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.v S. S. Harrison, formerly engaged In the plumbing business in this city, arrived from Grand rorks to spend a few days with friends, and look after business. Mr. Harrison is a brother of Mrs. Drake of Northfleld, Minn., who with her husband, Jos. Drake are visiting their sons, Forest and Frank in Minot. W. N. Benson of Sawyer, was in Minot Friday. Mr. Benson has a nice looking crop, and says hay looks especially well. The hay now has made as fine a growth as it did any time during last season. The frequent rains have assured us as fine a crop of hay as we have ever bad. Mrs. Cocking of the Columbia ho tel at Rugby, was terribly burned, in a gasoline stove accident, about the waist and back, but will probably re cover. The wind had blown the gas oline blaze out, and the gasoline had continued to run. Lighting a match, Mrs. Cocking was soon a mass of flames, and ran until she fell. A boarder threw a carpet over her, potting out the flames. Attorney General Miller sprang a sensation last week, when he ap peared before the supreme court, and charged Judge Winchester of conniving with the blind piggers, and encouraging witnesses in blind pig cases to perjure themselves. I Fremont Weaver, the Devils Lake, man who stole flour from one of the grocery stores last spring, and was ]sent up for a year, was pardoned 'last week, but too late. He died at his home. Hie wife is ill, and sev eral of his children died, while the father was in the pen. case. This is a sad Thos. H. Moodle has leased the Ray Recorder. Moodie is a good writer and a whilrlwind of a worker. The market day held last Saturday afternoon, was well attended and the horses especially sold well. More farmers would have attended the [sale, but were completing their flax 'seeding, and many are still busy breaking. E. J. Brown, the Kenmare nursery man, was in Minot Saturday, having come down to attend the camp meet ing of the Methodists in Eastwood Park. Mr. Brown is quite a fruit raiser, and in addition to having a great many currant and gooseberry bushes bearing, has numerous cher ry, apple and plum trees due to bear this season. Of all of the varieties of currants which he has, he likes the Perfection currant the best, the fruit being as large as cherries. The two banks at Russell have consolidated, and the McKnights now run the entire show. a Kodak With You Don't think of making any kind of a trip this summer until you have supplied yourself with a Kodak and have learned how to ta re a snap shots. It's easy to learn. Kodaks at our store priced from $5.00 to $25.00 Brownie Cameras $1.00 to $12.00 i** 'V. 4 V, j. PAUL V. McCOY & CO. Wholesale and Retail Photo Supplies,, MINOT, N. D. The five year old daughter of John Flummerfelt of Devils Lake wan dered from her home Wednesday afternoon, and on Thursday morn ing at eleven o'clock, ^the child was found In the woods two miles south of the city, none the worse for her experience. Nearly a thousand visitors attend ed the annual tournament of the state fireman at Devils Lake last week. Coopjrstown won the first premium for having the beot appear ing company in the parade and Ken mare the second. Bismarck will en tertain the firemen next year. Thirty-five railway mall clerks who have made their home in Grand Forks, have received orders to pro ceed at once to Devils Lake which city hae been designated as the rail way mail clerk division point. Some of the clerks have built homes in Grand Forks and are much disap pointed over the change, but Uncle Sam's orders must be carried out U. G. Henton, a Mohall farmer, is sore at his hired man. He was p"t ting in i'ence posts, and just as Hen ton piac3d his fingers on top of a post, the hired man came down with all his a 'ght, with a. 12 pound sledpe hammer on thoee fingers, smashing them to a jelly. We have heard of fighting preach ers, but Sherwood has one who actu ally works. His name is Rev. C. B. Oakley and he has just completed the foundation under the new M. E. parsonage, and placed the building in readiness for ocupancy for him self and family. The Devils Lake Chatauqua will be held from July 3 to the 19th in clusive. A driver who was hauling two cages of lions from the circus grounds at Kenmare to the train, had an exciting xunaway coming down the bill, towards the lake. The horses started to run, and the driver clung to the lines, a part of the time the wagons were on two wheels. The hind cage came loose, and the driver kept on his mad pace down towards the lake. The spectators expected to see him run the horses right into the lake, but he made a magnificent turn, got the horses out onto the fiat, and soon controlled them. MaHMMMMMiaMHti iff* SCOFIELD Vs'st.?* iHV, 4h Ti.i 1 mm *A I Will Give ',,' to any- FARMER or TEAMSTER A Pair of AD you have to do to get them is to spend in and the Covers I STILL THEY COME! This last car comprises the best buggies that the market af fords* No matter what you wantt whether it be one of those swell runabouts, rubber=tired top carriages, double carriages, road wagons, or spring wagons, we have what you want. Our success in bug* gies, as with our other lines, lies in the fact that we are never out of the goods when you need them the most. Then too, careful buyers like the class of buggies that we handle. Price is an im portant consideration. We want your buggy business, and can show a great many different jobs on our floor. You will be satisfied with our buggies, prices and terms. Come in anyway and let us talk buggy to you. It won't cost you anything to look at our stock. sure J. WILSON THE CLOTHING AND SHOE MAN 121 North Main MINOT, NO. DAK. Another car load of buggies just unloaded this week. We are having a record-breaking business on buggies. i.V T' », •-trr .. I, Youlrs