The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Saul Gordon, Dogden merchant, il

visiting Minot relatives.
John j. Lee, real estate dealer, is
transacting business in Minor.
Miss Della Hadler from northeast
Of the city is receiving treatment
from specialist for mastoids and will
probably undergo an operation.
In conformity with Clean Up Week,
the old frame building, on the Nc
Gee g. Goss lot, at the corner Of First
Ave. and First st. S. E. is being torn
down.
Senator B. f. Baker was in the city
Tuesday enroute from Wiliston to
Mohall, on business. Since the close
of the legislative session, he has
travelled about 1000 miles and he is
now anxious to get back to the farm
! that he may crest up" q bit.
D. A. Lyons and j. U. Lyons and
their better halves returned Tuesday
from Cresco, Iowa, where they were
called by the illness of the father of
the Lyons brothers, D. A. Lyons, Sr.
His condition is reported much better.
tho he has gone to Rochester for a
thoro diagnosis and possible operation.
Senator w. r. Bond has returned
from Havre, Mont, where he spent
two weeks on business. He reports
q heavy snow and rain at Havre, Sat-
urday. Mr.. Bond contracted severe
cold in Montana and not being able
to secure the proper medicine hurried
back to Minot. He plans on going
to Minneapolis on business the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sandberg left
Monday for Westfeld, N. Y, where
they will make an extended visit at
their old home. Mr.. Sandberg who
was severely injured when he jumped
from his engine a year ago last Win
ter, when two trains were about to !
collide, has not been able to resume
his work on the road, though he is
nearly as well as ever.
Miss Anna Savard, who for the
past three months has been connect
ed with the Waverly Barber Shop left
Sunday for Minneapolis, where she
will remain for a few days and then
proceed via Quebec for Sweden. Miss
Savard expects to remain in Sweden
for several years. Her parents are
both dead and relatives wish her to
stay with them. Miss Savard ex-
poets also to make side trip to Ger
many during the coming summer.
Matt Hamilton, Glenburn farmer,
was in Minot Tuesday. He has his
wheat and other small grain all seed
ed and says this looks to be a banner
year. the very best since 1915. The
wheat is coming up nicely and the
soil has great deal of moisture. Mr..
Hamilton is a little discouraged with
the price of farm products! The
market price for eggs in Glenburn Sat-
urday was IL cents a dozen and for
butterfat % cents pound, he was
informed. These products the farm
ers have been depending upon largelyi
for their living which is apt to be pref
ty slim.
S. w. Sanders, District superinten-
dent for the Armour Packing Co.,
with headquarters in Minneapolis
spent several days in the city this
week comforting with George Hide
brand, local manager. This is Mr..
Sanders first visit to Minot in eight
years and he notes many changes
which have taken place in Minot and
envilons in the interval. He COM
mented very favorably on the condi-
tions here and says that it is re-
markable fact that North Dakota has
come thru these lean years with cred
it's in better shape than are found In
some of the older and what are pre-
sumed to be more prosperous states
in the east.
Torkel Taxdahl formerly resident
Of Wang township where he home-
steaded in the early days was in the
city Monday on his way back to Nor
way, with his wife for an extended
visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Taxdahl went
to Custer, WASH, about two years
ago and evidently have prospered in
their new home and are going back
to the old home land for visit and
rest. Torkel says that he still owns
his homestead in Wang but likes
somewhat better as the
climate is milder. In Washington
he maintains a dairy herd and does
some fruit farming. Enroute to New
York where they will take the steam
er May 81 they will stop of at sew
eral points in Minnesota for brief
visit with relatives and former friends.
N. M. Flammang, prominent farm