The Ward County independent., 1922-07-13
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

w. S. Reed added much needed
improvement to his farm by placing
new set of Pitless farm scales.
- Freddie Baker has completed three
miles Of the grading of his entrance
in this township. ~
Await Klimple purchased new
eight foot Minnesota binder of the
Schafer Implement Co. last week,
consideration being 5000.
Kennison & Thompson completed a
grading contract north Of brady and
moved to Newman township where
they have large contract. In moving
they laid off three days in this town
ship to celebrate the 4th and to haul
out supply of feed from Minot.
Mrs. E. E. Diehl spent the 4th with
her brother, Clarence Blunt, live
stock commission man of South St.
Paul, also Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wieh-
man of Minneapolis and on the morn
ing of the 9th departed for Joy, ILL.,,
stopping off one day at Charles City,
Iowa, for short visit with her
mother, Mrs. C. E. Blunt. She re-
ports Iowa very hot and extremely
dry. Fl
~ Donald Bivins transacted business
in Sawyer Monday.
Nathaniel Smith traded his Ford
touring car off for span of horses
to a Mr.. Larson southwest of the
South Prairie store. III
Adolph Klimple purchased new
eight foot Mccormick binder. Mr..
Klimple sure knows the good kind,
one that will outlast all other makes
and makes a far better bundle.
we had the pleasure of taking sup
per with our good friend Charlie Eek
strom, SABBATH evening. Mr.. Eek
strom has well improved farm and
a great crop, he was showing US long
heads of rye that had 81 kernels Of
rye in them and medium heads had as
many as 43 kernels. He has piece
of summer fallow wheat that is good
for 35 or 40 bushels per acre. s
Carl Irwin returned last week from
q a two weeks business trip at Alex
andrie, MINI. He reports Ward Co.
crops far superior to Minnesota this
year. os
Mrs Harvey H. Gadbow has been
on the sick list the past several days,
having taken cold at the Nazarene
camp meeting, but is now improving.
Guy Putney is lathing and plaster
ing his house and adding other much
needed improvements. Harvey H.
Gadbow has the contract. %#
Walter Klimple was in Velva one
day last week and purchased new
John Deere mower and hay rake Of
the Velva Supply Co., consideration
being $1O5. -
Tracy M. Palmer transacted busi-
ness matters in Minot Saturday.
Mrs. Moen Of Burlington, Iowa, is
| hpro ho
visit with her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Welding. Coming on June IS, Mrs.
Moen thinks North Dakota great
state and says she is enjoying herself
far better than in recent trip she
made to Los Angeles, CAL, some
years ago.
The late and many recent rains we
have had of late is keeping the rye
green and it will hardly be fit to cut
this week. VIM. Klimple is disap-
pointed as he expected to have his
cut, threshed and in the elevator by
June Is.
| E. E. Diehl and Walter Qlimple
were business callers in Velva Mon
day forenoon. 80
Lowell limerick was in Minot Fri
day marketing load Of wheat.
Ed Shellgreen was business visi-
tor in Sawyer Monday.
Johnnie Stacy and Sammie VIII
ilams finished UP celebrating the 4ti,
by walking home from Minot at an
early hour Wednesday morning. 0
/ Sam Reed and Await Klimple fin
lshed digging a large cellar for John
w. Cron's new house Monday of last
week. -
The annual harvest home picnic
was held in the grove on the B. w
belghle farm Saturday, July 8, the
rain at night kept a great MANY
away that would have attended.