The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-01-18
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen re-
turned last week from an extend
ed trip to various points in
Missouri. Chilly" reports old
"Missoury'' pretty well swathed
in snow, cold weather and ::sich"
things, and that that good old
state is in nowise a land of
promise like imperial North Da-
kOta.
In the "whirlegig Of time we
will have a depot built at this
point. The 500 management
contemplates building one as
soon as spring time comes.
"Gentle Annie. At the present
time, capitalists, congressman
and senators who arrive at Tas-
ker have to make a few .'high
steps, in order to reach the burg
from the railroad. However,
every thing comes to him who
waits.
Following in the pathway of
prosperity that attends all good
towns like Tasker, comes all
kinds Of institutions, good, bad
and Indifferent, and Tasker, like
others, has had it's "blind swim
cry" but it has it no more.
Shortly after the F'borning' Of
this burg, such an Institution
sprung into life over on Quality
Hill as it were, and for a time did
a land office business. But after
one or two Belshazzarian feasts,
wherein there was a ''sound of
revelry by night" say moth
ing of numerous big heads in the
morning the angel Of wrath APP
peared in the person Of the "tall
sycamore of the Vandewarker
O.. Supt. TasKer, whonot liking
the manner in which the prohibit
tory law was being strained and
cracked, ordered the "blind
swine" to give up the ghost, and
it did, and now henceforth and
forever Taskerites will .xtol the
excellence OF Peruna.
Rev. Shoemaker, Of Des Laos,
held service herein Hotel Wander
warKer last Sunday, and a large
and appreciative audience greeted
him. this being his first appear
ance here. Rev. Shoemakerisa an
interesting and eloquent speaker
and a conscientious worker in
the Masters vineyard. He will
hold service here again on Sun
day, January 22d. 1t may be
stated in this connection that at
not far distant day, a com
modious church edihce will be
erected here.
Tasker being somewhat metro
politan in its makeup and
possessing all the opportunities
that go to make a wide awake
North Dakota town, looms up
this week with two new institH.
tions on it's list. AIessrs. Blaine
& Stafford, two wide awake and
progressive young capitalists
have opened up q barber shop
and pool room. The building.
4Ox6O, is already completed, and
next week the gentlemen expect
to have everything running in
full swing. Their tonsorial par
lor and pool room will be equip
ped with all modern improve
ments and will easily compare
with any of it's kind within the
confines Of peerless Ward county
Geo. McAfee, he who officiates
as boss tipple man forth. Vande-
warker Co., says this weather is
not cold, as compared with cold
Missoury". He says it is SO cold
down there that he has seen
smoke freeze in the chimney until
the fire wouldn't draw, and he
knew of one case where the smoke
froze after it got a hundred feet
up and fell back on the house
knocking a hole in the roof big
CROUCH to drive a yoke OF oxen
through. And this was only one
instance Of Missoury weather.
Tasker is making rapid and
substantial strides in the way OF
development and improvements.
Among the new institutions
started during the past week or
so is an up-to-date meat market
established by Mr.. Chas. Scribner.
"Scrib" as he is Familiarity called,
demonstrates his faith in the fu-
ture Of Tasker by establishing
one Of the best equipped mear
markets to be found in Ward
county. In order to meet the de-
mands OF trade he carries a full
line of fresh and salt meats, fish,
game and oysters in season.
When you want hides or poultry
vo,, oon and Thorn of his m a ri, of,