The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
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Walter,

Lumber is here for the new bank.
w. 3. Wards brother is up from Iowa.
A wagon load of baches went fishing
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Brewer visited several days
at the Spaulding home.
Hurrah for the grand Fourth of July
cele bration at this place.
Mr.. Coddington must think it takes
two to hold down a claim.
Wedding bells have been ringing in
this ncighborhood just little.
A 10 pound poy was born at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding June Ia.
Martin Hake dug up young wolves
last week for which he got So apiece.
A blacksmith shop has been moved
from north of Norwich to the new town
site. E.
About a mile of the grade north of
Murphy's camp will be FINISHED this
week.
Blacksmith Ward is kept busy at the
forge repairing and shooting for the rail.
readers.
Don't miss a good thing, miss what?
Why the grand Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Walter.
Grandpa Noble, of the Pratt neigh
borhood, is visiting former Iowa friends
along the new railroad. y
Mr.. McNalley and five of his neigh
bors went to the Hub Monday where he
made proof on his claim.
Elliott Bros. are having we'll bored,
Mr.. Johnson, assisted by a willing work
er, Mr.. Severson, is the contractor.
Elliot's highly priced cat which was
lost two weeks ago was found at the
survoyers camp. 1.-THE cat came back"
Six laborers quit work because they
voluntarily worked during shower
They had no one but themselves to
blame.
John Bishop has greatly added to the
looks of his farm by putting up good
substantial fence: ditto, Hake and 81
lot Bros.
Alden and Frank Winter are doing
some breaking for their neighbor Mr..
Spanholzcr. They have taken a horse
in payment.
There is we'll worn trail along the
side of the r. r. grade. 1t is hoped that
no one will object to public highway
near the track.
Our home ball team is coming right
to the front. A hot game was played
with the railroad boys Sunday, result
in victory 6 to 10 in favor of the home
team.
Chief Cook, Vivian, serves cake, pie,
buildings, in fact all of the delicacies OF
the season besides an abundance of the
substantial food, an instance being
quarter of beef in two days.
The r. r. grade is completed from
Murphy's camp for abouta mile south
east. Two sub contractors camps are
located at the terminus of the finished
grade. Two camps are also established
near the store.
There will be grand Fourth of July
celebration atWalter A dancing pavil
lion, ball game, bicycle races, horse races
and many other events will be the at
fractions. Come with we'll filled baskets
and your umbrellas and enjoy the ma
tional holiday.
A twelve foot fill and three thousand
feet long will be begun next -week across
the coulee south, OF the store. The dirt
will be hauled in wagons. A dump will
be built under which the wagons will be
run, and the dirt will be hauled in slips
and dumped in the wagons.
Your correspondent saw "a goat be-
longing to Mr.. Simpkins recently.
There would be nothing remarkable in
the above had it not been for the fact
that the said emblem of secrecy sus
tanned his world wide reputation of di-
gestive ability by devouring a gallon OF
grain which had been doped with Ward
county's gopher strychnine ~.
Tickets will be sold July 3 and 4
limited to 9Th to the following points, at
one fare for round trip: st. Paul, Min
neapolls, Painsville, Elbow Lake, Ledger