The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-11-25
CITY news IN Brief

f. A. Dunn, for MANY years dairy
ing in this city, accompanied by his
son, Leslie E. Dunn will leave Sat
urday for Everett, Wash, where they
will be Joined by their wives in about
month. If they like the west they
will locate there. otherwise they may
return to Minot in the spring.
Bernard M. Baker is in the city
today with several head of cattle
which he is driving from ranch in
Mountrail county to his farm east
of the city, where he will fatten them
on forty acres of corn. Mr.. Baker
made the trip Of 100 miles on horse
back, and is a trifle lame.
Tom Moody, special writer for the
st. Paul Daily News spent several
days in Minot securing material for
series of special articles concerning
the liquor traffic. His articles are
considered rich, rare and racy. Moody
IS former Minot newspaperman. At
one time he was employed in the plant
CT the Independent as printer and
later was city editor Of the Daily Re-
porter.
Jasper Baker, Civil war veteran. is
very i'll at the home of Mr.. Callahan
in this city. Mr.. Baker is nearly 70
years old and continues to grow weak
The election of officers in Tyrian
Chapter No. IA. R. A. NJ, will be held
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Rogers Of Minneapolis, one of
the officials Of the Rogers Lumber Co.
was in Minot on business Monday
-. y. Simmons, Of Moorhead, Mimi,
president of the D. D. Simmons Grain
60. of Minot. transacted business in
Minot early this week.
Fred Rush who left for Dickinson
recently to accept a position as man
ager OF the fruit department of the
Dickinson Wholesale Grocery Co. has
returned and will ship his household
goods to his new home Monday. He
speaks well of Dickinson.
The Merchants State Bank of Velya
sued ). 5. Streeper in district CONT
IN Mlnot. Streeper sold farm for
the bank and was to get $500 commits
sion: The purchaser paid only $500
to the bank and abandoned the farm,
after the first of the year. The hank
paid Streeper $500, which he thot
was ms commission, but produced a
note for $500 which Streeper gave.
The bank now attempts to collect the
note.
Chas. Weagant. former Minot un-
dertaker, is now located at Hollister.
Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reighart who
left recently for California. are now
located at Antioch, California.
Some !awless fellow dumped load
OF rub Dish on the paved street at the
corner of First street and First Ave,
5. r. Tuesday night. Street Commits
sloner Davy was seen digging around
in the mess looking for evidence for
h" would like to get even with the
scamp.
DR., Francis $4,000 Nash car was
destroyed by fire at the big BRIDGE
west Of the city Sunday. About all
that is left of the car are the wheels
and frame. The car was insured for
$1,000. The doctor was out hunting
rabbits when the car caught fire.
A Ford car driven by Joe LaFrance
ran into the rear of Ford truck on
First st. S. E. Tuesday night. The
truck had no tail lights. Both ma
chimes were badly damaged.
Farmers near Burlington were
blowing Monday. The ground has
frozen some in the damp places, but
theS ground that is dry can easily be
plowed.
Hundreds of skaters are enjoying
real sport on the Lincoln park lake
and the Mckinley lake these fine win
ter evenings.