The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-08
CITY news IN BRIEF

Cecil Gilbertsen of Glenburn was a
visitor in Minot Wednesday.
Nick Schilling Auction Sale at Bert
hold, Wednesday, June 18th.
H. f. Arndt, prominent Tagus
| farmer, transacted business in Minot
| Wednesday.
District court is threshing out civil
cases this week and will probably be
adjourned Saturday.
The Ward County Farm Bureau pic
mic will be held at No Mans Land,
Burlington, June 21.
The new owners of the Rice Lake
ranch arrived last week from South
| Dakota with seven cars.
Andrew Johnson of Douglas, can
| didate for county treasurer, was a
Minot visitor Saturday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Truax returned
Monday from short visit at the Glib
ranch near Sanish, motoring over.
Knut Walsvik, oldtime Max farn1e r
has filed uhis petition for county COM
missioner from the Fifth district.
Theo. Miller and mother, Mrs. Lee
Miller Of Granville, were in Minot
Monday, the latter to visit dentist
A. B. Shattuck, formerly of Glen
burn, who moved to Denver, Colo,
six years ago, is back visiting friends.
Dan w. King of forming township,
has returned from Cando where he
owns large farm. He has 400 acres
in crop there.
Melvin Johnson who returned from
the south recently, quite i'll, is re-
ported much better and will be fully
recovered within short time.
County Auditor Kennard reports
hat many farmers are withdrawing
their state hail insurance. They
have until June IA to do this.
James Milloy, secretary of the As
sociation Of Commerce, attended a
Burke County Development meeting
at Portal Monday night, delivering
an address.
VIM. O'Leary, who was recently ap-
pointed state transportation officer,
left for Bismarck and jamestown to-
day with several charges. He was
assisted by Arthur Emmanuel.
A big dinner is to be served at the
South Prairie Community hall on Sat-
urday evening, June "a, for the men,
bers and their wives and all who con-
tributed to the fund for the hall.
Mrs. f. j: Falvey returned Sunday
from Long Beach, Calf, where she
spent several months visiting with
her son, Frank. She found the
weather much warmer here than in the
west.
{. E. Colcord, county auditor of
McHenry County, was in Minot Sat-
urday and was accompanied home by
his wife who has been receiving treat
ment from specialist, and his daugh-
ter, Edith.
Mrs. NJ. B. Rowe of Fargo, former
manager of the state federal employ
ment- agency, has informed Clyde Mel
son that an employment agency will
be opened in Minot to care for the
fall harvest.
S. N. Miller, Benedict banker, was
in the city Tuesday, transacting bus
mess in behalf of the development
association formed by six towns in
that vicinity. He is brother Ct
Hans Miller, we'll known Ryder bank
er.
Welcome showers fell turnout
northwestern North Dakota Wednes-
day, cooling the atmosphere and i'm
proving the crops to a considerable
extent. A report from Fesesnden
states that rain fell steadily Tuesday
night.
Miss Christina Hahn of Dresden,
who has been under treatment for the
past three months at local sanitar-
ium left for her home Friday greatly
improved in health. Miss Hahn is
the daughter of Chas. Hahn, promi-
nent resident of Dresden.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. johnson have
I'd fvoy, Tho cn,1fh uyhoro fhpV
spent the winter. They made the
round trip by auto. MIR. johnson,
whose health was not good for some
time, is feeling fine again. They were
in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and
Tennessee.
Franz Herzig, who moved west
seven years ago, arrived recently and
will spend the summer at the farm
of his son, Carl, near Tasker: His
wife died six years ago and he is now
living with daughter at Reardan
WASH, near Spokane, whose husband
is merchant. Mr.. Herzig visited
Minot today in company with his son
Former Congressman +. u. Morton
withdrew from the Senatorial race
after determining that his candidacy
would endanger McCumber's chance:
for reelection. He critises Ormsb!
McHarg of Jamestown, candidate fo1
the U. S. Senate, who has no show
for election, but whose cand;dac!
tends to strengthen that of Lynn j
Frazier.
Ira L. Rush, local architect il
charge of the plans for the War
county fair grounds and buildings, ha
returned from Des Moines where h.
conferred with Pearse, Robinson 4
Sprague, landscape architects VIII
will lay out the grounds. Mr.. Rusl
visited the Kiwanis and Rotary club
in that city. He visited the fai
grounds at Des Moines, Perry, la
and at Hamline, MINI.
| Alex. Albin, prosperous Berthol'
farmer is in Minot today attending
the supervisors meeting. Mr.. Albil
has built up a fine farm home. H
has Ak acres If nOtatOes has a total q