The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
CITY news IN BRIEF

lington were in the city Friday.
Editor w. f. Brooks of the Max En-
terprise was in the city on business
Monday.
Cook Robinson, Sawyer garage man
and electric light manager, was in
the city Tuesday.
p. S. Mckenna of Donnybrook, was
a business visitor to the city a couple
of days this week.
Walter Archibald of the Foxholm
Coal Co., was business visitor to
the city Saturday.
George State of the Scofield I'm
plement Co., is confined to his home
by illness this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Schuman, 10th
St. N. E. are the parents of nine
pound son born today.
Mrs. Ira Stoddard of Burlington
with her children, were the guests of
Minot friends Saturday.
Frank Burns, a 9-year-old Sher-
wood lad, suffered a fractured thigh
when thrown from horse.
n. d. German, county agricultural
agent, is attending county agents
conference in Fargo this week.
Allen, two-year-old son Of Geo
Johnson of Williston fell thru a heat
register to the floor below breaking
his leg.
C. L. Holt Of the Holt Motor Co..
arrived in the city from Minneapolis
Monday, returning to his Minneapolis
house Tuesday afternoon.
John Wallace, formerly of the Wal
lace Coal Co. of Burlington, has open
ed a restaurant in the old Johnson
restaurant near the 500 depot.
Anthony Walton and John REM OF
Minot have been summoned to serve
on the grand jury in Fargo. c. H,
Groninger of Minot will serve on the
petit jury.
Mrs. c. C. Holland of Denny
passed thru the city Monday enroute
to Kalamazoo, Mich, called back to
her old home by the serious illness
Of her mother.
H. H. Haugberg Of Max was in the
city Tuesday and had his name enroll.
ed with this big family Of readers.
Knute Holum was showing him the
sights of the city.
Miss Fern Zook who has been spend
ing few weeks with her father, who
has been seriously i'll but is now well
on the road to recovery returned to
Rapid City Wednesday.
Chief Mcdonald and Officers Hall,
Reed, and Marlton and Police Matron,
Mrs. Campbell, have been summoned
to Fargo to appear before the grand
jury today as witnesses.
The case of Berget Ertsjeld W.
Robert N. Johnson, was concluded in
district court Monday, the plaintiff
getting a verdict for $375.00. The
case comes from Donnybrook.
John A. johnson and R. f. Swend-
seid have been appointed to appraise
loans made by the Bank of North Da
kota in Mountrail county. Attic
there were many applications, only
seven loans were made.
Mrs. J. N Anderson returned Sun
day from California where she has
spent the past ten months as the
guest of sister. Mr.. Anderson met
her in Minneapolis where they spent
the week end with friends before re-
turning home.
Here is the way Sanish miner de-
scribed a cave-in at his mine: "The
cave-in at the Osborn mine is not as
bad as had been reported. 1t was
not where the coal is and there is lots
Of coal to be had by those who want
was taken out"
Fifteen hundred music lovers enjoy
ed the program at the high school aud
itorium Sunday afternoon at the Mu.
sic Hour. Piano selections were given
by Verne Kelsey, accompanist at the
Strand theatre, and Mrs. John E.
Howard The Misses Olga and Ella
Morsen contributed enjoyable vocal
numbers.
Vernon, seven year old son Of VIM
H. Sheriff. Of Moorehead, Mimi, fell
thru the ice Monday and was drown
ed. In company with another lad
Vernon had gone out onto the ice to
try new pair of~boots that had been
presented to him. His companion
saw him disappear, but did not give
the alarm until two hours later.
Mrs. N. A. Wiser of the Wiser
Company who has been in New York
City for the past four weeks making
purchases for the local store and her
new Minneapolis store, returned home
Monday. Mrs. Wiser will spend but
few days here and then go to Mime
apolis, where she will remain for a
few weeks before proceeding to New
York City to make additional pur-
chases for her stores.
Ambrose suffered a $4,000 loss
early Thursday morning when the
general store Of N. Eckstein, the Jens
Ginsberg pool hall and the Ambrose
Tribune were completely wiped out.
The fire started in the rear of the
Eckstein store. Chas. Fenske, owner
of the Tribune, and Jens Ginsberg
occupied sleeping quarters on the sec
ond floor of the pool hall. They es-
capped from the building half dressed.