The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-11
CITY news IN BRIEF

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Pat King Of Donnybrook was a
business visitor to the city Tuesday.
C. c. Carlson of Glenburn was a
business visitor to the city Tuesday.
George Marsh, old time Minot boy,
is here visiting Minot friends this
week.
V. A. Fletcher passed thru the city
on his way to Melville on business,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Louie Smith left Tuesday for
an extended visit with relatives in
South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bitter of Car
pic motored to the city Wednesday
for days shopping.
Miss Kathryn Berte saleslady in
the silk department at the Fair store,
is back to work after two weeks
vacation.
Miss Mabel Feline of kensington,
enroute to Scobey, Mont, visited with
Miss Minnie Hustad, for few days
the first of the week.
Miss Mabel Stromme was called to
her home at Cooperstown, last week,
on account of the illness of her moth
er. She returned Sunday.
Miss Tess Cook, salesWoman at the
Fair store, returned Sunday from. a
visit to Minneapolis and an outing
at the lakes near Alexandria, MINI.
Axel Roise, of the Wardrobe Cloth
ing store, has returned from Long
Lake, at Park Rapids, Mimi, where
he spent three weeks at Birchaven,
summer home of Mrs. Jos. Roach.
Mrs. Rose remained with her mother
and will return later in the month.
H. B. Gunderson of Maxbass, &C
companied by his family, motored to
Minot Monday where one of the
daughters submitted to an operation
for the removal Of her tonsils. Mr..
Gunderson is Maxbass merchant
and brother-in-law of Hagbardt
Olson.
John Mcintosh of Donnybrook,
killed thirteen coyotes recently up at
his place and sent the hides to Minot
so as to get the bounty on them. He
says the coyotes are always quite nu-
merous in the coulee around his place
and get away with some of his sheep
occasionally.
The wheat yield in Burke county
which looked good for 20 to 80 BUSH
els earlier in the season has been cut
down to an average Of about Is BUSH
els by the recent hot weather. The
wheat harvest is nearly completed
throughout the northwest part of the
state and thrashing has already
started.
Rev. J. R. Michaelson, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran church, left last
week for points in Manitoba to visit
relatives and enjoy an outing at the
lakes. An effort was made Mon
day and Tuesday to locate him, hop
ing he might return to take charge Of
the funeral Of Miss Esther Lonberg.
drowned Sunday at the Peterson
farm, hut up to Tuesday afternoon he
had not been located.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Amy return
ed Sunday from two weeks vaca-
tion which they spent visiting rela-
tives and friends in Mountrail and
Divide counties. During their itin-
erary they visited the Mountrail
County fair at Stanley. Charlie says
the crops in the northwestern section
Of the state are simply wonderful,
the severe hail storms which have
swept certain districts, were not as
extensive as first reported.
Lyle Corey has returned from a
two months visit in the south and
west. He attended the NJ. w. A.
convention in st. Louis and went to
California to visit relatives. He Wis
tied brother, James, a newspaper
man at Santa Maria, Calf, brother
at Redlands and with his father at
Santa Barbara. His father who is
80 years old recently enjoyed an air.
plane ride but complains because the
aviator drove only 100 miles an hour.
The choke cherry season is now
on, and local people are putting in
their spare time picking this fruit to
use for a variety Of purposes. 1t is
fine for eating out of the hand, for
making jelly, and for making wine.
The cherry crop this year is not near
as large as it was last year, on &C.
count Of the late frosts last spring,
but by going to the right places
along the Mouse river, large guam
titles can be picked without much
trouble.
Guy F. Humphreys, who is now
salesman for the Paper Supply Co.,
Of Minneapolis, arrived from that
city where he spent two weeks "get-
ting his bearings" with the house.
He arrived in Minot Monday after
noon, making the trip by auto, in two
days. He Travelled from Sank Cen
ter, Mimi, to Devils Lake, 331 miles
in one day. Mr.. Humphreys has an
excellent position with one of the
largest paper houses in the Twin Cit
les and is already demonstrating that
he is real paper salesman.
0. A. Menzies, separator expert for
the j. /. Case Plow Works Of Mime
apolis and F. G. Gooder, assistant
sales manager of the same concern
were in the city the first of the week
assisting the Farmers Implement &
Supply Co., who are the local repre-
sentatives of the firm in this dis
trict. Mr.. Menzies at one time
worked on threshing rig in the vi
cinity of Velva and consequently is
thoroly familiar with Minot and en-
virons. He had not been in the city
for fourteen years and states that
he was surprised to find that Minot
had grown SO extensively during the
lean years, since he left. He was
dunfounded to find that Minot has
a more beautiful park than either st.
Paul or Minneapolis.
The rust has done considerable
damage to wheat in this vicinity, es-
raoia11y II coornc IN tho porfI e;Jo &c