The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22
A SHORT VISIT WITH
BURLINGTON FRIENDS

INDEPENDENT REPRES E N 1 A :
TIVE ENJOYS FEW HOURS
WITH OUR GOOD, HUSTLING
NEIGHBORS.
The Independent editor spent sew
eral most enjoyable hours in the pro-
gressive little city of Burlington last
Friday. The Burlington people are a
most prosperous, energetic, optimistic
lot, and are most deserving of the ben
efits that they are reaping by stick
ing to good town.
Burlington is essentially a young
mans town. Of course there are a
few of the young-old gentlemen like
w. L. Millar living in that vicinity,
who never really grow old. We met
Mr.. Millar and he doesn't seem a day
older than when we first met him
nearly twelve years ago. Hardly a
gray hair in his head and he can and
does outwork many of the young fell
lows in that community, tho he doesn't
have to, for he owns one of the larg-
est and best farms up the valley.
One of the first of the "b-hoys" we
met was Einar Madsen, Of the c. A.
Bugge Co. Mr.. Bugge is still enjoy
ing life in Norway, but he can't be any
happier than our friend, Einar, who
has most happy home and one of the
best general stores in the county.
Earl Wallace had come in from the
mine to get his Independent. If there
is anything that Earl likes better than
mining the "coal that made the Mouse
Valley Famous and the Hooking Val
ley Jealous" it is playing ball.. He
informs us that Burlington has a
team Of winners this year, as usual.
His father, the popular and we'll
known Judge Wallace, is planning on
trip soon to his old home in Ohio,
and of course, Mrs. Wallace will go
along.
We met H. T. Hogy, bonanza farmer
and elevator king. Mr.. Hogy was de-
ploring the fact that Burlington has
no barber and that he has to come
clear to Minot everytime he wants to
get shaved. He says the Burlington
BARRIERS become too prosperous and
soon seek other fields in which to
spend their wealth.
A visit to the up-to-date drug store
owned by Wistrom Bros. revealed the
fact that the boys were doing good
business despite the fact that q hor-
rible drouth recently struck Burling-
ton, as it did in other towns in the
county. VIM. Wistrom has come down
from Flaxton to look after the BUSH
mes. Charles, who has been i'll from
typhoid fever, is recovering.
Our old soldier friend, T. F. Bailey,
was prancing around like sixteen
year-old, and awaiting anxiously the
time for his departure for the field Of
Gettysburg, the latter part of June.
jacobson Bros. have . model meat
market and are doing surprising
|ly good business. The boys know
their business, buy the choicest beef
cattle, and have recently secured q
pasture south of town where they
will fatten them on the nutritious
grasses.
H. "A. Kluver, cashier Of the First
State Bank, was busy overhauling his
automobile and figured that his days
work would well repay him, consid-
ering the high price Of mechanical la
Dor. BY the way, Burlington has two
banks to be proud Of.
John H. Werner, is cashier Of the
German-American State Bank,
John is some farmer Is well as bank
er. He has 480 acres in crop and
says that since leaving the farm he
can easily recognize his mistakes in
farming methods Of the earlier days.
John is trying out new variety q
clover seed, peck Of which he got on
his trip to Germany last winter. It
is similar to alfalfa and 9 great
drouth resistant plant.
| We looked in vain for the Office Of
the new Burlington paper, but were
told that the journal was still being
published at Carpio on the 500, by
Bro. Pavlik. Mr.. Pavlik has promised
to install . plant at Burlington.
The hungry sojourner need 60 no
farther than Burlington for square
meal. James Casteel owns restau-
rant that is well patronized and the
genial Jim and his good wife give =
welcome to strangers that comes from
the heart.
! The Miller hotel also enjoys : good