The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Scribner.
MIR. and Mrs. B. B. Tasker. Geo.
Mcclure and others were among
the Taskerites who visited Minot
on Farmers Day. They reported
Minot more crowded than a bee
hive, and the tall aud stately b.
B. says there was hardly room
in the town to change your
mind in.
Townsite Proprietor Scribner
has a force OF men busy gather
ing stone for the foundation Of a
large and commodious dwelling,
house that he will erect as soon
as the warm weather permits.
Chris. Lee and Nj. o. Pierce.
representing the Minot Grocery
Houte, were among the CONNER
cial men in Tasker last week, do
ing business with Manager Soule,
Of the Nanderwarker Co. Mr..
Pierce is credit man for the above
named house, and one his domi-
minant characteristics in his
honest. straight forward bust.
ness methods and this coupled
with his genial disposition makes
friends with all, and is building
up a strong and staple business
for his house.
Last Saturday afternoon ''Bil-
ly" Verzat climbed upon the
hurricane deck OF a nlild-eyed
looking broncho, and prepared
to put him through the PAGES.
For a time things went as JOY
ously as a marriage bell, when
suddenly the aforesaid bronch
rose heavenward and paved a
few holes in the atmosphere.
Billy slung to him closer than a
brother, so to speak, but twas
no use, and he hit the earth with
adult sickening thud and for a
while was rendered unconscious.
And now down in the vast fields
OF the literature OF the human
heart may be found the outlines
OF the profound oath that Billy
has taken against ever again
mounting a mild-eyed cayuse.
Jacob Stark, one Of the most
capable engineers in this broad
commonwealth, and who has a
fine farnl near DeSI IacS was in
Tasker last week. "Jake" as
he is Familiarity called by the
:b,hnys, has been using his thresh.
ing engine breaking land during
the past warm spell. With SIX
plows behind it, he is able TIC
turn over Il to 20 acres a day.
and do a good Job Of it.
L. l.. Stafford, who is a pioneer
resident of North Dakota, hav-
ing located;at Wahpeton in 81
says that North Dakota's Will
tiers are the mightiest and heal.
thiest thing for a man on earth
and further that warm winter
climate countries have never
produced anything more sub.
stantial than bananas and men
with breech cloths and slopine
ioreheads. Yea, verify tbs true
The backbone Of the coal biz
is broken.
You may not believe it, yet tbs
a fact. that some men who take
the fidgets at the prospect OF ar
hour in church pew-can sit all
night on a nail key in a card
game. Some Of the boys around
here are afflicted this way any.
way.
Charley kirklie will put in
about SO acres Of flax this year.
The interesting news comes
from across the pond" that
King Edward has opened par.
lament. One king can open par.
lament over there-but here in
North Dakota it takes two to
open a jack pot.
Supt. COnkey went down to
Minot on Monday last, and
spent % few hoursin the metropo-
Titan uhirl of that rapid town.
- A very pleasant dance was
given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mat. Goebel last Monday
evening. As the genial Mat. and
his estimable frau are royal en-
tertainefs, q big delegation OF
people both from the Mouse and