The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
CITY news IN Brief

The city Of Minot his thirty-two
grocery stores.
7. F. Emmerson, Bartlett lumber
man, is in the city today visiting old
friends.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Watts of this city. Mr.. Watts is
G. N. engineer.
The election of officers of Star in
the West Lodge, No. 33, A. F. and A.
NJ. will occur this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Novak, 610
Third street N. W. are rejoicing in the
arrival of bright little son born
Monday.
Mrs. Sigma Hite left Sunday for
Turlock. California, where she will
aunt, Mrs. Fred Mortenson.
Mrs. Della Starner of Boone. Iowa,
who has spent the summer here as
Filaris returned home Monday.
Alfred Mostad, Ward county treas
urer, has been swamped with work.
$323,OO0.O0 in taxes, much of the
money coming from outside of the
state.
Rev. T. A. Olsen, Methodist Dis
trict Superintendent, is attending the
International inspirational conference
at Detroit, Mich, this week. Many
attendance.
Matt Hamilton of Glenburn reports
seeing big flock of ducks flying over
Minot late this afternoon. There are
hundreds of crows and blackbirds still
in the country. These birds do not
appear to be much afraid of our North
Dakota winters.
Farmers are marketing dressed
chickens in Minot and are receiving
from 80 cents to $1.O0 each, direct to
the consumer. They are asking IS
cents a pound for dressed geese, the
geese dressing about ten pounds each.
Poultry prices are keeping up well.
Robert Rowan, father of Jos. w.
Rowan, has arrived from Cut Bank,
Mont, and will spend the winter
here. Mr.. Rowan is a pioneer of
Minot. He owns several good blocks
in the heart of the business district
Of Cut Bank and is taking life easy.
DR.. James Semple of Lampman,
Sask., an old and intimate friend of
the late Judge ]. E. Greene arrived
in the city Monday afternoon, too late
to participate in the obsequies of his
friend. DR.. Semple formerly prac-
ticed in the city. He returned home
today.
DR.. C. F. Sweet has returned from
Bismarck where he attended a con-
vention of the State Dental Society
last week. The doctor gave a paper
and clinic on Surgical Extraction. He
gave clinic on extraction under gas
and also talked on the Minot Dental
club. DR.. Householder also attended
the convention.
An eight-pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Romayne Taylor We'd
nesday morning. If the proud and ex-
cited father, who is chief pharmacist
at the Leland Drug store, mixes ipecac
in your Red Raven Splits don't censure
him too harshly. Grandpa Martin
Jacobson has taken week off in hon.
or of the event.
Irving Wallace, Burlington athlete
writes the Independent from Long
Beach, California, where he is spend
ing the winter that the California
weather is exceptionally fine this sea.
son. Irving has entered technical
school again this year and upon the
completion OF his course may decide
to 60 into business for himself in some
Of the coast cities.
Mrs. G. M. Holden Of Norwich was
in Minot Wednesday. She has resid.
ed in North Dakota since 1882, com.
ing to Norwich nearly 20 years ago
Her three daughters grew to woman.
hood at Norwich and were educated
in the Normal and high schools of the
state, becoming teachers, and even.
tually like all good teachers, getting
married and settling in homes Of
their own. Mrs. Holden has taker
great interest in educating her fam.
lily.
C. E. Utter and Henry Aaberg have
returned from a successful deer hunt
in the Rockies so miles west Of
Augusta, Mont. They secured big
male elk and shipped the venisoI
home, leaving the head at Great Falls
Mont. to be mounted. The last 2C
miles Of their journey was made on
horseback and they camped in the
south bank of the Sun river just across
from the government game preserve
There are all kinds Of deer in that
vicinity.
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