The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-31
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

:, WILLIS TOWNSHIP
7 Arlie Irwin was the only gentleman
I we have so far learned of that ha,
: nerve enough to plant potatoes OF
I Good Friday, March Is. Mr.. Irwil
n admits himself that he is no potat,
farmer, but he says there is such ;
I thing as changing ones luck.
Last Friday as Mrs. William Kiln
: pie and children were driving their cal
; to the German Lutheran church in tn,
8 Benedict neighborhood bolt cam,
loosened in the fan, and sent on,
} of the blades through the radiator
Williams farm. They phoned bach
and Sam Reed pulled them back to his
farm and mended the break, so they
could return home.
Orlando Brown of East of Minot
and r. E. Diehl of this township, were
out Tuesday and helped Welding and
Nelson do their butchering. Nine
hogs were killed and dressed.
The Beighle coal mine has again re-
sumed operations, the water having
gone down in the mine, but Mr.. Reed
will not be able to take out much coal
If any, till the latter end of this week.
w. S. Reed and daughter, Elizabeth
and son Ray, were Minot visitors last
Friday.
Walter Klimple braved the wintry
blast Of Saturday and attended an
implement sale in Velva.
Homer Chambers and N. w. Smith
were business visitors in Velva Thurs
day and in Minot on Friday.
One day last week while Albert
klimple was returning from Minot, he
was unfortunate enough to get into a
bad mud hole, in his endeavor to get
out he stripped the gears of his Ford,
and was obliged to phone his brother,
Frank, who runs garage in Sawyer
to come and pull him in.
| William H. Welding has been on
the sick list the past several DAYS. a
portion Of which he has been belfast.
Clyde Nelson and wife exchanged
places with Glen Welding and wife,
who moved in with his parents, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson moving into the
tenant house where Glen formerly re-
sided for the past Is months.
James Hayes came out from Saw
yer last Tuesday and made COW
trade with Homer Chambers. Mr..
Chambers going to kidder county, 50
it fell to N. w. Smith to exchange
the bovines.
John Klinesauser has given up the
idea of moving away from North Da-
kota, which John says looks good to
him.
William Klimple and sons, Walter
and Await, Sam Reed and Johnnie
Stacy attended the Wendt farm sale
Thursday, March "a.
Arthur Stacy has found employ
ment with John D. Coons the coming
season.
Louis Gadbaw came out from Mi
not last week and assisted his brother
Harvey in putting on some new ~
pairs and giving their Waterloo Boy
tractor general Joverhauling. He
returned to his homo in xinot So
urday, accompanied by his father, Joe
Gadbaw, who took down load Of coal.
Charles Ekstrom was business
visitor in Velva Thursday, looking
toward the purchase of new grain
drill. Mr.. Ekstrom says $4,000 is
big price for q grain drill.
1t has been reported that mich cows
sold at the Wendt farm sale, from
$500 to $1,000 per head.
Await Klimple made the attempt
to eat "a eggs for Easter breakfast,
but we~were unable to learn if he was
successful or not.
f. F.. Diehl sold two Christensen
harrows for gang plows to Fred Tay-
lor and one to Charles Il. Seney.
Everett Bunker of Wisconsin came
last week on business mission and
to look after the seed grain for his
farms. Mr. Bunker is not at all
pleased with Wisconsin and will move
back to North Dakota this fall,
Sam Reed and wife ate Easter eggs
at the William Klimple home Easter
Sunday.
Johnnie Stacy returned from Paw
huska, Oklahoma, some few days ago,
where he had been spending the win
ter with his father, who is engaged in
farming. Johnnie has found en-
ployment with Carl Swenson at $35
per month by the year.
Charles Taylor is laid up with the
rheumatism and will not be able to
do any work in the fields this spring.
He was in Minot Monday consulting
their family physician. Mr.. Taylor
will be obliged to hire man to assist
Fred and David with the seeding this
spring. Mr.. Taylor has 275 acres in
rye.
| Miss Lillian Carson, tonsorial ar
fist of exceptional ability, arrived re-
Gently from Omaha, Neb., and has
taken chair at the Waverly Ladies'
barber shop.
FOR PRESIDENT OF CITY COM.
MISSION