The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-25
CITY news IN BRIEF

excitement over the discovery OF oil
there. Five machines are at work
in that district and more are prepar-
ing for action before cold weather.
A post card from c. F. Truax, who
with his wife is spending month in
the west, states that he is nowWisiting
with Chris Lee, former Minot mer-
chant, who is engaged in the whole
sale grocery bushes at Bellingham,
Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Francis of Velva
left this week for Wisconsin points
cation. Mrs. Hughes, formerly of
the Deering Enterprise, will be in
charge of the Journal during their
absence.
Wheat in the vicinity of Sanish is
running from 10 to % bushels per
acre. The Mountrail county wheat
was cut down much by black rust.
The straw is very heavy, three pounds
Of Irvine per acre being required for
many fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon White and son,
Eldon George, have gone on motor
trip taking them to Devils Lake and
Cass Lake, Mimi, where they will en-
joy an outing with Rev. and Mrs. T.
F. Gullixson. They will visit Mime
apolis and return in four weeks.
Attorney Kamplin, candidate for
attorney general in the last general
election has retired from the practice
of law at Crosby and entered the gov
eminent service, being connected with
the internal revenue department.
Attorney Kamplin was in the city
Saturday on official business.
Miss Ida Cooper of the Register of
Deeds office, has resigned her position
and expects to leave this week for
Boise, Idaho, where she will make her
home with her sister and brother-in-
law, DR.. and Mrs. R. E. Toms. DR..
Toms is in the government service,
being connected with the hospital at
what 10 known as The Barracks.
Workmen in the employ Of Ell Lar
son in his threshing operations in the
Big Bend country, near Van Hook,
while walking among the buttes on
this side of the river on the La Porte
lease, found we'll preserved human
skull in a crevice of rock. 1t seems
to have belonged to a young person,
having perfect teeth. The lower
jaw was missing
r. A. johnson of Alkabo, late can
didate for congressman of the third
congressional district was a visitor to
the city last week. Mr.. john
son, in company with Guy Amy, was
enroute to Makoti where he is inter-
estd in one of the Makoti banks Mr..
Johnson will assume active manage
ment of the Makoti bank with Mr..
| Amy as assistant until Guy becomes
thoroughly familiar with the banking
business when it is expected that he
will leave the Makoti bank to super
wise the management of the various
other banks on the Reservation in
which he is interested.
During his recent visit to this city
Almet Powell of St. Petersburg,
Florida, says that his city has grant
ed building permits for the erection
of buildings valued at $2,80O,OOO since
January LIST. The tourist season in
Florida which begins in October is
expected to draw fully 100000 people
to St. Petersburg this season. Plumb
ers in St. Petersburg are drawing
$1.75 per hour and carpenters get
$1.00 per hour. Mr.. Powell is nat
i've Of Illinois and despite his Is years,
stands as straight as an arrow. When
asked his age he remarked that like
his friend Joe Cannon he was "75
years young" ~