The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
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Wilton Perry is conyalescing very
slowly. s r' 81
Warren Rrex and Mrs. Cole We're Mi
not .visitorsiSaturday 55.
trthur Wetmore is batching on bis
clam, u miles south Of Minot.
. Mr:s;Allen made trip to Burlington
Monday to bring down herd OF broncos.
Cliff Swadenef, left Thursday to join
his family at Akron, Ohio, their fomer
home. iF,$
Rev. Geo. Stricken preached an ex-
cellent sermon Sunday morning at the
Surrey church. 4; I
Ray Cole tooAdinner on Sunday with
Walter Berry. Walter is now the proud
owner Of new PIGGY.
Gurnon Townes left Wednesday for
Valley City, accompanied OH his trip by
his guardian, Geo. w. Burke. n.
Chas. Funderburgs fine bay horse
had the misfortune of having foot cut
on barb wire and came near bleeding
to death.
Mrs. Jessie Pierce and children who
are at Howels, Neb., on a visit with,
friends, are sick with the measles at
that place.
Surrey began celebrating on Friday
when we we're treated with fine dis
play of fire works at Berg Il Aliens
headquarters. ,,s \
Several members of the German
Baptist church leave Tuesday to attend
the district meeting TO be held this week
at Salem, N. D.
Ben Carmen will give another OF ,his
dancing parties in Carmen hall on Fri
day evening Refreshments will be
served in the rooms above.
Miss Bertha Stever of Defiance, Ohio,
arrived at Surrey Friday noon and will
spend several weeks visiting her sister,
Mrs. Geo. W. Burke. Miss Stever is
highly pleased with North Dakota.
VIM. Allen has taken IA orders for the
Acme-King binder,-lO and II foot cuts,
in the past few days. The company
has fine machine set up here for in
spection from which the agent takes his
orders. He is also selling the Hodges
Queen binder.
Chas. Funderburg is making, good
progress on his new house, the plaster
ers are at work and when the house is
completed it Will be the fnesti in Surrey.
Such substantial improvements are a
credit to our village and we hope ere
long that others will follow his example.
A special meeting OF the township
board was held Monday. The board de-
cided that there should be no fences
built outside of the 80 foot limit on the
public highway hereafter, and that no
stone or filth of any kind whatever
shall be placed upon the public high
way.
Miss Eva Brey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Brey, arrived at Surrey
Sunday morning from Tacoma. Wash
ington, where she has been residing FOR
two years past with her aunt and at
tending school. Miss Eva will spend
the summer vacation at home with her
parents.
A little departure from the ordinary
will be observed next Sunday morning
dC LUc~ SCTuldli bdD liSU OlHltdy SCiOOl,
beginning promptly at 10 a. M, A few
topics for discussion have
been announced, there being two speak
ers for each topic, with number Of one
minute speeches to follow.
Last weeks issue Of The Independent
gives us the assurance that Minot is to
have atirstcla business college opened
up this fall This is very gratifying in
deed and it is subject which everyone
should feel an interest in; and should
the enterprise be carried out, every
farmer who has sons and daughters
should see to it that the college Is we'll
supported Business college graduates
make intelligent farmers as well as book
keepers and merchants