The Ward County Independent from Minot, North Dakota • Page 12

HP 1 Favorable Effect The credit has become a great factor in transacting business in this country, and much consideration has been given to the causes that stimulate credit. Payment by check creates a decidedly a a on re a a these persons who pay by check are systematic in their dealings and safeguard their resources by keeping their money in the bank. The Union National Bank offers to its patrons the best facilities for the transaction all cial matters that are sistent with our well tablished policy of ponsible Banking. The Union National Bank of Minot 4 Uaitsd Depositary for Postal Savings Fuads ji JUNK We pay highest cash market a prices for old rubber, rubber tires, inner tubes, old cop- 6 per and brass, zinc, leati, old 0 0 iron and all kinds of junk. 1 Mint Hide Fur Go.

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1 A Fruit is not cheap this season, can offer you some very fine fruit the purchase. We have a lot of watermelons that I Local and Personal I I Atty. Geo. McGee has invested in a new Apperson auto. The heat Saturday was terrific, the thermometer registering 100 degrees in the shade.

Over 2,800,000 bushels of grain out j.of the 1912 crop, have been marketed in Williston. The Great Northern is installing an automatic block system between Minot and Williston. Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. Grow motored to Lake Upsilon Sunday for a few outing. The Reporter has moved its offices from East Second street to ment under the Branch. W. E.

Mullins of Minneapolis rived last week to assume his duties as city editor of the Optic. Mr. and Mrs. John Stoudt are spending two weeks at their old home, Hastings, Minn. Auditor Gibb of Mountrail county, passed thru Minot enroute to ton, on business.

Chas. Zehringer, assistant cashier at the Union National Bank, is joying a two-week's vacation. Mrs. Harry Dingman and son Eddie, left Thursday for Stephen, I Mrs. Dingman's old home, for a visit.

I Miss Philips, who has been the guest of her cousin, Alex. Pringle, left Friday for her home at Toronto, 1 Can. I After examining the county records at Cogswell, it is alleged that former Register of Deeds Warriner is short $943.35. Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Smallwood are expected to return from eastern Canada Aug. 15, where they are spending the summer. F.

A. Stoevener threshed his winter 1 rye Saturday, which averaged 14 1-2 bushels. T. F. Renwald's rye across the road average 8 bushels.

J. W. Samuelson, Con. Lindstrom, Peter Fugelso and M. J.

Engeseth left for Lake Upsilon by auto Tuesday where they are spending the week. A small blaze in some boxes back of the Chink restaurant in the postoffice block, called out the fire department Monday evening. The blaze was tinguished with the chemical engine. Con Lindstrom is enjoying a two weeks' vacation from his duties at Weinrebe's. He visited friends at ermo and fished at Lake Upsilon.

Chas. Sandberg and wife, Victor Sandberg and Mr. and Mrs. Sandberg of Westfield, N. their parents, ited friends at Flaxton and Oxbow, last week.

Major Murphy addressed a farmers' meeting at. Max Friday, returning that evening with C. B. Bach. Mr.

Murphy addressed five gatherings last week. J. Keiholz, aged 40, a farmhi. Residing near Alexander, N. committed suicide by blowing his brains a.

shot gun. 'He leaves a wife and Wo children. Prof. James C. Watson, of the iversity of Nevada, at Reno, after the, summer at his farm the city, left Saturday for where he will visit his father, before" returning home.

The sale of $50,000 court house bonds issued by Mountrail county, has been completed. The state secures them at 4 per cent. Nothing ently stands in the way of that new court house. "Sunny Jim" Falconer spent al days last week in the interests of the Independent in Mountrail county. He added seventeen new names sides transacting considerable other business.

The Northwestern Summer school closed at Velva Saturday night and Pres. A. G. Crane, who was in charge, returned that night. The school was attended by nearly 400 teachers from the eight northwestern counties.

Bowbells has a million dollar poration and this is no joke. The Ingison Hydro-electric Power has been organized under the laws of aware. Mark Powers, a former Minot resident, is the secretary and er. Chas. Nording, an old time steader in the Crosby country, ines that he owns all the land east of Crosby.

He was found cutting hay on several farms near his own and dered the owners away with a shot gun. He has been arrested and it is believed he is insane. The first grain stacked this season can be seen at the John Renz farm on the north hill. The stacks are from an eighteen acre field of winter rye that will average no less than fifteen bushels per acre. John is cutting a fine field of oats for hay and has just completed an up-to-date poultry house.

