The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-30
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The appearances around Surrey the
past few weeks, until the snow came
on Tuesday, certainly bespoke the ar
rival of spring. The farmers were out
bright and early, the land has been
carefully prepared and some have al
ready sowed some wheat. The unus-
ually late fall of snow will cause
little delay but will give the grain that
is already sown a good start and will
leave the ground in good condition for
the other grain.
The gophers around Surrey are re-
markedly intelligent and are getting
wise and adapting themselves to ex-
listing conditions. 1t may be, verify
probably is, due to the large bounty
that is paid for their tails this spring,
but at any rate, the fact is, that some
are running around without tails. Roy
Gordon, a Surrey lad, has shot two
this month without that very valuable
appendage which is necessary in order
to obtain a bounty. 1t may be that
this is proof of the theory of the
transmission of acquired characteris-
tics, but for the sake of the boys, let
| us hope that it is not true in this case,
at least.
The trustees of Nedrose township
set the bounty for gophers in April,
five cents each, and so many have been
at work trapping, shooting and poi
soning the destructive little animals
that the trustees expect that the April
bounty, alone, will be more than the
total amount of money reserved for
the purpose. One family has total
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hundred and several others two hun
dred and over. If all the tax payers
are doing as much, we predict that
they will have to offer several men a
| tempting salary to perform the dis
agreeable task of counting the tails.
But at any rate, the gophers in Ned
rose township are disappearing at a
fast race and we do not believe there
will be many NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ents in the gopher family in that town.
ship this year.
! Bert McEown came back from a Sec
ond trip to Montana, on Monday of
this week. We understand that he has
not decided on a location. He reports
the weather very dry in the parts he
visited. being as far west as Fresno
and Kremlin, where he visited the
Surreyites who have located there.
Miss Evelyn Fox, who has been
teaching near Williston, closed her
term of school last week and attend
ed the teachers association conven-
ton that was held in Minot last week.
She visited with her sister, Mrs. Lar
son, the first of the week and returned
to the reservation on Tuesday.
! Corinna Perry is back from the res
ervation where she has been visiting
her mother on her claim. Corinna will
remain in Surrey until the close of the
school.
A carload of laborers arrived last
week for work on the cutoff. They
are ballasting the track at present,
and will plant trees along the right-of-
way in short time.
| The former mumps patients are out
again and we'll, but few new cases
are reported each week. William
Clouse has been quite sick with them
and has been kept out of the fields at
very busy time.
Frank Hartzler from Ohio, returned
on Monday after spending the winter
at home. He has returned for the
summer work and brought with him,
Mr.. Zook, brother to John Zook, who
has been here the last three years,
through the threshing season.
Mr.. Berg has been in Montana for
several days. He has gone to make
final arrangements for a branch store.
Mr.. Anderson, north of town, will go
in as partner in the business. Mr..
Berg has not returned at this writing
and we have not learned where he has
decided to locate.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Randall, who are teach
ing in the consolidated school east Of
town, will retain their present posi-
ton for the ensuing school year. The
teachers in town have not yet all been
elected but the school board has decid-
ed to add one extra teacher to the
faculty.
George Heger did not make his usu-
al appearance on last Saturday and
Sunday. On Friday he autoed through
to Grand Forks in the car belonging
to Mr.. McManus and will return this
week in his own car from Forest Riv-
err.
The two-year-old son of Mary
Blocher died of diphtheria on Monday
and was buried Tuesday in the GEM
etery of the Old Order Dunkard
church north of town. The boy was
sick only short time and it was not
known at first what the trouble was.
Dan Blocher and wife, who have just
returned from a visit in the east,
brought the disease with them, Mrs.
Blocher now being very ill with it at
their home west Of town. It is hoped
that she will soon recover and that the
disease will be checked at once.
i Mrs. Israel Yoder, more commonly
known as Grandma" is quite i'll with
pneumonia at her home north of town,
and is under physicians care. Her
many friends wish her speedy recov-
cry.
| Lahman Lambert, one of Mr.. Peck's
"Better Farming Boys" accepted one
Of the brood sows shipped in for the
boys, and is now smiing over the ar
rival of eight fine lively pigs. The
lad is looking forward to q prosperous
summer and has already planned what
is to be done with his small fortune.
i. Freeman Yoder is putting in cement
walks on his property.
The people Of Surrey and vicinity