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*. j* 2 'A- I IS f' I I omoB nam i" .. I 9 MINOT NORMAL TO INSTALL $13,000 WATERWORKS PLANT Messrs. Moir, Totten and Casey, members of the State Board of Re gents, spent Tuesday in this teity, looking over the Minot Normal school. They were considering particularly the installation of a §10,000 The plans include a reservoir on the hill back of the Normal, SO feet square and ten feet deep with 67,500 gallons capacity, besides a receiving reservoir at the pumping station with 10,600 gallons capacity. A four-inch supply main will lead from the pump iL. D. MeGahan's Overland automo bile and a Chevrolet car driven by Chas. A. Fero, G. N. fireman, collid ed at the corner of Second street and Ninth tfvenue N. W. Sunday night at about 10 o'clock and altho both can were badly wrecked, none of the oc cupants were hurt. Mr. McGahan was driving east along Ninth avenue and seeing the Fero car coming from down Second street, thot that Fero was going to continue up the hill. Instead, Fero turned the corner east along Ninth .• avenue, MeGahan's car striking the rear of the Chevrolet. MeGahan's car struck the curbing and was turned almost completely around, turning turtle, seven occupants of the car be ing hill, water- works plant at the Minot Normal school and while they appear very favorable to the jproject will not defi nitely decide on ita installation until after .the plans have been submitted to a Fargo architect. station to the reservoir on the with new mains to every building. Water will be pumped from the well with the air lime system. The six foot well is 200 feet deep and will sup ply 200 gallons a minute. The water is wholesome, about the same kind of water as is secured in the Minot wells. The cost of the plant including the well will be about $13,000. The pumps will be operated by exhaust steam which will reduce the cost of operation. The school plans on using a vast amount of water for the lawns and trees and hive assurances that a saving of several hundred dollars month will be effected. City Engi neer Thomas has had charge of the plans for the school. DRIVEN BY L. D. MCGAHAN ANb CHAS. FERO IN LIVELY MIX-UP ing pinned beneath the machine, with the four wheels in the air. The car was quickly righted and the occu pants suffered no injury to speak of. Riding D. luGahan, Mr. and Mrs. Luther McGahan and their two children and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Bacon The McGahan car was damaged to the extent of $175.00. Both wheels on the right side were turned under and the car was otherwise damaged. Mrs. Berger Larrfon of Westby, Mont., arrived to visit old friends in the city and to attend the Commence ment exercises of the Minot High School. Her -daughter, Esther, is a member of the graduating class. RELIABLE DENTISTRY Quick Service Moderate Prices Is what you get in this office. Our equipment is up to date, which insures quick service. The material used is the best. Over 18 years in continuous practice and a personal guar antee is your insurance against poor work. DR. M. O. HUNTER w« traat Pyonbea, Spoafy aad Bleedlag Owns BLOCK om mnm won ANNOUNCEMENT Drs. HARRIS M. ERENFELD FRANCIS A. BRUGMAN and P. A, NESTOS announce the formation of THE MINOT CLINK, con tinuing their offices in the building formerly known as St. Lukes'Hospital PHONES 1280 and 1281 5CWIN MACHINE WHERE MACHINERY 180 days is the average life of a binder improperly housed. THINK OF THAT! Less than one-half year of actual service. sm 12 to 24 Per Cent is the depreciation on farm machinery in the open—only 3 to 12 per cent when PROPERLY HOUSED. pf.0tect your Machinery A $400 MACHINE SHED when housing $1000 worth of machinery is earning 22 per cent interest. MILD A MACHINERY SHED Practical Plants Free to Customers. Piper-Howe "A Safe Place to Trade." Phone 68 E. G. BRITT1N, Local Mgr, Minot, N. Exclusive Representative of NATIONAL BUILDERS BUREAU Hrt 1 $ & »yf 1 l/z% cm HEWS IK BH I F. W. Friis, Kenmare banker was a business visitor to the city Friday. Gilbert Heen of Lansford wai a vis itor at the home of Nels Haugen Tues day. Mrs. L. C. Mostad has returned from Deer River, Minn., where we spent two weeks with her son, Lud vig and her two brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Youly of North Prairie accompanied by their two young sons were in the city Friday taking in the Stock show. Harvey Johnson prominent Burling ton farmer and Bill Larson of the Larson Coal Co., of Burlington were in the city Friday attending the big Stock Sale. Mis. Hoiward Ray is spending a two weeks vacation from her duties in the Ready-to-wear department of the Fair Store, with a sister, Mrs. J. B. Ralow, at Enderlin, D. Dak. E. A. Madson, Joe Jacobson and Carl Herzig of Burlington who were in attendance at the Stock Sale Friday purchased a number of registered bulls and heifers, mostly Herefords. Henry Stammen from his ranch up the Mouse Vailley and Phil Stammen of Foxholm were among the promin ent farmers from this district in ait tendance at the Stock Show last week. Bertel and Andrew Jacobson and Mat Everison motored to Crosby Mon- day to spend a few days, with Carl i, thi ed ayed by «, swept that part of the state Tuesday evening. Crosby hardware dealer. !f returning Wednesday Jacobson, the They intende but were delayed by a big storm which Ralph Fegley of Berthold, was in the city Wednesday. He brot down a few bushels of old potatoes to sell for a neighbor, who asked $5 a bushel for them, but found a slow market. Mr. Fegley reports good showers in the vicinity of Berthola with the wheat looking great. W. E. Borene of the M. G. Olson Oc. returned Monday from a brief busi ness trip to Grand Forks. 