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The Ward County Independent

Location

Minot, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1920

Page

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Bryan Addresses Minot Rotary Club in North Dakota

William Jennings Bryan, honorary Minot Rotary member, spoke at noon urging national unity and peace. He praised Rotary while recalling Taft and highlighting a future visit by Taft, with speakers Huntington and Dr. Wilson contributing to the program and musical numbers by Lafe Flaten.

Bryan North Dakota Robinson Minot Rotary Club William Jennings Bryan America Mr. Bryan Om Clarke Mr. Clarke Rotary Taft Pce Ne Me Huntpicton Dr. Wilson Washington, D. C Minot Normal School Lafe Flaten I, Hell ‘Ke Henry Wilson

North Dakota Elks to Attend National Convention in Chicago

Minot Lodge No. 1089 selects L. D. McGahan as representative to the Elk convention in Chicago next month. L. J. Palda and John J. Coyle also will attend. Coyle is endorsed for District Deputy Grand Noble and the group will headquarters at Fort Dearborn hotel during the Chicago events.

North Dakota Elks L. D. McGahan Minot Elke Chicago L. J. Palda John J Coyle Mr. Coyle Noa Maler North Dakota Elka Fort Dearborn Soha Splendid Lake Organization

Fragmented Note on Brant and Mixing Instructions

A garbled passage discusses brant and a brant that had been mixed from 24 to 86 hours. It mentions an SSG pin, Bw Shore, and poison readiness. The text references becoming wet and well mixed, implying an improvised process or recipe with unclear context and few identifiable entities.

Danish Brotherhood Picnic Set Near Minot

Danish Brotherhood Lodge No. 310 of Minot will hold its fourth annual picnic at the Big Bridge four miles west of Minot on Sunday. Cars will leave the Windsor Hotel at 12:80 p.m. on that date.

Minot Big Bridge Four Milles Weat Windsor Hotel

Remarkable Blind Woman Handles Home Tasks in Ward

In Ward, Mrs. Webster, blind, manages housework and cooking twelve miles southwest of Bfinot, creating spotless laundry and bread, while her husband supports the effort. The couple attends events like Wildwood Park’s Minot Chaudfque and Grange convention highlights reflect community ties and local business news.

Webi Wildwood Park

Berthold Grange Deake Week Notes and Vague References

Fragmentary OCR text mentions Berthold and Grange events with unclear details. It references week long activities, a next year's schedule, and possible convention involvement, but lacks coherent facts, dates, or named entities to confirm an event or outcome.

Berthold Grange Deake

American Legion State Convention Set for Minot August 25 26

Minot invites 1500 to 2000 delegates for the state American Legion convention on August 25 and 26. Local hosts offer hospitality to visitors as Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt may attend. Riverside Park is being dedicated as New Roosevelt Park in memory of the late Theodore Roosevelt along the Roosevelt trail. F R Sanders and Major A G Crane lead local arrangements with R E Flynn compiling convention coverage for Legionaires. Bands from Fargo and Devils Lake will join the delegates.

The American Legion Minot Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Park Roosevelt F. R. Sanders A. G. Crane William G. Carroll Legionaires R. E. Flynn Fargo Devils Lake

Farmers Fight Grasshoppers Reducing Expected Damage

County Agent Gorman reports two carloads of bran used to mix rations and farmers rallying to combat grasshoppers. Recent rains slow hopper movement. reports of localized damage emerge but steps begin to curb spread. Commissioner Powell endorses alkali water barrier methods near field edges to deter crossing hoppers without harming crops.

Gorman Ich Ware Minot Renville County Independent Arent Gorman M. M. Powell

Makoti Plans Big July 12 Celebration on Founding Day

Makoti prepares for an eighth anniversary festival July 12 with a round-up Indian dance pow-wow and pioneer day features. Saltness of Makoti reports promising crop prospects on the reservation and locals note rapid farm activity including Shortheattle and Poland-Ching breeding as 500 acres sign for 1921 crop. A new potato warehouse project is under construction financed by Fiechowski of Flensburg Minnesota.

Makoti Saltness Makotii Kamriid & Stokdal Minot J. L. Arvidson Makati fi +t jiechowski Flensburg Minnesota

Picnic at Riverside Brings Indiana Illinois Groups Together

A large crowd gathered at Riverside Park for an annual Indiana and Illinois Associations picnic. Speakers from Minot Normal and various officials praised North Dakota's dairy prospects while highlighting Ferndale Washington as a promising banking center. The event featured a long banquet, award prizes for cooking, and plans to merge associations for a summer picnic and Lincoln’s birthday meeting in Surrey.

Petrona Indiana Riverside Park Indices G. W. Lingefelt Indiana Association North Dakota J. H. Colton Minot Normal Colton Ver Davis Manna the Normal G. D. Colcord D. T. Dierdorff D .T. Dierdorff Fred Brey J. B. Withers Lola Dierdorff J. J. Larsen D. T. Tierdorff Wmadler Shuttleworth Wm. Hecker J. H. Byrne Chas. Taylor.ie Association Surrey Lincoln

Grand Forks Fair Showcases Large Livestock Entries

Large numbers of nog and sheep entries fill the Grand Forks Fair Association’s livestock department in Grand Forks North Dakota from July 20 to 24. The write up emphasizes demand for pure bred stock to improve Northwest farms and notes strong opportunities for foundation stock and herd improvement this year.

Grand Forks Fair Grand Forks North Dakota Northwest

Big stock sale to feature Percheron horses and Hereford cattle

Underdahl Brothers Roy Peter and Laie announce a large stock sale at the old Underdahl ranch southwest of Minaton on Tuesday June 29. The sale lists 60 Percheron horses and 40 Hereford cattle with buyers offered a chance to acquire top stock as Roach of Ryder calls the offering the finest he has seen in the region.

Underdahl Brothere Drothers Roy Peter Laie Underdahl Minat Tuearts Roach Ryder Audientey Ae

Fragmentary Civil War Era Rhetoric Spotted in OCR Text

The readable shards depict a heated exchange about conscription and loyalty to leaders, with references to Mr Woodrow Wilson and claims about seizing railroads. Overall context is unclear, but the language reflects charged political speech and social tensions of the period.

Wilson Woodrow Wilson

Camel causes fence claim at Johnny J. Jones Exposition

A local resident named Smith filed a $100 damages claim against the Johnny J. Jones Exposition alleging the camel Mollie damaged his hedge near the Normal school. Attorney M. D. Eide settled the matter for $20. The fence sustained minor damage and the company moved on to Calgary early Sunday after a profitable stay in Minot.

Mollie Johnny Jones Smith Molie Camel Atty M. D. Eide Eide Minot Calgary Alta

Supervisors Meet To Plan Good Roads In Ward County

Ward county supervisors and the county commissioners met in Minot to outline a six mile per township good roads plan funded by the county. The aim is permanent highways connecting townships with joined routes, with work to spread over several years. Governor Lynn J. Frazer praised road building and urged more engineers for the state projects.

Ward County Association of Comme Rooma H. M Wilson Association of Commerce Board of Commissioners Attonney Herigstad G. D. Colcord Lynn J. Frazier Krant

Correction: Ladies Aid change ante date and venue

The Ladies Aid of Torning township moved the event from June 29 to July 3 to be held at the Fran Lutheran church. Free June at noon and a sale in the afternoon with Grasshoppers doing damage noted. County Commissioner Vandenvever reports concerns about a second crop pest outbreak.

Torning Township Fran Lutheran Church Vandenvevernforma

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