The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-07

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A. C. Oswald, manager of the Ku-
laas Lumber Co. here, found a ten dol
lar bill Saturday and restored it to
it's owner, Alvin, Wallace. Nothing
like starting the new year with clean
slate.
Merriett Hurd has resigned his po-
sition at Wistrom Bros drug store
and returned to his home in Minot.
Emil Wistrom is now. employed in the
position left vacant by Mr.. Hurd's res
ignation.
O. X. Spires shipped another car
of hogs to St. Paul New Years day.
A big coyote hunt was enjoyed by
local sportsmen on New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed jacobson and son
spent New Years with relatives at
Carpio.
Ira Stoddard purchased fine regis
tered Duroc Jersey boar of Chester
Phifer last week.
Mr.. Phifer has fine lot of choice
hogs for sale. For particulars look up
his ad in this issue.
Ira Stoddard sold a bunch Of hogs
to o. X. Spires recently, two of which
tipped the scales at SO pounds.
Bob Norton of Minot drew the dia-
mond stick pin raffled off by ]. M. APP
ril Tuesday.
The Ladies' Club of Burlington will
give a fancy dress ball at the opera
house, Burlington, Friday evening,
Jan. 18th. The ladies will serve sup
per at midnight. The best of music
will be provided and all who ever en-
joyed the hospitality of the Ladies'
Club will vouch for the fact that all
may be assured of a first class time.
The Ladies' Club will serve chick
en- pie supper at 600 o'clock the even
ing of the dance. Don't forget the
time, the place and the pie, for a Bur-
lington chicken pie is dish so delec-
table that once tasted the tendency to
repeat the performance can never be
resisted.
Standing at the railroad crossing
as Burlingtonites frequently do, for
periods ranging from rs to 40 minutes
with the thermometer lowering around
the zero mark, waiting to cross the
tracks, gives one the idea that per-
haps North Dakota was created espec-
tally for the benefit of the 500 rail-
road but possibly there are those whose
opinions on that point may vary some
what from that idea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hills Of Med
icine Lake, Mont, were holiday guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian
Hills. These two men are cousins and
are veterans of the Spanish-American
war, being in the same regiment. Mr..
Russell Hills is now representative
of the Moline Plow Co. in the northern
part of Montana.
Clayton Congleton left Wednesday
for Raymond, Mont, where he has &C
copied a position in the large general
store of E. A. Madison & Co.
The many friends of Mr.. Congleton
regret Burlington's loss of an excel
lent baseball man, but consider that
Congleton's best interests lie in the
choice of a mercantile vocation.
With two such baseball enthusiasts
as Dodds and Congleton we shall ex-
pect Raymond to come to the fore in
baseball the coming season.
C. C. Boswell of Minot, representing
the Bankers Casualty Co. Of Minneap-
oils, was a business visitor here Tues
day.
Robert Norton of Minot was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. April New
Years day.
Alvin Cotton left Sunday for Fargo
where he will enter the Agricultural
College for a course in engineering.
The Misses Laura and Harriet Col
ton left Monday for Minot where they
will enter the Normal school.
The Misses Grace johnson and Myr-
tie Hogy resumed their work at the
Minot Normal this week.
Miss Florence Miller returned to
her studies at the College of Com
merce at Minot Monday.
Miss Gladys Broyles Of North Pra-
irie has entered the local school. She
is staying at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Madison.
C. A. Bugge leaves Sunday for New
York, where he will join a party for a
trip through the countries of South
America. T..
The Misses Randall and Christofer-
son returned from their vacation Sat-
urday and school was resumed Mon
day with an increased enrolment in
all rooms.