The Ward County independent., 1921-12-29
MlNoT and VICINITY

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w. G. Hancock and Nap LeFleur
of Minot are candidates for the ap-
pointment Of state hotel inspector.
John E. Howard is spending the
week in Minneapolis with his brother,
who has been i'll for a long period.
Otto Bonness and Frank Hensel,
prominent farmers from the Burling-
ton district, were in the city today.
Loren Upton, who is attending the
Iowa State University, is spending
his holiday vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Herzog are
expected to return from Rochester,
Minn., this week where Mrs. Herzog
recently submitted to q successful op-
Grafton.
Andrew Heggen, proprietor of the
Heggen Cafe Of Donnybrook, is in the
city today for a few hours shopping.
between trains.
Dorr Carroll, who has spent most
of the past year in St. Louis, arrived
in Minot to spend Christmas. He re-
ports that 30 moving picture houses in
st. Louis have closed recently.
A. J. Park, jeweler, who formerly
worked at local jewelry store, ran
up from jamestown where he is now
employed to spend the Christmas holi-
days with Minot friends.
Mrs. Campbell, police matron, fell
on the icy street and cut and bruised
her knee painfully. She is able to
get around in taxi and is showing
true Scotch grit by remaining on the
job.
About 1000 pounds of turkeys were
shipped out Of Douglas during the hol-
idays. This means that something
like $1,000 was brought into the com
munity for circulation. Keep up the
good work.
Stanley Colburn, manager Of the
Stone Ordean Wells Co., for Minot,
will return the latter part Of the
week from Ohio, accompanied BY his
wife and children, who made an ex-
tended visit with relatives in that
state.
A son was born on Christmas night
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Huesers. The
date was the third wedding ami
versary of the couple, and this is
the fourth consecutive male child
born in Room 81 at st. Josephs hos
pital.
Kenneth Falconer has returned from
Minneapolis, where he spent Christ
mas with his sisters, the Misses Mar
garet and Dorothy Falconer, who are
student nurses at St. Barnabas hos
pital. He reports his sisters as very
much interested in their work.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Clapp and grand
daughter, have returned from the
Cities, where they spent Christmas
with DR.. and Mrs. Homer Collins, at
the St. Paul Hotel. Mrs. Collins,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clapp, has
been ill, but is much improved.
John Stoudt, who spends his spare
moments in raising pure bred Rhode
Island Red. poultry, disposed Of $21.50
worth Of cockerels thru a dollar ad in
the Independent. Mr.. Stoudt has some
of the choicest Rhode Island Red poul-
try in the state, having won numer-
Gus premiums.
Mrs. John Stoudt, who submitted
to an operation at the Rochester hos
pital recently for cancer, arrived home
today. She is recovering nicely and
will soon be feeling as well as ever.
Her daughter, Mrs. Henry Gay, and
children, who spent several weeks with
her, arrived home Saturday.
Miss Etter, who teaches the Kruger
school in Mandan township, was in Mi
not with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. M. Etter Wednesday. In the
Berthold items last week, it was stat
ed that dance was held at her school
recently, following an entertainment.
The dance was held but not as ai part
Of the entertainment and under separ-
ate management.
Donald Brunner, who is q student
in the engineering department Of the
University Of Minnesota, is spending
the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Brunner. He is men,
ber Of the Theta Tau Fraternity, the
members Of which were quarantined at
their house for week, the quaran-
tine being lifted just in time to permit
the members to 60 home for Christmas
The families of Matt Evenson and
D. r. jacobson proceeded to the farm
home of Andrew Jacobson in Burling-
ton township Tuesday and assisted
that worthy gentleman in the celebra-
tion Of his natal day. We are not in
ESTRAYED from Will Smith farm
in Gasman township, one gray horse
about IL years old, wight 100 lbs,
left shoulder SCARED, left hip down,
reached name; one black horse white
star in forehead, 10 years old weight
100 lbs, reached name. II taken