The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
MlNOT and VICINITY

Seventeen below Wednesday morn
ing.
North Dakota now has 131 Ameri-
can Legion Posts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Boucher are now
residing at Livingston, Mont, where
Mrs. Boucher has relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Smith of Free
dom township will entertain the Mos
tad family at New Years dinner.
Mr.. L. f. Jones, of Moose Jaw
Sask., Can, is visiting with his BROTH
er. W.. F. Jones in this city for few
days this week.
Here is an evidence of the reduced
cost Of living. Epson Salts, recently
quoted at 10 cents pound, has drop-
ped to 6h cents.
W. R. Roach of Velva, who has been
in a local hospital for several weeks,
following an operation for appendicitis,
is recovering nicely.
Kensel Andersen of Sioux Falls,
S. D., formerly Minot manager of the
Bergseth Fish Co., is spending few
day with Minot friends.
Miss Lille B. Truax, who operates
a ranch south of White Earth, is in
the city, spending the holiday season
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marshall, who
reside southeast of the city, will
entertain number of friends from
Minot at big goose dinner New
Years.
The Velva Journal announces that
hereafter charge of five cents a line
will be made for all announcements of
gatherings to which an admission is
charged.
The Mandan Knights of Pythias
lodge made a record by electing offic-
ers, all of whom were in the service
OF the nation. This lodge had As mem
bers in the service.
Thos. Golfer has returned from
Crystal City, Can, where he was call
ed by the serious illness of his father,
James Coulter, whose condition is re.
ported much improved.
Ed Burau, well known forming town
ship farmer, who disposed of his farm
to L. T. Larson and Dan King, left
last week for his old home in Nor
way, where he will remain at least a
year.
Fred l.. Seek, prominent farmer
from northeast Of the city, is desper-
ately i'll of pleurisy in local hospital.
Physicians have tapped his chest a
number of times. His condition has
shown little Improvement.
The Russell Milling Co. of Grand
Forks made a decidedly substantial
Christmas gift to each of 1876 needy
families in Grand Forks by distrib-
uting 3,4OO pounds of flour in g.
pound sacks to each of the families.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. T. Hagen, who are
spending the winter in California, send
Christmas and New Year greetings
to their many friends. They have
taken a neat little cottage at Ocean
Park where they are comfortably To-
Gated for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James johnson spent
Christmas day at the johnson home
stead near. Burlington with their, son
George and wife. The johnson family
have been gathering at the old home
stead for the Yuletide festivities for
"well night onto" forty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Dougherty Of
Butte, Mont, spent Christmas with
relatives and old Minot friends. Mr..
Dougherty until recently was chief Of
police of the city Of Minot and is now
connected with the secret service de-
partment Of the G. N. at Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Spillane are the
proud parents of a handsome little
Miss born Monday. The Spillane fam
lily tree now consists of boy and a
girl, which may account in consider
able measure for that smile which
surmounts the face of the genial
doc" these days.
Theo. Mostad of Malta, Mont, is
here to visit his brother, Senator Mos
tad and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. C. Mostad. Theodore who was in
the war with Montana company,
recently returned from France. He
was with the Army of Occupation ct
Gutenberg and was among the last
soldiers to leave.
A. Gordon, clothing merchant, left
Tuesday for Minneapolis, where he
will spend two months with his fam
lily, who moved there last fall, that
the Gordon children might attend the
University. The store has been left
in charge Of Mr.. Gordon's brother,
Saul Gordon. Mr.. Gordon will go to
New York City before his return to
buy merchandise.
G. J. Peterson, a young farmer
from Sherwood, is in the city receiv-
ing treatment from specialist for an
injury to his back, which he received
while operating a tank with the U. S.
forces in France. For months Mr..
Peterson was paralyzed from his
waist down, but recovered partially.
He admits that he was anxious to re-
turn home so did not remain in the