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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
2
Editorial notes execution date for Chicago murderer Hoch and laments on Japanese and Russian war. It praises Minot’s rapid growth with land sales, circuses, races, and conventions. Reports immigrant influx, county meetings, and a busy June with operas, theater, fairs, and multiple big attractions drawing crowds.
Classified items note a room and house rental in Heck er's Gadedd, then a few brief society items. Ole Sundberg linked to Scofield's livery, PF. W. Friis, a Kenmare land man, wed Miss Mnnstones of Minneapolis. Fort Totten Indians hosted dances at Devils Lake for Norwegian singers. An ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a wedding travel tonic. W. B. Haywire.
Minot prepares for mid June horse races June 14 15 and 16 expecting large crowds. Hotels may be crowded prompting tent feeding on Main Street and homes offered for lodging. Secretary Champine forecasts up to 7500 paid admissions with railways offering fare and a third for travel June 13 14 to return June 17. Entries close June 7 with top horses and notable judges and a strong starter anticipated. trains from Soo and Great Northern schedule arrivals around noon.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran Synod church invites the public to a picnic at Rice Lake on Saturday, June 24. A free dinner will be served, with many garments for sale and a refreshment stand offering lemonade and fruits. Rice Lake attracts crowds with its scenery and fishing.
Brown and Farding on South Main add a groceries line after strong confectionery and employment office patronage. Oscar H. Will Co. nursery near Bismarck grows from a one man venture to a large employer. Butter milk priced at five cents per gallon at the Minot creamery. Blaisdell Bird Co. offers bonded abstracts of title and U S Land Office services in Minot.
A twelve year old boy in Cedar Rapids edits a creditable little outdoors magazine with a new typewriter gifted by Judge Palda. He clips from similar publications and maintains a small but engaging circulation among friends. The story mentions the Kenmare Road towns Tolley Grane Russell Eckman Kramer and local banking and newspaper developments.
The Mouse River Land Company is formed by John Lynch and Geo W Burke and will soon move into the former W H Reighart room. The firm will sell real estate and arrange loans. Burke has a strong real estate background from Surrey. GR Wannamaker of Dickinson, injured in a wreck at Driscoll a year ago, sued the Northern Pacific for 25000 and won 10000 damages.
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