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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
17
The Burlington Red Cross and its North Prairie auxiliary held a large auction at No Man's that drew people from miles around. After an opening address by Lieut. Hill, items from pigs to cattle were sold to fund Red Cross efforts, with notable bids on livestock and equipment.
An evening dance featuring a Logan orchestra raised nearly 250 for Burlington Red Cross efforts. The town closed businesses for the event with merchants, bankers, farmers and volunteers contributing to the sale and picnic. Over 2100 dollars was raised for North Prairie and Burlington Red Cross societies.
A beautiful Uncle Tom's Cabin production will play at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday and Friday June 13 and 14 with the Pickaninny Bros Band. The Pickaninny Quartette provides old time melodies during the film. A street parade and concert will occur in town, plus a children's matinee at 4 PM and a regular matinee at 2 30 PM.
The new board of directors elected E. A. Long as President B N Lesk as First Vice President J F McGuire as Second Vice President Walter B Tooley as Treasurer at the afternoon session in Association rooms. Tasker cattle sale slated Charles Scribner to auction over 40 Shorthorn head on his Tasker farm Tuesday June 11 with expected record turnout.
Miss Inga Olson and Miss Gladys Griebie depart Minot after a hard year. Olson returns to her home in Fergus Falls Minnesota and Griebie to her destination not stated as the article ends.
A meeting will be held at the H C Rasmussen farm three miles southeast of Sarre near Bethania Lutheran church. The program promises interest and invites all residents to attend as Minor graded schools close for the year and the high school shows about three weeks remaining.
Jim Dolan and John Mellon, Burlington miners, were in the city on business Monday. H Parker reports success hatching 68 wild ducks at his farm northeast of the city. Mellenhauer from near Max is recovering from January pneumonia. TI. J. jokes about losing a short eared beast due to a refused long eared beauty from his hired man. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wistrom of Flax ton visited Minot friends. Wistrom is a druggist at ten with a fine trade. Max Johnson of Joe Rogers Lumber yard laments his wife’s extended Fargo and Winona trip. Elders Shorb and Dierdorff of Surrey left for evangelistic mission in Canada, North Dakota and Montana. Dierdorff travels Brantford and James River, Shorb Montana and Can ada two months. Andrew Jacobson and son Will travel to Rochester, Minnesota then Hot Springs, Arkansas, hoping rheumatism relief from baths and climate.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Farmers Bank services including 8 percent on savings accounts and timely certificates, with notices of checking accounts and insurance. It highlights farm loans and civic groups like Sons of Norway, urging readers to join the new fighting corps and support national efforts.
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