The Ward County independent., 1922-07-13

Rev. Mr.. Kennedy Of Velva will
preach at Logan Sunday, July 16, a
$3.50 p. m.
George State says some bargain:
in cattle may be picked up al tn.
Community Day Sale, Saturday, July
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| Mrs. Aksel Bratsberg and childre,
are spending several weeks at De
troit, MINI, where they have engaged
a cottage.
Work of compiling copy for tht
Ward County Premium List is' ir
progress. Those, who desire adver
Mason, secretary, as soon as possible
Using space should notify Carl w
Mrs. Fay N. Fuller and daughter
Jean, arrived from Los Angeles, Cal
Tuesday night, and after visit with
old friends will go to Grand Forks tc
spend the summer on the Fuller farm
The Booster trip to Fessenden anC
points enroute which was to have
started from Minot this morning tc
advertise the Pageant and the Fai1
was called off on account of the bad
roads.
Dick Barrett, who farms on big
scale at Glenburn, has 14OO acres O:
rye and 400 acres Of wheat that is
especially fine. Dick is good farm
er and all he asks is little co-opera
ton from the weatherman.
VIM. Dodds, manager of the Mad
son & Bugge store at Foxholm, trans
acted business in Minot Tuesday.
Prospects for a crop are the best in
Foxholm's history he says, and his
concerning is preparing for an ex-
tensive trade.
New potatoes shipped in have been
selling at the local stores at Z cents
a pound. New home grown potatoes
are now on the market, selling at four
and five cents The potato crop is
large and within week or ten days
the price will be some lower.
Carl N. Cox, we'll known lumber
man, returned recently from a trip
east. He states that in Minnesota
and eastern North Dakota, he found
the crops rather weedy, but that thru
out western North Dakota, hardly a
weed can be seen in the fields.
M. o. Hall, who recently returned
from California to look after his in
terests at Mohall, was in Minot Mon
day, He stated that he had travelled
800 miles in northwestern North Da-
kota by auto the past few days and
found good crops everywhere.
Warren .Hoff, manager Of the Per-
sonal Accident and Health Depart
ment of the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Co., is spending the
week in Minot on business. He is a
member of the Minneapolis Rotary
club and visited the Minot Rotary
Monday.
The Booster ball game between Mi
not and Anamoose which was to have
been played .on the local grounds
Wednesday evening, has been post
poned until Tuesday, July 1S, on ac-
count of wet grounds. Moosejaw will
play on the local diamond Saturday
and Sunday. ...... .,....-
w. P. White of Volga City, Ia, is
spending few weeks at the home o.
his son; L. A. White, superintendent
Of the Minot schools. Mr.. White has
Travelled widely and he says that NJ
mas never seen more beautiful scenery
than that Of the city Of Minot nestled
in the Mouse river valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Tompkins, son
Paul and daughter, Mildred, left
Wednesday morning for Oregon
where they plan to make their future
home. They went by way of Bis
marck. Friends gave them a fare
well party the night before, present.
ing them with fine travelling bag.
MIR. and Mrs. Schooler and son,
Arthur, went to Elbowoods, to spend
the Fourth. The Indians from the
Reservation put on great show,
which included war dances. They
visited at the Jode Beam farm near
Raub, enroute. They report the crops
on the Reservation even better than
in this vicinity.
Jay Sharar, Minot policeman, who
shot and killed Archer Poole, carnival
attache, in a duel in the West hotel,
is out of the hospital on crutches.
Sharar was shot in both legs. A bill
totaling $3.50 for hospital and ply
sicians' bills was approved by the city
with the understanding
that Sharar would sign an agree
ment releasing the city from any
liability.
w. E. Krick, Bertnold editor, was
in Minot Saturday. He stated that
Berthold's mammoth crop
Of potatoes would be some job this
year. Berthold farmers have grown
potatoes so long that they don't get
excited over growing a million and
half bushels, (this years estimated
crop). Mr.. Krick says the crop will
be marketed in some manner. The
big warehouse at Berthold will take
care Of some of the crop and many
Of the growers have pits with ca
pacity from 1000 to $4,000 bushels
in which the potatoes can be kept
perfectly.