The Ward County independent., 1921-04-07
Rotary to Meet Thursdays


Beginning next Thursday the Minot
| Rotary luncheons will be held on
Thursdays instead Of Mondays. There
| will be no meeting next Monday. This
| was decided upon at Mondays meet
ing.
! Ira Jones of the Pioneer Fuel Co.,
| read very interesting paper pertain
, ing to his own business and that OF
the mining and briquctting of coal
Monday. Mr.. Jones has won quite a
reputation as a humOrist. The Rotary
violin quartette, Messrs. Cotton, How
ard, O. Ellison and Flaten made hit
with several enjoyable selections.
These musicians sang one number
with violin accompaniment. The sing
ing of, the Norwegian National song,
led by Peter Fugelso, was the hit of
the luncheon. The team headed by
| Otto Ellison won the attendance con-
test and will eat their next luncheon
at the expense Of the losing team
headed by Norman Ellison.
rrCra
Francis J. Murphy and Il. +. Baker
to Debate NOnpartisan Issues
A debate is being arranged to be
held in the high school auditorium in
Minot sometime between April Is and
25, between Atty. Francis }. Murphy,
representing the Anti-Townley forces
of the state and Senator Bert F. Baker
Of Renville county, one of the non
partisan leaders in the last session Of
the legislature. Mr.. Baker, who was
representing North Dakota as one of
L., c;. Jo1 ~ 4 ort <>f
the marketing committee of Seven
teen, stated that arrangements for
the debate had been practically COM
| pleted.
Francis Murphy, with Atty. Sulli-
van, was in charge of the recent hear
! ing before the mousse committee at
Bismarck. Both men are well inform
ed and the debate will undoubtedly
attract an immense crowd.
- snow YOUR rEErH
Lad Run Down by Ford Truck
Alvin Nelson, an eight-year-old lad
who has been making his home with
his aunt, Miss Clara Tronson, since
the recent death of his mother, Mrs.
Sig Nelson of Harvey, was struck by
Ford truck driven by l.. r. Sonnen-
berg, farmer living north Of the city,
| Saturday morning, but was not scrl-
ously injured. Mr.. Sonnenberg was
driving east along First Avenue, in
| front of the machine. Sonnenbergs
Ford is provided with an enclosure
which did not permit him to see the
lad until he was directly in front Of
the machine. He applied the brakes
and as he was driving slowly the car
was stopped before the front wheel
had run completely over the boy. By
ISLANDERS pushed the car back off the
lad and he was hurried to the hospi-
tai. No bones had been broken and in
a short time he was walking about as
well as usual.
- SNOW YOUR TCGrh
Former Minot Man Gains Prominence
Cbet Vandenoever, son Of County
Commissioner and Mrs. Peter Vanden-
oever Of this city, is making re-
markable record as Secretary of the
Southern Minnesota Mills Associa-
ton. His headquarters are in Mime
apolis and while we are not supposed
to divulge any secrets, his salary has
recently been increased to about dou-
BILE that of the governor Of North Da.
kota, for instance. He will be sent
to Europe on business trip by the
association the coming summer. Mr..
Vandenoever is in charge of the traf-
fic and legal department for the as
sociation. He resided az = boy in
Minot and as youth gained consider
able prominence as a pool shark.