The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-01-25
TASkER--ON THE 500

center OF Ward county's coal
fields is bound to flourish. There
in lies the foundation OF Tasker.
1nexhaustible mines OF wealth, in
the shape Of Ignite coal Of the
best quality will be the means OF
putting pillars Of prosperity IN
der her. As yetin her ''swaddling
clothes,'' and of a few months
borning, yet over $4,000 in i'm
provements have been inaugural
ed here. There is no question OF
doubt that the Vandewarker coal
mine at this place, outside of the
Washbnrn property in Mclean
county, is the best developed
mine in the State, and bids fair
in the future to reach UMPIRE
cedented dimensions. The COM
pany has determined to spare no
expense in it's operation, and
they are now putting in improve
.nents for the expeditions, min
ing and shipping OF this coal,
that will sum up to the total of
100000. And this is merely {.
starter, 50 to speak. It is said
tat this year will witness the
Inauguration of a hriquetting
plant at this point, which fact in
itself should be resuring of Tas-
ker's future greatness. This to-
gether with the brick plant which
will be installed in the spring,
means that times will not be slack
around this bailiwick, in fact
things will be stirring some. An
other thing, Ward county's lig-
mite has been found to be ex-
ceedingly useful in the manufac-
ture Of power gas, in that it is
much richer than gas made from
bitumenous coal. Experiments
have shown that whereas a given
quantity Of bituminous coal pro-
duced from 100 to 145 heat
units, the same quantity Of lig-
mite produced IT'S heat units.
From this it may it may be ar
gued that power gas plants can
be set up at the mines for the
generation OF gas to create cleo
trical energy, which can be trans
mitted with but slight loss
for 200 miles. All excel
lent quality of Illuminating
gas can also be manufactured
from Ignite at comparatively
small cost, and this gas can be
tanked and transported to the
utmost ends of this imperial en-
pire of Uncle Sans. just open
the skylight Of your intellect and
let all these important facts drop
through, and you will see the
reason why Tasker will become
one Of the solidest towns in North
Dakota, the wonderland OF the
West. T
Messrs. Stafford & Groves the
enterprising gentlemen who re-
Gently established a barber shop
and pool hall here, now have
everything in running order.
Every equipment that goes to
make /. good pool and billiard
hall, and all the necessary i'm
provements to be found IN the
latest tonsorial parlors, they
have installed, and now they are
ready for. business. They are
courteous and obligings and all
the b'hoys will meet with fair
treatment at their hands. They
will carry a full line of cigars and
soft drinks in connection With
their pool room, and willendeav-
or to make their. place as COM
Portable aspossible, so that when
You want n little reaction you
will know where to find it.
Now that the New Year of 1905
has entered upon a new cycle OF
time, tits good to note that
Tony Elwood, Sam Gustafson,
Jimmy O'Neal, ''Little Mac and
host of others have sworn off. !"
This is right. We would not
like to awake some morning and
find ourselves beyond ssthe veil
that separates us from the Al
mighty" standing up shivering
before thejudgment throne with
all our sins fullblown and
ripened tree 'Twould never,
never do. So there you are.
This is a lecture in a nutshell to
the average transgressor who
holds communion with "the white
mans BURDEN" which in the end
stingeth like an adder and biteth
like a serpent.
Youth, beauty and fashion
reigned supreme at the ball given
at the Stafford 4 Groves hall last
Friday evening. and marked it