The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-12
CITY news IN Brief

j. w. Samuelson and P. w. Myers,
are fishing at Lake Carlisle, Sask.
DR.. Victor Sandberg and wife are
spending two weeks at their summer
home, Lake Carlisle, Sask.
Mrs. O. B. C. Heath went to Gran
vile Saturday for few days visit
with old neighbors and friends.
Mrs. John Reiner, wife of J. M.
Reiner, prominent Burlington town
ship farmer and politician was in the
city Wednesday.
J. H. Leavy, an experimental psy-
chologist from Grand Forks, will de-
liver an address at the Rotary lunch
con next Monday.
Some damage has been done to the
wheat crop by the hot weather week
ago causing blight. This affected only
the early sown wheat.
A. M. Thompson has disposed Of his
residence on Fifth avenue S. E. to DR..
Hartl. Mrs. Thompson and son will
spend the winter in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A ,.Harthouse,
Mrs. Justin Miller, Mrs. Clifford Mil
Ter and Miss Agnes Miller of Burling-
WI, were III VIC SIty SHoPPiHS "eu-
nesday.
R. w. DuVall has sold his residence
on the South Hill to Henry M. Gay
and has purchased the r. B. Stacy
Judd residence in the northern part of
the city.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Jacobson of Opheim, Mont. Mar
tin Jacobson, of this city, the grand
father of the youngster, is stepping
rather lively in consequence.
The Young Peoples Society of
forming township held picnic at the
From church Sunday afternoon, serv-
ing ice cream and cake. Miss Helen
Bohan, popular soloist, assisted in
the program rendered.
w. M. McAfee, prominent Great
Falls rancher, is expected in the city
next week for few weeks visit with
relatives here and at Burlington. Mr..
McAfee is the father of Miss Mar
garet McAfee of the Fair store.
Mrs. l. Peterson, Eighth street N.
E., was taken violently i'll at her home
Tuesday evening and has since been
lying in critical condition. AS we
go to press we learn that her con-
diton has improved to a slight ex-
tent, however.
The Jacobson warehouse on Central
avenue East, which for the past four
years has been occupied by the Hold
gins Transfer & Storage Co., is being
wrecked to make way for handsome
two story warehouse which, it is said,
the Standard Oil Co., are about to
erect upon the site.
Richard Petersen from forming
township was in Minot Tuesday for a
consignment of Irvine. The crops on
the Petersen farm look excellent, with
the exception of the late what which
is quite badly affected by rust, the
result of heavy rain in that vicinity
week ago Monday.
Ed Durbin, from up on North Pra-
irie, was in the city Wednesday. Ed
has commenced harvesting one Of the
finest crops he has ever grown and
is very optimistic as to the crop out
look this season. Ed is good farm
er and thru the past poor crop years
has always had some return from his
seeding, enough at least to keep his
spirits up and give him some encour-
agement to stay on the job.
T. C. Conklin returned Monday from
Mohall, where he has been visiting a
son, Chas. A., who resides south of
Mohall. He brought along a sample
of some wonderful oats which his
son has developed. They are said to
be cross between barley and
cats and produce 100 bushels or bet
ter per acre depending upon local con-
dtions. Mr.. Conklin from five BUSH
els last season grew 500 bushels of
fine cleaned seed oats. A sample Of
this grain is on display at the First
International bank.