The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-02-27
nREEZY BRIEFS FROM
BURLINGTON go

ot son BORN Feb. 23rd Several
Of the boys broke their New Years
resolution IN order to Smoke enc"
in horror OF the event.
CHARLES Kelley has purchased the
Kemrer farm mics southwest of the
big bridge and IS now arranging mat
tc,s preparatory to taking immediate
possession. This transaction involves
at entire SECTION OF land and called for
Ctarla is one Of the Toys who is al
ways there w'til :he goods. Success
to you, Charlie. Burlington is sorry
to lose you and your family. but yc
rejoice in the fact that you have such
bright prospects for the future.
Herman Martin has resigned As SUI.
pervisor, and E. a. Madison has been
chosen to fill the vacancy.
Miss Alice Eames, now at Minot.
representing the sprela Corset Co..
spent Sunday at her home heie.
4 A large number of auction sales are
taking place hereabouts of late. We
understand everything is bringing a
good price.
I 4 merchant for A neighboring town
remarked to US recently that when he
bought gasoline engine it would be
| n terG If <lai, To,r
he said, would get no dividends or
| profits Of sales to him
Wha. Burlington needs right noY
and badly too, is a first class girls.
mill. No town in North Dakota is
letter situated for mill to do Gus
tom grinding. We are situated at the
junction: Of the Des Laos and Mouse
rivers and sufficient lead Of water
could be maintained to provide the
! power and in case that should fail the
proximity of immense fields OF lig
mite would afford plenty OF CHEAP
fuel.
The utilization Of Ignite in the man
ufactnre Of briquettes has been dem
onstrated to be feasible and Burling-
ton stands good chance Of securing
the location of concern Of this
character that will be the largest in
the state. Briquettes are admitted To
be the equivalent Of the best stean
ing coal and very nearly that of an
thracite and costs less. The by-pro-
ducts of the briquetting process in
cludes tar, gasoline. Watch Burling-
ton grow.
| The Commercial cln.: held ? largely
! attended meeting at the opera house
Monday evening. Resolutions We're
passed and committees appointed to
take steps for the appointment OF
deputy sheriff, the erection of GAIA
boose and the building of some more
cement sidewalks.
What is prosperity? 1t is nothing
more than sentiment, perhaps in
many cases, but it is the sentiment
Of the majority. The nation Is the
sum OF the communities. A commu-
nifty is the sum Of its families. Com.
munity life is the basis of ethics, OF
patriotism, Of good business policy.
II your community life is right. It
Is prosperous and majority of other
communities are prosperous. then
prosperity reigns III the nation.
The community life is the sum TO-
tai energy and activity Of its indi
| yidual members. And there exists in
q community obligations between
these members. The community owns
the merchant duty and the merchant
in turn owes his community a duty.
This is not one-sided proposition.
Against the consumers Obligation to
deal with the merchant Of his COM
,nunity that merchant Or business
man must place his obligation of ser
vice, good goods, and right prices.
The retailer Of today must assume
his proper friendship to the commu-
| nifty if he is to prosper. He must
become one CT the moving spirits
of his community. He must be q
progressive merchant; he must see
the latest and best methods in con.
Quoting his business. II he does
these things there is little doubt but
the other members of the community
will fulfill the obligation that rests
on them to transact their business
with home merchants.