The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09
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Joe Johnson of Donnybrook repre-.
senting the Northwest Nursery Of
days last week taking orders for
Valley City was in town couple Of
nursery stock. Joe is secretary of the
Grant Farmers Mutual Fire ms. Co..
and will be down again in the near fu-
ture to inspect the risks of that COM
pany in this vicinity and see to secur-
ing additional business.
The mass meeting at the school
house Sunday afternoon called for the
purpose Of discussing consolidation
was not as largely attended as was
hoped but an exceptionally interesting
meeting was enjoyed. Supt. Warren
treats the subject in straightforward
manner, giving both the merits and
deficiencies of the question impartial
consideration. Mr.. Warren is an
earnest advocate of consolidation of
schools wherever the scheme is prac-
ticable. The open discussion of var
ious school questions that followed
proved of special interest to all pres
ent. Everyone present felt that the
gathering had been both pleasant and
profitable. Mr.. Warren is beyond
question the best informed man on
matters pertaining to school laws in
this part of the state. We will be
pleased to have him with us and trust
we may secure him later on in the
campaign for consolidated school.
The township board of supervisors
will meet on the first day of May,
June and July to allow bounty on 60
pher tails secured during the previous
month. They will be very strict in
requiring an oath that the gophers
were killed within the confines of the
township.
There will be special song service
at the church Sunday evening and
special music. Everyone is cordially
invited.
C. A. Bugge no sooner gets settled
in his old quarters than the wander
lust seizes him and off he hikes. This
time he has gone to South Dakota,
where he holds large interests.
Clifford Miller of the C. A. Bugge
Dept. Store is laid up with an injury
sustained recently in basketball
game. In some manner the ligaments
of the chest walls were torn loose and
now it's Cliff for a few weeks of en-
forced retirement from active labors.
Judge Wallace, who has been con-
fined to his bed for the past week with
pneumonia, is now out of danger and
on the high road to speedy recovery.
Some of the small fry of the village
secured some shot gun shells Tuesday
and went up one of the coulees and set
fire to the tall grass, throwing the
loaded shells into the flames, expect
ing an explosion. Fortunately the
shells didn't explode but the fire kept
on up the coulee and sweeping over the
prairie nearly burned the farm build
ings of Harvey Johnson before the
flames could be extinguished. One lit
tie fellow, seven years of age, pulled
off his trousers and used them to whip
out the blaze. We believe if some par
ents took the boys to the village lock-
up and shut them in for a few hours
the lesson would be most effectual in
curing them Of their mania for setting
fires.
The baseball fever has broken out
here and soon the local diamond will |
be the scene of war.
The Perlichek mine has been having
a splendid run Of local trade. This |
mine produces an exceptional quality
of Ignite and many are taking ad- !
vantage of the fact to lay in a sum-
mer's supply.
Burlington items will now be found
in both the Ward County Independent
and the Fargo Daily Forum.
Some of our populace are getting
careless about the rubbish they throw
out. One day this week we observed
heap of tin cans, discarded stove pipe,
old boxes, and even dead hen which
had been thrown upon the school house