Fred Almy, who accompanied the remains of Mike Hein, the G. N. neer who was killed last week, turned from Corning, where the remains were interred. Fred reports the weather very hot in that state, the thermometer registering 105 degrees. we MipMH 0 SMALLWOOD'S SANITARY GROCERY tsri Dick Barrett of Glenburn nas bean appointed deputy game warden.

Dick can't tell a prairie chicken from a zard but he knows human nature ly well and can tell by the looks oJ a man whether ho intends to fracture the game laws or not. Phil W. Myers has returned from his old home in Ohio where he has spent two weeks with his aged ents. Phil says the winter wheut crop in the Buckeye state is mense, but the North Dakota corn and oats are in much better shape. The weather was intensely hot in Chicago and he was glad to hurry west.

Paul V. McCoy left for the east where he will spend several weeks buying fall and winter stock for his store. He will be joined in by Mrs. McCoy, who been iting there, and together they will visit New York city and other points. L.

A. Emerson has invested in a fine new Cadillac car. Miss Swartout of the Woman's Sho is visiting at her old home, Rockfon 111. Oscar Wilson, the Donny brook banker, and E. T.

Carey were ors in the city yesterday. Dr. J. W. Robinson, a prominent physician from Garrison, is attending the druggists' convention.

I Mr. and Mrs. Dick Barrett of Glenburn brot their little son to this city Saturday to give him medical tion. A. Baker left for Petoskey, where he will visit relatives, ing with Mrs.

Baker, who has been visiting there several weeks. Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens of Towner was a Minot visitor Tuesday, having arrived to attend the W. R. C.

meeting at the home of Mrs. John Kane. Henry Stammen lost a 2300 lb ported Percheron mare at his farm near Grano Sunday. This was one of the largest mares in the state and valued at $2000 by the owner. E.

S. Person is cutting barley this week. It is nice and clean and will average well. The Major has a lot of fine hogs and will feed all of the barley that he does not save for seed. J.

M. Devine delivered two es at the teachers' convention at Mayville last week, his subjects bing cational Memories arid Prophecies" and "Abraham Lincoln." The govnor returned Sunday. a. The Minot Flour Mill is building an addition to their building for more storage capacity. C.

E. Brown, who manages the iety store at Mporhead, passed thru Minot this week enroute to Williston, where he may locate. While here he was the guest of his brother, M. W. Brown, the popular clerk at the Waverly.

F. C. Malloy, the Max druggist, is mingling with the crowd in ance at the druggists' convention this week. He reports Aug. Zethren, the Citizens Bank and Bostrom Bros, as building a large brick building for the use of their respective business places.

Miss F. J. Carlson of St. Paul, rived to take charge of the ladies' hairdressing and manicuring departments of the Arcade Barber Shop. Miss Carlson is an artist in her line and is giving Minot just as complete an tablishment as can be found in the larger cities.

MrT and Mrs. N. J. Thorson are joying an outing at the lakes at troit, Minn. Mr.

Thorson had his first experience running a motor boat this week. Miss Emma Grothe companied Mr. and Mrs. Thorson as far as Fargo, spending several days with friends. Dick Barrett of Glenburn, who has never been particularly in favor of versification, has at last been ed.

Dick has about fifty fine hogs on his bonanza farm that will make him some money. It is expected that he will be milking cows extensively other year. Thirty Royal Neighbors met day night to give a farewell reception in honor of Mrs. Kirkland, who leaves this week for her future home in Montana. She was given a suitable remembrance, Miss Florence Brogan making the presentation speech.

freshments were served. Jim Wilson, of the Royal Cafe, tells of an accident which happened to a flock of prairie chickens out on his reservation farm. Last week while cutting hay, Jim ran into a flock of ON THE THRESHOLD of the most imp riant purchase you ever made in your life. It would be a pity to let a slip-up mar the occasion and its most appropriate souvenir. When you cross the door-sill of our shop you are among gentlemen who will not only give you gentlemanly attention, but the best value for the money.

DIAMONDS OF REAL WORTH HART SWALSTEAD N. D. RSS ASK Y0UR NEIGHBOR HE KNOWS WE PAY HIGHEST MARKET I PRICES You will always be sure of getting the highest market prices for your produce at this store. Yoar son or your daughter can buy groceries just as cheap here as you can and they can get just as high prices for the produce as you can. We treat everybody alike.

