The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-21

The joint meeting and dinner be-
tween the Town Criers and the AS
ISOLATION of Commerce went Of with
bang Tuesday night, Toastmaster
Davies started right down the road
with the load just as soon as the last
tug was hitched, he never even stop
ped for breath, give the speakers
time to eat, but the most of the doing
was the endeavor to induce US to linn
Der up the ketch on our old pocket
book and bring out the few small
pieces that might be left therein.
either for the great cause of City
Beautifying or good roads, and they
made us faithful promise that for
those that did not have enough ready
cash with them there would be COM
mittee wait on us Wednesday, when
we were at home and had access to
our check-books and could turn over
what we had left in the bank. A col
lection was made to buy twenty dozen
tooth brushes at two bits each, these
brushes to be turned over to the
young girls (and boys) so they can
keep their teeth clean. This was
considered the first step in City beau
CllyulSs We SoA pay any VASAS AAoAiA
$500 to $500 to the Good Roads pro-
position and this is to be the first step
in the good roads cause, so all in all
it was an attractive, attentive and
extractive meeting.
John Howard and his reed orches
ira were there as usual when it came
to furnishing the music for the dinner
and meeting Tuesday night, they are
getting so common that like the
Ford) their value is not fully appre-
ciated, but let me tell you boys that
we never had anything like this be-
fore, and if it were not for Johns
ambition, exertion, devout attention,
and ever willing service We would not
have it now. If every member of the
Town Criers and Association of Com
merce was as hard worker as John
Howard, we would have the oest and
liveliest city in the world.
The Town Criers Chorus lead by
Mai. E. S. Person rendered several
selections at the dinner Tuesday night
and like John and his orchestra show
ed what hard work and stick-to-it-
ativeness will do. They are working
wonders in the vocal line, and the
Major has as much reason to be proud
of his organization as we have to be
proud Of them.
Clarence See says that We are sure
to have good roads all over the state
for only few Of the habitual "crabs"
are refusing to come across with .
membership. This is one Of the best
things that the state ever tried -
pull off, and they say that our old
friend, Bill Holbein, is the only real
man behind the gun when it was
cooked for the first shot, "of course
we don't want him to shoot too often"
but we don't want to be classed with
those crabs either, so we are digging
up the usual FLYER. and if you haven't
done likewise you know what we think
Of you without our saying word.
J. C. Smallwood says we have just
got to have q real auto club right
here in Minot. Every other city has
one and we don't want any other city
to beat Minot so I guess we had bet
VcT Duy one. VASaS W. you VnAAA
about it?
Those that went home from the
above mentioned Several times) din
ner did not hear the real City Beau
tifying talk given by John Lewis, and
it is shame that as soon as some peo-
pie get their stomach full they aIe
compelled to move for this was . real
enthusiastic City Identifying talk.
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Town Crier "Bill" Smart, president
Of the city commission, gave an en-
thusiastic talk at the joint dinner.
Bro. Smart is fast gaining reputa-
ton as an orator, regular second
William Jennings Bryan and it would
not be surprising if he gets q call
to the Chautauqua platform during
the summer. Pres. Smart says q
city should take pains to accomplish
the most from the opportunities that
present themselves. We should make
3 survey Of what resources We have.
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