The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-01
CITY news in Brief

tauqua and visit relatives for several
days.
John A. Borud and his father left
by auto Saturday for Sorem, S. D..
to visit with the formers brother,
Andrew.
Mr.. Siege of Medina, N. D., cousin
of H. G. H. Siege, formerly of this
city, transacted business in Minot
Saturday.
Minot last week, visiting with friends
and attending the Knights of Colum-
bus initiation.
There is some talk Of organizing a
Knights Of Pythias band for Minot,
q necleus or which organization was
formed some time ago.
David Stake from Surrey reports
complete loss Of so acres of wheat
by grasshoppers. He is saving the
remainder Of his crop with poison.
w. w. Haner and Fred Roberts
Of Spring Lake township, were Minot
visitors Friday. They report splen-
did crops in that section of Ward
county.
Lumber has taken fair sized drop.
A local yard is advertising in this
weeks Independent a reduction rang
ing from four to fourteen dollars per
thousand feet.
Mrs. H. C. Kuchenbacker of Logan
has gone to Richmond, Wash, to visit
with her son, Herman, who lives on
fine fruit ranch. Her husband will
oin her in few days.
James Wilson, the coal dealer, left
Wednesday for Athens, o., to join his
wife who has been visiting there two
weeks. They will visit at their old
home in Peoria county, Ill.
Mrs. A. E. Tofflemire and daughter
from Norwich were shopping in Minot
Tuesday. Mrs. Tofflemire says the
frequent rains have made the -rops
in that locality look excellent.
VIM. C. Gibb, who has been in
charge Of the anti-Townley forces
during the campaign in Mountrail
county, arrived Wednesday for visit
with Minot friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Wilson are
planning to motor to Detroit Lake,
MINI. Saturday where Mrs. Wilson
will remain for the summer. Mr..
Wilson will return early in the week.
Thos. Hecker from Logan was in
Minot on business Tuesday. He says
that Logan was missed by the cloud
burst that visited Minot Monday, only
a few drops of rain having fallen
there.
N. D. German, Ward county agri-
cultural agent, entertained his mother
last week, who stopped in Minot on
her way from a visit in the west to
her home in the eastern part of the
state.
The platform in front Of the dane
ing pavilion at Wildwood park was
torn from the building by the i'm
mense crowd that visited that popu-
lar place Saturday evening, but no
one was injured.
E. D. Skinner and S. S. Streeper
Of Sawyer left Saturday for Forest
City, Iowa, where they will transact
business. They both lived at, Forest
City many years ago before coming
to North Dakota.
During the cloudburst Monday, the
roof of the newer section Of the court
house leaked badly, doing some dam
age to the walls. Olivier Bros. &
Uleberg were engaged to make the
repairs to the roof this week.
Mrs. Chas. F. Parker Of Carrath-
uers, Sask., writes the Independent,
asking us to publish her acknowledge
ment Of many kind letters from old
friends, extending sympathy over the
recent death Of her husband.
Capt. Gross tried out the perch fish
ing at Strawberry Lake the first Of
the week. There are plenty of fish
in the lake but they are not biting
as there are so many dead fish in the
lake on which the live fish feed.
Mrs. John Opheim Of Spokane,
WASH, has arrived for visit at the
home Of her brother, Olaf eleven.
Her husband, who has been the G. N.
storekeeper at Spokane for years, is
being transferred to Seattle or Ia
coma.
! Miss Ada Lachmer, stenographer
for the Minot Hide & Tanning Co.,
will leave Sunday for Wales, N. D.
to visit her parents. She will go en-
an excursion to Winnipeg, Prince
Rupert, B. C. and will 60 by boat
to Seattle and will be absent several
weeks.
Anthony Walton, who is a member
of the executive board Of the Equity
Packing Plant at Fargo, returned from
Fargo where he spent Monday on
business. He reports business good
with the plant. There are 300 cattle
ahead and as many hogs are being
received daily as can be handled.
VIM. Stammen from up the river
near Foxholm, writes the Independent
that he is anxious to become member
Of the Ward County Pure Bred Live
Stock Association and enter some Of
his choice cattle in the next sale. Mr..
Stammen has some pure bred Aber-
deem Angus cattle, as good as any in
the state.
DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Kermott are ar
ranging for trip to Portland, Ore.
and other western points in the near
future. They will meet DR.. Archie
MCDANIEL and family at Banff Springs
Alta, and spend a few days with them.
DR.. and Mrs. Kermott expect to be
away six weeks during which time the
office and practice will be left in
charge of DR.. L. v. Parker.