The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-13
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Thursday and Friday of next week.
A number of pupils are expected from
adjacent districts and an excellent at
tendance is anticipated.
The mail sack containing the In
dependents fell beneath the cars and
not even the logan Murmurs" sec
ton was left for our perusal. How.
ever, the editor kindly forwarded us
an extra supply and we were enabled
to supply portion of the subscribers
who called for them. We are inclined
to the belief that these mishaps are
due to carelessness, as this is the Sec
ond instance of a mail sacks being
ground beneath the wheels of the mail
car, as the sacks were being thrown
out for this station.
Geo. Wood, the 500 agent, asks us
to warn all children against hanging
around the depot or being near the
tracks when the gravel trains are
passing as there is great danger from
rocks falling from the cars. There is
new law passed by the recent legis-
lature bearing upon this matter that
it would be we'll to understand.
AS the work on the side walks along
Main street progress the civic pride of
our citizens keeps apace and many
and various improvements are under
way to beautify our village. 1t is to
be hoped that cement cross walks may
replace the old wooden affairs that are
both unsightly and menace to pedes-
TRANS. With both sides of Main
street lined with fine broad walks and
the streets freshly graveled our little
city will only require white way
to place it among the hustling, pro-
gressive points in the northwest.
E. A. Madsen, who left for Ray
mond, Montana, is expected home
Thursday.
C. A. Bugge & Co. have had avn
ings of the latest and most modern
pattern placed on their store front.
The City Barber Shop and Jacob
son Bros market have also put up
new awnings before their places of
business.
Mr.. Snyder, manager Of the sport
ing goods department of Roell's hard
ware store in Minot, was business
visitor here Thursday.
H. A. Kluver is building an addition
Of two rooms to his residence and
when completed Mr.. and Mrs. Kluver
will have one of the most commodious
and convenient dwellings in town.
Messrs. F. J. Christie and E. A.
Madsen have set out a fine lot of
shade and ornamental trees this sea-
ssoii. Mr.. Madsen has also planted an
assortment of fruit trees, currant and
gooseberry bushes on his lots and soon
in addition to treat of home grown
sweet potatoes and peanuts, he can
treat his friends to variety of fruit
fresh from the tree.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown are holding a
series of revival meetings at the
Presbyterian church here this week.
Rev, X. J. Wulff of Drake held SER
vices at the Emanuel Lutheran church
on North Prairie Sunday.
Jessie Stringer has mare colt
which he desires to trade for a heifer.
Jim Casteel says that now that
horses, cattle and pigs are forbidden
to range at large that steps should
be taken to prevent Ford cars from
using the right Of way.
The 500 line is graveling their road
bed and two trains Of so cars each are
daily conveying the gravel for the i'm.
provement Logan is "seein' things"
again and mistakes the activity along
the 500 as project for double track
ing the system from Logan to the
county seat.
Mrs. James johnson, who has been
on the sick list for several days, is
now reported as greatly improved.
! Irving Wallace, who represents the
Curtis Publishing Co., selling the Sat-
urday Evening Post, Ladies Home
Journal and Country Gentleman, won
substantial prize offered by the COM
pany in a recent contest.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Wal
lace Sunday, "wee Scotch laddie.' y
The mother is doing nicely and Earl
wears the smile that won't come off.
Charlie Wistrom left Friday for an
extended visit at the home of his par
ents in South Dakota.
County Agent w. A. Peck and a
representative of the government ag-
riculture department will be In town
Saturday to confer with the township
board of supervisors relative to plan
to exterminate gophers. During the
afternoon they will give public demon
strations of poisoning gophers. Farm
ers should make special effort to be
present as none can afford to miss
anything that may prove Of inestl-
mable value to them in Kidding the
country of the gopher pest.
Mothers Day exercises were held at
the church Sunday and were splendid
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers, plants, and branches Gov
cred with blossoms secured IN the
nearby woods, and the general decora-
ton was tasteful, unique and very
beautiful, indeed. In the evening Rev
Richmond took Mothers" for his sub
ject and delivered an address that was
eloquent and splendid. -
Mrs. John Keen left Wednesday fol-
an extended visit at the home Of hel
parents at Galena, Wisconsin. In the
meantime John-well, John says the
neighbors have already contributed nc
fewer than 10 recipes for pancakes.
Memorial Day will be appropriately
observed in Burlington this year. FIX.
ercises will be held in the Presbyterian
church at & %. m. The Hon, Jas. John.