The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
CITY news IN Brief.


ton has established a tourist camp,
which will be much appreciated,
The northern ducks are down and
the cranes are flying south. Save
some of your ammunition money for
coal.
Mrs. c. T. Langridge, Of Velva
hospital, where she has been a patient
for three months. -
Lionel johnson, well known young
man about town was up before the
insanity commission Wednesday. His
case was dismissed.
Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck,
Devils Lake, Valley City, Hillsboro
and Hoople, have all furnished gov
ernors. Why not, Minot
Mrs. Kara A. Dickinson, city aud
itor, Mrs. C. Aurland, and other Minot
women are in Fargo this week at
tending the meeting of the state fed
Grated clubs.
Commissioners Copeland, Stolt and
Snyder, and Clerk of Court Andrews,
and County Auditor Colcord from
Renville county are in the city today
| attending the Nonpartisan rally.
Atty. Bosard grows a good sized
garden each year and this year rails
ed patch of potatoes on $3.50 basis.
Some thief helped himself to half of
his potatoes, digging them from the
patch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen and little
daughter Mary are the guests at the
J. S. Hackett home. While they are
here their daughter will be at the
hospital having her tonsils and ad-
enoids removed.
The American Brotherhood Of Yeo
men will begin series Of dancing
parties at the Sons Of Norway hall
Monday evening and will give dancing
parties the Second and fourth Mon
day nights of each month during the
winter.
Messrs. Olson e. Hamel will open a
grocery, meat and cold storage store
in the McJanet block in the near fu-
ture. Work has already commenced
on the installation of the fixtures with
the idea of opening for business by
Oct. Is.
The residence of Eddie Peterson in
Douglas was destroyed by fire
| Thursday afternoon. The family
were away and the fire probably
started from a spark from the stove
| igniting some clothing nearby The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
Raymond C. Dobson Of Chippewa
Falls, Wis, has arrived to accept a
position as news editor of the Minot
Daily News, taking the position made
vacant by the resignation of James
lMilloy. Mr.. Dobson was connected
with the Valley City Times-Record for
two years and is capable newspaper
man.
| Muskrats are again becoming num-
eroIs in the small lakes southwest of
Minot and as they are protected by
law for several years yet the friend
ly rodents will be with us in increas-
ing numbers. They are building their
houses unusually early which causes
our prognos ticators to predict an
early winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Francis of
| Velva, have returned from an ex-
tended visit in Minnesota, dividing
their time between the lakes and the
| Twin Cities. Enroute home, they
were compelled to leave their car at
Lake Park Mimi, and return for it
later. At Valley City, Mrs. Francis
became quite i'll from ptomaine poison
ing but has recovered.
G. A. Ebbert, receiver of the Mo-
hall Security Bank of Mohall was in
the city over the week end. On Sun
day-he was called to Fessenden by re-
ceipt of news that his father, now in
his 18th year was seriously i'll of
pneumonia. Mr.. Ebbert returned from
Fessenden Tuesday and states that
his aged parent is resting easier and
he has hopes of his speedy recovery.
Sergeant county farmers have re-
ceived carload Of high grade milch
cows from Wisconsin, some Of them
grading 1916. The cows cost them
on an average of $77.00 per head. The
Wisconsin dairymen are very short
on feed and many are disposing Of
their surplus cows, accepting half
leash and notes for the balance There
never was better time for North Da-
kota farmers to get some choice Wis
consin cows.
Isabel, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Watson of Parshall, was Sc
verely hurt last Wednesday while in
school. She was playing on the
slides and in some manner fell from
the top and struck on her neck and
shoulders. She was found at two
O'Clock, unconscious and was taken
home. Still unconscious on Thursday
she was taken to Minot and on Sat-
urday was not yet normal. Very
little hope was held out for her re-
covery.
If Frazier is reelected governor
for the fourth time, he will have made
2 record enjoyed by no other governor
before in the United States. If Fra
zier is reelected Oct. %, he will most
certainly be candidate for the u.
s. Senate to succeed Porter j. Nc
Cumber, and if 30. he will win. Lem
Ike will be elected governor in place
Of Frazier. LANCER, Burdick, Theo.
Nelson, Gronna and McCumber are all
looking wistfully towards the Senator
ial toga. At least, this is the "dope"
given by one who usually knows what
he is talking about.
Z w. ]. Fox Of Chicago, connected
with the Peter Fox Sons, commission
brokers Of the Windy City was in Mi.
not Wednesday, leaving in the after
noon for Fargo, for business con-
ference. Mr.. Fox informs the Inde-
pendent that the Chicago market that
day was 1925 per cWt. for prime