The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-18
CITY news IN Brief
Keen Kutter Bundle Forks, $l.0O
each. while thew last.-HOdgins,

visited Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Stewart
several days last week.
Steve Streeper and Noel Welty, ter
miles southwest of Sawyer, thresheo
their wheat last week, the average be-
ing nine and ten bushels.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Gorder have re-
turned from Waukon, Iowa, where Mr.
Gorder was engaged in the printing
business during the past year. They
expect to make their home in this vi
cinity.
Chas. Zehringer, vice president OF
the Union National Bank, accompanied
by his family, left Thursday for Orion.
vile, Mimi, Mr.. Zehringer's old home
for two weeks visit making the trip
by auto.
Former Governor L. B. Hanna, &C.
companied by his son, has returned
from two months auto trip to Cali.
fornia. He will spend the fall in N
Oak. looking after his business in
terests.
Miss Alice Ronshaugen of forming
township, submitted to an operation
for appendicitis at St. Joseph's hos
pital this morning. She is reported
to be getting along in satisfactory
manner.
Frank Beltzhoover, former Ward
County farmer, writes from Gull
Lake, Sask., that the soaking rains of
July % have postponed grain cutting
for a week but crop conditions are
excellent.
County Commissioner Vandenoever
has returned from Backus, MIMI,
where he spent two weeks fishing. 1t
is said that Peter discovered the Andy
Gump fishing hole which accounts for
the interesting stories he is telling.
Mrs. j. NJ. Finnegan of Minneapolis
has arrived for an extended visit at
the home of her son, Leo Finnegan.
1t is suspected that one of the prin-
cipal attractions that brings her to
Minot is her first grandchild, the
young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Finnegan.
r. Gilbertsen, editor of the Ad-
vance, motored over from Glen
burn bright and early Saturday morn
ing to take the postmaster's exami-
nation. Mr. Gilbertsen has held the
position of postmaster at Glenburn
for years and he is without competi-
ton at this time.
Miss Ella Marie Kamplin of Grand
Forks is visiting with Miss Dorothy
Falconer and her brother, A. E. Kamp-
lin of the Minot Dental Laboratory.
Miss Kamplin, who is a teacher has
heen engaded to teach one of the de-
partments of the Fertile, MINI.
schools the coming year.
r Mccain Of kalispell, Mont,
rrived Monday enroute to Sawyer.
: LICK after his crop. Mr.. Mccain
f,rmerly resided on his farm at Saw
r;r. and has made considerable money
farming in Ward county. In 1915
e cleared 100000 on his crop. He
vas troubled with asthma for years
and has conn letely recovered in Mon
tana.
Dr. and Mrs. Archie D. MCDANIEL
md children left Sunday for Lake
70, east Of Pelican Rapids, Mimi,
- enjoy an outing. The doctor re-
emily invested in lot on the beau
< J lake and it is said he took along
brush scythe and grub hoe and
intends to do some improving on his
property. Incidentally he will do q
tt'e fishing and play golf.
Supt. and Mrs. l. A. White and Mr.,
and Mrs. Brown, parents Of Mrs
White and their son from Cresco
Ia, left Sunday for an auto trip thru
Yellowstone Park. They are sleeping
in hotels, but went equipped with q
complete outfit for cooking their own
meals outside and anticipated fine
outing. Mr.. White read carefully all
the works on bear culture and does
not anticipate much trouble with the
grizzlies in the park.
! Chas. Turner, who operated Mrs
1aing's farm south of Glcnhurn fol-
\ number of years, and who moved
from here last fall to his old home at
St. Adams, w., died week ago and
He is survived by his two sons
George and Sidney, and one daughter
Miss Emma, and three brothers, Pau
IF Amery, Wis, William H. of New
Richmond, Wis. and Thomas, Of
Glenburn, N. Oak.
The County caterpillar surfacel
which has been operating in this par
If the county ten days or more com
pleted its work on the new grade run
ming north from Ryder at point a
',crt six miles south of Des Lac
Saturday and was temporarily lai,
up. All the new roads in the sys
tenn in this commissioners district, j
is reported, were gone over with tn
caterpillar and there is marked i'm
provement in them as a result.-Ry
der News.
Keen Kutter Bundle Forks, $40
each, while they last.-Hodgins.
! A very good crop was raised thi
year on the NJ. M. Powell farm il
Waterford township. Sixty-fve acre
of potatoes were grown and they viii
yield better than 100 bushel per acr
from present prospects. The swee
clover made fine growth. It wa
cut once for hay and the second Gro
will be cut for seed. Eight Guernse
and Jersey cows bring in $4,000
month for cream and the butter mad
at the farm is so hard that can hardl
be cut with knife. It appears ths
something besides wheat can be grow