The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-08-19
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BURLINGTON.

froy' a business trip to various parts
in Montana.
Burlington has ore Of the best
Graded main streets of any town of its
size in the state.
We are informed that Mrs. Delos
Hunnewell so seriously injured at
Donnybrook recently is recovering
rapidly.
Miss Martha Flemming returned
Monday from weeks vacation spent
with her parents at St. Henry's.
Elof johnson and Fred Casteel are
building them neat little bungalow
near the Perlichek mine.
Harry Miller is building garage
for C. L. Smith in Mnot this week
He is being assisted by Alvin Wal
lace.
During the electric storm last week
Friday, Tightening killed a yearling
and two ear-old colt belonging to
Will Larson west of town.
Miss Cameron of Balfour and Miss
Jewel of Cardio were the guests of
Mrs. Ed Jacobson this week, leaving
for the home of Miss Jewel at Carpio
Tuesday.
The Consumers Power Co. are max
ing excellent progress in the construc-
ton of the line here, having the poles
already set as far as the Leydecker
mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kluver and C.
A Bugge left Tuesday on trip the
itinerary of which will include Sanish,
Charleson, Won Hook and various
points out along the Missouri
c. A. Buggo, returned Friday from
an extended trip to points in South
Dakota. Nowhere did he find condi-
tons equal to the fine prospects in
North Dakota.
The little German Band" so
celebrated as musical organization,
are expected to render a few choice
selections during the big Schwaben-
fest which will mark the event of
electric lights in Burlington.
George Rue, manager of the dry
goods department Of the C. A. Bugge
4 Co. store has constructed fine
background for the display windows
and that the side of the store now pre-
sents a distinctively metropolitan APP
pearaaee.
Mrs. F. D. Erie of Gutenberg, la.
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.
N. April and husband, arriving Tues
day for a fortnight's visit. She is
greatly delighted with the crops and
climate of North Dakota.
Miss Mabel Erie who will be rem
embered as having been visitor at
the home of her sister, Mrs. J. M.
April last summer is now a nurse at
the Presbyterian hospital in Water
loo, Iowa.
August Larson has completed big
job of grading near Velva and re-
turned home Monday for harvest be-
fore doing any more grading. He has
several more big contracts for grading
to be done before snow flies.
The wind, hail and rain storm
which passed over this section last
Friday did considerable damage to
fields Of grain lodging the grain very
badly, but it is hoped that the great
er part may be saved by careful har-
vesting.
Will Wistrom, of Flaxton was down
for short visit at the Chas. Wistrom
home Sunday. Will came in his new
Saxon runabout, and accompanied by
Anil Wistrom upon his return Mon
day.
Chef Almy of North Prairie has a
new Overland car. It's beauty.
Joe Hunt sold his North Prairie
farm last week for $4,000 we under
stand.
August Eckmeier and Will Marsh
are both building granaries to store
the immense crops they will soon be
harvesting. They secured their
building supplies of the Johnson
Kluvor Lumber Co.
Gunder Livingston, manager of the
Burlington Farmers Telephone Co. is
a busy man these days. The company
are now engaged in building an adj
ditional mile of line so that the farms
of John aid James Campbell may have
phone connections with the outer
world. New phones have recently
been installed at the Bowen farm,
Lloyd Bowman's and Benny Olson's.
Dan Conan, Sr. found the team of
horses lost some time ago near Plaza.
The horses had started for home and
were being held by a farmer near
DesLacs who saw the ad inserted in
last weeks Independent by Uncle
Daniel and called him up telling him
where they could be found. Conse-
quently we again have the value Of
printers ink made manifest through
advertising.
The ball game Sunday with the
Donnybrook team was fast one re-
sulting in score of 3 to with the
honors going to the visitors. Burling-
ton plays. Donnybrook this coming
Sunday and the prospects are that
they will break even. In the event of
such result we trust that Donnybrook
and Burlington may play the decid-
ing game during the big celebration
early in September.
A great many people will be growl,
ing pretty soon because they can't
Shortage of coal this fall. Everybody
has been 50 deeply concerned over the
immense crop that they have neg