The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27

Norman and Otto Ellison of the
Fair store, arc in New York, select
ing their fall stocks.
Mrs. r. F. Evans returned Sunday
from a six weeks visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Piercy, near
Portal.
Rev 7. j. Lund and daughter, Miss
Esther Lund, are guests OF the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Lund son of
Mr. Lund.
MIR. and Mrs. M. J. Engeseth and
Mesdames Palda and Bakeman visited
with friends in Ryder last week dur
ing the celebration.
John Smucher and family, former
residents Of Surrey, are on their way
home from Belleville, Pa, and will
look after their harvest near Surrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walper and son of
Anamoose motored to Minot Friday
to enjoy the Pageant. Mr.. Walper
owns the electric light plant at Ana
moose
A number of Mipot newspapermen
are making preparations to attend the
annual meeting of the NJ D. Press As
sociation at Devils Lake Friday and
Saturday.
Harry Holzer, the barber, was call
ed to his old home, Plainview, Mimi,
Saturday by the report Of the serious
condition Of his father, who is 80
years of age.
James Milloy, secretary of the AS
sociation Of Commerce will go to Will
liston Friday to speak at meeting
of the Northwestern Press Associa-
tion on Development.
f. D. Skinner Of Sawyer left sam
pie Of currants picked from large
patch on his Sawyer place. They are
as large as gooseberries and yielded
very heavily this year.
David Stake from Surrey has been
cutting his rye, which requires more
than two pounds of twine per acre.
He declares that the yield is much
better than he expected it would be.
Paul Hatch, of Ruso, who was con-
fined in the county Jail charged with
passing worthless checks was given
his liberty Monday when his employer
appeared and made good the checks.
States Attorney o. B. Herigstad
and family who motored to the for
mer's old farm home near Coperstown,
N. D., two weeks ago for their annual
vacation, are expected home this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lund, of Mime
apolis, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
julius Lund. They are newlyweds
having been married on June "a. Os-
car was formerly connected with-the
Moline Plow Co. in Minot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson and son OF
Minneapolis, are guests of Julius Lund
and family. Mrs. Benson was form,
erly Miss Agnes Lund, sister of Jul
1 ius. They also have as their guest
Miss Myrtle Grow of Williston.
! C. X. Christensen and family who
moved to Kalispell, Mont, severa
years ago, has returned to Minot
investing in a commodious home, 821
, Second Ave. N. W. Mr.. Christen
sen formerly was in business in Car.
pio and he has extensive interests ir
| this part of the state.
! L. B. Yoder, an old time resident
Of Surrey who has been visiting al
his old home in Belleville, Pa, for the
! past two years, has returned to look
after the harvest on his farm. His
son, Sam and family, arrived in Sur
rey from Pennsylvania, making the
journey in an auto in seven days.
F. E. Cook, Logan dairyman, was
| in Minot Monday and reported thai
he would be cutting wheat in less
than week. Wheat and oats on the
Nedrud farm were about ripe that day
He says the recent warm weather
has ripened the wheat so rapidly
/ that the yield will not be quite sc
heavy. Mr.. Cook is marketing early
potatoes at dollar bushel. The croI
is immense.