The Ward County independent., 1921-09-15

Larson of Sacred Heart, Mimi, &C
companied by her little daughter, i,
visiting her mother, Mrs. T. Larson
and her sisters residing in the city
Harvey johnson Of Burlington, wa!
in the city Tuesday. Harvey report!
the Burlington warehouse rapidly ap
preaching completion, it being expect
ed that shipments may start this com
ing week.
Ira L. Rush informs us that h.
has executed plans for two new resi-
dences at Berthold, N. D., one be-
longing to DR.. Smith, dentist anc
one to DR.. E. B. Weible, M. D., of the
above city. AN d.
Mrs. James Huyck accompanied BY
her mother, Mrs. T. P. Mulick, motor.
ed thru from Lake Melissa, Shoreham
and Detroit, Mimi, where they have
spent the summer, arriving in the
city Thursday evening. Mr.. Huyck
met them at jamestown and drove
the car back thru the heavy roads
from that point.
Louis Altenbrand of Babin, Mimi,
has started an action against the
Equity Packing Co., to foreclose a
$4,000 note given him on property
owned by that company, consisting Of
land on which the company has erect
ed thirty houses for its employees, a
store, hotel, etc. The plant was clos.
ed seven months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Davy, Third st.
N. w., have had wonderful success
growing sweet peas this season. They
have been particularly generous in
sharing their beautiful blossoms with
the sick in the local hospital, having
sent no fewer than PIT bouquets of
sweet peas and other flowers to the
inmates during the summer.
A. D. Hagenstein has raised some
especially fine tomatoes from two
dozen plants in his garden. Hun
dreds Of them have ripened and in
addition to furnishing the family and
many friends all they could use, Mrs.
Hagenstein has canned a years sup
ply. The Independent acknowledges
receipt of box Of the choice product.
Mesdames Christensen and Kava-
nagh who have been visiting relatives
at their old homes in Wisconsin re-
turned home last week. Miss allegro
Christensen accompanied her mother
upon her return. Miss Christensen
will leave Monday for Hutchinson,
Minnesota, where she will enter the
Hutchinson Theological Seminary.
She will be accompanied to Hutchin-
son by her mother. ;%1 , .t !H ata
Miss Mae Winters who accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Winters on their
trip thru the eastern states returned
with them Wednesday of last week.
Miss Winters, whose old home is at
Benton Harbor, Mich, informs the In
dependent that the Michigan fruit
crop was greatly damaged by the late
frosts Of the spring and as a conse-
quence the yield, particularly peaches
is light. There is a plentiful supply
of grapes, however.
Mrs. j. ID. Young, of Wilbur, Ore,
a neighbor of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Moore, formerly of Minot, now .oper-
ating an apple orchard at Wilbur,
Ore, writes the Independent that she
will start marketing four tons of
English walnuts from her grove the
latter part of the month. She will
attempt to build up a Minot trade.
Oregon nuts are said to be even bet
ter than those from California, owing
to their sweeter content.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roach and son,
Frank w. Jr., returned from Frazer,
Mont, Saturday where Mnt Roach
is interested in a tract of land. Dur
ing their stay at Frazer they enjoyed
fresh, ripe strawberries grown by a
Frazer resident. This party raised
an immense quantity, shipping over
100 quarts to a Glasgow grocery. In
addition to the fruit, the Reaches ate
home grown watermelons, muskmel-
ons, cucumbers and tomatoes.
w. E. Borene of the NJ. G. Olson
Co., returned from Chicago Saturday.
Mr.. Borene says that merchandise is
hard to secure at the primary mar
kets and that wholesalers are deliver
ing but IS percent of their orders.
The cause is attributed to the manu-
facturers Of woolen yardage. The
wool market has, been so uncertain
that they have purchased the raw ma
terial sparingly. The conditions per-
tain to the better grades of mems
wear, however. Cheap merchandise
is very plentiful.
Mrs. Louie Smith returned home
Wednesday, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. John Glassen, Of White
Rock, S. D. During her absence Mrs.
Smith visited friends and relatives
at Redfeld and Aberdeen, S. D. and
at Fargo. Speaking Of crop condi-
tions in South Dakota, Mrs. Smith
states that the corn crop is exception
ally good but the wheat is poor, going
from 8 to 10 bushels per acre. They
had good crop Of barley, however,
her brother-in-law's barley averaging
IS bushels and his oats 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Rasmussen, $50
Third street N. W., are entertaining
the latter's parents and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. C. Peterson and Miss Myrtle
Peterson of Lake Minnetonka. MINI.
who arrived Tuesday after trying
experience motoring thru the muddy
roads in the southern part Of The
state. They were accompanied on
the trip by friend, Mr.. Nicholas
Ronner, Of Minneapolis, and when the
party reached Fessenden, the ladies
were sent on ahead by rail the mer
following later with the car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bettin have re.
turned from an auto trip thru Mime.
sofa, Wisconsin and Michigan. They
were away three months. They first
visited Valley City and Minneapolis
then to Chippewa Falls; took chance
on the hotel that was ratified OF there