The Dickinson press., 1915-07-17
JOHN HUS DAY.
THE bURDA FARM
OF DEATH OF
JOHN HUS CELEBRATED BY
THE z. C. B. J. SUNDAY.
FINE PROGRAM, AT
TENDANCE LARGE
Burda Family Long Residents of
County. Interesting Things Not
ed in a Survey of Their
Farm Home.

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Sunday last at the Anton Burda
farm five miles northwest Of this
city, the Bohemians of this vicinity,
and invited guests, gathered in men,
ory of the 500th anniversary Of the
death of John Hus, whom the Bo-
hemian nation honors as one of the
greatest men of it's race. Born about
1878, in the latter part of the Dark
Ages, Hus entered upon troubled
arena. He was student, lecturer,
preacher, and a moral reformer,
who gave his life at the stake at Con-
stance, Switzerland, July 6, 1415,
rather than be untrue to his religious
convictions.
The program Sunday afternoon in
cluded a history Of John Hus by V.
Materna of Manning, recitation of a
Bohemian poem by Anna Burda and
another by Bertha Vranna; four
part song by Mrs. Anna Brecher,
Misses Anna Burda,
Misses May, Helen and Anna Burda;
V. Materna, Charles Oukrop, Joe
Vranna, Frank Burda, Joe Nesjsor,
Frank Thinker and Joe Huncovsky; a
poem by Mrs. Anna Brecher of Man.
dan; music by the North Star band.
The remainder of the afternoon
was spent in pleasant social way,
some forming groups on the shady
lawn, some walking about this model
farm, and others dancing to the music
of the band, the granary and ma
chine house having been cleared for
this purpose.
/ Mrs. Burda and her daughters, as
sisted by the ladies of the 2. C. B. J.
in the preparation, and by Mesdames
Chernausek, Prchal and Moe in serv-
ing, gave the large number of assem-
bled guests fine supper. This was
partaken of on the lawn and was a
pleasant feature of the afternoon. In
the course Of the evening dancing
WAS resumed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burda had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suchy
Mrs. Anna Brecher, Joe Huncovsky
Frank Tinker Of Mandan; Mr.. and
Mrs. V. Materna of Manning.
The Burda farm is most interest
ing place and the Sunday visitors
found not the least Of their pleasure
in going over the various fields
through the different buildings and
noting all the conveniences and beau
ties of this farm home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burda settled in Dick
inson about twenty-seven years ago
having come over from Bohemia a
few years earlier. Of their eight
children, Charles, Mary, Anna, Helen
Frank, Rose and Robert are still at
home, and the eldest, Mrs. Dominick
Vranna, resides in Dickinson. Thei1
farm shows what thrift and fore
thought will do.
When Anton Burda landed in New
York thirty-four years ago, he had
just SIS to his name. He secured q
Job at So per week, later taking ur
the trade of cigarmaker, which work
Mrs. Burda also learned.
For time after settling at Dickin.
son, the wheels rolled a little hare
but Mr.. and Mrs. Burda were careful
and soon had things coming thei1
way. Mr.. Burda is now the owner Of
1,O40 acres of as fine land as thert
is in Stark county. He has a goot
house and a year or two since erect
ed a barn 66 feet long by 80 fee
wide, equipped for thirty-two head o7
cattle and forty tons of hay. At thu
present time sixteen cows are being
milked, the cream and milk being de.
livered daily in the city by automo'
bile. The large hen house is provid.
ed with heating plant. An ice
and milk house has been provided
granary and machine sheds( and this
summer a large vegetable cellar is
being constructed. A shelter belt OF
trees quarter of a mile long pro
tects the farm buildings on the north
dam holds a great body of water
in draw west Of the buildings which
affords boating, etc. Strawberries
and various kinds Of fruits are grown
in the garden. This season the felc
crops are 250 acres of small grain
40 acres of corn, etc. The wheat or
last seasons corn land looks gooc
enough for 40 bushel yield.
This shows what people who leave
the city and come to Stark county
can do If thew onlv will,