The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-10-21
CORRESPONDENCE
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

WILLIS IOWNSHlP
Guy Putney finished up shock
threshing Saturday night and begun
Monday morning on about 16 or Is
jobs of stack threshing, mostly head.
ed grain.
Adolph Klimple and family were
Minot visitors Friday.
Mrs. William Klimple had an old
duck hen hatch out eight little ones
last week. She was fortunate
enough in having raised So early
spring ducks, from two duck hens,
which are now ready for market.
Joe Gadbaw moved 900 bushels of
wheat to market in Sawyer, distance
of ten miles with only one team.
Miss Lillian Schmidt attended the
teachers institute in Minot, and Wis
tied over Sunday with her parents
at Drake.
Mrs. E. E. Diehl departed Mon
day afternoon from Minot over the
G. N. for an extended visit with rel
atives at Waterloo and Charles City,
Iowa. On her return home she will
stop off and visit brother in South
St. Paul, who is employed in the stock
yards as cattle salesman.
Paul Klimple and wife were bust
ness visitors in Minot last Friday.
Mrs. Sadie Bearman Of Enderlin, N.
D., came last week for a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Kimple.
Elmer Newman and sister, Miss
Ethel were visitors at the E. E. Dierl
home Sunday.
Bonnie Klimple found market for
ri Of h0 re
at $1.15 per bushel.
Tracy NJ Palmer and Manard
Spatch of the Sawyer schools improv-
ed their time Saturday by picking up
potatoes for R. w. Beighle.
Earnest Sheere departed for his
home at Joy, ILL.,, last Thursday. He
was employed all thru harvest by
Welding & Nelson. He was 16
year-old boy and good worker and
went home with $211 90 to the good.
Adolph and Henry Newman pur-
chased so bushels each Of potatoes
from Bonnie Klimple.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiedell gave social
dance Saturday night.
Miss Marie Jerome was a Minot Wis
itor Friday.
Guy Bevins has given up farming
for himself and will locate in South
Dakota where he will find employ
ment on dairy farm. Mr.. Bevins
says he would rather milk cows than
raise $500 wheat
Mr.. and Mrs. William Klimple's lit
tie daughter Esther, while playing
Saturday evening fell into a cellar
way, and cut her head pretty badly
on rock. DR.. Aaker of Velva was
called and dressed the wound.
NJ H. Putney and H. Good shipped
car of cows and heifers to St.
Paul Friday. They shipped from
Sawyer.
The Beighle mine is running every
day. Clark Streeper is the new min
err.
Joe Streeper, the mail carrier on
route |, took to himself wife Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gadbaw were in
Minot Thursday for their years sup
ply of flour.
Mrs. Minnie Gadbaw has been on
the sick list for several days, but
is now some better.
A. w. Mackie erected fine family
monument on his lot at the cemetery
in Willis township, some two weeks
ago.
Tracy NJ. Palmer of Sawyer came
our Friday evening and visited over
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. E. E.
Diehl.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klinesauser are
the proud parents of nice baby girl.
Mr.. Klinesauser is now employed on
dairy farm west of Minot.
William Klimple has his wheat
ground all fall plowed and is now en-
gagged in putting up new granary
and next June he expects to put fine
new cattle and horse barn, and will
give up wheat farming on a large
scale and will 60 chiefly into the dairy
business.