The Ward County independent., 1921-09-08

Mrs May West, matron OF the
Ringo apartments, left Thursday for
Barnesville, Minnesota, in response to
message informing her Of the seri-
Gus illness Of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
West.
J. J. McCaughey, an attorney from
Kassen, Minn., visited his old friend,
Rev. ?. w. Erickson in Minot We'd
nesday. He owns fine farm at
Kassen, has so choice Holstein mich
cows and 200 hogs. He is planning
on operating a large ice cream factory
right on his farm.
Seven young men and women from
| Watford City are coming to Mlnot
this week to enter our high school.
Several of them desire places to work
for their board and room. Those
knowing of such places should notify
F. J. Steffick, assistant county super
intendent of schools.
Richard A. Johnson, Makoti banker
and Miss Grace Nimmo, Of Devils
! Lake, were married in Minot Saturday
afternoon by Rev. P. w. Erickson.
The brides mother from Devils Lake
: attended the ceremony which was
performed at the Manse. The couple
will reside at Makoti. '>.
! Lawrence Gregerson, former resi-
dent of this section was in the city
the first of the week and showed ye
editor snap shot of string of pike
which he caught at Deep Lake, near
Perham, Mimi, on the Fourth of July.
The string weighed 70 lbs. There
were 18 pike in the lot.
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Martineau ac-
comDanied by Chas. Mckenzie motor
ed to Donnybrook Sunday where the
Martineaus were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Murphy. Mr.. Mcken-
zie after making arrangements to
thresh his crops on his large farm in
Ivanhoe township northeast OF Don
nybrook returned home Wednesday,.
The Misses Gladys King, Mary Kin.
and Beazie King of Donnybrook mo-
tored to the city Wednesday. While
here they were the guests of Miss
Maybelle Crider, student Of the
Normalschool W hose home is also at
Donnybrook. Miss Crider is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crider, prominent Donnybrook farm
ers.
Miss Cora johnson Of Dallas, Texas:
visited her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Johnson of the Ringo
apartments couple OF days last
week. Miss johnson is movie act
ress and during the past season was
connected with Los Angeles studio.
She has been making a tour OF the
Canadian northwest and stopped of
here enroute to her Texas home.
The Misses Hendrickson, Lindblad
and Carter of Coteau who have been
students at the Normal during the
Summer session returned home Fri
day. Miss Hendrickson, who is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Staale Hen
erickson, will return at the opening
of the Fall term to complete her
course while Miss Carter will enter
upon her duties as teacher in the Co
teau schools. Miss Lindblad will GO
to Bowbells where she is senior in
the Bowbells high school.
Rev. C. l.. Clifford returned We'd
nesday from Twin Falls, 1da., where
he addressed the Idaho State Metho-
dist Conference. Mr.. Clifford is area
director of Epworth League work fol-
the states of North Dakota, Montana
Idaho and eastern Oregon and there
are 5000 young people in the Ep-
worth League movement IN Lnls area
One thousand Of them attended ths
seven League Institutes which Mr.
Clifford addressed during the sum.
mer, and 125 of them have decided to
go into Christian service.
In Glendive we met the printer who
set the first galley of type ever sci
in Dawson county, Montana, in the
person of G. N. Burdick. In men
tioning the circumstance to the writ.
er he says that the boys in lifting
the form to the press let it fall tc
the floor and pi. The consequence
was that the paper was week late
in making its appearance. He show.
ed the printer where he used to catch
cat fish in the Yellowstone river. The
site is now covered over and set Of
! fine farm buildings now occupy ths
site. Anyone familiar with the shift
ing nature Of this stream will not de-
ny the possibility as such happen
ing.