The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-12
CITY news IN Brief

W. S. Teters has sold his residence
on Second St. S. E. to Roy McCand-
less.
j. y. Reed is in receipt Of letter
from f. L. Sherman, formerly secre-
tary Of the Association of Commerce,
and later manager of the Glasgow
Flour Mil Co., stating that owing to
the damp weather of Maine being ini-
mical to his health, he contemplates
returning to the west shortly. Mr..
Sherman now resides at Winslow. Me-,
where he is associated with his faith
er-in.law in the dairy business.
Miss Marie Kincaid, who has been
in charge Of the Wiser Co.'S store for
the past three months has resigned
to return to her home in St. Paul
where SIS will take well earned rest.
Miss Kincaid will leave for her home
Friday. Miss Goldberk who has been
in charge Of the alteration department
will assume the management Of the
store upon Miss Kincaid's departure.
Erick Aas of Douglas who is agent
for patent weather strip for doors
and windows secured contract to
equip the buildings at the county farm
and this week he is engaged in INSTALL
ing the device which is said to be the
most practical thing of the kind on
the market for the purpose. He has
number of contracts in this vicinity
which will occupy his attention for the
next thirty days at least.
The Independent has received the
first number Of the North Dakota
Good Roads Magazine, published un-
der the direction of Will E. Holbein,
secretary Of the state good roads as.
ISOLATION. The magazine is most at
tractively gotten up and is full Of in.
teresting matter pertaining to good
roads and North Dakota as an ideal
summer tourists mecca. Pictures
from the Minot Parks are shown in
this number.
W. II. Francis, Velva publisher, was
in Minot Saturday. Mr.. Francis Is
interested in the Velva Coal Products
Co. and says the sale Of stock in
dicates that the 1/2 mile railway 70
the company's property may be built
this year. Jay w. Bliss, former state
engineer, is actively engaged with the
management Of the concern. The
company owns a couple Of sections Of
as fine coal land as there is in the
Sk6tc, SS1lO U6S OVtlV1AS vi AuVICs Ae
vein of coal runs from IA to Is feet.
| POISONED OATS - Government
formula, 20 cents per pound. Sim
mons Seed Co.. Minnot, N. D. 5/12tf
| DR.. and Mrs. N. 3. Livingston drove
! to Minneapolis recently but found the
roads so muddy that the return was
not practicable so the doctor returned
via No. Monday and Mrs. Livingston
and son will remain with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Morrow until such
time as the roads get in shape for
travel when DIR. Livingston will re-
turn to Minneapolis and bring them
back in his car. He found the roads
beyond Leeds almost impossible, re-
quiring three days to reach Fargo.
Beyond Fargo the roads were good
and he was able to reach Minneapolis
in II hours from the Gateway City.
L. l.. Carpenter, Fifth st. N. E..
who has been employed for the past
three years as cashier in the collection
department Of the International Har-
vester Co., has resigned his position
and will remove to Minneapolis. Last
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter were
invited to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
T. F. Shirley where a group Of their
neighbors had gathered for fare.
well party to them. The evening
was pleasantly spent in music, singing
and other diversions. A delicious