The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
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compound fracture OI Cne IOWcT ictt
leg, at Davis a few weeks ago. is
about town again on crutches.
We are all glad to see Otto out but
understand it will be some weeks vet
before the member is entirely healed
DR.. F. John Christie was out Sun
day for the first time, but the wea-
ther the past few days has been such
as to confine him to his room again.
, E. A. Madsen has purchased fine
span of young driving horses of Ches-
ter Pfiefer.
! This doesn't look much as though
Einar was going to invest in devil
wagon this season at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Wallace are re-
ioicing over the advent of a husky
young son who arrived at An oppor-
tune time to be mascot for the new
ball team.
Jack says he speaks strange lang
uage but as near as he can make it
out the young fellow is asking for the
latest base ball dope.
Joe johnson of Donnybrook, repre-
senting the Valley City nursery, was
in town Monday distributing an i'm
mense quantity Of nursery stock which
he recently sold to parties here.
A large number Of Burlington peo-
! pie attended the dancing party at Des
Laos Friday evening and report Des
Lacs people to be capital entertainers.
The town board met Friday and
counted over 5000 gopher tails pre-
sented for bounty.
The Board also ordered a general
cleaning up about town:
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representing the Russell Grader Co.,
for a new grader for the township at
cost of $25O.OO. This is a move in
the right direction and we may rest
assured we shall have some of our
roads at least graded up into turnpikes
that will be credit to the township.
Last week saw some big stunts pull
ed off in the line Of gardening. Prac-
tically every resident of our town has
a garden patch in which he may while
away his idle moments this summer.
O. L. Spires has been engaged by
the county commissioners to go over
the valley road with the drag they
have provided and now we shall have
4 a practical demonstration of the value
of the drag in the maintenance OF
good, smooth roads. ..t -.--
w. A. Peck of Minot, the dry farm.
ing expert, was in town Monday. Mr.
Peck will be in Burlington on the first
Monday of each month to confer with
farmers relative to any questions that
arise in which the farmer wishes ex-
pert advice.
We listened to Mr.. Peck as he was
extolling the virtues Of the pit silC
and in our opinion he has some excel
lent ideas regarding silos that would
be of material benefit to anyone inter
ested in silos. He will be here again
the first monday in June. Don't fail
to make it point to come to town
on that day.
Rev. Richmond will hold services al
the Presbyterian church Sunday even
ing as usual
Prof. Hollis of the Extension De-
partment of the Agricultural College
will be here on June 3rd and deliver
his celebrated illustrated lecture
either at the opera house or in the
schoo house.
This lecture is we'll worth coming
miles to attend and we trust that
everyone interested in the welfare OF
rural communities will make it point
to be present. This is the lecture that
was given at the Arcade Theatre al
Minot week before last at the joint as.
sembly Of school officers and teachers
The lecture is free and let everybody
come and enjoy treat.
H. A. Kluver is the busiest man ir
the county these days. What with
experimenting farming operations or
his large north prairie farm he finds
time to cultivate his experimental
farm here in the village, where he is
raising alfalfa and vetch, besides at.
tending to his duties at the First State
Bank.
DR.. Wheelon of Minot was in towr
Monday on professional business.
The Misses Alice and Edna Dab
made trip to their old home at Ber.
thold Saturday, returning Sunday.
Overseer Halvorson has put in 8
new culvert at Davis that has been ir
a sad state of repair for a year past
i We can look for road work to be at
tended to promptly from now on.
Ed Jacobson, of the firm of Jacob
son Bros, who has had charge Of the
Carpio shop for the firm, contem
plates disposing of the firms interests
lin Carpio and moving here where there
is plenty to do to keep both members
of the firm busy and then some.
We are glad to know that Ed will
again be resident Of Burlington.
jacobson Bros. are busy this weel
Installing their new ice box and new
fixtures in the corner block where
they will have ample room for theil
full equipment of gasoline engine
sausage machine, cream buying sta
tion and other accessories they may
see fit to install. The interior of thu
building has been completely over
hauled and painted and soon we shall
hear it said that Burlington has one o,
the neatest and most up to date mar
kets in the state.
! There is no holding Burlington, nov
that the spirit Of enterprise and i'm
provement has set in. .>
The latest bid in the shape Of new
enterprise is an ice-cream factory
i The firm Of Jacobson & Wistrpm have
purchased an ice cream machine, sap