The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-22

ment for all those who wish it ut the
usual price. Don't fail to come. You
will regret it il you do.
Surrey.
Mr.. Tompkins of Minot called in, Sur
rey Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Thompson is on the sick
list this week.
Warm and dry and everybody wishing
for good rain.
10. Cole and family took dinner on
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brey.
Gunder Hosied has hired for the re-
mainder of the season to Geo. w. Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen went to Bur
lington Sunday evening on short visit
with friends.
Robt. Dumond Of North Prairie spent
Sunday evening with his brother in law,
Warren Brey.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Berg gave fine
display in fireworks, the surplus Of the
Fourth of July stock on hand.
Miss Lottie Allen returned Sunday to
Burlington where she is making her
home with M S. Chas kirkelie.
Byron Hardy, wife and children, and
Mr.. McA}ister took dinner ON Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs, L. F. Wilgus.
Vie Smith and the base ball came to-
gether too quick Monday evening and
Vie now nurses very sore finger.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Fundcrburg and
Miss Emma Blocher took dinner on Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Blocher.
Mrs. Chas. Funderburg gave our local
dentist, u. S. Wolfe, a call on Monday
and had a troublesome tooth extracted.
VIM. Allen is having livery and feed
barn erected 2Ox26 feet and II feet high,
much needed improvement in Surrey.
Ole Thofson is down on his claim this
week on Shell creek. Miss Cora Allen
is filling his place rs clerk during his
absence.
Mr.. Berg has sub-agent working in
his interests for the Milwaukee Harvest
ing machines, Who is canvassing his ter
ritory for him.
10. Cole forgot to take in his stove
pipe Monday while he was fishing, and
on his return he found the wind had had
Il fine time with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kirkclie of Bur
lington and Mrs. Scott Of Norwich,
spent Saturday and Sunday with the
family of VIM. Allen.
John Studeballcr contractor on the
Northern Pacific IA lroad, came home Oh
L tuesday, of last week and thinks Of re-
llluiuiny with his wife on their claim for
some time.
Dame Rumor says there was to have
been wedding at the ice cream social
Friday evening, but the crowd not being
very large it was postponed until some
time in the future.
The ice cream social at the school
house Friday evening was fairly well at
tended and the &. 4. s. realized pru6t
Of some over eight dollars toward pur-
chasing an organ for the church.
A fishing party consisting Of the
Misses Thompson, Ole Thofson, Ed
from Darke Co., Ohio, who landed ut
Surrey last week, were at the river on
Sunday.
Wednesday evening about thirty five
young and middle aged people enjoyed
u most pleasant evening ut the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen. Lemonade,
ice cream and cake were served in
abundance; parlor games enjoyed and .
nice display of fireworks was the pro-
gram of the evening.
Arthur Wetmorc had the misfortune
of losing valuable cow Monday by its
falling in the we'll. Being unable to get
her out he descended into the well and
cut her throat and thcn by hitching two
horses with rope he succeeded in lift
ing her to the surface. Allen and Car
men went down and dressed her and
claim she was the finest beef they have
secured this summer.
Another fishing party composed Of
Mr.. and Mrs, Warren Brey, Miss Eva
Brey and Master Raymond, Mr.. John
Wagner, Mrs Dan Funderburg. Mr.. and
Mrs. Quinn Cole, Ray Cole and Miss
Fiossie Cole, enjoyed pleasant outing
and picnic dinner on Monday, but re-
port the suckers all ON shore. The big
pickerel seem to have become Disguised
with fishing parties and refues to be
caught. However, the ladies Of the
party have concluded that ldr. Brcy and
Mr.. Cole did entirely too much talking
to induce fish to bite on windy day.
Surveys base ball team is pitching
into the sport in great style. The dam
ages To the team are aboiit the usual
average up-to date, the latest results
being regular knock out to our genial
north SIC b,a ks Il tn. Bert recei, ed
terrible blow with the ball on the m st
prominent bone in his face, the Nv
bone, just Glow the temple, and We arc
ali ,congratulating him on hls rro cs
cape. Fate seems 70 be aya:ns. Ma :, as
&aonly. few days before had his rote
almost broken, which .is still being court !
plastered, by lis hroncho running Idly
with him. unSor the clothes line and not |
giving him time to "juac. !