'Bill" says that this section is as well off in re spect to crop conditions as th$ Red River Valley section, a? they have had -more rainfall than necessary so far this season. John Ward, from fourteen miles northwest of Minot, reports a very heavy rain and hail storm Tuesday night in that locality. At his place, hai'l covered the ground to a depth of an inch, some of them as large as hickory nuts. No damage was done to the crops and the ground was soaked beautifully. W. J. Clark, postmaster of Fort Francis, Ontario was the guest, of J. D. Bell of Logan last week. Mr. Clark is Jim's nephew and after a visit at the Bell home he will return to Canada accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Robinson, who has been keeping 'house for Mr. Bell since the death of his sister, Miss Bell, last winter. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sandberg and children left today for Westfield, N. Y., where they will spend three months visiting the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Sandberg. Mr. Sandberg, who is a well known G. N. engineer, is re covering steadily from his terrible ac cident received last winter when he jumped from his train, when a wreck was apparent. Mr. Sandberg will not be able to return to his work for several months. Mrs. Porter, formerly Miss Elea nor C. Marshall, Minors first police matron wba has been seriously ill at a Minot hospital for several weeks was able to leave that institution Wed nesday and go to the home of her aunt, M». A. Bell. This will be most gratifying news to the many friends of Mrs. Porterj whose illness has caused the gravest anxiety since her arrival in the city for an oipera tion several weeks ago. John Steinbergier of Donnybrook, who was here to the big live stock sale last-week purchased,/a fine roan Shorthorn bull, a yearling to replace a four year old which he is offering for* sale. This -four year old is a splendid animal and would make a fine herd bull for a man who wishes give someone a good buy. The Misses Mabel and Frances Nepstad of Oakes are the guests of Mr. and Sirs. F. L. Blume, Seventh avenue, N. W., this week on their way home from Dickinson where they have been teaching in the public school during the .past year. Both yoiung ladies are accomplished musicians and .• .• Special Sale on Ladies' Silk Dresses Sixty Ladies' Silk Dresses Put on Sale at 33 denizens of Oak Park, Wildwood Park and the residential section of that quarter have been regaled upon sev eral occasions by the charming selec tions of these young ladies. E. S. Waterman arrived from Sac ramento, Calif., to spend a few days on business.He is connected with a real estate firm in Sacramento and will take a number of prospective buyers back with him. He came thru South Dakota and says the crops from Aberdeen south do not look as well as our own, because of continued wet weather. Farmers around Sioux Falls and Watertown, S. D., are still plant ing corn and there is much corn land that will not be cropped. Some of the grain in that state is turning yellow. A. F. Thomas, prominent Deering farmer, is transacting business in Mi not today. Mr. Thomas says the grasshoppers are doing considerable damage to crops in that vicinity, tho they nave nkt worked out on any of his grain yet. Within a mile of his place, the pests have hatched out along the roadsides and have eaten their way into the fields .for a couple of rods. Considerable damage was done last year in that vicinity. Mr. Thomas fears that when the weather gets warmer the grasshoppers will hatch out in considerable numbers. He repoirts a fair rain in that locality Tuesday night but not nearly as much as in this vicinity. "Why Not Minot" Discount From Our Regular Prices Yoa bow oar REGULAR PRICES ire low, ud it this redodion they ire rtmrktUe nlie All alterations necessary on these dresses will be charged far extra COMMANDER DA WSON OF AMERICAN LEGION SAYS MEN ARE INSULTED Beach, N. D., June 10.—C. L. Daw son of Beach, state commander of the American legion, has sent the fol lowing telegram to Attorney General Palmer: "Honorable A. Mitchell Palmer, at torney general of the United States, Washington, D. C. "If your department recommended that the president commute the sen tence of Kate Richards O'Hare, con victed of sedition, you have insulted THE— WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT Minot, North Dakota PRINTERS 1 OF* ii 1 1 I I 1 8 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I QUALITY Always Busy! Why? Because we have the best equipped and up?, to-date plant In North Dakota employ the best workmen procurable a large stock of all kinds of printing paper—and last but not least, we always aim to give the best satisfaction to our patrons. LET THE INDEPENDENT DO YOUR PRINTING every ex-service man in this state, and nation. "We are unable to understand the attitude of a man, who with one hand shakes his fist at the Reds and with the other stretches forth a welcome. We deeply regret a viewpoint that would prompt such action. (Signed) C. L. Dawson. State Commander, American Legion, Department of North Dakota." Conditions are very unfavorable for a good coal supply. Unless conditions improve there sure ly will be a fuel famine the coming winter. We are advising all our friends to stock up. We are getting a limited supply of Hard Coal now, but can make no promise for the future. LIGNITE even will be higher, and hard to get, as there is not enough mined to supply the probable demand. Better be SAFE than SORRY! PIONEER FUEL CO. PHONE 463 fr 3" k* If