The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
CITY news IN brief

VIM. O'Leary returned from Fargo
Friday where he attended the meet
ing Of the Committee of 81, of which
he was member.
Neil McDougall, county turnkey, is
actually lonesome. He has only three
boarders at the county Jail and has
several rooms to let.
Mrs. Addie X. McFarlin, prominent
Raw woman, died Feb. 1S. She was
the widow Of VIM. w. McFarlin, an
early pioneer of Ray.
Mrs. Curtis Anderson arrived from
Devils Lake, Saturday, to spend Sun
day with her husband, salesman for
the John Leslie Paper Co.
j. H. Lewis after spending several
DAYS in Chicago on business, stopped
over in Fargo Monday to appear in
two cases in Federal court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Moore re-
turned from a visit with relatives in
Indiana and Ohio, where they have
been since their marriage late in No
vember.
Miss Edith Milan, who was i'll with
appendicitis and pneumonia in st.
.Joseph's hospital, recovered and re-
turned to her home near Norwich
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saul Gordon Of Dog
den, arrived Friday for a short visit
with friends. Mr.. Gordon is connect
ed with the S. B. Sgutt mercantile
store at Dogden.
Chas. Wiley of the Minot Plumbing
and Heating Co., will attend the Mas
ter Plumbers state convention in Far
go next week, returning via Bismarck
tn transact huSinpSS
Mrs. r. w. Croker arrived from
her home at Newcastle, New Bruins
wick, for an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. j. C. Smallwood and
brother, o. N. Elliott.
l.. o. Gilmore, who has been re-
cuperating from a recent attack Of
pneumonia, returned to Bismarck
Saturday to resume his position with
the Bismarck Tribune.
The Ambrose Tribune was COM
pletely destroyed by fire a week ago
Saturday. No insurance. Fire
started from a store in the rear. The
publisher is Chas. Fenske.
J. B. Wray, of Surrey returned Fri
day from Lamport, Colo, where he
visited six weeks with his father and
his brother, w. C. Wray. The latter
formerly resided at Surrey
Victor Olson, a Roseglen farmer,
lost his farm, buildings by fire recent
~. He carried no insurance. The
house was but recently built. A sub
scription list is being circulated for
the family.
The girls of the North Dakota Ag
ricultural College recently made the
worlds biggest pie. 1t weighed 70
pounds and contained 50 pounds of
mince meat The crust weighed IS
pounds and the pie was 31a feet in
diameter. 1t was served at schoo!
banquet.
FOR SALE-Oakland Six touring
car in good condition, 1917 model.
G. H. Withers & Co. 2/24-2t
The native buffalo instead Of becom-
ing extinct is increasing at the rate
Of 5OO"a year. Uncle Sam is put
to SO much expense finding range that
he is planning on letting hunters kill
off the surplus at 5000 a head. What's
the matter with a buffalo reserve in
North Dakota, the native home OF
the bison?
l.. H. Bratton Of Rugby, published
Of the Pierce County Tribune, was in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Bratton
is former member of the house of
representatives. The Tribune was
elected the official paper Of Pierce
county in November with 275 major
ity. Mike Breen, we'll known pub
Usher. is now associated with Mr.
Bratton.
C. A. Gilbert, of the First Farmers
Bank, has returned from Bismarck
L kho 1nrvSc1of.
i've and senate committees in the in
vestigation. He was asked concern
ing a loan Of $4,000 which the bank
made to the Equity Packing Plant
money that had been redeposited in
the Minot bank by the Bank of North
Dakota.
The legislators found the condition
Of the State Training School at Man
dan not as bad as reported. The
boys from Z to 16 years of age because
of limited quarters are permitted to
associate with each other, but no cases
of contagious diseases were found
Entire separation of the boys from
the girls in the institution is urged
by the committee.
A Minot merchant received con-
signment of malt from a Chicago
firm from which to make home brew
for his private use. AS it is unlaw-
full to send a recipe for making in
toxicating liquor thru the mails, the
package contained a card with this
caution. "Don't add cake of yeast
as it will make ten times the alcohol
permitted by law"
FOR SALE-One 2O-6 Peoria Drill
Single disc, slightly used. C. H
Withers & Co. 2/24-2t
Hans Skaug, who farmed north
east of Minot for many years, has
been living at Springcroft, a beautiful
suburban home which he bought last
fall. Springcroft is located in the
coulee just east of the city and the
estate comprises ten acres. There's
fine spring. on the place and Mr.
Skaug may sell water the coming sea-
son. He is milking twelve cows and
will put in good sized garden.
Al Stoiber, shoe salesman at Sam
nelson's is now receiving treatment in
tho Ahnrfoon hnsnifa1 IN 81 paI1 for