The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-04

hearers that Illinois was admitted into
the Union as state in 1918, therefore
the Illinois folks were in reality cele-
brating the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of the birth Of the great state.
The response was given by Presi-
dent Smith, who congratulated the
park board on providing for such a
beautiful place in which to hold gath
erings of this kind.
Miss Ruth Ellison, one of Minot's
sweetest singers, favored the audience
with two especially pleasing numbers.
She was accompanied by Miss Helen
Fisk.
G. C. Humphreys rendered a from.
bone solo in very capable manner.
Miss Eva Eaton of Surrey, who is
just back from the state university,
gave two splendid readings. She is
reader Of ability.
A chorus from the Surrey high
school comprising Vesta Lambert, Fay
Shutt1eworth, Eva Eaton, Lola Dier-
dorf, Marie Shuttleworth, Hazel
Ridgway, Lehman Lambert and Or
vile Eaton, sang two very enjoyable
nun DeES, MIS-. bIOWH dStlilS oo az
companist. Those Surrey young folks
demonstrated that as musicians they
do not need to take a back seat for
anybody.
l.. S. Kinney, who settled in White.
side county, near Fulton, ILL.,, IN the
early days, gave some very pleasing
"reminiscences. He was the only old
soldier at the picnic. He compared
the fine times that we have now days
to the hardships of the early days i'll
Illinois when it was necessary to haul
a load of corn lilo miles to Chicago.
and then bring back few groceries
Perhaps there would be but one PAIR
of shoes to a family.
In introducing Judge Chas. j. Fisk
he was referred to as a man who had
been honored by being elected to the
highest position in his profession,
namely, Judge of the Supreme court
of the state of North Dakota, when
position he held for years. Judge
Fisl, recalled the early days of Hi
nois. He came from Whiteside coun-
ty, where he taught school in the early
days. For years he has been a resi-
dent of North Dakota.
Prof. II. C. Fish, of the Minot Nor
NAL school, chose for his subject,
''Mother Rickerdike," the woman who
did so much for the soldiers Of Illinois
and other states during the Civil war
DAYS. She was the original Red Cross
worker. The speaker quoted Mrs.
Bickerdyke from talk she made at
Milwaukee which is worth consider
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Milwaukee
"I am much obliged to you gentlemen
for the kind things you have said:
ought; neither have you. I am glad you
are going to give twelve hundred DOL
| lars a month for the poor fellows IN tne
hospital for it is no mo mqre tham a,,cb Sos as
| the soldiers in the hospitals have gwen
for you Suppose, gentlemen, you hao
! to give tonight. one thousand dollArs
or your right leg would u taKe axe ite theus.
% and dollars or your right arm: five
thousand dollars or both your, eyes; all
that you are worth or your life? ,
But I have got eighteen huhutea @ o3,s boS
have given both; and yet they don't seem 1
to think they, have done 2 gre greae Sa uea7 ~
for heF the eoSneTy Snspta AND n"a the 5atte d
a ,eiIiti little ia farther off contain the bodies
Of thousands who have freely given
their lives to save you and your homes
and your q, cS4n1ry don't let US BE-
telling what we have given and ts VIVA,
we have done. We have done nothing
and we have given nothing IN compari
son with them And na y doino is our Inst tuss ss
long as there's a SOLDIER down souti
iighting or suffering for u.s."
Miss Mabel Brown enai rendered so,o IN whicf Hici
vas 9ne Vdcal Sp 1he Solo mGSy BY A. r Blonde, wht
chose a patriotic selection.
aTeG ngound ths can IF Ice ene
those Illinois folks did full justice u
~ This was following by a lively pro
nd of shlse ats e the Se0pid oder ones par
ing Of jack-knives, shoes, hats, shirts
socks, water melons, baseball SUITS
watches etc. being gorap a6natso nts beine civ
en- to the winners.
Anna Bradley won the six-year-ol'
girls race; Robert Brey, the boys race "a ce
Eayre Eaton the aea y9ung mans Deems
each won girls race; .Orville Eaton
!, the sack race; Simpson, the mems race
Lahman Lambert and Orville Baton th
three legged race; Raymond Brey' IN
running jump. ,,o,
In til e tug-of-war, Judge Fisk pulle'
the legs off A. A. Robinson's team, bu
be had such fa bea cid bm All wh a
participated enjoyed cigars, furnishee atl
by Orrin Pierce. credit manager OF tn tn
Minot Grocery Co., who lived at RocA
Island, ILL.,, as boy.