The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-19
Burlington
Unabashed

was legal LeuueT anu JdChpotS SAaSeo
the green.
Besides the industries usual to
town situate in an agricultural sec
ton we have coal mine within an
easy walk of the suburbs which Is
source Of light and profitable employ
!, ment to those members of our popu
, llation who are not otherwise engaged
, A part Of the Davis tract, leased and
, operated by j. S. Wallace its break
, Iers, chutes and power.house manned
tby grinly but faithful crew presents
"a scene of hustle and activity strange
|ly at variance with the sylvan peace
, which characteristics our other out
Iskirts
] Still we are willing to sacrifice
, aestheticism for the sake of the "coal
(which made Burlington famous.
True, it is Ignite. And as mule Will
always be a mule, so will Ignite al
ways be Ignite. We do not claim
that the Burlington product is mois'
ture proof, ashless, carbonated COM
pound of hydrogen and calorescence;
nor that it can be manufactured into
god briquettes. 1t is the same old
'llignite that mother used to hate. But
i we 10 claim under our brand and
seal that the consumer will be, able
to find several chunks per ton with
!: out the aid of fine tooth comb
Amongst other enterprises listed in
Tour commercial directory we may
Ispecify the Hide and Fur concern
lsuperintended by Gems Miller whose
: enthusiastic business methods may
possibly account for the mysterious
disappearance Of cats in this neigh
borhood Also the lumber yard fin
anced and owned by G. A. Bugge and
managed by E. A. Madsen, who
: though a Minnesotan, is honest ani
capable to such point that he simp
ly makes it an impossibility for
irrespective victim to so elsewhere
and get his third degree.
It would be useless to itenize thu
residence district in the present con
structive period-suffice it to sa.
that villas and bungalows are risin.
on every hand under the supervision
of skilled artifcers-though we can
mot extend much further to the nortl
: without encroaching upon the park.
We must, however, devote para
graph to the church, commOdiou;
, building of the severely classic styl
which was built year or so ago.
! 1t is customary to associate a beau
g tiful legend or touching tradition
Q with the launching or a touching ira
dition with the launching forth OF
$ new ark upon the sea Of gospel
q Therefore in accordance with usag
J. we submit the following version Q
!, the inception of the church idea with
:. out in any way attempting to max
n compulsory it's acceptance as an al
s ticle Of belief: One cold day in tn
J. spring OF 1906 a red-haired CONNER
cial traveller from Chicago havin!
e failed to sci. a bill of goods to tn
J. local merchai is and also having mis-
( ised the only train out Of town wa
l. overheard remarking in 4 convincir
t. tone of voice that Burlington was g
Il God-forsaken hole
J. An indignation meeting was in
S mediately held by the citizens an
e after brief but stormy session
j. resolution was drafted escorting tn
l. auburn stranger and requiring hi
IS instant resort to e1estrianism unde
e pain Of tar and feathers.
e A deputation had already been az
o sembled to serve the notice whe
calmer counsel prevailed and it wa
is deemed expedient to further delibel
Il .ate before the sense of the meetin
S was declared irrevocable.
k One gentleman, who had just RI
r ceived $40 cheque for $50 stee
o killed by the railroad in the closin
years of the past century, opine
b. that. "tfer' might be something in it.
it Another, who had been drumme
If himself, remarked, "he missed hi
If train too And still third expires!
r. ed himself on general principles, tina
e nobody from Chicago never told tn
g truth, nohow."
it To make long story short, afte
it a second canvass of the major sent
ment the previously mentioned resi-
e luton was referred to the committe
IS on sidetracks and new one wa
e drawn UP expressing the more matur
d judgment as follows:
n Whereas to the certain know
e ledge of the majority of the citizen
l. here assembled the imputation cas-
n ,rnon orr community nv a strange