The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-08-12
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DONNYBROOk.
We doubt if there is another town
in the Union where the common house.
fly is hunted with more direful VEN
geance than at Donnybrook. The cit
liens and businessmen generally seem
to have relentless hatred of flies and
with swatters, poison and various 9TH
,er means of destruction or torture,
they are continually on the trail of
some luckless fly. Speaking fgura-
lively and with truth, there are no
flies on Donnybrook.
Jim McVeety of the City Market in
'augurated this war on flies and in con-
junction with Fred White, the drug
gist, some three years ago advertised
to bay a premium on flies and posted
standing rewards of five cents per
head on all flies caught in their stores.
Never for single moment has their
vigilance relaxed and to this day you
may observe citizens otherwise of a
peaceful and staid character in pur-
suit of a lone fly, with hatred marked
upon every liniament of his counten-
ance.
McVeety is proprietor of the market
that was awarded 100 per cent by the
state inspectors. He is also owner of
probably the most sanitary slaughter
house in the state of North Dakota.
Upon visiting it recently we were as
founded to observe but two hapless
flies within the confines of the build
ing. We were informed by McVeety
that the building was constructed ac-
cording to plans furnished by the
State Board, and it is perfectly adapt
ed for the purpose intended. The floor
and side walls are of cement, the
floor sloping from each side to gut
ter which carries all the refuse liquids
into a cess-pool located some distance
from the building, miniature railway
carries the offal out into the hog pas
ture short distance from the house.
The arrangement for Strengthening an
imals is so perfect that one man alone
can slaughter an animal weighing
1900 pounds. The animal is driven in
to an enclosure where he stands upon
a trap door and after knocking him
upon the head, the butcher pulls rope
which opens a door into the slaughter !
ing room and at the same time tips
the trap and the carcass is ready to be
hoisted and dressed. An arrangement
of tracks with roller bearing carriers
are then attached and the dressed
meat is then transported into the cool
ing room-a room inclosed with wire
netting, and here it stays until prop
erly cooled before taken to the mar
ket. In rooms opening off the main
slaughter room is a room constructed
of oo~oro%o for 4bo rooop+iop of hi1oc
and another room in which the equip
ment used in the Strengthening opera
lions are stored. A convenient ar
rangement is also provided for kill
ing hogs, sheep, etc., large table,
mounted on heavy roller bearings at:
fords means upon which the animal
may be placed and ia ken to the i'm
mense kettle of water kept at the de-
sired temperature for scalding, into
which the carcass is doused by means
of ropes and tackle, so arranged that
one man can handle the largest ami
NAL A deep we'll adjoining the build.
ing furnishes water which is pumped
up into large tank in the upper part
of the building, and this is used to
flush the floors, and other require
ments.
All in all, McVeety is to be compli
mented for the advanced stand he has
taken in the matter of sanitation in
connection with his shop and slaughter
house. 1t shows a degree of enter
prise and step in the right direc-
ton which is commendable.
Ernest Schultz, one of the progress
sive farmers of White Ash township, |
has built as modern and up-to date an
elevator on his farm as may be seen
anywhere in the county. 1t has gas
oline engine installed to operate it. |
with a steel dump tank, scales and
every convenience that could be de-
sired |
Mesdames April of Burlington and
Schumann of Minot accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Falconer and chill
dren of Minot, were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mckenzie from Fri
day to Sunday. They came up to at
tend the big dance given by the Nc
Kenzies in the large barn which they
have just completed on their farm.
J. F. Chisholm has moved his large
general store into the Barke Wieman
building and now has one of the finest
and most up-to-date stores in the
northwest. The building is ideally To-
Gated with large plate glass windows
for display, and being double store
the several departments are separated
and ample room is afforded to display |
the immense stock to the best advan-
tage. In addition the building has a
full basement and has a modern steam
heating plant. At the back of the
store there is rest room, fitted up
with chairs, couch and some easy
chairs, making this one of the most
popular features of the store. Mr..
Chisholm does a large business in
cream shipments, paying out over $500
for cream in June and an equal am
cunt in July. The shipment Saturday
was Ga gallons, purchased from nine
teen patrons. This department is in
charge of John King. He has room
specially fitted up with tester and 9th
er equipment for testing and weighing
the cream. /
Another department is to be added
Cont let This will he q millinery de-