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Newspaper

The Ward County Independent

Location

Minot, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1916

Page

9

Minot Prepares for Grand Council of U C T North Dakota

Minot plans to host the Grand Council of the United Commercial Trades of North Dakota and Minnesota June 8 to 10. Expect about 1000 to 1500 visitors with hotels taxed and many hosted by residents. Sessions at Pythian Hall, headquarters at the opera house and Elks Home for Indies. Features include band concerts, luncheons, a carnival, a masquerade, a grand parade Saturday morning. Governors Burnquist and Hanna to speak with W U Burdick also on the program.

Minot U. C.T North Dakota Minnesota P. F. Murphy Stillwater Minn G. M. Peterson Duluth Pythian Hall Elks Burnquist Minesota L. B. Hanna WU. L. Burdick

Pet Of The Minotro Round House

A representative viewed the Great Northern round house with traveling engineer Roy Pierce. The shop employs 22 machinists by day and 12 by night, plus 30 laborers, handles 100 engines, and can overhaul an engine entirely. The round house includes a compressed air plant linked to the passenger sabet, its own electric dynamo, five boilers with two more planned, and plans for large steel coal sheds and stand pipes at the round house and yard.

Independent Great Northern Round House Roy Pierce Urin Beai G. N Minot Round House

Passenger depot upgrades and new tracks planned this season

The depot will gain a new passenger building with a redesigned track layout and added sections. A steam heating system ships air through the building while hot air circulates under walks for winter comfort. Engine No 132, first run by George Emerson, is shown as a prized relic now operated by George Withey on the Antler branch.

Round House George Emerson Great Northern James J. Hill Tn Gine George Withey Antler Minot

Father Raith's Fifteenth Anniversary At St. Leo's Parish

Father Jos Raith marks fifteen years in charge at St. Leo's Minot as parish grows from a small church to a large edifice. He cites the need for a parochial school and notes the Daughters of Isabella banquet where plans for a school fund were proposed.

Jos. Raith St. Leo's Daughters of Isabella Minot Raith

Shriners to Attend Kem Temple Meeting in Grand Forks

Minot Shriners Archie D. McCannel J W Samuelson C F Person F P Taylor R Bramburg will ride on No 4 Friday morning to Grand Forks for a Kem Temple gathering. R pores A F McLain also listed among those attending.

McLane to Locate in Sioux City

The friends of A. F. McLane and family regret their departure from the city. They will move to Sioux City Iowa where Mr. McLane will continue to work in insurance. He is regarded as one of the best insurance men in North Dakota.

McLane Sioux City A. F. McLane Dakota

James J Hill dies after brief illness in St Paul home

James J Hill final medical hours ended at 9 30 am in St Paul following a brief illness. Family gathered at his bedside as he faded, with wife and children present. He built the Great Northern and other interests, leaving an immense fortune and a lasting legacy in rail and farming ventures.

James J. Hill Northwest St. Paul McC. Beard New York Great Northern Hill Farm North Oaks Hill Dr. Mayo Rochester Herman M. Biggs Stanley T. Seeger Mayo William J. Mayo Walter Hill Hallock Minn James N. Hill Louis W. Hill Walter Ganghters Clara Hill Samuel Hill Seattle Michael Gavin Twin Cities Ern Trust Company First National Bank of St. U Guelph Ont James Hillis Ann Dunbar Rockwood Academy Rockwood Hudson Bay Red River Valley J. W. Bass & Co St. Paul Lhe Merchants Hotel Mary Meighan Cott Pioneer Guard Jay St. Paul and Northwestern Packet Co Fame St. Paul & Pacific Railroad St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Great Northern West The G. N

Prominent Minot Doctor Contemplates Ward County Coroner Bid

Dr. Pence, a leading Minot physician and surgeon, seeks the republican nomination for Ward County coroner. He is highly qualified and expected to secure strong support at a June 28 endorsement event.

