The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-06-01

Begrimed with the mud of seventy.
five miles of the most difficult auto.
mobiling ever experienced in the state
by any number of machines, most OF
the Minot Boosters who participated
in the 15O miles Get Acquainted trip.
arrived in this city Friday night.
thoroughly tired, but as happy and
contended as lot of mud turtles,
which role in fact, they had. been
enacting all day long. Nearly an in
ch of rain had fallen and the roads
we're in a very muddy any and yos
might say, dangerous condition, yet
BY careful driving the seventy-hve
men who took advantage Of this
journey, came thru without misAap.
True, three automobiles were put
out of commission and two or three
more had some difficulty in getting
over the slippery roads, bht most OF
the boosters were game and complet-
ed the journey as per schedule, but
a few hours late.
The Boosters left Minot at ten
o'clock Thursday morning, hundreds
of citizens gathering on the streets to
see them off There were sixteen
cars in the lineup carrying about
eighty. The Minot band occupied the
first cars. The roads during the first
days run from Minot to Ryder, via
Velva, 76 miles we're perfect.
feet. a..
At Sawyer, large number Of citi.
zens greeted the visitors. The school
children and teachers were amons
those who extended welcoming
hand. The band played at Sawyer as
it did at every town visited and the
boys and girls ran exciting races for
purses given by the Minot men. Be-
fore starting for Velva, eight autos
from that city owned by Mayor Bierly,
Lee, Welo,, Dickinson, DR.. Johns and
Sam and Art Smith, arrived to pilot
the Minot Boosters to their city.
Several other Velva autos met the
bunch at the outskirts of the city. A
stop of more than an hour was made
at Velva, where splendid dinner
was served at the Berry Hotel, fine
. three story brick structure. Editor
Francis, Capt. Kramer and other
prominent Velvaites entertained the
guests. BY the way, Capt. Kramer
has a big farm just two miles north
of Velva and this year has 600 acres
Of crop.
Miller & Sterns, general agents for
the Ford auto, had a display OF six
teen machines on the Velva street.
They report having sold 100 machines
already this year.
While the visitors were waiting IN
the lobby of the Berry Hotel for
lunch, Mayor Bierly extended well
come to them, the response to which
was given by President Sherman OF
the Commercial club. After lunch
an autotomible parade was given over
the principal streets Of the little city,
winding up at Velvas beautiful fifteen
acre wooded park, where magnifi'
cent $4,000 pavilion is now being
built. As the visitors left Velva for
Ruso, sixteen miles to the south, sew
eral velva autos piloted them out OF
the city, accompanying them into the
:: country for several miles.
velva is particularly energetic little
!, city The buildings are OF a substan
tial nature, and the residences have
. a clean wholesome app earance, beint
nicely painted. Velva has a goot
water system, with a reservoir holding
$4,000 gallons on top Of the hill
yelva has a Commercial club, which
has comfortable and commodiou'
quarters. The President Of the clul
is p. W. Miller and the Secretary II
H. j. Tillapaugh. There are more
than 100 members.
Ruso was reached at two o'clock
after passing over q most beautiful
4. country We had imagined for som'
-. -
reason that the land between Velv'
and Ruso was nothing extra and INA
cine our surprise to md large nm
farm houses and barns, rural mai
routes, good school houses and held
OF promising grain, under high stat
Of cultivation. The farm homo OF :
Nordstrom was passed, and this !
Of the very finest country homes Y
the state.
At Russo. the guests were ensel