The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-12

number of Guernseys to ship to his
Canadian farm.
f. r. Skies, who edited the Plaza
Pioneer for the past year, has quit
his job.
G. w. McWilliams and c. F. Truax
motored to the Glib ranch near San
ish on business Tuesday.
The frost was on the pumpkin and
several other things this morning.
Have you laid in your supply of Goa? ?
l.. NJ. Swigart and Fred Russell
have returned from Winnipeg, where
they visited friends for two weeks.
They made the journey by auto.
Benno Schimansky Of the Piper
Howe Lumber Co., has returned from
a short visit with old friends at Man.
dan, his former home. He visited
with his mother and brother at Solen,
N. D.
The Medhus New aud Second Hand
Store on First street S. w., are hav-
ing new front put in their building
which will be decided improvement
in the appearance and convenience of
their property.
Peter Scott of Bottineau, deputy
game warden, arrested three men at
Anamoose last week charged with
violations Of the game law. He also
made ten arrests in the country
northeast of Anamoose.
Ben Kelly, employed on the county
bridge gang near Deering, had his
leg broken last week when he fell
from wagon and it passed over the
limb. He was employed by the
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.
A. P. Simensen, wide awake repre-
sentative of the De Laval Cream Sep
arator Co. with headquarters in Mi
not, has been sent to the National
Dairy Show by his company, for the
excellent services rendered.
Alfred Mostad, county treasurer,
reports taxes being received this
week at the rate of about $4,000 per
day. Oct. Is is the last day for pay
ing the second installment Of real
estate taxes to avoid the penalty.
Rev. Willard farm accountant OF
the A. c., has figured that it cost
SLAB per bushel to grow wheat in
North Dakota last year. Someone
ought to inform the big boys down
east who manipulate the markets.
The police Of Granville encountered
suspicious character last week. The
fellow asked permission to sleep in
the city Jail and when the marshal
searched him he found an automatic
revolver and a wicked looking knife.
The fellow asked to be excused and
made his getaway.
North Dakotans may feel hard up
at times, but whenever anyone is
really unfortunate, there are always
good hearted friends to come to the
rescue. Mrs. Peter A. Eden lost her
husband recently at one Of the reser-
walton towns. The neighbors quickly
gathered $500 which was presented to
the needy widow.
Ben Elzenhoefer, our old soldier
friend, called at the Independent Of
flee Wednesday,. He is staying at the
Daniel Elker home near Surrey. He
visited the Knights of Pythias lodge
! Tuesday night and is one Of the old
est members, as he will be 70 years
| Of age on Now 4. Mr.. Elzenhoefer is
member of the K. P. lodge at WASH
ington, D. c.
Farmers from several Of the Reser-
walton towns located on the 500, are
hauling their grain to Stanley and
other points on the G. N: An I'M
mense number of piles of grain re-
main on the ground right where it
was threshed, thruout northwestern
North Dakota. If snow falls before
it can be marketed, there is certain to
be heavy losses.
G. F.. Mcpherson and wife of Fargo
were in Minot Friday, enroute home
from an auto trip thru Montana. Mr..
! NJ ~ r.
man, is now manager of the Dakota
Photo Engraving Co., concern that
does as high grade work and at as
concern with whom the Independent
has ever done business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Lewis, from
near Velva passed thru Minot in an
auto Tuesday, enroute to Los Ange-
les, where they will spend the winter.
They will go by way of Spokane and
are camping out enroute. Mr.. Lewis
held farm sale recently and in
forms the Independent that things
sold much better than he expected,
the horses bringing good prices es-
pecially. ,
Mrs. James Hokanson, accompanied
by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Larson and Miss Bes-
sic Larson, arrived Tuesday from
Seattle, making the journey by auto
in ten days. Mrs. Hokanson has join
ed her husband here and they will
make their home in Minot. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Larson have resided in
Seattle for four years and will make
their home here.
The Hehmke building at Sanish, in
which was housed the farm imple-
ment store of A. A. Breslin and Les.
Baxter, was burned to the ground
Friday afternoon Of last week with
all its contents. 1t made hot fire
and the building was quickly con-
sumed. The cause Of the fire is said
to he a defective blow torch which