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•I... Minor Topics L. 8. MallorV,aichit«ct, Minot, IN. D. Pete McEnany will erect a big finachine building at Ross. fJThe foundation for the G. N. fcfopot is about completed. Blutadell, Bird «fe Denoyer have their ^office with the Blaisdell-Bird Company at Minot and will give all law business close attention. I) *Ilev. W. C. Hunter will preach at Logan Sunday, July 2. All are welcome Chas. McFarland, a prominent farmer of Ken mare was visiting here Tuesday. W. H. Campbell of Kenmare was in town Monday on his way to Grand Forks. Marrs, the contractor builds houses right. Hig prices are right. Get his figures. tf. Mrs. Fred Willman -of Minne apolis is visiting old friends in and around the city. F. J. Knorr returned from Des Moines, la., where he went to transact business. Ross will have a new bank. Thompson who is interested in a Westhope bank is behind the concern. Henry Willis of Lansford sold three-quarters of his land for $3000 and' intends going to Washington. H. E. Wheeler has charge of Peter Ehr's.general store and is planning on instituting a big sale to clean up the line. Lorge & Knorr sold to Emil Schwarze, Uus Watland and John Werner an Advance thresh ing outfit. The owners will be in line for all first class work. Heliuar Benson of Surrey with five horses put 160 acres into crop this year in excellent shape and did not hire a bit of help. He plowed all but 25 acres of the land this spring-. He says that solves the mustard problem. ,* ARM LOANS A good many people are locat ing in the vicinity of Ray, often 30 a day. W. D. Gillispie, the land man, has a number of fine farms upon which one may file. I bought the entire output of brick from the Burlington yard and can sell you brick cheaper than you ever bought it for previously. D. A.DINNIE. Gilbert Cox, son of C. C. Cox, returned from Wayne county, Ind.. where he spent nearly a year with his grandparents. Gil bert has not enjoyed good health for a year or more. ./ Fred Almy. the veteran engi neer, returned from St. Paul where he spent a year and will make Minot his future head quarters. Fred js glad* to get back and his many friends are much pleased to have him with them again. J. B. Otrey is plowing 2Ss acres of sod for Gunder Reish.iO with a steam plow, nine plows on a gang. He plows 20 acres a day. Mr. Otrey is a genius and invented an attachment which eitables him to turn square cor ners in a field perfectly. George A. Gilmore. who re cently moved from Mohall to Portal, where he formed a part nership with W. N. Dickinson, of that place in the law and land business, was a Minot visitor Tuesday. Mr. Gilmore built up a very good practice at Mohall, Jkut &aw a better opening at Portal. A. J. Senger, a Surrey farmer, has 288 acres of crops this year, 175 acres being wheat. There is no signs of rust in the wheat. He rais&l 4500 bushels of grain last year from 215 acres." rom 118 acres of Fife wheat he took 2335 bushels. Some of it weigh «d(xlppunds to the bushel. Tague beat 'Donnybrook a1 Donnybrook Sunday. Score, 7 to 6. H. B. Finch of the Minot Gro cery Co., was here on business Tuesday. Judge Goss went to Bottineau today to try several railroad condemnation cases. A committee has been ap pointed to raise funds for build ing a Baptist parsonage. Have your prescriptions filled at Blakey's by registered men. P. V. McCoy returned from Minneapolis wliere he spent seve ral days on business. Rev. W.'O. Hunter is at Botti neau attending an adjourned meeting of the Mouse River Con ference. Chattel {mortgage blanks and blank notes for sale at this office Commissioners Richardson and Carroll with A. J. De Lance are traveling over the country sonth of Ross this week locating a new road south to the river. John Boykle, age 20,and Miss Lenconkon, age 21, Russians from McLean county were mar ried Tuesday by Rev. F. I. Drex ler. An interpreter was needed. Major and Mrs. W. H. Makee of Kenmare stopped here Mon day night while on their way to Grand Forks where the Major goes as a delegate to the Grand Lodge of Masons. Helmar Benson, D. M. Shorb, Chas. Weed and Ernest Weed of Surrey are fencing a school sec tion in 1 ."0-82, which they leased for five years and will run 150 head of stock on the same. It costs them about $50 a mile to fence the land. Harry Dalziel,a brother to the unfortunate young man, Lynn Dalziel, who was killed north of the city Saturday, arrived from Algona, la.. Tuesday. Mr. Dal ziel is engaged in the manufac turing business in Iowa and is one of the best hustlers of North western Iowa. The young man's mother, Mrs. .1. P. Moines and her husband, from Little Falls, Minn., also were here. May we make you a farm loan at a REASONABLE RATE? We Will Assist You in Making Final Proof. Wo furnish the very best BANKING FACILITIES. UNION NATIONAL BANK Of MINOT. Qapital $50,000. 