The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-12
nREEZY BRIEFS FROM
BURLINGTON -

] Miss Margaret Falconer, who has
been visiting friends at Donnybrook
returned Sunday.
f. d. Averill, a brother OF Mrs. Jas
r, Falconer is visitor at the Falcon
err home few days on his way to
locate on claim in Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Madsen attend
cd the confirmation services at MinOt
Sunday.
Clifford Miller and Leo Olson call
ed on Minot friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Hogy attended
the services in the Norwegian Luth-
eran church at Minot Sunday, when
their daughter, Miss Myrtle Hogy,
was confirmed.
Mrs. George Wood returned Wed.
nesday from limerick, where she had
spent a fortnight visiting relatives.
George now claims 1t wasn't pancakes
but wind pudding that he was having
such success with.
The Township Board of Review met
Monday and Tuesday of this week at
the jacobson shop on Main St. We
understand great many changes
were made in valuations throughout
the township.
Miss Osmurd of Deerirg, repre-
senting the w. c. T. u, occupied the
Presbyterian pulpit Sunday and sue
ceeded in organizing a local branch
at this point. The following officers
were chosen: Mrs. j. Y. Millar,
Pres; Mrs. Sam Strong, Vice Pres;
Miss Alice Eames, Secy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lanphere
visited friends at Glenburn Saturday,
returning Sunday evening.
The shade of Horace Greedy now
incarnated in the versatile Lagoon
correspondent, is still prolific in bib
lical quotations, precepts and gentle
swats at his brethren. We appreciate
your efforts to boom your town,
brother, but come up to Burlington,
attend the Old Settlers picnic, enjoy
the attractions of live town, and see
the boys work out who put the "bee"
in baseball This is fyless town.
Little Donald Wistrom, who has
been visiting his Grandma Campbell
at Minot, returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. L. H. Wistrom, who has been
here on visit with his sons, return
ed to Allester, S. D., Monday.
The Misses Schindeldecker, Johnson
and Casteel and Messrs. Pfundheller
and Wistrom were shown through the
Wallace mine Tuesday evening. Those
attending the Old Settlers picnic will
find this one of the grand attractions
and they should not fail to secure the
services of competent guide and 60
on this most interesting expedition.
The nurse says Chas. Wistrom now
has red beard and enjoys liberal
rotations of oatmeal and barley cruel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 3. Bach Of Minot
were guests at the j. Y. Millar home
Sunday.
Mr. w. L. Millar, the Mouse Valley
pioneer and baseball fan, went to Can
ada Sunday to visit his sons and
daughter at Swift Current, Sask.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Livingston Of
North Prairie brought their little
: daughter Mildred in to DR.. Christie
Tuesday to have fractured arm
placed in plaster cast. The little
, girl is but two years of age and broke
) her arm in fall from her high chair.
The construction crew of the Nor
, thern Telephone Co. is in town this
week repairing the line in this Sec
ton and extending the line to No
Mans Land for the convenience of
he Old Settlers.
Supt. Weithoff of the Davis Coal
Co., has resigned his position with the
company and is succeeded by Mr..
Summers, formerly with the Consum-
ers Power Co. Of Minot. Mr.. Welt
hoff has moved his family to Mime
apolis.
Frank Kane of Minot is now our To-
cal tonsorial artist. He has moved
his family into the Dan Conan res
idence recently vacated by ]. R. Fal
coner.
E. A. Madsen has added register
of living curiosities. Visitors allow
of charge.
There is strong talk of opening up
the old spring west of town once ia
nous for the purity Of its waters.
The idea is to place large concrete
large storage reservoir to be placed
in the hill adjacent with sufficient
capacity to supply the entire village
with water for general use and for
fire protection as we'll. This is the
best move started in our village in
years and every citizen should get be-
hind the project and boost Heave no!
Hitch old Dobbin to the blackboard
next week and come to No Mans
Land. The annual gathering this sea-
son of the Old Settlers gives promise
of being the largest attended reunion
of the organization in years. The
grove was never in more perfect fol-
iage and the ground is covered with
a carpeting Of natures greenest verdi
ure.
The comissary department this year
will be in charge of Leslie D. Cotton
and you may rest assured Of the best
the country affords.
The committee on grounds recently
had the flag rope replaced and now
if some nameless skunk of a vandal
doesn't come along and steal it, we