The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-13
CITY NEWS IN Brief

Mrs. Constance TOrgersOn OF Glen
burn submitted to an operation at st.
Joseph's hospital week ago.
w. s. Moran, old time Minot resi-
dent, was in the city visiting friends
this week. Mr.. Moran is Aow To-
Gated at Bantry, N. D.
A meeting Of the board of directors
of the Masonic Temple Building Assoc
citation will be held at the Temple
Tuesday evening, Jan. Is.
Geo. S. Reishus, former member of
the legislature, spent last week at
Bismarck watching tie old familiar
legislative wheels 60 round.
Sol Gordon Of Dogden, formerly of
this city, is in Minneapolis receiving
treatment in hospital for stomach
trouble. His wife is with him.
Mrs. E. A. Dunn, Mrs. Leslie Dunn
and Eugene Nelson left for Visalia,
Calf, Saturday to join f. A. Dunn
and son Leslie, who recently located
there.
Mrs. John A. Sorenson, who is Wis
iting relatives at Clinton, Mimi, re-
ports all Of the children i'll with meas
les and one son, John Jr., has pneu-
monia.
The Bruegger store at Williston,
one of the pioneer mercantile con-
Germs Of Williams county, is selling
out and advertises the building for
rent and fixtures for sale.
G. l.. Bickford will leave Saturday
for visit of several, days with his
mother, after which he will return to
Minot and prepare to leave for his
future home near Sacramento, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Swanson, prom
inent Berthold farmers, were in the
city Saturday, accompanied by their
three children, to do some shopping,
returning to their home Sunday on No.
3.
Donna LIE Roy, colored damsel
with a fancy name, was arrested by
the police Jan. II. She was turned
over to Sheriff Scofield for medical
treatment, and is now in the county
Jail. %
Sheriff and Mrs. A. P. Scofeld re-.
turned Friday from the Jones hos
pital in Minneapolis, where both were
confined for several weeks following
operations. They have recovered
nicely.
f. G. Smith, representative for
Finch, Van Slyck & McConville, has
returned from a visit with his mother,
who is 80 years of age, at his old home
at London, Ont. Mr.. Smith goes back
for visit each year.
7. w. Mcintyre is keeping out Of
mischief this winter. He raised
eighty-some fine porkers at his farm
west of Minot and is butchering sixty
or seventy of them. Some of the hogs
dress 0var 300 mounds
Mrs. Guy F. Humphreys entertain
ed few friends Tuesday night in
celebration of Mr.. Humphreys birth
day. A most enjoyable dinner was
served and the evening followed with
music and social intercourse.
The two little children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Morrell, are seriously i'll
with pneumonia and under the care
of trained nurse. Mrs. Morrell
has been ill but is better. One Of
the children is still in precarious
condition.
J. C. .Lund, deputy clerk*of the dis
trict court, is passing cigars among
the male court house employees, and
candy among the ladies', on account
of the birth of fine little daughter
Wednesday night. This is Mr.. and
Mrs. Lund's first child.
Rev. Robert L. Reinhardt, pastor
of the United Evangelical church at
Tenney was found dead in his rooms
Monday morning. The body was
found lying behind stove in the liv-
ing room. The presumption is that
he became asphyxiated by coal gas. !.
Olaf Smerud, auditor and one OF
the directors Of the Bergseth Fish
Co. is spending few days in Minot
auditing the company's books. Mr..
lSmerud compliments Mr.. Strand, the
local manager very highly on the con-
dition of the Bergseth Fish Co. of
this city.
Hans Hoyum Of Wolseth raised IS
acres of White Dent corn last year,
selling much of it for seed at $1.OO
bushel. He will plant 40 acres
next year. Mr.. Hoyum is making
quite a success of corn and hogs. He
was in Minot Tuesday and reports
hood.
At Tuesday nights meeting of the
Board of Governors of the Minot
Town Criers Club Memorial was
passed, establishing the interest of
that Club in the educational end of
advertising, and as such, begging the
support of attendance at the night
schools in the department of card-writ-
ing, advertising and craftsmanship.
| 'Bernice, the two and a half months
old twin daughter, 6f Mr.. and Mrs.
L. v. Q'Rourke, 42O Second Ave. N.
w., died Monday afternoon at three
o'clock from pneumonia st. Joseph's
hospital. The babe was Inferred in
Rose Hill cemetery beside the remains
of the other twin daughter who died
week ago Sunday. Mr.. O'Rourke
has been employed by the Whittier
Crockett Coal Co. of Columbus, N. D..
The ludefisk supper served by the
men of the Zion Lutheran church
Tuesday evening was attended by an
immense crowd. Seven hundred
pounds of choice ludefisk was served
in addition to great quantities Of lefse,
fladbrod, and other Norwegian deli
cac1es. Martin jacobson has been
in charge Of these dinners for years.
He has his assistants trained like SOL
diers and the work progressed smooth
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