The Ward County independent., 1922-10-26
CITY news IN Brief

Geo. 7. Murray of Berthold, was in
Minot Wednesday, enroute to Grand
Forks on business.
Attorney John H. Lewis left for
Boston,, Mass, this week where he
will remain until Nov. Is, settling
the estate of his mother-in- law.
Mrs. Chas. Barcus Of Riga submit
ted to an operation at Minot hos
pital Friday. Altho her condition is
serious, she is reported as recovering.
F. c. Thornhill, of the Western
Bankers Investment Co., left Wednes-
day morning in his Cadillac for visit
at his old home, JOY, Ill. G. W. Nc
Williams accompanied to Minneapolis.
Hunters who were out at the lakes
Sunday, say that hunting was poor.
Most of the native ducks have gone
south and not many of the northern
birds were in yet. Duck hunting will
be good for two or three weeks yet.
Miss Edith Brady, daughter Of Sam
uel Brady of Granville, is quite i'll
with typhoid fever. Her sister-in-
law in Bismarck is i'll with the same
disease. 1t is believed that they con-
tracted the disease from eating ice
cream while on an auto trip recently.
Herman kuchenbecker, who has had
charge of an elevator at Logan for
fourteen years, informs the Indepen-
dent that his house has shipped 110,-
900 bushels of grain this fall, and
would have done many times the busi-
ness had there been sufficient cars.
'It's hard to pass up profits of $50 to
$40 day." he says.
Mrs. Florence Browning and daugh-
ter, Ruth and Mrs. Mary Gallagher,
departed for Seattle, Wednesday
where they will visit friends, enroute
to Pasadena, Calf, where they will
reside. They have made their home
in Minot and Sawyer for 20 years.
Mrs. Browning has been connected
with the Minot Cloak and Suit Co.
for nine years.
Motorists who travelled thru the
country Sunday report seeing thou
sands of grouse feeding on the wheat
scattered along the road by wagons
going to market. The season. for
grouse is over and there seems to
be more birds left over than were
noticed by hunters early in the season.
Grouse hunting is certain to be great
sport in North Dakota for years to
come, as the birds are becoming more
plentiful.
P. C. Evans returned to his home
at Marshall, Mo-, Monday morning
after visiting relatives for two weeks.
The day previous he accompanied the
writer to the home of his sister, Mrs.
G.. A. Piercy, ten miles west Of Portal,
112 miles from Minot, the round trip
by auto being made that day. Ex-
cellent roads were found all the way,
the state highway from Bowbells to
Columbus being the best graded high
l,,, fo, hoe rn al InI mn.
Mrs. Lee Miller of Granville was
visitor in Mnot Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller are preparing to go to
Mountain Home, Ark, after Thanks
giving where they may make their
home. They have resided in the Sa-
line settlement north Of Granville for
twenty years and are highly regarded
thruout that district. Atho Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller have been married for
more than half century the latter's
mother is still alive and they will visit
her at her home in Saline county, Mo-,
enroute to Arkansas.
Hattie Parks, a colored woman who
has given the Minot authorities much
trouble in the past, pleaded guilty to
violation Of the Harrison Narcotic
act and was sentenced Tuesday by
Judge Miller to serve two years at
the Correction Farm, Warrensville, o.
The woman was drug addict herself
and conducted a house of prostitution.
Police found opium secreted in chill
dren's toys in the woman's home. The
defense showed that she had been
sent to the asylum at Jamestown
where she spent three months, re-
turning to Minot month ago after
being curied of the habit. The wo-
man claims she was told to smoke
opium because she has trouble with a
! bronchial ailment.
Minot Hunter Shoots Goose