The Ward County independent., 1920-05-06
CORRESPONDENCE
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

There will be services held at Cen.
ter school house Willis township, Dec.
grafton day at o'clock, p m. Rev
C. b. Prime of Velva will deliver his
annual address as usual, q program
will be given by the school children
Mrs. Minnie Gadbaw being in charge
After the program the graves will be
decorated at the cemetery. 1t is a
small thing we can do, to honor our
brave soldier boys, who have answer.
ed the last call, but let US do that and
everybody is cordially invited at attend
these services, May 30.
Up until the present time no one
has put in bid to do the road work
for the south 1/2 of the township.
Why wouldn't it he as well for the
town board to let the man who has
the north 1/2 of the township have
control of all the township as he is
an old and experienced road man and
comes well qualified for the entire
work.
Carl Swenson was in Minot with
two teams for feed oats and E. E.
Diehl for one load. They stayed so
long taking in the sights, the strong
man, doing the heavy lifting that they
were obliged to buy lanterns to guide
them safely across some Of the cou-
lees that are none too safe yet for
heavy load, especially in the dark
ness. If a man can stay longer in
Minot in day than Carl can, he
wants to get up early in the morn
ing.
William Klimple's friends are again
glad to see him up and around from
his recent sick spell and again able
to make his Ford spin over the coun-
try, one day it ia to Sawyer and the
next day to Minot. He says, what do
I care for 1926 gas; it is far better
than being sick abed.
Joe Gadbaw and son Harvey H.
and purchased and brot home l tank
of kerosene, and one wagon load of
cylinder oil for their Waterloo Boy
tractor. They have 167 acres now
ready for the drill for wheat and about
22O or 240 acres acres to pl0w and put
in, but Harvey says when this wealth
er settles there will be something do
ing, as he expects to run the tractor
night and day and sleep next winter
1hen he has nothing else to do and
as the present season is going to
bring forth a bountiful crop he is
going to get every kernel of wheat in
the ground he possibly can.
Miss Marie Jerome transacted bus
mess in Sawyer Friday and in Minot
on Saturday. She is farming, keeping
house and milking cows and doing
everything in general to be done in a
farm as her elder sister married some
months ago and moved to Minot, leav-
ing Miss Marie in charge of four little
brothers and sister to care and pro-
vide for.
Ole Wallace has gone to Minot to
take medical treatments and retire
for the summer, not being able to
take up his former position on the
Great Northern rip track on account
of illhealth.
Albert Klimple made a hurry up
trip to Minot late Saturday afternoon
for supplies. Mr.. Klimple is farming
lots of land and the spring is good
two weeks late and no grass will grow
under his feet for the next so days.
Mrs. Harvey H. Gadbaw and daugh-
ter, Miss Mable are spending several
days visiting at the home of Floyd H.
Gadbaw in Minot.
Tracy M. Palmer was Sawyer Wis
itor Thursday of last week.
Bennie Klimple is averaging his 10
acres per day plowing with his Emer-
son triple plow and seven extra good
horses, that are far above the average
in flesh. Mr.. Klimple was fortunate
enough to raise 1000 bu. of oats last
season that weighed AZ lbs, per bu.,
besides two large stacks of good Red
land prairie hay, and his horses are
well fed and cared for and he will
plow and put in 1/2 section and the
$85 per month he would have to pay
9 hired man will go down in his own
jeans.
Stewart Reed has some recleaned
Marquis wheat No. yet to spare at
$40.
M. H. Pitney completed new horse
barn for Carl Swenson, last week. Mr..
Myron assisted him with the shingling
of the roof
William and Bennie Klimple had the
veterinarian out from Velva Tuesday,
treating some of their horses.
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