The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-02-16
City news In Brief

fore part of the week. ~
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson are
spending the winter in Florida.
| Mrs. VIM. Book of Foxholm is re.
ported seriously i'll from jaundice.
A nine pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Strand, Feb. Z
The Egeland high school team de.
feated the Normal team 25-to 22 in
this city Friday night.
Con Lidstrom, former Minot furni-
ture dealer, arrived from ST. Paul to
attend the undeNakers' convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. O'Leary of Fox
holm spent the early part of the week
! visiting with Sheriff Scofeld and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hodge of Bor-
dulac, N. D., old time residents of
Minot, visited with friends over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs L. c. Eby of the Pence
Auto Co., have returned from Mime
apolis, where they attended the auto
show. a
Mr.. and Mrs. John Verzatt Of
Burlington were in the city Wednes-
day to attend the Peterson funeral
held that day.
Gus Gilbert, receiver of the Sc
curity State Bank of Mohall spent
Sunday with his family here, return
ing to Mohall Monday.
d. d. Riley, Boy Scout commits
sioner for Minot, assisted in organic
ing Boy Scout troop of ID members
at Tagus Friday night.
Staale Hendrickson, who was re-
Gently appointed deputy income tax
collector, has opened offices in the
federal building in Minot.
Mrs. Henry Auslander was called to
Marley, Iowa, recently by the serious
illness Of her father, Mr.. Knudson.
He is not expected to survive.
H. j. Strand, manager of the Berg
(eth Fish Co., has returned from
Fargo, where he attended a meeting
of the stockholders of the company.
Lr. A. D. MCDANIEL accepted an in
vitation to speak at a Father and Son
banquet at Granville Wednesday
night of last week and he accepted
similar invitation at Flaxton Satur-
day night. His lecture on sex n.y.
giene was illustrated with slides.
Deputy U. S. Marshal, Pat Bowler,
Of Fargo, was in the city Wednesday
on official business. He states that
there is nothing definite as yet regard
in the coming session of Federal
Court in Minot but that in all prob
ability it will start around the 28th.
Mrs. w. E. Hougham, from north
Of Sawyer, was called to Adell, Ia,
Monday by telegram stating that
her mother, Mrs. J. C. Couch, who has
been i'll for eight weeks, was much
worse, and there were no hopes for
her recovery. Mrs. Couch is sister
of Mrs. w. A. Ruth of Sawyer.
Fay Fuller writes from Los Angeles
that California is getting an excessive
amount Of rainfall. "Have seen Geo
Kemper and some other Minoters late
ly. We attended the North Dakota
picnic last Saturday and it sure SEEM
ed like home. Il expect to be back in
Minot one Of these days." he writes.
RI. Kemple of WATERFOWL, S. D.,
was in the city Monday on his way to
Anamoose where he lectured We'd
nesday evening. During his stay in
the city he was the guest of his old
friend, Bill Borene of the M. G. iOlson
store. Mr.. Kemple is one Of the lead
ing lecturers on the .Chautauqua
Circuit.
A. 0. DeFrate, an experienced dry
goods salesman of jamestown, has ar
rived in the city to take charge of the
dry goods department of the Leland
Department store. Mr.. DeFrate's
family will arrive in few days to
take up their abode in the city At
present they are visiting at the home
of Mrs. DeFrate's sister, Mrs. j. B.
Cooley Of Grand Forks. "-
Mrs. Glen Blowers accompanied by
her aunt, Mrs. Theodore Kruger of
Grand Forks, arrived in the city Fri
day enroute to Makoti where Mrs.
Blowers resides. The blockade of the
Reservation line obliged them to re-
main with Minot friends until Monday
when Mr.. Blowers arrived to ac-
company his wife and two little chill,
dren back home. Mrs. Kruger, re-
turned home Monday.
R. /. Diamond, delegate of the Bini
Birth organization of this city is in
Fargo this week in conference with
the managers of the Jewish Welfare
League who are planning state
wide campaign for funds to relieve
the suffering Jews of southern Russia
which will open March 1st. A SPLEEN
did organization is being perfected
and the cooperation between the
local committee and the state organ
ization is sure to be very effective.
w. A. Ruth, one of the early set
tiers Of the Sawyer district was in
Minot on business Tuesday. Mr..
Ruth has lived in North Dakota for
nearly quarter of century, coming
to Eddy county first, then locating on
a homestead near Sawyer in 1899. He
leased his farm some time ago so that
he could move to Sawyer to. hobnob
with Ed Skinner and the rest of the
good old scouts of that lively little
city. Mr.. Ruth states that the Naz-
arenes at Sawyer concluded a very
successful series Of revival meetings
Sunday night, which lasted for three
weeks. Rev. Kirkland of Van Hook
was the evangelist and the singer was
Mr.. Nees of Froid, Mont.
Messrs Westlie and Charbonneau of
the Westlie-C harbonneau Motor Co.
returned from the big Auto show in
the Twin Cities Saturday. Speaking