The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-23
CITY news IN Brief

Hay in Granville is selling f. o. b.
the cars at $3.50 per ton.
Verne Kelsey, popular pianist at
Minneapolis, where he has accepted
a position.
j. S. Sgutt, prominent Dogden mer-
early this week, leaving for home
Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Murray who was serious
ly i'll for several weeks, is recovering
rapidly and is now able to be-up and
around the house.
The Glenburn band, Hugh Toll,
director, gave an enjoyable concert
Friday evening. Miss E. Gay Gidley
was the accompanist.
Robert Gillespie returned Sunday
from a months visit at his old home
in Troy, O., where his mother resides.
He visited also at Dayton and Piqua.
f. B. McCutcheon and A. D. Hagen
stein will be in charge of the Masonic
Service meetings at Berthold Friday
night and at Stanley Sunday after
noon.
R. f. Hopkins, who has been SER
iously ill with the flu in St. Joseph's
hospital, is recovering steadily and
will be able to return to his home
this week.
w. H. Francis, publisher of the
Velva Journal, returned to Minot from
visit to Grand Forks Wednesday and
Joined Mrs. Francis who came up from
Velva Tuesday.
w. M. Smart, president of the city
commission, after attending the Ro-
tary convention in Duluth, went to
his old home, Wildrose, Wis.,, to visit
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Aaker went to
St. Paul Friday to attend grand opera,
Mary Garden appearing in Salome
Saturday afternoon and in Tannhau-
ser in the evening.
R. NJ. Graham, who attended the
Rotary convention in Duluth, visited
Superior, Wis, his boyhood home. 1t
had been twenty years since he was
back in his old home town.
Henry M. Wilson accompanied the
Minot Rotary special as far as St.
Paul, leaving for Des Moines, Ia, to
see his partner in business, Mr.. Cush-
man, who has been precariously i'll
with heart trouble.
Miss Estella Hoskins, teacher in the
| Minot schools, was called to Devils
Lake Tuesday night to see her father,
the veteran newspaperman from
Rolla who is on his way to Chicago to
receive medical treatment.
David MAR, manager of the Gamble
Robinson Co., who attended the 10
tary convention in Duluth last week,
was the guest Of his parents while
in that city. His parents have re-
sided in Duluth for the past As years.
F. C. Upton returned Sunday from
short visit in Duluth and Chicago.
He left Minot on the Rotary special
and after attending the Duluth con-
vention for a day, went to Chicago,
| joining the special at St. Paul Satur-
day.
| I Mrs. Norman Ellison joined her hus-
band in Minneapolis Sunday on his
return from the Rotary convention in
Duluth, and they left for eastern
points where Mr.. Ellison will spend
three weeks selecting merchandise for
the Fair Store.
Federal officers Tuesday located
whiskey stills on the farms of
Herman Ledding and Gus Schlien
seven miles west of Minot. The men
were taken into custody. The two
stills were in operation and a five
gallon jug of moonshine was taken.
Mesdames John Mcclure, Francis
Murphy and R. E. Barron met their
husbands in St. Paul Saturday on their
return from the Rotary convention in
Duluth, hearing Mary Garden in grand
opera at the auditorium, and remain
ing for several days in the Twin Cities.
A number of land owners are max
ing contracts with farmers to furnish
the seed potatoes and some of the
machinery, and receive half of the
crop delivered on the car or in the
| potato warehouse. w. S. Shaw will
put in nearly hundred acres in this
| manner.
R. E.. Olson, we'll known BoWbells