The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-01

visitor last Tuesday.
Matt Houston went to work Mon
day!
we'll established on our Main street
now. It is q credit to one town and
Mr.. Melahan deserves your patronage
for this we'll kept clean place Of bust
ness.
Mrs. Jno. Lantz returned Monday
from q visit with friends at Bowbells.
Jack Wallace Of Minot, was Wis
itor in our village last Saturday.
w. L. Potter is well established -
manager Of the local hardware. Have
you been in to look it over? It rep
resents . complete and up to date
stock. This coupled with Mr.. Pot
ter's courteous treatment and fair
prices, gives US feeling Of confidence
in Burlington. The progress our
little village has made in the past six
months is wonderful and we are proud
of our town-all we need is an oil
strike at Des Laos to make it . boom
town. 4
We understand that H. A. Kluver
is planning an extensive trip thru
the Western states. He seems to
have the enthusiasm of q boy over the
trip. Don't it make you feel good to
see fellow spread bit Of enthusi-
asm? If we all could be a bit opti-
mistic and spread some of this same
brand Of enthusiasm we would feel
better, be better and live better and
easier than we do. Let's can the
crepe.
We knew preacher once who sort
Of told us that he didn't approve Of
our smoking cigarettes, drinking bad
whiskey and ace in the hole. Used to
see him coming up the street and
dodge him, cross over or duck in
somewhere. As we remember, re
didn't have much Of following
among the men folks, at his church,
sort of a dead one-strong on par
ables, used to talk for two hours
without coming up for air. Never for
get old ST Smith, he used to sleep all
thru the sermon and some Of the boys
used to carry bottle to spit their
tobacco in. Then when the new pas
tor came we were all hard boiled and
looked him over, but he didn't have
look too hard. He cornered us in the
pool hall one day and challenged us
to game Of poland we paid for
the game-used to play ball on week
days-yes, little tennis too-but say
that man could preach. Wasn't long
before we got to looking him up in
stead of his cornering US. He sure
was booster and he always made
fellow feel pretty darn good by the
time he left US. That man could sing
the latest popular songs on week days
and put US tin horns to shame, but
nay! on Sunday he was strong on
the hymn Rockwell, here the other
night, we were sitting up in the little
old room and it occurred to us that
our local pastor in this little town,
was a great deal like that little cuss.
We didn't realize it at first but come
to think it over we kind of look for
when he leaves we feel better-kinda
think more of him and ourselves too.
Guess, the church never hurts any
Mr.. Harthouse has had the interior
Of his confectionery treated to fresh
coat of paint. Dick Remington done
the work. Paint acts ON q building
the same as soap and water on your
18ce-lC makes IL look DeCCeF.
We met Mr.. Weagant, the genial
clerk from the Midway mine, the 9TH
er morning and feeling pretty good
ourselves, offered to buy him a five
cent treat but he declined and said
he didn't feel we'll, complained Of his
stomach, said that everything he ate
went to his stomach. We would sug-
gest liquid diet.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Knoll of Midway,
visited friends at Kenmare recently.
Next Monday, July 9Th, we are go
ing to twist the old key in the door
and hunt a cool spot and with the
home folks and kinda enjoy sane
Fourth, or rather fifth. Hope you
readers have as good time as we are
going to try and make people believe
we had.