The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-20
CITY news IN BRIEF

! Atty. Francis J. Murphy is in Far
go this week.
Atty. Paige from Berthold is spend
ing the day in Minot on legal busi-
ness.
Stanley Colbourn, manager of the
Stone rdean-Wells Minot house is
in Duluth this week.
| Miss. Esther Solien, cashier Of the
!, New York store, left Sunday for an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Moffatt of St. Louis, Mo.
Messrs. Peter Fugelso, D. r. Jacob
son and Matt Evenson were in Cros-
by several days the first of the week
attending the annual meeting of stock
holders of the jacobson Hardware
Company.
Norman Black, publisher of the
Fargo Forum, arrived last night to
get his bearings for the big Burns
celebration to be held Friday night
IT'S said "oor Norman" wull wear the
kilties Friday NIGHT.
F. r. Hunter of Chicago has been
in the city the past week installing
handsome new electric register at
the Grand Hotel. This handsome
and attractive device is now in opera
| ton and is. said to be one of the finest
in the northwest.
DR.. "A. D. MCDANIEL received a lit
ter from A. A. Robinson, who accom-
panied by Mrs. Robinson went to Flor
ida about two weeks ago. The Rob-
insons are located at West Palm Beach
where Mr.. -Robinson is taking his
daily plunges in the ocean. He said
he drove out into the country where
he bought dozen big grape fruit for
so cents.
c. A. Clapp, manager of the J. c..
Penney Company's store, went to- Will
liston Sunday, where in company with
Tony Michletch a lease was secured
of the Bruegger block in Williston,
one of the best mercantile locations
Yin the City of Opportunity. The J..
re. Penney store Of Williston will oc-
cupy their newly acquired quarters
April LIST.
Bert Plowman, local Delco light deal
er, is holding closing out sale of his
stock of electrical fixtures and is offer
ing some prices that are rather excep-
tional in order to save the expense of
packing and shipping his stock back to
the wholesalers. Upon the termina-
ton Of Plowman's lease on the Marsh
block, where the sale is being held,
the building will be occupied by. the
Shirley Grocery Company. "
| G. A. Swanson, manager of the
shoe department Of the Fair store,
returned from Milwaukee, Sunday
where he attended the annual conven-
ton of the Retail Shoe Dealers of the
United States. He reports a splen-
did convention, a record breaking at
tendance, fine exhibits and intense en-
thusiasm. He informs the Indepen-
dent that shoe prices will show ma
terial reduction for the coming sea-
son.
S. H. Pitkin from north Of Velva
is in the city today. His daughter,
Miss Mary Pitkin, who has just COM
pleted course in stenography at the
Taylor Shorthand school, will return
with him. Mr.. Pitkin, former men,
her of the House Of Representatives
at Bismarck, favors the passage Of
a law making it compulsory for a Nor
NAL school graduate to teach year
in the state following the completion
of the course, before receiving the
certificate. So many of the Normal
graduates after receiving an educa-
ton at the expense of the state, go
to other states to teach.
Mrs. U. G. Abbott and son, Ray
mon, left Saturday on an extended
trip which will include, stops at the
Twin Cities, Jackson, Mich. Sandusky
Ohio, Fl. Worth Texas, Ajo, Arizona,
where her son Albert Abbott resides,
where they will remain for a<month
after which they will proceed to Los
Angeles, Calf. They expect to re-
turn. to Minot ABOUT May first. Mr..
| U. G. Abbott is d well known G. N.
engineer and has resided In the city
for the past IL years. During the
absence Of Mrs. Abbott, Mr.. Abbott
will make his home with Sergeant
Darby and family, Second street N.
w.
Notice to My Patrons
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