The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
CITY news IN Brief

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has been connected with the North
western Builders Supply Co., has re-
, signed his position with the concern,
LIST.
Norman Ellison was called to Ro-
chester, Mimi, early in the week,
ported quite ill. Mrs. Ellison has
been with her husband during his ILL
ness.
Mrs. Robert Tulloch and \tWo chill
dren from Sanish, spent the holidays
in Minot at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs. Verne Tompkins. They
were enroute to Florida to spend the
winter with Mrs. Tulloch's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Vermilya Of
Towner were guests at the home of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Vandenoever, Christmas day.
Mrs. Vermilya remained for "a weeks
visit and her husband will arrive on
New Years day.
| The county commissioners are hold
ing their last session for the year this
week. When the, new board meets
next week, Commissioners Hayes and
Powell will be replaced by the newly
elected commissioners, L. w. Toftner
and Alfred Haldi.
Sheriff A. p. Scofeld, who submit
ted to an operation at the hospital
at Rochester, Mimi, is expected home
about the first of the year. Mrs. SEQ
field also submitted to an operation
at Rochester and will be able to return
with her husband.
Dr. and Mrs. Homer Collins of To-
peka, Kansas, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Clapp, Mrs. Col
Inns parents. They arrived Friday and
were obliged to return home Monday
owing to the Doctors professional du-
ties, which forbade longer stay.
D. w. King, prominent forming
township farmer, was in Minot We'd
nesday enroute to Cando to spend sew
eral weeks with his parents. Mr..
King owns a large farm near Cando.
He reports. an epidemic of measles
among the children of forming town.
ship.
Miss Margaret Falconer, of Glas-
gov, Montana, who spent the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Falconer, 9O7 Third
street N. E., returned to Glasgow
Monday. Miss Falconer is bookkeeper
for the Glasgow Flour Mill Co. Of
Glasgow.
Frank O'Neil, an old time Minot
man, arrived from Canada Dec. "a
and left for Grand Forks to spend
Christmas with his son, who is living
with the grandmother, Mrs. Ryan.
Mrs. O'Neil passed away about ten
years ago since which time the son
has lived with, the grand mother.
Hiram Rygmyr, who held farm
sale southwest of Minot, moving to
Spokane, Wash, last fall, where he
bought home, has returned, accom-
panied by his family. Mr.. Rygmyr
does not like the west and has con-
Guided that North Dakota is good
enough for hine He says that lumber
prices were~cut 30 per cent in Spo
kane about the time he left tho wages
are still high.
Mrs. John A. Sorensen left for Gin
ton. Mimi, to spend several weeks
with her parents and with the parents
of Mr.. Sorensen. She vii! visit rela-
tives at Millbank, S. D., before her
return. Mr. Sorensen phoned in
from the Person Stock Farm that he is
doing the best that he can to stir up
batch of pancakes with his one good
hand, and hopes to subsist until the
return Of his better half
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hanson spent
Christmas at Ross at the home of
Mrs. Hanson's daughter, Mrs. Isaac
Molzohn. Mrs. Hanson remained for
the week and her husband will return
for her on New Years. The Mol
zohns live on farm near Ross and
have beautiful $4,000 bungalow with
steam heat and ready for electric
lights. Mr.. Mofzohn is hustler
doing practically all Of his own work.
A. L. Britton, for twelve years
farmer from near Velva, arrived from
Ottertail, Mimi, where he has lived
for three years, and is attempting to
sell some real estate in this vicinity.
He bot Isl acre farm near Ottertail
for $50 an acre and has refused 500
an acre for it. He has a beautiful
lake full Of fish ON his farm and has
so acres Of oak woods. He invites
his old friends to hunt him up while
down in Ottertail county and he prom
Uses to show them Where they can
catch some real fish. Il
Levi Leifson, prominent breeder
of Percheron horses from Berthold,
visited Minot friends Monday. Mr..
Leifson has about 40 head Of fine
horses on his ranch, 8 of them being
full blooded Percherson and his herd
is headed by one of the very best Per-
cheron stations on his farm. Event
tally he will have registered Percher-
ons exclusively on his farm. Mr..
Leifson spent three weeks with the
Ward County Farm Bureau work and
reports excellent success, with the ex-
ception of general tendency towards
a shortage of cash thruout the county.
r. C. Gorder, who has been con-
nected with the advertising depart
ment of the Minot Daily News, left
Thursday, for Lostwood, N. d., to
spend a few days with his wife's rela-
tives, after which he will go to La
Crosse, Wis.,, to visit his parents.
Early in January he will 60 to Wau-
kon, Iowa, where he has bot a half
interest in the Waukon Democrat. q
prosperous weekly newspaper. Mr..
Gorder is linograph operator and an
all around newspaperman. His place
at the News, has been taken by Mr..
Brennan, son of c. j. Brennan Of
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