The Ward County independent., 1922-08-10
CITY news IN BRIEF

D. D. Riley, Scout Executive, who
has been taking a two weeks special
course at the Culver, Ind, Military
Academy in scout work, and two
weeks in the Forest school at Itasca
Park, Mimi, is expected home Sun
day.
An implement shed at the rear of
the Frosaker Implement Co., was al
most demolished Monday when a
heavy truck belonging to the Inter-
national Harvester Co., backed into
one Of the supporting posts, causing
the roof to collapse.
Billy Dodds, manager of the Mad
son & Bugge store at Foxholm, was
in the city Tuesday to receive medical
treatment for an injured knee. Billy
says rye in his community is averag-
ing around 22 bushels. No rust
damage in the Foxholm district, he
says. Potato and grain crops are
looking fine and everyone is busy and
happy.
The shopmen's strike is still on af-
ter six weeks, with no signs of relent-
ing on either side. The shopmen are
willing to go back to work, but want
their seniority rights restored. The
railroad labor board have been re-
quested by the president to take up
the seniority problem, which is the
only obstacle in the way Of a speedy
settlement.
J. K Woodward, advertising man
ager of the Fair store, accompanied
by Mr.. Woodward's mother, left
Tuesday for the Yellowstone park.
They will make the trip by easy
stages, camping out whenever and
wherever the prospect pleases".
fiNoody" took along a fine assortment
of fishing tackle and is determined
to break the record insofar as noun
tain trout fishing is concerned. The
Woodward party will be absent for
two weeks.
Mrs. Ben Ellefson accompanied by
Mrs. A. L. Gieger, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Ellefson for the past
two weeks left for Minneapolis today
on 106. Mrs. Ellefson will remain
as a guest Of Mrs. Gieger's for a
couple of weeks being joined by Mr..
Ellefson who will leave on his vaca-
ton Sunday. Mrs. Gieger is a for
mer resident of the city, having NOV
ed to Minneapolis four years ago. Mr..
Gieger is a switchman for the 500
Line in the St. Paul yards.
Miss Margaret AurIand, one of the
teachers in the city schools, who has
been spending the summer at the
home of her sister, Mrs. John Edward
Grimm, at Dayton, O., will prolong
her visit somewhat as the Minot
schools will not open until Sept. 49,
on account Of the Ward County fair
Mrs. Grimm, was formerly Miss Hell
en- Aurland, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Aurland Of this city. A sec
ond son, John Edward, the Third, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Grimm, recently
Since the municipal swimming pool
was opened in Riverside-park early ir
the summer, there has not been 8
death from drowning in Minot or vi.
cinity. Mouse river at this point
has taken an average toll of six lives
annually. If it is possible to value
human life in dollars and cents, the
swimming pool has already paid fol
itself in this respect alone. There
have been a number Of thrilling ex
periences in the pool, but due to the
close attention given by the able life
guards, no deaths have occurred. The
lifeguards have rescued twenty-five
from perilous positions.
Mrs. Kerfott, who is in charge o1
the DR.. A. D. MCDANIEL offices, ant
Mrs. John Nelson, secretary Of The
Ward County Red Cross, have re
turned from most enjoyable tour o1
the west. They, were away nearly {
month and visited Banff and LAX,
Louise in the Canadian Rockies, Van
couver, Seattle, Portland, Los Ange
les, the Grand Canyon, Denver ant
the Twin Cities. The first rain the,
found on their journey was in Ari
zona which looks nice and green. The,
saw the forest fires Of Washington
in the distance and views in that STATE
being cut off by the smoke. In Sc
attic they visited the Misses Margaret
and Florence Greene and they dinet
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reighar
in San Francisco. They visited will
DR.. and Mrs. Ringo and DR.. and Mrs
Newlove and Miss Doris Kemper il
Los Angeles.