Ward County Pence Minot

Dominion Coal Co Buys Mines in Des Lacs Valley

The Dominion Coal Co of Minneapolis buys the McClure holdings at Tusker and the Leydecker property near Burlington to begin sinking a shaft at Tusker and later open the Leydecker mine. J P Wallace becomes general manager with duties at Tasker. The firm holds Illinois mines with 10 000 tons per day capacity and aims to dominate Des Lacs valley lignite mining.

Minneapolis Ilinois North Dakota Dominion Coal Co Northwest McClure Coal Co Tusker Leydecker Burlington Lydecker Dominion Co J.P. Wallace Judge Wallace Tasker C. A. Bugge Co Illinois Des Lacs

Morrows to Move to Maxbass for Family Ties

Friends and business associates learn Geo L Morrow and family plan to relocate to Maxbass soon. Frank Morrow runs the mercantile there and Mr Morrow will join him as an associate. The Morrows will leave the Bond Lumber Co. auditing role. Mrs Morrow is noted for church and charity work and recently received a carving set from the Daughters of Isabella as a token of esteem.

Morrows Geo. L. Morrow Maxbass Mr. Morrow Frank Morrow Bond Lumber Co Daughters of Isabella

Marriage Licenses Cast in North Dakota Counties

A list of couples obtaining marriage licenses includes Casper J. Hassing 28 of Cass County and Anna Jake 21 of Ward County. Harry C. Bigham 42 and Edith Vossberg 21 of Ward County. Laula Larten 28 of Ward County and Geneva Wasson 22 of McHenry County. Frank R. Wenzel 24 of Ward County and Vera P o s ey 15 of Ward County with guardian consent from E. A. Hubbell. Frank R. Bretthauer 22 of Burke County and Beatrice V. Crandall 18. Fred Bochert 32 and Hazel L. Premble 21 of Ward County. Claude Knickerbocker 24 and Selma Nyre 19 of Ward County.

Casper J. Hassing Cass Co Anna Jake Ward County Harry C. Bigham Edith Vossberg Laula Larten Geneva Wasson McHenry County Frank R. Wenzel Vera Po‘sey Guardian E. A. Hubbell Frank R. Bretthauer Burke County Beatrice V. Crandall Fred Bochert Hazel L. Premble Claude Knickerbocker Selma Nyre

Mulligan Stew Incident Reaches Juvenile Court

Four young lads fished along the river and caught a muskrat for Mulligan stew. One boy grew very ill, and his worried mother reported the trouble to the juvenile court officer.

Good Price for a Runt

Chester Phifer a Burlington breeder sold a one year old pig weighing 515 pounds on March 1. The porker brought eight and a half cents per pound totaling $43.78 on the market.

Chester Phifer Burlington Duroc

Minot Plans Mammoth Fourth of July Celebration

Merchants Retal Credit Association probes a city wide Fourth of July event with D W Bowker J C Smallwood Otto Ellison Eldon White and A B Dill appointed to coordinate with the Park Commission and other groups. Local organizations pledge support and last year’s effort is to be eclipsed.

Merchants’ Retail Credit Association Messrs D. W. Bowker J. C. Smallwood Otto Ellison Eldon White A. B. Dill Park Commission

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Grand Council Minotro Round House Joseph Raith St. Leo's Catholic Church University of Michigalparaiso of Michigan Eeoeral Benool Chiropractic H. H. Hovda Oph. D Central Ave First Street S. W. Minot Mads America R. D. Halvorson & Co Minot, N. D J. R. Pence Des Lacs Valley Merchants Retail Credit Association Court St. Elizabeth Mary Fenelon Lake Court Deviliers Mary 5. Cloone Marie Foley Adele Gauthier Pearl Harvey Jane Ton Stella Nash Smith Eva Quealey Urene Richardson M. Rutten Florence Vandenoever J. J. Raith Out of Town J. B. Cashman T. H. Kenney Foxholm H. Fitzsimmons Wm. Hines Thomas Downey Wm. Anderson S. Sterret H. Rutten Fenelon Devils Lake Hari Swalstead Minot, North Dakota
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