The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-30

chosen to take the place of the fol-
lowing, whose terms have expired:
James johnson, VIM. Dunnell, A. j.
MCDANIEL, E. S. Person, M R. Por-
ter, j. G. Smallwood.
j. A. ROELL, of the Roell Hard
ware Co.: "Pull together for the big
gest Mid Winter Fair we have ever
had. Work for the packing plant and
the hospital"
j. H. WEINREBE: "Our streets
should be under the control of the
park board. The board should be Civ
en- the power to select trees and plant
them along our streets, picking out
uniform sized trees, of two kinds that
will thrive in this country, say the
Norway poplar for rapid growing and
the Elm for the slower growing kind,
and plant them alternately. No prop
erty owner should be allowed to trim
his trees, but let the park board hire a
man to do that. Let the cost of the
trees be charged up against the prop
erty the same as Sidewalks
F. f. WARD, manager Campbell
Mercantile Co.: "The opportunity for
a bigger and better business was new
, er as apparent in this locality as at
the present time. It is up to each in
dividual to take advantage of the op-
portunity, the same with the farmers
as with the business men. There seems
to be no limit to Minot as distribut-
| ing center. The territory tributary
to Minot is big"
ABE GORDON, of Gordon Bros.
Store: II think the city should buy a
piece Of property and fix it up with
shelter sheds for the farmers to use.
Iwould favor paying for this improve
ment out Of the general taxes and will
gladly pay my share"
FRANK w. YOUNGMAN, Young
man Land Co.: "Smile, speak kindly
to your neighbor and fellow citizen.
Pull together for a steady, clean-cut
prosperous city and Community" .,.','. 30
E. H. BOYER, Clothier: "Condi-
tions in Minot today demand the erec-
ton of a large and conveniently To-
Gated apartment house, one of six or
eight stories and arranged in suites
suitable both for families and bache-
lor apartments, with an office on the
ground floor, in which an attendant
would be stationed to answer inquiries
and attend the various details reql,ir-
ed of the guardian of such an apart
| ment."
J. F. MCGUIRE, Manager Consum-
ers Power Co.: "Let Minot take the
initial steps in the construction of
model highways. A few miles of we'll
macadamized roads leading to the city
will work wonders toward starting
the "Good Roads, movement in Ward
county"
PETER FUGELSO, Jacobson & Flu
gelso Hardware Co.,: "Let US be con-
sistent and persistent boosters. Boost
our city, boost Ward county, and boost
our state. Let US show visitors to our
city every courtesy at our command,
in particular point out to the stranger
the points Of interest and mention the
many advantages, both social and ma
terial, afforded those residing in this
community"
G. A. HASSEL, Leland Department
Store: "A condensed milk factory
would aid in the development of the
dairying interests of this section of
the state"
OTTO ELLISON, Fair Store: ok
tend the White Way lights up Main
street as far as 9Th Aye. and thus give
the principal street of the city more
imposing appearance.
F. L. SHERMAN: Taking steps to
secure the location of a family on
every quarter section within a radius
Of twenty miles q ef 4 the city,"
NORMAN ELLISON, Fair Store:
"Concerted effort in the improvement
of the highways leading to the city
and the construction of the new steel
viaduct."
H. C. LANDER, Local Manager of
E. J. Lander & Co.: "The cultivation
of our civic pride leading to the i'm
provement of our streets, beautifying
our homes, planting shrubbery, main
tanning handsome, well-kept lawns,
clean up the alleys and vacant lots
and thus make Minot City Beauti-
full"
JOHN EHR, Farmer-C Capitalist:
Provided Bismarck doesn't assist us
in inducing the 500 to construct the
Max cutoff, let US organize the north
west section of the state with view
to the removal of the capital from that
I city"
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