The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-04-13
city news IN Brief

John Book, a Foxholm farmer,
seeded two days last week.
w. r. Wyatt, former resident of
kenmare died at Missoula, Mont.
w. H. Francis, Velva publisher,
transacted business in Minot Satur-
day.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Begg of Aurelia is
dead. .... ..-.... .
The Zuercher drug store at Ken
mare was robbed of cocaine and NOR
phine and $40 in cash.
Chas. Whtesell of Deering is re-
covering from an operation for APP
pendicitis in the new hospital.
c. A. Klaffke, superintendent of
schools at Ryder, is attending the
teachers meeting in Minot this week.
I. P j.. Mckone is in Chicago this
week attending general session OF
the representative CT the U. S. Tire
Co. H..
Elder Sparkling, of Minneapolis, ar
rived in Minot Saturday On his way
to Sherwood to look after his farming
interests.
R. f. Young, a Crosby merchant,
was surprised to learn that his store
had been robbed Of several bolts of
silk, taken some days previous.
,a Miss Goldie Alexon, popular steno-
grapher at the Minot Grocery Co. has
resigned and will return Sunday to
her home at Mortified, MINI. .-
George Mcclure, former Minot coal
dealer, who moved to Great Falls,
Mcnt., four years ago, is spending
week visiting old friends in Minot.
o. N. Elliott of the Independent
force, left Tuesday for Hinsdale,
Mont. where he will spend two weeks
experimenting the seeding on his
farm.
The II proposed measures Of JUS
tice J. E. Robinson will not appear on
the primary ballot, June %, having
failed to get the required 10000 sig
natures.
W. o. Stebleton, old time Deering
farmer, motored to this city Tues
day on business. He reported the
roads fair except for a few mud
holes.
Connolly Bros. lost one Of their fine
dray horses in New Rockford last
week when the animal stepped on
guy wire in an alley and was electro
cuted.
Carl Aurland has returned from
Hot Springs, Ark, where he and Mrs.
Aurland spent several weeks. Mrs.
Aurland is visiting her daughter in
Dayton, O..
The country roads are reported in
bad shape, some almost impossible.
The Minot-Max motor buses were able
to get within mile Of Max Saturday,
the passengers walking the remain
der of the way.
VIM. Black, old time rancher from
Mountrail county, was in Minot visit
ing old friends Wednesday. He has
nearly 400 head of cattle and the
winter was so favorable that he still
has 700 tons of hay left.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ellison have
returned from Chicago where they
spent three weeks visiting at the home
of Mr.. Ellison's sister, Mrs. C. A.
Davick. Mr.. Ellison transacted BUSH
ness for the Fair Store while in the
city. g. .s.3.l. .-..-......
But two measures will be voted up
on at the primary election. One is to
increase the limit of real estate loans
by the state farm loan department
the other is to repeal the teachers
salary law.
Abe Bader, clothing merchant from
day after visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bader. His Iowa
store was recently destroyed by fire
when a big block burned. He is pre-
pairing to open the store.
leave week from Friday for New
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triennial conclave Of the Grand Com
is one Of the officers of the Grand
Commandery Of North Dakota.
... A. M. Mackie of Willis township re-
Calf, where he took his daughter,
Mrs. Elarth, last fall, in hopes that
the change of climate would benefit
her health. She remained in Cali
fcrnia as she has not entirely recov-
cred.
Raymond Truax, who is teaching
the Shell Greek school in Mountrail
county, is spending the week in Minot
attending the educational meeting. He
drove in with his car and found muddy
roads. It has ,been three months
since he has been outside of the dis
trict.
J. P. OLeary, Foxholm banker, was
in Minot Monday in route to his old
home, Elkador, Ia, where he will
spend week visiting friends and at
tending to business. He will market
several car loads of potatoes in that
vicinity and do what he can to bring
in some additional farmers in the