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rjgfjf? I f] is III #1 1 4 i'1 '!l f-f, fe —over 24 different styles of these celebrated Monarch Malleable Iron Ranges are on display at our store. We can at the present time make immediate delivery of just the style and size you desire. These wonder ful Monarch Ranges do not burn out or rust out—they out-last three or dinary cook stoves. They are finished in blue gun metal and never require stove blacking. Convenient credit terms will be arranged and our prices are lower than they are elsewhere. fTfT If'n f#SS§l —this bed is constructed of Brass Satin finish. The large posts measure 2 inches in diameter and the smaller posts measure 1 1-16 inches $42.50 Mail Orders Our usual prompt attention will be given to your mail orders. r-^-4 Kroeler Daveno This full length Davenport is con structed of solid oak Quarter Sawed. The finish is fumed. Holds full weight 30 lb. mattress and can be folded up with mattress and bedding enclosed. Upholstered with best grade imitation Brown Spanish leath er. $5625 Nathan Nordquist in France Thru the courtesy of Miss Hazel Swan, niece of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Foster, the Independent i3 permitted to publish the following interesting letter from Nathan Nordquist, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Nordquist, of South Prairie, who is in France: "Well, we finally got across and are now located in sunny France. How your letter ever found me is a mystery, because I hardly know where I am myself. "The season seems to be at least a month ahead of the U. S. here. It is quite cool during the nights, -but, oh, my, it's hot during the day. All the grain is headed out and lots of it is about ripe, but what fields they have here. It would take about a dozen of the largest I've- seen to make an acre. I saw a couple of "fields" of flax that were not any bigger than AT .t-.*- •...... TiJtSttiK /3! B39RS monthly You 7/ Find The McCoy Furniture Co. Always Fresh and Interesting—Al ways Full of Life and Zest—Always Showing New Things C-WATCn Corrtt Replace Old Unsanitary Kitchen Hardware With Beautiful Aluminum Ware Why put up any longer with the old-fashioned pots and pans? The kitchen has been ugly long enough. Let Aluminum do away with the drudgery of cooking. Consider the immense saving in fuel which results from cooking in aluminum utensils. The 20 piece Aluminum Set illustrated above is produced by the manu facturers of the largest and most complete line of Aluminum ware in the world. Four mammoth factories make the goods complete from ingot to finished product. We are authorized by the manufacturer to immediately replace any article which is defective in material or workmanship. 225-227-229-231 So. Main St. Minot, No. Dak. AN INVITATION We invite the good citizens of Minot and surrounding country to deposit their money with us, where you will receive kind and courteous treatment, special atten« tion and information given to customers or anything pertaining and consistent to the banking business. Your deposits are absolutely safe here for they are guaran teed by the Depositors Guarantee Commission of which we are members. We pay the highest rate of interest on time deposits. How about Hail Insurance? Let us write your insurance now—as it is not too late for hail yet. Citizens Bank of Minot We are authorized agents for War Savings Stamps. Buy now—and keep your pledge good. an ordinary kitchen table. Haying is going on in full blast that is, if such terms can be applied to the methods they use here. It is all done by hand. There is generally an old man goes ahead and cuts it with a scythe and then the women come be hind and rake it up. One thing I can't quite understand is how they can navigate in the clum sy wooden shoes they wear—men and women alike. I firmly believe that there would be lumber enough in a half dozen pairs to build a fair sized house. "It seems that bicycles are the prin cipal mode of getting around. Every body and their brother have one, from little kids who can hardly reach the pedals to old women who can hard ly walk in the first place. For haul ing purposes they nave an ox or a cow hitched single to a great two mm* —this in a particulanty opportune time to buy woolen blankets—we have at present a large and well assorted stock on hand bought at former low prices. We couldn't duplicate what we have on hand for more than twice what we paid ---in fact, merchants are now find ing it bard to secure blankets at almost any price. Don't wait un til cold' weather---buy your blan kets now—do it to-day. —the wheeled cart. And for light riding they have little burros, not much big ger than ordinary dogs, hitched to little two wheeled carts. An honest to goodness four wheeled rig is a scarce article. "Talk about a land of flowers— this is sure it. There are more dif ferent kinds, both wild and tame, than ever hope to be mentioned in any seed catalog. Everywhere you look there are flowers, and roses seem to be the favorite kind. The natives come around with bouquets as big as a bale of hay and gave them to who ever will take them. "I have not seen Elvin for some time, as we are now located some twenty miles apart, but last time I saw him he was raving about a beau tiful sunset which he had seen. He used all the poetic expressions I'd ever heard, and some that I had not. I .u •••.' 