monday visiting
Harvey's father, Joe Gadbaw, who was
indeed lonesome as his wife has been
gone 80 days visiting relatives in vari-
GUS parts Of Minnesota.
E. E. Diehl and Ole Wallace trans
acted business in Velva Tuesday Of
last week.
VIM. Klimple purchased a brand
new Sharpless cream separator from
Harris brothers of Chicago and Chas.
B. Seney purchased disc machine Of
Sears Roebuck.
There was little joke over at Paul
klimple's one evening last week.
Tracy M. Palmer turned Ernest
Busch's horse lose, thinking Earnest
would take the hint and 60 home, but
Mr.. Busch slipped one over on him
and remained.
Baker and Reed are now running
the old Walker mine in full blast. They
loaded two-ton load for Minot par
ty Monday.
There was box supper at the Sill,
man school house Saturday night. Guy
| Putney auctioned off the boxes.
Joe Klinesaurer's mother and sister
moved to the Max neighborhood last
week.
/; William Klimple estimated on Sat-
urday last that his eight mich cows
are netting him now $500 per month,
and his old hens 32h cents per day,
as he gets six honest eggs per day
and Minot parties are giving him rs
cents per dozen. Mr.. Klimple says it
| is as easy as getting money from home.
Sam Reed and his best girl attend
ed the box supper Saturday night.
Walter Klimple is the mule skinner
at the Beighle mine at present.
E. R. Walker was business visitor
in Minot the last half of last week.
Hank Louis is working for Roscoe
Beighle by the month this winter.
Hank also visited over Sunday with
his best girl at Nelson Lake. Walter
Klimple went also on like mission.
dorsey brothers and John Tofflemire
had the misfortune to lose five valu-
able spring calves all in one week,
from some unknown disease. There
has been great deal of the same
complaint from various other farmers.
Orville Merrick of the North side is
all smiles, over that very fine lib.
girl that came to gladden. his home on
Monday, Dec. Is. Mr.. Merrick says
she may stay. Miss Irene Stacy is
doing Mrs. Merrick's household duties
and Mrs. E: E. Diehl and Mrs. Clar-
ence Mackey each took care of Mrs.
Merrick few days.
Art Sillman is also taking steps a
full rod long on account of a baby girl
the stork brought to his home.
E. Bivins and wife, Ed R. Walker
and s. M. Baker were doing Christmas
shopping in Minot Monday.
Gust ask Ole Wallace what was in
the neat little package which he found
done up at the r., r. crossing near the
500 round house as he was coming
home from Minot Monday.
Iva Seney is spending the week Wis
iting friends in Minot.
Frank Klimple and wife and three
children and Miss Sadie Klimple ate
Christmas dinner at the home Of Paul
Klimple.
Chas. Prime Of Velva and Mrs.
Henry Good and daughter Pearl were
Minot visitors Monday.
Harvey HI. Gadbaw has leased q
farm on South Prairie and will return
to the farm in the spring.
Mrs. Gadbaw will return home from
her Minnesota visit Jan. and l.ncl
Joe has already begun to count the
days.
Clyde Nelson and wife, Mrs. Will
liam Wedding and Mrs. Glen Welding
were Minot visitors Saturday.
Joe Gadbaw ate Christmas dinner at
the home of Henry Good.
Chas. B. Seney and wife passed the
Sabbath visiting at the home of Ben
ME Seney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira McNoll of String
town were Minot visitors Monday.
Guy Putney and wife and M. H. Put
ney and Hugh Woodiwiss and wife
were among the Monday holiday shop
pers in Minot.
Louis Redding of Newman township
had the misfortune to lose good 1000
pound horse at the home Of Henry
Good some few days ago.
Paul Klimple was in Minot Tuesday
with wheat, which he exchanged Tor
flour. t
Walter Klimple purchased five. tons
of straw and three tons of hay, the
first part of the week. Walter is aim
ing to turn off some work when spring
opens up and is taking good care of
his horses during the winter months
FARMER HAS GOOD WORD FOR
WARD COUNTY FARM BUREAU
A few days ago picked up the Dec.
LIST issue of the Dakota Farmer and
read an account Of the recent organic
alton of the American Farm Bureau
Federation which took place in vhica-
go, ILL.,, on the 18th, 18th and 18th o.