The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19

company from Illinois, took their din
ner and spent Sabbath day in River
side park at Minot.
E. E. Diehl and wife are expecting
to receive Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Splits
nagle and daughter, Miss Vera, of
Joy, Illinois, on an extended visit this
week. After Mr.. Spitsnagle completes
his visit and purchases farm, he with
his family will go to Tacoma, WASH,
to spend the fall and winter with rel
atives located at Tacoma.
H. B. Good was a Sawyer visitor
Saturday.
Malcolm Smith, one of our promi-
nent farmers and who was overseas in
our late war, expects to shake the N.
D. soil from off his shoes and locate
himself at Nampa, Idaho, after his
crop is taken care of this fall.
Sam Briar of Sawyer was out TAX
| ing grocery orders among the farm
ers last week.
Adolph Newman sure has the blues
since the hail ruined his wheat crop.
His rye was in the shock and his
speltz was not far enough advanced
so he has something to be thankful
for after all. He was allowed insur-
ance for 60 per cent loss, which will
help out some, but Mr.. Newman, who
runs threshing machine, and steam
rig at that, hates the idea Of having
to pay from SIG to $18 per ton for
threshing the junk-and his engine is
not equipped for the burning of straw.
Guy Putney put his Case gas trac-
tor and threshing engine in A-No. l
repair at an expense of 5000 and now
has everything ready for the threshing
season when it opens up. Harvey
H. Gadbaw will be the man at the
throttle at salary of $12 per day.
Clarence Mackey threshed Thee:
Elarth's rye Thursday and Friday of
last week, and prior to that date he
headed 100 acres Of rye for Gus Sill
man and sons.
Albert Klimple averaged 35 acres
of wheat per day with an 8 #. Deering
binder and Fordson tractor. Mrs.
Klimple did the most Of the shocking
and kept the 81 per day at home, which
can now be used for other necessities
during the winter months. She shocks
with fork and can beat some Of us
men folks in a days work.
Fred Taylor and James Rusk passed
the Sabbath at the E. f. Diehl home.
James Rusk, who has been down at
Tekamah, Neb., the past two years, re
turned Aug. and is now engaged in
harvesting for Charlie Taylor.
Mrs. Glen Weddings brother and
two cousins from Joy, ILL.,, came up to
harvest and visit at the Welding
home
Henry Franklin of Tekamah, Neb.,
came along with Mr. Rush and is har-
vesting for Ed Anderson.
Fred Taylor returned recently from
three weeks visit with friends down
in Missouri. He made the trip each
way on his saddle horse. He spent
two days at Elbowoods, where the In
dian schools are located. Mr.. Taylor
sure had an enjoyable trip.
Welding & Nelson and Ira McNol!
have purchased small separator and
Titan tractor, also John Deere triple
engine pillow.
Mrs. Misunderstanding is laid up
with very severe sprained ankle.
Scott Boden and Mr.sMoore of Mi
not were in South Prairie Sunday
looking for threshing jobs.
Mrs. Clyde Nelson has been emf
ployed by the school board to teach the
Groty school for next year. M
We noticed q clipping in the hide.
pendent two weeks ago that pad
Browns wheat took five hundred
pounds of Irvine per acre to tie it, but
we learn this wheat was on five acre
patch Dad had in onions last year, and
that Dad tied two strings around each
bundle is why he used so much Irvine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Taylor were
in Minot trading Saturday. They
report it very hot in Minot and very
large crowd of shoppers.
Orville Brown Of Joy, ILL.,, came up
a week or ten days ago to help his
father harvest. Mr.. Brown says
North Dakota still looks mighty good
to him.
Help Wanted-Carl Swanson wants
men to harvest He is Offering 60
cents per hour from the time a man
opens his eyes till he closes them at
night.
James Rusk reports the Bolden
brothers, formerly Of Logan, doing
we'll down in Nebraska. They each
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