The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-20
nREEZY BRIEFS FROM
! BURLINGTON 80;

MONDAY, March the 18th, will u
down in local history as being q Ia,
most littingiy celebrated by every
loyal Irishman IN this baliWick. From
the top of the mornin'" to way past
the shade Of dewy eve the local con
tinsent Of the sons Of Erin celebrated
in homer Of ST. Patrick, the patron
saint Of Ould Ireland. The festivi
ties of the day concluded with q
grand ball at the opera house.
| Joe Wistrom, who recently pur
chased the burlington dray line ol
Adrian Hills, assumed the manage
ment Of the same Monday morning.
Joe is hustler and is prompt aud
courteous in his service,
Ned Calvin has the addition to his
shop completed and from now OF,
the way Ned will turn out the horse
shoes, wagon wheels and p!owIays
won't be slow. No village in the
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trustworthy smith than Calvin.
II. T. Hagy sold the Farmers
hotel Friday to Frank Fleming of
Carpio for $500. Mr.. Fleming, we
understand. intends to rent the prop
erty as he has other business inter
ests which demand his attention.
Mrs. Anna Sheehan. proprietress
Of the Farmers Home hotel, expects
to vacate her lease on April LIST, and
assume charge of the boarding house
at the Davis mine.
Mrs. Sheehan leaves this week for
Chester, Montana, to visit her par.
ents, who are reported very i'll at
that place.
Township election this year was
the hottest election ever held in the
township. The proposition Of erect
ing township caiabose was the sub
ject of more or less acrimonious de-
Late, but an appropriation of $1,000
for the erection Of suitable building
for township purposes carried by a
small majority.
L. u. Cotton manifested wor-
thy public spirit by donating a site
for the building. The contract for
the erection Of the building as soon
as the necessary formalities can be
complied with, will in all probability
cali for structure of Trick veneer or
cement block construction.
Owing to the inclemency OF tn,
weather rather light vote was poll.
ed. The vote for the various Offices
were as follows:
Supervisory for 3 years.. M. Rein.
er, 80; Andrew Jacobson, /.
Supervisor for years--Joe jacob
son, 10.
Town clerk--J. Il. Falconer. 20:
F. J. Christie, l; Chas. Wistrom, II.
Treasnrer-John Werner, 50.
Assessor--E. b. Wallace, 80.
Board CT Conciliation--Joe Pirkle.
81; E. A. Madsen. 80; N. g. forge.
sen, IS; August Larson. IS.
Township Constables-L. D. Col.
ton, 80; Dan Conan. Jr., 81: VIM.
Marshall, l..
Road oyerseer Dist No. Ill. u.
Cotton. 20, ADJUST LARSON. 16.
District No. s-Peter Larson, 4;
Gust Larson. IL: A. P. stockwell. 9.
District No. 81. NJ. johnson, -.
District No. John Halyorson, Is.
Building Jail for township Of Bur
linton in the village Of Burlington.
Yes, rs; No. IL.
The Sunday school institute which
was to have been held here this week
has been postponed to June 18th.
That date being advisable owing to
the fact that the weather would be
more favorable and with the school
year ended the children could attend
10 better advantage.
The subject Of Rev. Eames' ser.
mon for next Sunday morning VIM
be: "The Resurrection-and Before
and for the evening service. "The
Resurrection--And After" Everyone
cordially invited to be present.
We note that meeting Of farmers
is called for March 10Th at the Com.
mercial club, Minot, for the purpose
of organizing rural telephone lines.
| Would it not be a good idea for OH
local comptiny 70 cc-oHeratc with
some Of these lines and thus secure
entrance into M;not? We now have
service up into Reny'.'e county. Why
! not into tho coAnty seat