The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-26
CITY news IN Brief

Afford Larson Of Des Laos reports
a wheat average Of II I've bushels.
The G. N. will replace the old bridge
west of Berthold with new cement
culvert.
]. E. Clarke of Des Laos is the
banner rye raiser, his field averaging
Is bushels.
Jacob Wolf, a prominent Des Laos
farmer, has been critically i'll from
scarlet fever.
Frank Bruels of Berthold marketed
the first rye in that town this sea-
SON. 1t is of fine quality and tested
So IA pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Truax and Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Jones motnred to the
Gibbs ranch in Mountrail county Sat
urday to spend the week end.
North Dakota's wheat crop for 1920
is estimated at ~ 1874 900 bushels in
the August report Of the United
States bureau Of crop estimates.
J. w. McCahan of Des Laos ran a
small silver in his hand recently and
blood poisoning set in. He was quite
iii for several weeks but is recover
ing.
An average increase Of SOS per cent
in the population Of nineteen North
Dakota counties indicates that the
states census will fall short of fed
eral estimates.
Mrs. Markham, accompanied by her
granddaughter, Miss Doris Hanna, Of
Mankato, Mimi, left for that city last
week for a visit. Miss Hanna has
been visiting at the home Of her IN
Gle, DR.. C. F. Sweet.
o. N. Elliott, of the Independent
office, who is looking after his farm
work north Of Hinsdale, Mont, writes
that a recent hail storm completely
ruined his crop, saving him a great
deal of trouble threshing it.
H. J. Scott, who has had charge of
special census work in Minot, has fin
ished his job here and has been or
dered to Salt Lake City, Utah, for SER
vice. It is possible that he will re-
turn to his old work in the Custom
service.
An examination will be held at Mi
not at $3.50 o'clock on Sept. Is to
fill the position of rural mail carrier
at Burlington, Dec Laos, Foxholm and
Kenmare. The same examination will
be held at Kenmare that day at 9
o'clock.
Herman Foss and family motored
up from Karlsruhe Sunday and spent
the day with Herman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Foss. He stated that
twelve threshing rigs were prepared
to start threshing in the vicinity Of
Karlsruhe Monday and the wheat is
very good.
James R. Falconer purchased a
splendid home this week from Mrs
K. Jevnager on Third street North
west which he will occupy in about
month. The house is situated On
beautiful corner lot, 93x10O feet
Mrs. Jevnager will continue to make
her home in Minot.
G. w. McWilliams Of Milwaukee
who is connected with the Brush-Mc.
Williams Co., Of this city, arrived By
auto to look after business. He was
accompanied by A. C. Chapman Of
Milwaukee. Mr.. McWilliams' car is
provided with Stoll auto tent and he
enjoyed fine outing enroute.
\ Atty. C. b. Bach returned Sunday
from the Twin Cities, where he attend
ed meeting of the Supreme Lod~e
of the Knights Of Pythias. Mr.. Bach
who has charge Of the insurance do
partment of the K. P. for North Da-
kota and Minnesota, spent some time
in the latter state looking after insur-
apoo matters
Rev. A. j. Spacht and family Of
Sawyer, who have spent the summer
motoring thru the east, left for home
Thursday and will arrive sometime
this week. They have been visiting
at N. Manchester, Ind. "Crops are
good here. Our Ford has given Us
no trouble since leaving Sawyer" Mr.
Spacht writes. He is in charge OF
the Sawyer schools.
Howard Ray, linotype operator al
the News, left Sunday for his former
home, Sterling, ILL.,, to take q posi-.
ton on the Gazette. Mr.. and Mrs
Ray will visit a week at Enderlin, N
D., with Mrs. Balow, Mrs. Rays sis
ter. The Rays have lived in Minot
since March, Mrs. Ray having been
employed in the ready-to-wear depart.
.ment at the Fair store. They made
a host Of friends while here who re.
greet to see them leave.
Fred L. Meservey, chief dispatcher
at the Great Northern, has returned
from Park Rapids, Mimi, where he
spent a two weeks outing at Long
Lake. Mrs. Meservey who was with
him, went on to St. Paul for visit
Mr.. Meservey was not able to connect
with any Of ths big fish the Minot
contingent had talked so much about
and he has an idea that Rev. p. w.
Erickson and Frank Taylor ha ! the
lake pretty we'll fshed out.
J. w. R. H. De La, principal Of the
Drake school and publisher Of the
Balfour Messenger, is moving his Bal