The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-15
CITY news IN BRIEF

Friday.
John King of Athens, Ohio, is visit
ing in Minot, with his parents. He
is a former resident of Ward county.
Mrs. VIM. Golly, of Sanish; N. D.,
returned home after spending the
winter in Minot. Mr.. Golly came over
in an auto for them. ~
DR.. M. O. Hunter of Crosby brot
his wife to local hospital today
where it may be necessary for her to
submit to an operation.
The Ulrich store at Van Hook was
robbed Of 500 in cash, taken from
the cash register, and some silks,
tools and canned goods, to the value
of $500. IT,
VIM. C. Glib, who is engaged in
the milling business at Havre, Mont,
left for his home Saturday after visit
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs.
C. F. Truax.
Preachers are not given all the
honors in the Van Hook country.
Editor Heidelberg of the Van Hook
Tribune delivered the Commencement
address at Tagus.
Mrs. Henry Byorum and children
left Sunday for Hibbing, Minnesota,
where they will be the guest Of Mrs.
H. Moon for six weeks.
Marvin Solien of Jamestown who
arrived in the city Sunday for a few
days visit with his family returned
home today. The ,Solien family ex-
pect to move to jamestown the latter
part Of the month.
Fred Robe of Deering, whose Ford
was stolen recently, located the car,
we'll concealed in the brush in the
sand hills north of Towner. The
thieves had already given the wheels
new coat Of paint. The guilty par
ties are suspected.
Geo. A. Piercy, who operates a
farm ten miles west of Portal, was a
weekend visitor at the home Of his
brother-in-law, G.. D. Colcord. Mr..
Percy had served tho previous week
as juror in district court at Bow
bells before Judge Moellring.
There will be Sunday School,,
Young Peoples and Mission Confer
ence at the Mennonite church, tW9
miles south of Surrey, beginning Tues
day evening, June goth, continuing
until Friday, the 23rd. You are in
vited to attend these meetings.-L.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Green Of Burlington,
were in the city Wednesday attending
the 1ndiana-Illinois picnic. Mr.. Green
is native Of Indiana and his wife
was born and raised in Illinois. They
report good rains in the vicinity Of
their home and crops are looking
splendid. -
r. E. Burdick, who has farmed
north of Douglas for years, moved
onto the Ronk farm near Surrey,
which he bought recently. He brot
with him Is head Of cattle, mostly
registered Gue1nseys, some of them
as fine animals as are to be found
in this section.
r.. T. jacobson, Of Wittenburg, Wis,
is spending few days in the City on
business and visiting with old friends.
MI. jacobson is accompanied by his
three fine sons, Irenus, Isador and
Sofus, all Of whom were born in Mi
not. Mr.. jacobson was one of the
pioneer hardware merchants Of the
oity.
Mrs. G.. D. Colcord is improving
from slight attack of pneumonia at
her home, 412 Fifth St. S. E. While
visiting in Missouri recently, she con-
tracted cold which developed into
pneumonia last week. She is under
the care of Miss Catherine Seed, a
trained nurse, who has. just returned
from the Agricultural College at Far
go, where she is an instructor.
Miss Jennie Thompson, who has
taught in the Minot schools during
the past twelve years, left for her
old home, Deer Park, Wis, to spend
the summer vacation. She will not
come back to Minot next year as she
will take up special primary work.
Miss Thompson is sister of A. M.
Thompson, former Minot attorney.
She has taught in the same room dur
ing the twelve years under the late
Supt. S. H. Wolfe, Supt. Francis and
Supt. L. A. White and has been very
successful. ' .:.
Perry Stockwell, pioneer Burling-
ton settler is in Minot today, and is
naturally smiling on account Of the
heavy rain that has been falling all
day. Perry was short of feed in the
spring, but managed to put in rs
acres of corn, Is acres of potatoes
and some small grain by feeding his
horses nothing but grass, working
them three or four hours each in. the
forenoon and afternoon. He said
that last year his wife raised S97
worth Of turkeys from tree turkey
hens and gobbler.
In these practical days when the
material side Of life appeals, it is in
teresting to learn that some of our
educational institutions are concerned
with the graees and polish that add
so much to the welfare and happi-
ness of mankind. At the closing ex-
ercises of St. Agnes parochial school
~ Kon,ooro Mocfar Sfan1nv McKona
son Of Mrs. Florence McKone, a stu
dent from this city was awarded the
honors for being the most polite, gen
teel and accomplished young gentle
man in the school. Would that more
of our schools recognized these ac-
complishnents.
Fay N. Fullerfi formerly head Of the
Fuller Motor Co. Of this city is spend
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