The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-26
largely horse play, but we challenge
any one to mention dance more
graceful than the reel, the lancers,

largely horse play, put we chailenge
any one to mention . dance more
graceful than the reel, the lancers,
etc.
Some think that they exhibit
graceful figure while hopping about
clasping each other in deathless en-
brace, but as for Uncle Dudley he'll
let the frogs do the hopping, "as can
hop" We expect our dances TO pc
patronized by everybody and should
arrange program accordingly.
Those who are fastidious to follow
the latest dances will find upon inquiry
that the old fashioned .quadrille is
coming into it's own and the Bunny
Hug and it's ilk relegated to the Grim
son lighted district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Stoddard left
Monday for Oscuro, New Mexico,
where Ray has position as head en-
gineer on an irrigation project His
father-in-law is president of the COM
pany and no doubt Ray has bright
future before him in that land OF sun
shine and cacti
! Almost any day in the year one may
look up the avenue and see Uncle
Dan Conan driving into town behind
a beautiful bay mare, said mare
beauty Dy naliie, IL 'iie " ,'ic PiGl-
test pieces OF horse flesh n the copn-
try, and Dan says, and we ,believe he's
right, that he hasn't taken any ones
dust along the public highway.
Dan Conan IS a me SPECIMEN Oh inc
I old school gentleman. re IS now IN
his 74th year, hale and hearty as
Texas steer. ne even sSEahlped ye
scribe TO a Wrestl!ng hi Z, eatch az
catch can, we sac we. take MIA on
nsyt week az Z Q cloch' ,a,e
N.Y. conan say H"o any otIe1 7,
years service az Ihe, 4FoilY :, UilCteL zen
eFal FoESef $ bF2gaae OF tAe army "a
me FoConaae.
ne was N a ret1l.i.iS z y. iSag y VI
Lincoln fiaIa, gay ahu lei<-seo 70 ns
an lhciaeLG "h!cli may ne. never oe1ore
nave seen me ilght o. cay as q I'm
can &neca9te. e.,
Daniel, then a Swapping young Tel
low 81 twenty, m coAil " "i:l
nelghpor,s BOY StoPpea OF t dno tram ~
Spfihgheia IN tile iali ol Iooo s, ~
De!ofe eleceloh tiine oeCerihillea 70 SCI
thls man Llhcoin' a 55I whom SO ihacI
was beLng said. ihey we're Walh1is
down the street "hen tney met ape
Dan says they recognized MN at once
and upon close approach ne sala ne
spoke up, telllng Mr. Lincoln wlio shey
were ana why they stopPea OH az
Sprlngheld. = re sald APE looked theln
over carefully as they shook hands
ana then remarked, &c lou poys say you
never n, saw me gelore No, astGeu
the boys. NOW, poys' sald Aoe,
Strengthening up, take a gooo look at
me before, then turning ms PACK 70
them, ne SAID, mo" take gooo LOOK
at me behind"
he was SO earnest aoout II Inat tne
boys DIDN'T reailze the JOKE. ne tnen
LED the boys INTO MS once, introduced
them to a number OF gentlemen, con-
gregated there, among whom Dan rec
elects was a senator from Kansas:
Mr. Lincoln then talked on matters OF
general interest Tor q lew minutes ana
dismissed the boys,
At the time OF the grand review at
the close OF the war Uncle Daniel says
he was home on sick leave: Mr.. and
Mrs. Conan We're among the flrst to
emigrate to California after the COM
pletion of the Union Pacific railroad,
living in San Joaquin valley, one hun
dred miles east OF San FRANCISCO, Tor
nearly six years. They returned east
and finally settled on the Mouse along
! in the early eighties.
Mr.. Conan owns large ranch and
operates coal mine near his nome.
His chief hobby is fine horses and ms
mai a "Reautv' is now the annie of his