The Ward County independent., 1922-08-03
CITY news IN Brief


J. w. Rode ably assisted in the
office of the Independent while a por-
tion of the crew were away on their
vacation last week.
Leon G. Powers, optician at the
Winters jewelry store, returned We'd
nesday from two weeks vacation
William Gordon, the Eddy county
sheep and wool man, shipped out 37,-
900 pounds of wool clipped from sheep
/ in that county. The shipment brought
$1,000.
Lewis Rosenwater, of Milnor, who
invested in a farm east Of Rice Lake
two years ago, will soon arrive in
Ward county to reside upon his farm
and improve it. ~ ,.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Samuelson and
children left Tuesday morning for
Hunters Hot Springs, Mont, and
Yellowstone Park where they will en-
joy three weeks outing. ~
Rev. VIM. C. Hunter, who is enjoy
ing the summer with other members
rived in Minot' Monday night and is
Mr.. McVean of the American Type
Founders Co., visited Minot Wednes-
day. Mrs. McVean, who is accom-
panying her husband on nine weeks
trip over his territory, was with him.
Mrs. Bickers and little babe from
Portal, spent last week in Minot, visit
ing with the formers mother, Mrs.
Larkin. Mrs. Bickers was formerly
Miss Name Larkin, popular. Minot
nurse.
Albert Guggendahl, assistant Sec
retary of the Des Moines, Ia., Rotary
club, visited Minot Wednesday and
visited with L. A. White. He gradu
ated from the Williston schools at the
time Mr.. White was in charge.
For the first time in eighteen years
the Ward county Jail was reported
empty on Tuesday Of this week, ac-
cording to jailer Mccartney. The
last inmates, two Minot ladies, were
let go on suspended sentence that day.
Harry Gillespie, a former Minot
resident is here on visit with his
brother, Bob, of the City Auditors
office. Harry has spent the past four
years in Texas. He says that it is
much better here in North Dakota
than in Texas.
j. X. Woodward, advertising mana
ger of the Fair, leaves Monday with
his family and his mother, Mrs. C. F.
Woodward of Lynn, Mass, on a two.
weeks vacation trip. The Woodward
party are as yet undecided as to
whether they will 60 out thru the
Yellowstone Park or take run down
thru South Dakota.
A Hebrew and an 1rishman were
fishing in separate boats some dist
ance apart. The 1rishman got bite,
and was so nervous that he fell out
Of the boat. He sank twice, and as he
came up the second time, the Hebrew
rowed over and called out: "Mister
up again."
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Herum and
Mrs. Hendrickson of Carpio motored
to Minot Tuesday to enjoy the concert
given by the Devils Lake Boy Scout
band. Mr.. Herum brot seventeen Of
the Carpio Boy Scouts to hear the
concert. The Herums and Mrs. Hen
Erickson were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. Blonde while in the city.
D. C. Robbins, Minot pioneer, has
returned from Maquoketa, Ia, where
he spent the past two years and will
spend several months in this vicinity.
Mr.. Robbins was employed by the
Great Northern Railway Co. as a
brakeman for about twenty years, be-
ginning with 1888, but has done no
railroading for more than decade.
DR.. and Mrs. Victor Sandberg are
visiting at the formers old home,
Westfeld, N. Y, where they will en-
joy vacation of several weeks. The
doctor writes: Gam having a real
nice vacation.s The weather has been
grand and the folks are all well. It
surely is pretty around here. Have
been fishing and swimming nearly
every day" -s-.
MI. and Mrs. E. J. Fersberg who
have been up to their Mckinney farm
for the past six weeks arrived home
Saturday. While at their Mckinney
farm they superintended the erection
of splendid new barn, one Of the
best barn buildings in Renville coun-
ty. Crops in that section, which lies
just south Of the Canadian boundary,
are splendid.
w. D. Gillespie, Fargo architect,
was in Minot Tuesday, enroute home
from visit to his bonanza farm at
Ray. His rye crop has been cut and
the straw is much heavier than a
year ago when he secured 80 bushels
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40 bushels and wheat 25. His wheat
will be cut next week, and rye thresh-
ing will be in progress in that locality.
The E. O. Dickinson Grain Com
pany is branching out, having added
another house the past week, one of
the two Olson elevators at Burling-
ton. The elevator will be under the
direct supervision Of Mr.. Dickinson
himself, who is a buyer with thirty
years experience in the grain markets
to his credit. The elevator at Lone
tree will be under the charge of Rolf
Orser, member of the E. o. Dickin-
son Grain Co., who was the manager
of the house last year.
Fred Dale, of the C. L. Stevenson
Co., returned Monday from an extend
ed trip thru the southwestern section
Of the state, crossing the Missouri at
Elbowoods into Mckenzie county in