The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-25
Big Festival
At Ambrose
GOV. BURKE, SUPT. HOvERSTAD
AND PROF. PALMER DELIVER
ADRESSES...RACES, BALL
GAMES AND A GREAT
BIG CROWD

On Saturday, Aug. 20, Ambrose held
its first harvest festival and made
great preparations and people came in
from all parts to take part in the
events Of the dav. Ambrose is one
Of the new towns, six years ago the
writer drove thru the country and
then there was nothing but a few
shacks to be seen on the wide prairie,
where there is now town Of 500 PEG.
pie. "':'.. j.. g. g. tx e.: ;...As;
The program in the forenoon CON
sisted of addresses and music. The
first number being a selection by the
Ambrose band, Mr.. Miller then intro
duced Gov. John Burke who opened
his address by complimenting the peo-
pie OF Ambrose and vicinity on their
choice of country. The crop around
Ambrose are quite good and they
have had good crops since coming
have had ggod crops since coming
here. He told story Of a certain
man on going to Heaven found some
people who were bound. He ques-
toned St. Peter how it was that they
had these people bound. St. Peter
replied that they were good people
but that they were from North Da-
kota and that they would go back II
they let them loose. He said that
he knew Of no country that had 80
few draw backs to its pioneers as
this state and especially this section.
He said there were many places in
thu, state where they could not very
we'll hold q harvest festival this year,
50 that Ambrose is very fortunate to
have such good crops. He said tho
that he had been talking with the
men in the sections where they had
crop failures and they were saying
that even IL they did not get crop
this year they were ahead as they
had been getting double crops for 81
many years. The governor then took
up the conservation OF our natural
resources.
Miss Adele Pomeroy then favored
the audiacne with vocal solo which
was 80 well received that an encore
was called for.
The next speaker to be introduced
was Prof. Palmer OF the Agricultural
College. He spoke on the saving OF
soil moisture which address will be
taken up more completely next week.
A trombone and cornet duet was
then rendered by Setterland and De-
Witt.
Supt. T. A. Hoverstad was then in
troduced. He stated that Pres.
Worst was away or he would have
been glad to be present He stated
that the reason he had not granted
Ambrose an institute was there were
so many requests that he had enough
ahead for two years and that he did
not have funds to. run more than one
set of institutes. That SO regular in.
stitutes had been held and 80 Better
Train meetings had cen con
Quoted with an attendance Of $4,000.
He then discussed the grain situation,
the raising Of trees and the protec-
ton Of birds. -'-..
Miss Pomroy again rendered solo.
Mr.. VIM. Miller presided.
After dinner several stunts we're
pulled OF. The ball game resulted
in a victory for the Columbus team
by a score Of 8 to 0. In the horse
races, Y. L. Giibert's horse, The Corn
Husher won, time 1851. In tho run
ming races. G. n. Clark's horse won.
In the novelty race, Luther Wilson's
horse won. In tho farmers race Cha.
Turnbuu won.
There VA . ane display Of grains
and vegetables that would do credit
to any Oounty. Sweet corn tha& would
tickle Tho pa1ate oe IN epScuro, md
grown but ewo, miles nom the Cana
dian border.
This closed The 0rst harvest fsDo-
val held at Amross. An who attsnoDd
wseo much pleased and enteftained.
There was something doing IN 10
time.
FOR sALE-ss5o Mermaid piano, .