The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-17
CITY news IN Brief

Mrs. c. w. Brown of North Battle
ford, Sask., is visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Mccarthy.
Julius Pfeifer Of GAINESVILLE, Mimi,
is in Minot looking over some of his
investments. He has money loaned
on number of farms in this vicinity
and contemplates making other in
vestments if the country looks good
to him.
Grover and Forest Olmstead, cous-
ms, arrived from Sterling, ILL.,, We'd
nesday, enroute to Pierson, Manitoba,
where the former owns large farming
interests. They are old friends Of
the editor Of the Independent and
spent last evening with him. They
left by auto during the night for the
farm, IS miles distant from Minot.
Frank Davis leaves in two weeks
for Lomita, Calf, where he will re-
side. He heard from MIR. Halves, who
secured property in Lomita, where
property which Mr.. Davis bought is
located. An oil syndicate has offered
Halves bonus Of $4,000 an acre and
$50 month for three years, as an
oil lease on his property which he re-
fused.
Sam Cannon of the NJ. G.. Olson
store who has been spending his va
cation out on the coast, principally at
Spokane, where one Of his sons re-
side, returned home Friday, having
had a very enjoyable outing. Mrs.
Cannon and their little grandson,
Bobby" Byrne, who accompanied Mr..
Carmen ca his tip west will remain
at Spokane for few weeks and re-
turn about Sept. 18th.
Ben Bitterness, display manager OF
the New York store, now wears a
bouquet in the lapel Of his coat, en-
joys a fresh shave every morning,
keeps his shoes shined and is every
bit as pert and debonnair as in his
bachelor days. We learn upon in
ouiry that fine 10 pound son arrived
at the Bitterness home last Thursday
evening" Mother and son are doing
finely and as we said before, Ben looks
as handsome as Christmas tree.
DR.. and Mrs. Greenfield and their
children will leave Saturday on an
extended auto trip out thru the Bad
Lands, across Wyoming and thru COL
orado, returning via the Yellowstone
National park. They expect to be
gone about two or three weeks. The
Erenfcld party will carry full camp
ing equipment, fishing tackle, ct Get
era, and travel by easy stages, taking
advantage Of every opportunity to en-
joy good rest.
Carl G. f. johnson of Grand Gorks
one of the proprietors Of the john
son chain of stores, arrived in the city
Tuesday and spent a couple of days
with his brother here. He is highly
pleased with their new Minot store
and delighted with our city, being
surprised at the magnificent parks
found here. He was driven thru the
rural section surrounding the city and
stated that he finds crop conditions
here even better than in the Red
River valley. Mr.. johnson returned
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson and
son Lyle, who have ben making an
auto tour of British Columbia and
other parts Of the west for several
weeks, are spending this week in Vel
lowstone Park, which they entered
Sunday. They are expected home the
last Of the week. They are enjoying
the best of health and are having a
fine time. They went as far as
Slogan City, B. c., where Rolla John
son, their son, is engaged in the lum-
Der milling industry.
Marvin Solien and A. J. Park of
jamestown motored to Minot Satur-
day night arriving here at an early
hour Sunday morning. They will
return to jamestown Friday.
o. B. C.xHeath, veteran Granville
marshal, was in the city Monday for
few hours between trains. Mar
shall Heath said he learns that Minot
newspaperman was seen in the vlcln-
'ity of the Granville bastile shortly
before his scythe came up missing and
he came over to trace, if possible, the
meanderings of the fraternity here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Borene had as
their guests Wednesday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Pitts and family of
Montevideo, Mimi, who arrived in
the afternoon enroute to Blaisdell for
visit with relatives. Mr.. Pitts is a
jeweler at Montevideo and became so
enamored with the beautiful scenery
of our parks that they remained over
today to enable them to take some
pictures Of park scenes, the animals
and drives. Mr.. Pitts was surprised
to find such an up-to-date city out
here in the west where he had sup
posed only cowboys and wild, bad gun
men roamed the prairies. He says he
wants the pictures in order to con-
vince his home friends of the truth of
his statements when he returns to
Montevideo.
MCKEE SAYS