1-0• r?..- ^#-r- 'U V- •. Clark Jewel Oil Stove is recog nized by all well posted people to be the best oil stove made. They are constructed with the short burner which gives terrific heat. They con sume one-third less oil than other stoves. McCoy Furniture Co. are exclusive agents for this stove. A complete assortment is on display at our store. —rag rugs, the kind your dear old grandmother took delight in owning. The quality is of the very best and they can be bought in many beau tiful combinations or solid colors. Size 36x72 inches $3.25 Size 27xi)4 inches $1.35 Size 24x36 inches $1.25 10% Discount For Cash our —credit is agree ably and liberally extended in a dig nified way. McCoy Furniture Co. began to think that his mind was wandering, because he never used to pay much attention to such things. "Nathan". Casper J. Worley Writes From France Somewhere in France, June 28, 1918. Ward County Independent, Minot, N. Dak. Dear Sir: From somewhere in the hills of France, comes the cry for news from home, therefore, I wish you would change the address of my subscrip tion from Camp Funston, Kans., to Private Casper J. Worley, Co. C, 314 Fid. Sig. Bu., via New York, A. E. F. This address' will reach me any where in the world. Left over a month ago, journeying on to From there we went to dear old England. Had a very pleasant stay at Was in the first night that- -was darkened dur ing the submarine scare, and it sure was a dreary looking place, but the scare didn't amount to much. We left during this scare, but we felt quite safe aboard the boat. There was quite a convoy crossing and we were well protected. The submarines are not making much of an effort to attack these ships, cause it means certain death foe. the sub. Was in two rest camps in England during the past week, and crossed to France last1 night. This morning we came out to this camp, which is situated on the side of a hill, just above a beau tiful valley with its wonderful herges and trees. There is an old chateau near here, which is being used as a hospital for the British. Am sitting in a very homelike Y. M. C. A. has surley made more than American soldier. The "boys sure appreciate the "Y" to the fullest. The building is built on the rustic order with its many rafters overhead. The interior is decorated with pretty cre tonne hangings, and ferns, and flow ers. It has a piano, lunch-counter where the boys bug. till they are broke also a billiard table, writing desks, games, etc. Every dollar given to a Y. M. C. A. is surely made more than one soldier more contented. Vt?* ee upon new WW* house ws furnishing Catalogue^ Tear this coupon out and mail to us. We will mail you a catalog. You Name Town Rural Route State V«*W7*V' Uft? N Soon we leave from somewhere to somewhere, and will be glad when we get there and get settled. Most! all tne British soldiers seem to think the war will be over by Xmas. We'll all hope so. Had better cease and let some other poor lonely mortal write to his loved ones at home. There is a great re-, ligion coming out of this war, and I that is, Think more of the good of your neighbors. Thanking you in advance, I remain, Just One of Many, Pvt. Caspar J. Worley, "to. C, 314 Fid. Sig. Bi Co. Fid. Sig. Bu. A. E. F., via New York. Afterwards—My captain is a man from the great Northwest, living atj one time at Fargo, and has of late' been telegraph censor for the North-, ern Pacific. Capt. McCabe is sure-1 ly a wonderful man and has the res-! pect of his entire company. Hope to meet the Minot boys over here on one of the fronts. Must, cease. C. J. W. Miss Remington Likes War Work in Washington The Independent received the fol lowing very interesting letter from Miss Clara Remington, formerly of this city, who has been in Washington D. C., for some time, doing war work: August 1st, 1918. I believe my subscription to the In dependent expires sometime this month and I'm therefore enclosing a check for $1.00 to pay for the balance of the year from the date that I subscribed. I always enjoy reading the Independent as there are so many items of interest that the folks fail to write to me, and after I have read it I send it on to my brother in France, so it does double duty by keeping us both in touch with Minot. Harry has been in an officers' training school "over there" and we just received a cablegram from him last week saying he had been commissioned. I like Washington very much. It's such a beautiful and clean city and there are so many interesting and his torical places to visit. I have been here three months now and am still sightseeing. But I understand th^ city has changed a great deal since the war. Some of the government build ings have been closed to the public, and several are being used tempor arily for war departments. I like my work quite well. Of course, it is all more or less routine and we feel like a very small part of a great or ganization, but on several occasions when some of the government of ficials have spoken to us "war work ers", they have tried to make us feel that our work is as important and patriotic as the others soldiers' and they are surely doing all they can to make conditions here as pleasant for us as possible. I am very glad that I came to help out Uncle Sam and I'm enjoying the experience greatly. With best wishes for your continued success, I am Very respectfully, Clara