The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-24
CORRESPONDENCE
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

d II. ana Iuy GuCney ana ClaFeHce
Maekey transacted business in Minot
last Thursday for the township.
Ars. N. w. Smith is on the sick
list at present.
Guy and Clarence Bivins and sister,
Mrs. ella Streeper, were Minot visit
ors aSturday.
Douglas Beighle returned home Fri
day from the N. d. Agricultural Col
lege at Fargo, where he had been tax
ing a five months course. He brot
back a little girl, which his parents
had adopted at the Fargo Children's
Home.
Andy w. Louis was business call
er in the village of Sawyer Friday.
{. G. Banker and E. A. Jerden have
formed a partnership affair in the
Duroc Jersey hog business. We hope
they may be successful in their de-
sires.
Frank Pettis and wife were visit
ors at the Ole Saarsted home Monday.
Joe Gadbaw was a Minot visitor
Tuesday.
Clarence and Donald Bivins were in
Sawyer Tuesday with two loads Of
wheat.
William Klimple is on the sick list
at the present writing. His son Wal
ter is at home now assisting with the
taking care of his dairy cows.
CRas. r. Seney was Mlnot visit
or Friday and remained over till Sat
urday noon.
Gregg Riley and Clarence Bivins
snapped horses at the Beighle coal
mine last Thursday
The snow went off with a rush We'd
nesday and Thursday Of last week and
the consequences were both coal mines
are closed down indefinitely and the
worst of it, some poor suckers were
caught without any coal in their bins,
but Mr.. Reed and Mr. Beighle gave
their customers plenty of warning in
plenty of time and now they have
nobody to cuss but themselves.
Donald Bivins and E. E. Diehl trans
acted business in Sawyer Friday and
brot T.. NJ Palmer out to remain over
Sunday.
A baby son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Merrick at the home Of
Mrs Stacy Wednesday, March 16,
which only lived an hour or SO, and
was buried at Willis cemetery Thurs
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick have the
sympathy of their neighbors. A baby
girl was born to Louis Redding and
wife Thursday, March II, which only
lived for a short time, and was also
buried in the same cemetery.
William Klimple and son Walter
were in Minot Saturday with 27S lbs.
of butter and 100 dozen eggs and
found the road in bad shape in places
for car, but they made the round
trip in good condition.
e. E. Diehl and wife braved the
sneW storm Of Sunday and passed the
night with Ed A. Jerden and returned
home Monday.
Cecil Walker and Bivins brothers
purchased 35 tons Of choice upland
hay in the hills, two miles southwest
of James McCarty's cattle ranch, at
$3.75 per ton-some little difference
from year ago when hay was selling
at $50 per ton. The boys report hun
dreds Of tons Of hay for sale at from
IS to 81 per ton.
Chas. r. Seney purchased 100 bu.
of choice seed oats of Guy Bivins at
rs cents per blu.
0. b. Wallace and Tracy NJ. Palmer
built small barn, large enough to
accommodate three horses, for E. E.
Diehl Saturday of last week.
Joe Gadbaw and son Harvey H. were
in Minot Saturday delivering three
head of cattle on foot to Minot butch
ers
Bernard Amin and Henry Bergan
were both confirmed in the Norwegian
church at Velva last Sabbath day.
Ed A. Jerden delivered a fine veal
calf to Velva butchers Thursday. Mr..
Jerden is expecting his brother-in-law,
Eb. Livingston Of Foxholm, to drive
thru Friday with a team Of horses
and to remain for few days visit at
his home.
Frank Liebeck's housekeeper, Of
Sawyer township, is the first person
we know Of to have fine brood of
March chickens Matched out.
Joe Gadbaw transacted legal bust
ness in Sawyer Monday.
Miss Ethel Jerome is working for
Mrs. Frank Ling, instead of Mrs. Lee
Morey as reported.
The town board Of Willis township
levied $500 for road work for the com.
ing season.
Harry Klimple was in Sawyer Fri
day afternoon to meet his sister
Sadie, and her husband, who now re.
side In Velva.
About 2:3O a. m. Monday morning
az E. E. Diehl and wife and Ed A
Jerden were returning to Mr.. Jerden's
home from visit at the home of Ole
Bergan, at point ga of mile north
of the Jerden home, they heard {;
racket from wheel press grain drill
that stood in a stubble field by thu
roadside. Upon Investigating they
found nine year-old work horse be
longing to Russian farmer down,ant
badly entangled in the mechanism O.
the drill They tried to release tn,
poor beast from his unfortunate posi-
ton, but were unsuccessful. Mr.. Jer
den brought the phone into use b.
calling up few Of his neighbors an,
by some difficulty the horse was re
leased from his predicament and wa
taken to the home of the owner on
stone boat.
MCKINLEY TOWNSHIP
The Syverson boys and C. Maxwell
were in Minot Saturday.