That's why we have bnilt such a large businebs. Just now we are paying 18 cents a dozen for eggs. We don't know just what the market will be next but the price wiU not be less. We have a large put for butter. Bring us all the good butter you have.

We can offer a price that will please you. Nobody is able to buy fruit at present at prices that will enable us to offer special inducements We assure you that if we are able to buy any fruit this season for less than present prices, are selling at 60 and 60 cents this week. if N. Ramstad St. D.

D. Whaley, for thepast it a resident of1Sawyer, has moved, 4p thiscity. E. Afjpinwall, formerijT-of this city, who is livihg on a homestead near Barr, writes that he has 7o acres of flax doing fine. He attends the "Ladies' Aid" regularlywwith his there are usually 60 in attendances Ed is getting fat, from plenty of chickens and garden truck.

He complains cause "Bill" Mumford and Uz Elliott, who have homesteads nearby, work harder. They have been ing six weeks clearing ten acres of stone. STR1NGTOWN ITEMS. The Ladies' Aid society held their annual sale and picnic at Shea's school house last Saturday. body had a good time and the ladies took in over $52.00 as the result of the auction.

After the auction the interesting event of the afternoon was ttringtown To the Worth of Your JEWELS, BONDS AND PRIVATE to protect them against loss by fire, by being hidden away where you cannot find them sometimes. Such protection is offered by our Safe Deposit Boxes in our Fire and Burglar Proof from $2.50 up pays for one year's protection. See about yours to day. We are fenta for Scandlnavian-Amarlean Star and Donaldson Steamship Lines. Wi can always give you the lowost ratea to Europe and r.turn SECOND NATIONAL BANK Minot, IN O.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING DEC. 25th COLD WEATHER WILL BE HERE SOONER! Let us fill up that bin with HARD COAL before the advance in price. Large stock on hand of all kinds of EASTERN COAL AND LIGNITE Ask US fOr prices PIPER-HOWE LUMBER CO. two-thirds grown chickens and before he realized what he was doing he had cut the heads off a number of them. Jim of course didn't intend to fracture tiie game laws and couldn't see the harnv in having a chicken a Phone 68 Minot, N.

D. baseball ame between South Prairie and the Sluggers. The Sluggers came off victorious by the narrow gin of one run. A return game is to be played tween Stringtown and South Prairie on the latter's diamond next day afternoon. Orless Williamson of Minot, who has been spending some time visiting friends in Stringtown, has confided to some of her most intimate friends that she has found no occupation so interesting as that of chasing cats around Blaine Witham's home in the late evening.

David Van Ett and family have been vUttig Us father sad brother here. Mrs. Sassa is expecting a visit from her brother, Joe Culbertson, who is on his way to Canada to look at land. Blaine Witham is the proud posessor of a new top buggy, and is once more one of Stringtown's leading sports. School opened in Shea's schoolhouse last week with Eva Kline aa teacher.

Stoddard Caswell is visiting his brother here. Mr. and Mrs. John well are still visiting their relatives in Kansas. Two Drake hunters were arrested Aug.

2 for having their guns and dogs the field. Their outfit was cated and sold and.they were fined $10 each. MAN AND WIPE COOKS want threshing crew to cook for. Long Man class cook. Frank Jones, Glacier Park, Care Glacier Park Hotel.

to learn cooking in first class hotel. Will pay ing to ability. Also one girl to help waiting on table and other work. AddreiB Box Kenmare, N. D.

8-7-tf MINOT CORRECTED EVERY 75c Durum 75c 1.28 Oats Ji, it Barley jffic Rye 43a Mr. Farmer! Why bother with a grain farm when you can get a fine combination farm near Minot, the best market in the state for all kinds of farm produce? Positively no ures. A beautiful place, running spring creek, trees, fruit, cows, ens, nogs, butter, eggs, and all kinds of garden truck. Dairy route estab- lished now and plenty of business, ly two milea from Minot $2,000 to ",000 profit every year for the right man. Free feed for hogs, etc.

The best farm for easy money in Ward'Co See us at once. The Northwestern Land Minot, N. D. 7-24-t4 Paid On Savings Deposits. Interest ited July 1st and January 1st.

Deposit Bank, Minot, N. Settled, once for all. Many Minot people have settled the fuel queatlon satisfactorily by using the famous Noonan Lignite. Caah Feed ft Fuel Store. tf We are willing to sell at a small margin however, and and we trust that we may, we will give you the advantage of t' MINOT, ktu jit 1 A BIG SNAP..