The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-04-27
Former Minot Resident Attend House
warming in California.
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April 18th, 1922.
Am inclosing some Los Angeles
matter which may be of some interest
to Minot readers. l took the liberty
Of saying you would print it and shall
go farther and thank you for so do
ing. -E-
I note where some one returning
from our Roaring City" said they
"come to Los Angeles, to spend the
winter and found it." If they were
to come now to spend the summer,
they would also find that, for our
weather is glorious. We all like Ca
lifornia very much and Mr.. McGahan
enjoys his work here in the Southwest.
change papers with US, you would not
enjoy eur topics Of course as much as
we Should the Independent but you
could keep in touch with number of
people you know.
Mr.. Moore wrote the newspaper
items and will stand for the "cusses''
Of the other. .-s s.I & .@+
With best wishes,
Jennie H. McGahan
9014 Orchard Ave,
a. .lz. Los Angeles.
One Of the most delightful affairs
that it has been our good fortune to
attend since coming to Southern Cali
fornia, was the "Minot house warm
ing" given by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w.
Moore on Saturday evening, April fif-
teenth at their beautiful new residence
4056 Budlong Ave, Los Angeles.
The guests were hidden at eight
O'clock and as they approached the
brilliant lighted home, the old famil-
lar slogan "Why not Minot" welcomed
them from the threshold and hung in
gorgeous red and white festoons
great bowls Of Easter lilies and roses
lent their dainty fragrance to the
fairy land scene. However it needed
only the hearty handshake and smiling
welcome from the host and family to
insure us that we were not in fairy
land, but in the midst Of real Dako-
tans who will never forget their old
Dakota home.
When all were assembled, the con-
versation naturally turned to Minot
and the Golden days" where we "lived
breathed and had our being" recalling
old friends, vivid memories and thrill
ling experiences of early days and
more recent years: The introduction
of Aircraft to the great northwest, by
Dewey Dorman.
Reminders to Martin Jacobson, Jim
Johnson, Ed Kelly and John Ehr that
it is about time to open the "Nula"
game at mo mans land"
Memories of Art LeSuer and Kate
O'Hare. "reminiscences Of the great
and only Hollenga and his indefatig-
able efforts to locate the Peace
Monument at Minot.
The famous try-out of the N. P.
League. It's birth place and post
mortens.
Side lights on the life of Governor
Nestos, Day dreams Of the time when
No. Dakota shall once more have a
bumper CROP" and the fall of 1925,
toys and return to Minot, be met by
Charley Grow and hasten to his bill
lion dollar hotel at Rice Lake. All
these, and more, led to an outburst
from one of the guests, concerning the
Los Angeles "Why Nots," which will
be recorded on the pages of Minot's
old faithful, the Independent and go
down in history in the files to be
preserved for. future generations and
to show that while these are gone,
they still cling to their old tendencies.
Strictly original games for the occa-
sion afforded much amusement A
map of North Dakota was, outlined
on large sheet of paper and the
guests were given slips, requesting
each to locate on the map, where some
important event had transpired, for
instance the writer's slip read thusly:
Locate the birth place of the .Nonpar-
tisan League" we did. Throughout
the evening iced punch and candies
were served.
Music from victrola and piano, and
the fact, that our host had q new pair
Of dancing pumps, inspired him to roll
Up the rugs and wax the mirror like
floors and the "dance was on" Every
thing from the Minot square, called
of by McGahan, to the latest type
We're enjoyed, not forgetting the Vir-
ginia Reel and the Cake Walk, led in
true Southern style by the host, close
ly initiated by Mr. Ed Christensen.
At midnight most delicious two
course luncheon was served by Miss
Ruby and Ethel
The guest list included Mr.. and Mrs.
I. NJ. Due, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christen-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Al Rush, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hewlett, Mr.. and Mrs. L. d.
McGahan, Mrs. Fay Fuller, Messrs.
Emil Graves, Ray Kane, George Bissell
and Miss Ruth Brown. Altogether it
was a thoroughly enjoyable evening
and may be the impetus for month";
" Minot gathering to keep the old
fires burning"
J, H. MEG.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS
Paper written by Chas. Moore and
read to the guests
Mr.. L. d. McGahan is editor Of a
rapidly growing newspaper at Man
chester. He says in Minot he had to
fight the N. P.'s, and out here the
crooks, but Mac enjoys the fight.
Arthur Thompson, who has opened
q law office in Los Angeles says he