The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
CITY news IN BRIEF

Peter Fugelso was reported ill
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. S. Hackett is ill at her home
on Third St. N. w.
Atty. w. J. Mosely, Of Cando, died
recently from pneumonia.
J. F. Mcclure is transacting bust
ness in Minneapolis this week.
Fred White, Donnybrook druggist,
was a visitor in Minot Sunday.
Banker Keip of Columbus transact
ed business in Minot Saturday.
Peter Warren, old time resident of
Balta, died from heart failure last
week.
The 500 depot at Kenmare was rob-
bed Of $4,000 worth of cash and
checks.
Capt. Cooper, a pioneer of Rugby,
died last week at his old home in
Virginia.
John Steen, state treasurer, was in
Minot Monday, enroute to Rugby on
business.
Money will not be available for
building Glenburn's new school build
ing this year.
w. E. Borene of the M. G. Olson
store is in the east buying merchan-
disc for the store. ~ .~,.,4ar.a+e,
Miss Isabelle Aaberg of Arnegard,
is in Minot attending the Normal.
She resides at the H. o. Aaberg home.
L. C. Eby Of the Pence Auto Co. of
Minot has license No. on his auto
mobile, the first six going to the state
officials. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilson have
returned from a ten days visit in
Chicago. They attended Grand
Opera, enjoying CALI Curci and Mary
Garden.
Miss Lille o. Week, registered
nurse leaves for Minneapolis this week
for a visit. On her return, she expects
to locate in the west. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kemper left
Sunday for Rochester, MIMI, and from
there they will 20 to California, to
spend two months with their daugh-
ter, Doris, in Los Angeles, Cal.
For the second time in three
months, the First State Bank of Bar
ton was blown by yeggmen who
secured nothing for their pains. Much
damage was done to the interior of
the bank.
Thirty Devils Lake farmers met
with the Rotary Club of that city and
discussed farming problems. The
Rotarians have been invited to hold
their weekly luncheons at number of
farms in that vicinity during the COM
ing summer.
Gov. Nestos, in his program for
economy, recommends that the coun-
ties go slow in letting extensive road
contracts this year. The Governor
is a firm advocate of good roads but
believes that we should put off doing
much along this line for another
year or 50. st.. $
o. E. Kegley. Tagus farmer. was in
Minot Saturday. He is recovering
from bruises received when his horse
fell in badger hole while he was
chasing coyote. Kegley was thrown
off and rolled down hill for about 200
feet. He is milking seven cows and
will add to his herd.
r. w. Kann, Foxholm banker, trans
acted business in Minot Monday. He
Foxholm have not yet received re-
turns from six cars shipped to the
Minnesota Potato Exchange, and their
secretary has not even been given the
courtesy Of reply to his last four
letters. sz Y
John Devereaux, who left Minot
twelve years ago, is back on visit.
He has been farming near Medicine
Hat, Alta, and although he had farm
ed three quarters during the past four
years, he has not raised 500 bushels Of
grain. The government is now as
sisting rs per cent Of the farmers in
that district.
David MAR, manager of the
Gamble Robinson Co. is transacting
business in Minneapolis. Mr.. MAR
is representing the Association of
Commerce in checking up on the Min
nesota Potato Exchange to ascertain
why the growers Of this section have
not received returns on many cars
shipped to this concern.
A Missouri farmer recently re-
ceived dollar from an unknown man
who kept his identity unknown, but
confessed that it was to pay for corn
which he had stolen some years ago.
The fellows conscience seems to be
working all right, and so is his judy
ment. He might have paid this bill
when corn was $1.75 per bushel. At
this point, however, his judgment
seems to have stepped in and ad-
monished him to wait until the price
was lower.