The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-18
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SURREY NEWS. 8
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! With our new fire hall, the new de-
pot nearly completed, and not va
cant house in town, Surrey is now on
the boom. The new depot is fine
one. The inside work has been stop
ped for time and will be finished lat
er. The outside is newly painted.
With six local passenger trains daily,
Surveys railroad facilities are hard to
beat.
Three operators are employed in the
depot, working in eight hour shifts.
Travellers now coming to Surrey any
time of night or day, can 90 to
warm, comfortable waiting room.
The farmers Of Surrey and vicinity
are again stirring up interest in bet
ter farming methods and are re-or-
ganizing farmers clubs. The East
Surrey club met last week at the home
|of Mr.. Greenhouse. Interesting pa
|pers were read and keen interest in
better farming was manifested by the
large crowd which attended.
Mr.. Greenhouse has fine new house
on his farm.
The North Surrey club met at the
home of c. f. Weed on Thursday. Mr..
Peck was present at both meetings.
Mr.. Peck is doing some fine work in
this vicinity. By cooperating with
him, and following some of his sug-
gestions, favorable results have been
obtained. Possibly the greatest good
of the new movement is not felt now,
but we predict that it shall be in the
years to come, when it shall no long
err be an experiment, but an establish
ed thing.
Surrey Central club will meet at the
town ahll on Thursday of this week.
Mr.. Peck will be present at this meet
ing.
No mention has been made of Mr..
Gordon's interesting lecture at the
Brethren church on Sunday evening,
Dec. 9TH. It was too good to escape
notice. He gave an account of his
travels in Palestine, in particular,
Jerusalem and Jericho, and places Of
special interest to Bible students. We
learned from his address that Mr..
Gordon is an interesting lecturer as
well as an excellent auctioneer. On
Monday he lectured to the high school
on what we are here for" 1t was
an inspiring address and we'll chosen
for high school pupils. His sale at
Mr.. Berg's store closed Saturday.
From here he went to Minneapolis and
is auctioning a sale at Deering this
week.
Elmer Palmer and his mother, Mrs.
Netzley, from Canada, visited at the
home of Mrs. Wolf on Thursday last.
She started for Canada last Sunday.
Mr.. Culbertson, from California, has
been visiting old friends for some time
and left for his home Thursday. He
expects to winter in California on his
ranch. He will probably return next
summer to see about his land interests
in this state.
A large crowd from Surrey visited
Minot Saturday. Twenty seven were
on the train, besides other who drove
or went in autos.
The High School Basket Ball team
played an out door game Friday even
ing with the second team and few
of the town boys. The town boys We're
defeated by score Of 1873 The boys
have done well for the first year. The
fine weather has made it possible for
them to practice on the out door
grounds. The next improvement in
Surrey will likely be an auditorium-
gymnasium combined-at least here's
hoping.
The boys and girls teams went to
Minot Saturday to have their pictures
taken. At the same time the high
school quartette posed. We have heard
of no serious effect on the camera.
On account Of so many Of the schol-
ars coming in the busses to school
and having no time for practice, there
will be no special Christmas program
by the school this year.
Consolidation is big success SO far.
The per centage of absence and tardi-
ness is much smaller than that of 9TH
er years.
There was debate given at the
high school last Friday on "Woman
Suffrage" The judges decision was
in favor of the affirmative side of the
question as to whether or not women
should be given the right to vote.
Charley Withers and c. O. Dierdorff
were out visiting the home folks Sun
day.
Fred Brey was up from the reser.
walton from Saturday until Monday.
Elmer Sjordal stopped over night to
see his brother Richard last week. He
was on his way to Montana
Nellie Frank was out from Minot
Sunday.
Rev. J. H. Gordon went to Brantford
this state, over Sunday to fill an APP
pointment in the Brethren church at
that place.
Rudolph Haines has purchased the
hotel. He moved it last week.
Lee Kuhn is home from the hospital
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis. He is recovering nicely.
Quite number went to the show at
the hall last Thursday evening. 1t was
an entire musical program and much
enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. Englar has moved in from her
farm and is living in Earl McAllis-
ter's house north of the track. She
came in for the winter to get her
children nearer school.
Rev. D. M. Shorb is at Big Timber,
Montana. He is holding a series Of
meetings at that place.
Skating parties made up of the
young people from town and the high
I. 10 CENT aCAsCARETS"