The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-13
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blENT FOR NlIN0T IN MARCH

dressed beeves, and returned with
ton Of millet feed. They report Mr..
Klimple doing fine. Mr.. Reed return
ed with a team of work horses which
he obtained from Charles w. Brooks.
Mrs. Eb. Bivins was with John D.
Coons Saturday when his Ford went
over the grade in the Groty coulee.
Mrs. .Bivins was going to Minot to
take the train for points in Mime
sofa.
\ Russell Pettis, school boy, killed
gopher on his road to school Fri
day morning, something unusual to
see gophers out in January.
| Joe Gadbaw and son Harvey H.
transacted business in Sawyer Mon
day.
Our old-time friend, Ed A. Jerden
was fortunate enough to get his feet
under the table for big feed at the
golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Pettis Jan. 8. E. A. always
was lucky cuss.
Paul Klimple purchased a patch of
timber Of Mr.. McDougal near Sawyer
and is now engaged in cutting and
1 hauling his fire wood home.
O. B. Wallace has been visiting his
mother, Mrs. Chas. B. Seney, for sew
eral days, but on Sunday he got lone
some to hear Tracy M. Palmer's new
Geneva monograph and so conse-
quently returned
Bonnie Klimple and mother, Mrs.
Bertha, Frank Klimple and family
of Sawyer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Guard and son of Alberta, Can, visited
at the home of William Klimple Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe w. Beighle
wish to announce to their many friends
and acquaintance that fine baby girl
came to gladden. their home Sabbath
day, Jan. 8 Mother and daughter are
getting along fine. They say r. W. is
so pleased that he is almost giving
coal away at the Beighle mines.
On Saturday night, Jan. LIST, % or
80 young friends of Tracy NJ. Palmer
met at the home of his mother, Mrs.
E. f. Diehl, and reminded him that
Dec %, 1920, was his 10th birthday.
Tracy was sure much taken by sur
prise. Various games were played
after which nice supper was served.
Last Friday, Jan. 7, Frank Long
and Clarence Bivins chose sides with
twelve hunters on each side, to see
who could kill the most jack rabbits,
the losing side to provide an oyster
supper, which was held at the East
Highland church the same evening.
Mr.. Longs side killed l8 and Mr..
Bivins' side killed II, so the supper
was on Mr.. Bivins and his men.
Freddie Baker is sure all smiles
now days, as his wife returned from
an extended visit with her parents
at Nemadji, Mimi, on Thursday and
the following day presented him with
another fine son.
Walter and Await Klimple and
Hank Louis helped E. E. Diehl do his
butchering last Thursday, killing five
hogs. Hank was the boss on the wat
er temperature and the boys had to
thru. Hank had been to Minot the day
before and was out late, which ac-
counts for his mistakes.
\ Fred Book made his usual weekly
trip to Sawyer Sunday. He says he
goes down to see the 500 trains pass
thru, but we hardly believe him.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Domm are the
proud parents of big strapping son.
They named him Frank, after his
grandpa.
Ed A. Jerden purchased some corn
at IS cents per bushel. Cheaper than
raising it.
Mrs. +. E. Diehl is taking care of
Mrs. r. w. Beighle this week and o.
B. Wallace is chief cook and bottle
4 washer at the Diehl home. He sure
is some chef when it comes to putting
up the school teachers dinner.
Frank Pettys~ purchased brand
new tin Lizzie of Cook Robinson Fri
day.
Sawyer is talking of organizing a
band. Ed A. Jerden was out last Sum
day evening looking for drummer
They met to organize Monday evening,
Jan. 10.
Noel Weldy was Sawyer visitor
Saturday.
Chas. Taylor and son Fred had auto
trouble near Minot one night last
week and were out most Of the night
before repairs were made.
Stewart Reed was out repairing the
Sawyer telephone line Monday. Gee,
he said the cold wind blew thru his
whiskers while he was engaged in
climbing the poles, and while he was
at his work the water almost froze
in his tin can.
Joe Smith, Adolph Klimple's hired
;. man, paid off the last $500 on his box
which he purchased at the Center
school box supper Dec. % and got his
papers released from off his best girl
last Sunday. Miss Smith threw off
the interest.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hebig tried out the
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