Remiitgton, 72 W. St. N. W. Capt. F. Otto Gross in New York Capt. F. Otto Gross, formerly in, command of Co. D, who has been with the A. E. Forces in France for months arrived in New York on July 30, and he is expected to return to Minot within short time. Mrs. Gross re ceived a letter from her husband writ ten on the ocean enroute to New York and expects to receive more definite information within a day or two. Just what the pl^ns of Capt. Gross are at this time is not known, but reports have been received that he has been receiving treatment for his eyes in a ho«nital in France. Minot will make plans to crive the Captain the warm reception he de serves on his return for Capt. Gross has done some micrhty good work for the North Dakota boys who ac companied him across the deep. NOTICE FOB BIDS FOB TBAtTSFOB TATION I Notice is hereby given that the school board of Burt School District No. 128 of Ward county, N. Dak., will recoive sealed bids up to 8:30 P. M. of Tuesday, August 20th, 1918, for the transporta tion of children for a term of seven months, beginning September 23, 1918. from their homes to the school house on Section l(i. Township 154, Range 84, according to the specifications on file In the clerk's office. School District, to furnish busses. The successful 'bid ders will be required to furnish a bond In the sum of $300 for the faithful performance of their contract. One man may bid on one or more routes. iNo bid will be accepted for more than $60 per month on routes-No. 2, 4 and 6, nor for more than $75 per month on Routes No. 1 and 3. Board reserves' the right to reject any or all bids. In case any of the routes are lengthened during the term, the contractor will re-j ceive at the rate of $5 per mile for such Increase in length of route, but the con-: tractor's pay will not be decreased In case of any of the routes being decreas-, ed In distance, from the original length of the route, as stated In contract. Specifications Bout* 1 Starting at the home of Ole Huso on Section 2, thence east to section line, thence south 1 mile, thence west 1 mile thence south to the home of G. li. Mil ler, thence north to section line via the home of P. Christensen, thence west to the home of H. H. Hegreberg, thence east to section line, thence south 2 miles to the school house, via the home of H. Rudd and Bi. EJ. Opins, taking In all children along said route. Specifications Boat* 9 I Starting at the home of J. H. Reavis, thence west to the home of J. A. Fedfe. thence north to section line, thence west to the home of Ole Holum, thence north 2 miles to the school house, taking: in all children along said route. Specifications for Boat* 3 Starting at the home of T. G. Rovig on Section 31, thence to the home of Harry R. Dillon, thence west to the old stage road, thence north to the north east corner of section 29, thence west to the home of H. A. Wickman, thence east via the homes of F. B. Anderson, Ed Rice and A. J. Herzog, to the South east corner of Section 21, thence north to the school house, taking in all children along said route. Specifications tor Bout* 4 I Starting at the home of E. M. Coffey,' on Section 7, thence south to Section1 line, thence east 1 mile, thence south 1 mile to home of P. T. Berg, thence I east 2 miles to the school house, via the home of P. O. Solheim, taking In all children along said route. "j Specifications Boat* 5 Starting at the home of L. R. Larson' on Section 26, thence west 1 mile via1 the Jiome of A. Hldahl, thence north 1 mile via the home of Harry R. Blotn, thqnce west 2 miles to school house via the-home of Knute Holum, taking in all children'along said route. By order of the School Board of-Burt School District No. 1M, Ward County, N. Dalt. THOS. R. DRADY, 8-»-t» Clerk. Conserve Your Eyesight With Correct Glasses Do you know our registered optometrist specializes fitting glasses? O a a re ground in our own shop. This assures you accuracy/ Style and comfort. H. L. Winters Co. Optometrist Optician Easy to Build Easy to Live In Easy to Pay For Buy Our Modern Methods HOME* I No. K1665 You simply give us your ideas and we'll show you exactly wliat, you want. That's our bneiness—to make the building of IDEAL HOME8 eagy, satisfactory and economical. INVESTIGATE OUR FREE PLAN OFFER. Piper-Howe Lbr. Co. C. E. BRITTON, Mgr. Minot, N. D. Some Big Snaps See Shaft at Once Nine room house, large lot, close in, for only $2850, worth $6,000.00, rents for $40 pays better than 16% net. One year's rent guar anteed, and longer if desired, half cash and balance on easy terms. One four room house and nice lot, close in, only $650, worth $1200. Easy payments. Nice Ford Sedan only $600, worth $800. Next year's price $900. Three one-half section farms on G, N. Ry., 20 miles to Minot, $15. per acre, easy payments. Worth $20 per acre and next year $25. One-half section, more than half under cultivation, two sets build ings, near Minot, all for $7,000. $1,500 down. Worth $12,000. One five-room cottage* furnace, two lots and barn, only $1350, half cash, good renter, worth $2500. Several good lots at half what they shoula sell for next spring. These Are All Big Bargains Listed for Few Days Only Seo Now SHAFT No. 9 1st St. S. W. MINOT 8.it3 Stock Up Now Special prices on Lignite and Hocking Valley for thresh ing. Big stock on hand. 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