The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-05
CITY news IN brief

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Mrs. Jourgen Olson and children
will leave this week for Alexandria,
Mimi, to spend several weeks at the
lakes.
C. H. Parker who has started har-
vesting 600 acres of wheat, states that
this is the very best crop he has ever
grown.
David Huston, old time Burlington
coal miner, was in Minot Friday. Dave
is getting out carload Of Al coal a
day at his mine.
Miss Georgia Reckert, who has been
visiting with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Mechler, left for her
home at Breckenridge, MINI. Tuesday.
Chris Peterson from southwest Of
brady, was in Minot, Saturday. He
reports fine crops and estimates one
of his wheat fields as averaging
around 30 bushels.
Mrs. Herman Mechler and the chill
dren left Tuesday afternoon for Chad
ron, Neb., to spend six weeks visiting
with Mr.. Nechler's mother. Mr..
Mechler will join the family later.
Prof. Nelson A. S. Miller and wife,
Of Adams, N. D., are visiting at the
v. A. Asplund home. Mrs. Miller. is
a sister Of Mr.. Asplund. Mr.. Miller
is superintendent of schools at Adams.
F. L., Meservey left Friday for St.
Paul where he was Joined by his wife
and son, Russell, who have been visit
ing at Whitewater, Wis. They are
now spending ten days at the lakes at
Park Rapids, MINI.
John A. Borud from Rolling Green
township, was in the city on business
Tuesday. The rye harvest is on and
the yield heavy in that locality. The
wheat looks we'll. The heads have
four rows this year, all we'll filled to
the tips.
James Olson of Aurelia, was in Mi
not Tuesday enroute home from St.
Paul where he marketed cattle for the
Aurelia shipping association. He
struck very poor market, getting
from to 8 1/2 cents a pounds, but
says the the markets are apt to be
worse next time.
Louis Emerson and Mrs. Phil Roach
and son, left by auto early Wednesday
morning for Park Rapids, MIMI,
where they will be the guests Of
Mrs. Jos. Roach at her summer home,
Birchaven, for some time. Mrs. En-
erson and son Richard have been at
Park Rapids for two weeks.
A. H. Kurth received encouraging
letters from the Minneapolis hospital
where his little son, Argaylis lies re-
covering from his recent auto acct
dent. The fractured bones are heal
ing nicely and it will be but a few
weeks before he can be brot home.
Mrs. Kurth remained with her son.
R. E. Barron and family leave this
week for Grand Rapids, MIMI, where
they will enjoy their vacation fishing
in the wilds Of that northern country.
Mr.. Barron claims to have discovered
a lake teeming with the very best Of
game fish in Minnesota and it is pre-
sumed that he will have some real fish
stories to relate on his return.
County Commissioners Aug. Krantz
and Peter Vandenoever will 60 to
Bismarck Monday to meet with the
state board Of equalization. Mr.. Van
denoever will represent the city of
Minot which is asking that the valua-
ton of it's lots be reduced to conform
with the valuation Of the lots in Far
go and Grand Forks and the other
larger cities of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Calkins return
ed Thursday from an extended visit
in Minnesota, where they visited rela-
tives and camped and fished at several
of the famous lakes. They made the
trip by auto, and drove about 900
miles enroute home, gonig to Mime
apolis for visit. They were accom-
panied home by their son Neil, wife
and babe; Of Hibbing, Mimi, who will
visit in Minot for several weeks.
An Independent representative call
ed at the P. 1. Thingstad farm south
west Of Minot one evening recently.
Mr.. Thingstad is one Of the best farm
ers in that district but says that the
drouth and black rust are going to cut
down his average yield Of wheat to
about ten bushels, not much better
than year ago. Mr.. Thingstad
showed US a pair of Belgian colts,
which are among the best in the
county.
Chas. Haskins, formerly cashier of
the Union National Bank, and his wife
were in Minot Monday visiting old
friends enroute to their home at
Havre, Mont. Mr.. Haskins left here
eleven years ago and now own a bank
at Havre and one in the Judith Gap
district, at Lewiston, Mont. He has
done very we'll in the west. Mr.. Has
kins was one Of the early Minot
bankers, taking a position with the
Union National, at the time that
Olmstead, now prominent Portland,
Ore, banker, was it's cashier.
C. Aurland has demonstrated time
and again that he knows how to farm.
He had field last year that paid
him So percent on his investment and
he has field this year which will
pay him 300 percent, if the crop holds
RESULTS TELL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results in Min0t.