Samuelson Returns from Sweden After Long Absence
W Wednesday W. Samuelson returned from a visit to his native Sweden his first since he left as a lad of sixteen He found his parents well and glad to see him and spoke of mothers cooking and old surroundings He notes his brother August remains in Sweden as a landowner with a large farm and a woolen mill on his property The voyage on the Mauretania was pleasant with 1600 passengers and 800 crew On board a daily newspaper was read via wireless telegraphy Samuelson stopped in New York to buy spring stock of shoes and learned of Thaw's acquittal Would Make Murphy Mayor A petition circulated in Minot to urge Major Murphy to run for Mayor It is unclear if he will accept and he contemplates a possible campaign
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Jy. W. Samuelson
Weden
America
Sweden
Mr. Samuelson
August
Mauretania
Liverpool
New York
Samuelson
New York City
White Bros. Creamery to Install New Equipment
White Bros. Creamery in Minot prepared for major upgrade after Hidten White returned from the Twin Cities with new machinery. The installation will make the creamery among the state’s best equipped, boosting butter and ice cream quality and ensuring farmers receive top market prices with prompt cash. Gardner joins Minot Insurance Agency as solicitor due to rapid growth. the firm also added from Hartford and California insurers to its lineup.
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Hidten White
Twin Cities
White Bros
Minot
Northwest
Commissioners Head to Fargo for Tax Reform Meeting
Ward county commissioners led by Auditor Fabrick traveled to Fargo for a state commissioners conference. The gathering aims to devise an intelligent method to adjust state taxes and to recommend legislation supporting tax reform efforts.
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Fargo
Ward County
Fabrick
Democratic Meeting Sets Minot Caucus and County Convention
The Democratic Central Committee of Ward county met March 3 to plan caucuses for March 18 and a county convention on March 23 at 4 p m in the Minot courthouse. Each precinct gets two delegates at large plus one per fifty votes or fraction since the last election for Governor John Burke. No presidential endorsement was discussed.
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Democratic Central Committee
Ward County
John Hhr
R. B. Cox
W. C. McHugh
Court House
Minot
John Burke
Ward County sheriff nomination call in Minot
Announcement by a candidate to Republican electors of Ward County North Dakota announcing a bid for the sheriff nomination and seeking votes at the June 24 1908 primary election.
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Minot
N. D
Ward County
North Dakota
Mrs Gordon Dead in North Dakota County
Mrs Gordon died after years of residence in Cass County North Dakota and Ward. She was born in Pike County Illinois in 1858 and married J D Gordon on June 27 1875. The couple lived in Barry township Pike County before moving to North Dakota twenty two years ago and then to Ward six years ago.
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Mrs. Gordon
Mary EB. Wike
David
Drusilla Wike
Pike County
Illinois
J. D. Gordon
Barry Township
North Dakota
Cass County
Ward
Widow Mrs Gordon Dies Suddenly in Minot Area Farm Life
Mrs Gordon, long resident of a county city, died suddenly February 26 from dropsy of the heart after hosting an evening at the Scofield farm nine miles southeast of the city. Survived by husband and three daughters Mrs C H Parker Minot Mrs R E Hopkins and Mrs D H Campbell Havre Mont one brother in Barry Ill. Funeral services were held at the Hopkins residence and Episcopal church with Rev N E Ellsworth officiating. Burial at Rose Hill cemetery. The Independent offers condolences to the family.
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Harry Myers
Scofield
Gordon
C. H. Parker
Minot
R. E. Hopkins
D. H. Campbell
Havre
Mont
Barry
Ill
Hopkins
Episcopal Church
N. E. Ellsworth
Rose Hill
Independent
Harness Dealers Buy Large Stock for Northwest Market
Adda Harness Line owners Jacobson and Fugelso have purchased Martin Jacobson's harness line and ordered a vast stock of new harnesses. A top Northwest supplier is anticipated as the stock arrives soon. Five Five Williston residents convicted of pigging serve time in Ward county jail. Mrs Webb colored received one year, Mr Webb colored one year, Redland one year, Peter Hansen four months, Thos Hammer ninety days.
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Adda
Jacobson & Fugelso
Martin Jacobson
Northwest
Minot Notices and Local Sports Headlines
A Minot court summons updates the Myatt heirs case in Ward County with a 30 day response window. Roell seeds catalogs promote top quality stock from Northrop King Co. A boxing bout in Minot features Nelson versus Potts with Potts predicting a ten round stoppage. Minot Markets rounds out the local items.
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Nelson
Potts
Mark Nelson
Minot
Jimmie Potts
Minneapolis
Wia
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Amueleon
Murphy
Major Murphy
Frank H. Hyland
Devils Lake
Dakota
Mississippi
The
Hyland
Gardner
Minot Insurance Agency
J. F. Gardner
Second National Bank
J. E. McKeane
Phoenix
Hartford
Hamburg-Bremen
Firemen’s Fund
California
Nyal
Nyal’s
New York and
London Drug Co
Minot, N.D
A. P. Slocum
Golden Rule
Curry Comba
D. C. Plank
D. Aaker
L. O. Wilson
Merchant Tailor
Blaisdell-Bird Bldg
2Nd Street
White’s Lee Cream Factory
Stavanger
Norway
Boullion
M. D
Seglen & CO
Minot, N. D
Minot Creamery
K. P
Wig
L. O. Hughes
Hughes
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