0 0 Good clean barrels for sale, all you want at Auslander's bakery. tf L. A. Larson has returned from an "extended business trip thru the east. Frank Trumblee is building a new school building in Liberty dist. No. 70. Olaf Lokkensgaard a south prairie farmer, is building quite an addition to his residence. Mrs. Anna Hanslam is build ing a four room ottage. Hurd & Mallory are doing the work. A. D. Fish is making scads of money at his bowery near the Soo depot. He lias a fine floor 48xG4. Nick Henderson will build a residence of cement blocks. He is building five frame residences for rent besides. Owen Hecker returned from Sterling, 111., where he was called by the serious illness of his sis ter who is slowly recovering. Screens and Screen Doors at the Bovey-Shute Lumber Yard, Minot, N.D. Miss Nellie B. Hath way gave a basket social at her home in Waterford township Tuesday evening f©r the benefit of the school district. An interesting program was rendered. The la dies brot well-filled baskets. A low thief stole Officer Kim ball's valuable black cane Friday afternoon. The officer hung the cane on the railing in front of the Leland hotel while he went below to collect a bill. When he returned the cane was gone. A meeting of the Threshers' Association of Ward county will be held at Edwards, Wood & Co.?s office July 4th. All thresh ers are invited to call at any hour of the day. BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE. P. P. Lee is building a forty foot building just west of the postofflce. L. S. Mallory, architect, Minot N. D. tf. J. A. Ritchie assisted in add ing 23 new members to Balfour's M. W. A. lodge. Mr. and Mrs. B. A.. Kendall are visiting the west and taking in the Portland fair. Henry Auslander is contem plating building a fifty foot ad dition to his bakery building. The base ball team of Ross will give a ball at Ross Friday night. All are cordially invited to attend. The Stanley orches tra will furnish the music. The Minot Transfer Co. ordered a new covered baggage wagon, and when it arrives they have four fine rigs, representing sev eral thousands of dollars. Hurd & Mallory are putting in a full basement at the Windsor hotel. Mr. Hoellinger, the pro prietor, is putting in his own sewerage system, has his own water works system and recently installed a steam heating plant. He has a small dynamo which pumps water and furnishes pow er for the washing machine. If there is a business man in Minot who doubts that the IN DEPENDENT does not have the largest weekly circulation of any paper here, we will give you the privilege of comparing our list with that of any other. We know what we are talking about and are not afraid to show up the goods "in broad daylight", so to speak. Deputy Sheriff Kelly Tuesday served notice on the contractor in charge of the construction of P. P. Lee's new building, to stop work, as one of the city ordinan ces was being violated. Mr. Lee is expected home from his ranch to settle the difficulty. Mr. Lee evidently believes lie has as much right to put up a wooden struct ure as any one else. X. A. Kennedy has ordered a new well-drilling machine, and when it arrives he will be^able to drill holes from two inches in diameter to twelve inches. He is now drilling a wellrforC. K. Brauer on the llot 9 8 50 Suit. 10.00 15.00 2.50 3.00 next to Blais- dell's. Brauer figures on put ting up a modern brick block soon and will provide the build ing with water works. Dr. Hubler Dentist, White Front Block, Minot. t'2. George A. State of the Martin Jacobson hardware store, has secured the local agency for the Blickensderfer typewriter, one of the best machines on the mar ket. The Blickensderfer is not in the typewriter trust, and can be sold for #35. Mr. State will guarantee the machines to do just as good work as anv $1"00 machine. If you want to see the machine demonstrated, call at Jacobson's hardware store. F. R. Marrs, the popular con tractor announces that he will enter the employ of the Imperial Lumber Co., after this week. He will have charge of the construction of a number of sheds for the company along the Soo road, after which he will have charge of one of the yards. Marrs knows all about lumber he is honest and strictly right in all of his dealings. The Impe rial Lumber Company needs just such a man as Marrs. The New Store is getting ready for the Fourth and this week puts on a big sale of ladies, men's and children's shoes, men'scloth ing, women's waists and in fact they give good bargains in every line. This store has a neat, tasty line of good goods, up-to-date in every way, the boys simply won't let the stock get stale on their hands and this is the rea son that their customers are always satisfied. The New Store's business is getting better every week. BURT Mr Hans and John Underdahl of Fros, Minn, stoj^ed off at Minot on rheir return trip from the Pacific Coast, to visit friends and relatives residing in Burt. The Ice-c.eam social given at the Somers school house Friday June 23 was a grand success in spite of the in clement weather. A couple of Chatfield friends are visiting ai the home of Mr. Henry Herzoy. The Burt base ball team is resting up untill after the rainy season. Ah! another mystery. Cowbells, tin horns, old shot guns, and anything that will produce a noise is being sought after. Wonder what is going to happen. Mr. Ole Umderdahl has returned from the hills where he has been break ing for two weeks. He is glad to be on the prairie again. H. P. Rygmyr who has been some what under the weather for the past week is again able to be out. Men's Suits Men's Ideal Pit. Oxfords $3.00 Oxfords $1.98 2.98 4.00 4.50 3.50 Misses'Tan Oxfords $2.00 Oxford $ |.50 2.00 2.50 Ladies' Tan Oxfords 2.00 Oxfords $ 1.69 3.00 2.25 3.50 2.98 Ladies' Waists .50c Waist 39c $1.00 .69c 1.50 $ 1.00 White Wash Hats $1.00 Hat 75c 1.