The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-19
CITY news IN brief

verely injured.
Mrs. Steve Herrick, who was Miss
Anderson of Blaisdell, met death in
an accident at Richmond Beach,
Wash, recently. -.
J. B. Eaton, Towner rancher, dis
posed of his 3-year-old steers on his
ranch for $50 each. He is we'll salts
fed with the price.
One of Irving Grilley's horses came
in contact with porcupine near
Glenburn and showed up with his legs
peppered with quilts.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Prinz Of Mohall
motored to Minot today on business.
Mr.. Prinz is the owner of a large de-
partment store at Mohall.
Miss Anna CaHwell, of Ye Novelty
Shop, has returned from Chicago,
where she bought line of choice
merchandise for the store. Xix,
Jennings Frunz of Berthold lost
one Of his fingers recently while at
tempting to put belt on revolving
pulley of threshing machine.
Mrs. Herman Borneke, of Donny-
brook, whose wrist was recently
broken, was brot to Minot by her hus-
band to have the cast removed.
Mrs. l.. lessen, pioneer resident OF
Kenmare, is dead. She was born in
Denmark in 1870. She is survived by
her husband and eight children.
: o. N. Elliott, member of the indie
pendent typographical department,
has returned from Hinsdale, Mont,
where he spent several weeks at his
farm
I Sunday School will. be held at the
Community Hall, FREEDOM township,
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. and services will
follow. Rev. P. w. Erickson in
charge. -..,
A Parshall merchant named Rich
ardson raised 4,6O0~ bushels of wheat
on $50 acres of summer fallowed land,
an average of more than 80 bushels
per acre. -,
S. Y. Yoder and family, who have
spent the fall at Surrey, left by auto
Wednesday for Akron, N. Y. They
are enjoying life in neat little house
built on a Ford truck.
Peter Pearson of Glenburn employ
ed rs different men on his threshing
outfit during the present fall. Most
of them were I.W.W.'s who quit after
working day or two. ~
J. A. Petit, after looking after his
Des Laos farm, left Friday for his
home at Parma, Ida. He has rented
his farm to Seth Coffey and while
here 65 acres Of rye was sown on the
place. s-.
Senator McCumber, who is chair
man of the finance committee, is said
to be under consideration for a place
on the tariff commission where there
is one vacancy now with another pro-
spect.
A number of Williston hunters
filed charges against Rex Grove of
Nesson Valley, of assault with a dam
gerous weapon. Groves father is
owner of the old Herman Nelson
ranch. ..-.
Geo. Clodfelter of Bantry raised
$4,000 bushels Of rye and 5000 hu-
shells Of oats this year. He is holding
the grain for better prices and in the
meantime will spend the winter in his
Florida home.
Major Boyd Of Grand Forks, pro-
hibition agent, and Arthur A. Stone,
federal prohibition director, are spend
with F. C. Upton, federal prohibition
agent Of this city.
Senator Baker of Glenburn, was in
Minot last night, enroute to Fargo.
He will spend the next two weeks
campaigning in behalf of the nonpar-
tisan candidates. He is candidate
for commissioner of agriculture.
Rev. Nicolay Nilsen, who was pas
tor Of the Zion Lutheran church in
Minot for Is years, arrived from
Willmar, Mimi, Monday, where he
has been in charge of the church OF
that city, and is spending the week
visiting with old friends.
Atty. Hanson, former states attor-
ney of Burke county, came down from
Bowbells on business Saturday. He
was states attorney at the time that
v. E. Stenersen of Minot was his as
sistant and is candidate for the Of
flee in the November election.
Thinking they were getting barrel
of home made wine, young men at
Grand Forks were chagrined to find
they had carted of a barrel Of dill
pickles.
A horse switched it's tail near q
thresher at Aneta and the tail caught
in a pulley and was pulled off. The
tail bones also badly damaged the ma
chine.