The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-08
SURREY ENTERTAINED
FARMERS ROYALTY
Big Institute Largely Attended-Free Dinner and
Supper-Experts Gave Valuable Addresses
Many Questions Asked

When It was announced that the
little city of Surrey would have
Farmers Institute. many wondered
how the good people of that place
would handle tine crowd.
That rousing big meeting can be
held in small place if the people be-
hind the project have the VIII, just
as well, and sometimes we think bet
ter, than in many larger places, was
demonstrated last Tuesday when Prof.
Hoverstad and his excellent corps OF,
assistants held sway.
Dave, Shorb had ordered the
weather, and when Tuesday morning
broke stormy, with the air full OF the
drifting snow, Dave had notion to
take to the taller timber, but along
towards noon the sun appeared and
likewise a large number of the sturdy
farmers from that vicinity. Owing to
the drifts in the roads. many from Ion
ger distances who had planned to at
tend. were compelled to forego this
pleasure, nevertheless the large audi
torium in tine new school building was
comfortably filled by crowd of till
ers of the soil, eager to learn any
thing that would prove Of benefit to
them in their life's undertaking.
Everything had been arranged for
the big meeting, down to the minutest
detail. Places were provided for the
horses, driven by the farmers from
distance. A committee met the train
to welcome the visitors and show
them the way to the school building.
Such men as O. M. Champlin, w. G..
Young, w. A. w. Culbertson, D. M.
Shorb, Elder Dierd orff, and we might
add a score of others, had given this
business their undivided attention for
several days.
THE BIG FEED.
A free dinner had been announced,
and a dinner 1t was too. Tables had
been constructed in the town hall, and
here the women of Surrey served
sandwiches, coffee, oyster soup, pick
les and other good things to the hum
cry. Several hundred enjoyed the
hospitality OF the Surrey folks. w. A.
w. Culbertson mad charge Of this SER
vice and he saw that none went away
hungry.
Elder Dierdorff Entertains.
While the Independent representa-
tive went fully intending to enjoy the
free dinner at the town hall, we were
not permitted this pleasure-for we
were taken in tow by Elder Dierdorff
who marched US in company with j.
A. Roell, Prof Hoverstad, Prof. Pal
mer, Prof. Richards, VIC. Young, c.
D. Lambert, and others to his palatial
home, where a gorgeous Pennsyn-
vania dinner was served as only Mrs.
Dierdorff can. We had a notion to
endeavor to give the menu in detail,
but the type writer balks. There were
apples right from good old Pennsyl-
vania, apples with the real flavor,
and mince pie like mother used to
make" besides hundred other good
things OF the culinary art. The ELd-
er has q beautiful home and is no
doubt one Of the happiest of men.
A Word About Surrey.
II you have never visited in Surrey,
you have missed something. There
are good people everywhere, but u.s.
ually there is class Of undesirables.
In Surrey harmony prevails. The
people are loyal to their little city.
They believe in comfortable homes.
They believe in tine best schools that
can be secured, no matter at what
cost. They believe in God, as is mani
tested by the three fine churches
there. They believe in a neat, we'll
kept city, as is evidenced by the
beautifully painted buildings Surrey
is surrounded by one of the best farm
ing communities in the state, and the
farmers are leaders, not followers, az
is show by their progressive spirit. A
Surreyite believes that there Is no
man living that Is one bit better than
he Is. He believes that there is no
town on earth better than Surrey
for its size. Let us illustrate.
Joseph Roach the well known Minot /,
banker, jokingly remarked to- D. M. |
Shorb one day: Some day Minot
will annex Surrey as a suberb," to
which Dave replied, 1--WE are ready.
You build your half, and we'll build
ours"
The Institute Proper.
Prof. w. C. Pamler who has given
the subject of dry farming a great
deal Of thought and Investigation,
gave a talk on this subject that ought
10 prove Of great value to the farm
ers. The Professor referred to Joe