™ $ 1.00 2.25 1.75 Ladies' Wrappers $1.00 Wrappers ,79c L50 $ 1.00 2.00 |.25 Traveling Bags and Suit Cases $1.50 Bog- „p8c 2.00 3.00 2.25 $1.25 The New McKinley Township Plenty of rain now. Crops are looking tine. Did anyone see that new mail wagon that travels in McKinley Township? Jos. Carlson has just about completed a new barn for John Lee 54 by 74 ft. R. C. Peterson is still breaking. John Helset road supervisor is still fixing up the public highway. H. E. Smith had one of his best mares badly cut in the wire last Sunday. Mrs. O. W. Johnson from Markillie is visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith. Hans Skaug is breaking for Andrew Balrud. Alfred Ledger is working in the Bur lington brick yard. The Smith boys was seen making hay last week, the grass ie quite large already on account of so much rain. Miss Cora Laymen and Miss Ava Gabril were visiting with Miss Etta Smith Tues. afternoon. .Jourgen Olson has a sample of brome grass procured from Post Master Humphreys of Lynch. It is nearly three feet tall. O O E N E N NO DELAY. Save Your Money $ 5.50 6.50 10.00 The remains of were shipped to -^w, ^1.":-1 A Good 0 hancef to $1.00 Boy's Tan and $2.50 Shoe 3.00 3.50 Black Shoes $ I 98 2.25 2.50 Hosiery Sale .20c Hose !2 •25c 19c •50c 25c THIS SALE WILL BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 30th, AND CONTINUE UNTIL JULY 5th. Men's Shirts .50c Shirt. .75c Store.Old WELL KNOWN CONTRACTOR. Geo VanTuyl. the well known contractor, lias opened an office under the 1MEPI NIH:.\T office. He is one of the best brick con tractors in the wesc and will make a specialty of putting up brick buildings." Residents of the southern part of the city, especially on the south hill, have grown weary of catcle browsing on their lawns and gardens, and have begun put ting the cattle in the pound. A num ber of residents believe that it is the duty of the residents to fence agair.i-l cattle, but such is not the case. A state law and city ordinance plainly puts the matter in a different light. j^Mc.iannett. the furniture deal er, received two full car loads of furniture this week everything from the cradle to the coffin. Mac always has a iood line of goods and his business is grow ing every day. Lvnn Dalziel Nachusa la. Tuesday night. The heart brok en mother' accompanied them to the old home. NO NO COMMISSION. BONIS. MONEY! MONEY!! 1 have several eastern buyers coming within a few weeks or perhaps days and wisn to list considerable land in the vicinity of Glenburn, Lansford, Deering and Minot. When 1 say 1, have buyers coming they will be here and 1 will guarantee to sell your land for you if your price is reasonable. Let me know what you have to offer. Section or half section tracts are preferred. 1 am also making more farm loans than ever before. Why? Because my terms are the best and interest the lowest. See me before you make your final proof or loan. JOURGEN OLSON, INOT, N.D. .39c .50c .75c Men's Box Calf Shoes §3.00 Shoe 3.50 1.00 $2-25 2.98 3.25 Ladies' Wash Skirts $2.00 Skirt $ |.2S 2-50 |.75 3.50 2.98 Sunbonnets .25c Bonnet I9c •35c 25c •50c 35c. Special Corset Sale .50c Corset 39c si.oo 79c 1-25 $ i.ooi Baby Bonnets .25c Bonnet .15c 50c 25c 75c .50c Ladies' Pleated Skirts $ 7.50 Skirt $5.98 7.50 lo.Od 15.00 9.00 Petticoat Sale $1.00 Petticoat 69c 1.25 .98c 2.00 $1.25 mu P. 0. Building R. C. Sanborn was summoned to appear in Fargo in the United States District court in some land case, this week. Tired out, worn out woman cannot sleep, eat or work seems as if she would fly to pieces. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes strong nervss and rich red blood. .'Jo cents, 'lea or Tab lets. W. B. HAWLEY. li. "\Y. Jones is attending a coal dealers' convention in Du luth this week. Over 1500 coal yards are represented and Billie is having the time of his life. Remember, that the INDEPENDENT has a larger circulation than any other paper in Minot and in some localities in this vicinity, The INDEPENDENT has five times as large a circulation as all all other local papers combined. The New Cash Grocery store has ar ranged for a special sale of goods each Thursday. The proprietors are meeting with greater success than they anticipa ted for the short time they have beer, in the business. EYES—C. G. Megg, O. S. tits all kind^ at the Dakotah hotel after three p. m. July 8 and before 3 p. m. July 9. Age reading glasses, SI, £2 and S3. Under sixteen years, 83.50. All prices in pro portion. S O N LIST YOUR LAND.