The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27
.ers at the BURLINGTON hotel.

Miss Florence Miller was the guest
of Minot friends Saturday. Miss HUI
da Nygard of Minot returned with
Miss Miller and remained for few
days visit here at the Miller home.
Mrs. ]. M. April left the first Of the
week for an extended visit to her old
home at Gutenberg, Ia. She will
also visit for time with friends at
Milwaukee and other Wisconsin
points.
Joe jacobson was out in his new
Paige car Tuesday. The Paige is a
handsome car and no mistake.
DR.. F. J. Christie has new Over
land car which is beauty. We shall
all miss the old Ford, however, and
recollect the pleasure the pleasant
drives practically everyone in the
town has taken in the old machine.
O. l.. Spires is another fortunate
owner of an Overland. He finds that
mules are not very good roadsters
and consequently got car for driv-
ing purposes.
Louis Groshans received ship
ment of Overland cars this week and
has already disposed of the entire
carload. In fact, it's hard for pros
pective buyer to get away from Louie,
as he is thoroughly familiar with all
ways clinch his arguments with logic
that is indisputable.
Mike King of Donnybrook was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
Jesse Stringer has moved his house
from near the Wallace mine across to
the north side of the railroad and is
now comfortably located on Euclid
avenue.
Harry Miller has Ford car and
says he is now in the millionaire class,
! Sam Strong has been engaged to
manage large stock farm near Velva
and will move his family to that
point about May l. We are all sor-
ry to lose the Strongs but trust that
the move will be to their advantage.
Vaclav Uhlir is busy this week in
stalling an electric motor as mention
ed in our items last week.
Olaf Tefte will not occupy the new
bungalow which he recently construct.
ed but will move his family to the
Jourgen Olson ranch north of towr
and will assume active charge of the
farming operations this season. Ralph
Werner elevator and will move his
family into the Tefte bungalow. Mr.
Ham comes here from Ell ow, Sask.
We were misinformed regarding
Chester Phifer's going ON the roac
this summer. Chester will remain al
home in order to take care Of the ia
nous Duroc-Jerseys for which the
Phifer farm is famous and will at the
same time take short trips thru tht
country selling one Of the handles
implements on the market, having
taken the agency for a jack that may
be applied to d number of useful plr.
poses.
The NJ. W. A. Camp held largely
attended meeting Tuesday evening a
which Frank Rodgers of Davis was
vested with all the secrets, privileges
ETC., pertaining to full -fiedget
Woodman. A. M. Thompson and C
c. Wysong, visiting neighbors from
Minot, gave interesting and instruc.
tive addresses, which were greatly ap
preciated by the members in attend
ance. True to the hospitable spirit
which has always characterized the
local Camp, an excellent lunch was
served at the conclusion of the session
after which the members engaged ii
playing whist. That fraternal feeling
which ever pervades Burlington Camp
of Woodmen makes a visit to this
camp both a privilege and a pleasure
Barney Theurer of Minot was up tt
the meeting of Woodmen Tuesday ev'
l.
Burlington Camp and his visits are al
ways welcomed with the glad hand
He was accompanied by c. C. Wysong
A. M. Thompson and J. R. Falconer
all of Minot.