Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-31

pay the careful consideration of every
farmer, who suffers from only occasional
drouth.
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From All
Parts of North Dakota.
Quail have been discovered up around
Devils Lake.
Fargo is to establish a creamery, and
is taking a COW census.
Officers of the law have stirred up
Larimore blind piggers.
Gustave Anderson, a thresher, drown
ed IN the Red river at Hickson.
Six blind piggers were closed by in
functions at Grafton Monday.
One Grand Forks county farm yielded
5,O75 bushels of wheat from POP acres.
A Grand Forks Judge issued seven
warrants for blind piggers before break
fast.
Albert Miller of Cando jumped off a
haystack onto a pitchfork handle and
cannot live.
Over fifty dead chickens we're picked
up south of Sanborn by farmers just
after a hail storm.
The safe conference of farmers, rail-
road commissioners and officials adjourn
ed without result.
The question of bonding Grand Forks
for a fltering plant will be submitted to
a vote of the people.
Tom Elliott and Harry Oliver of Ran
som county, both report heavy losses
from hail the past week.
Peter Olson was fined $50 at Valley
City for keeping his blind pig open at a
later hour than the city council allowed.
Max Bass, the Great Northern 1mml-
grafton agent, is bringing in more Dunk
ards, who are settling in the northern
counties.
w. w. Allen, the Rolla banker, Is in
custody of United States officials at
Fargo, for crooked work in connection
with the Dealy troubles.
The w. G. T. us of this state are
said to be engaged in the work of raising
a fund of $1,000 to assist in enforcing
the prohibition law of the state.
Sam Mcdowell of Foster county, had
a team killed by lightning last week.
They were hitched to a wagon at the
time, and two men IN Che wagon were
knocked senseless.
Edward Reeve, son of Hon. Budd
Reeve, 10 dangerously with brain fever
at Buxton, and fears are entertained for
his recovery. Edward is a promising
young man of % years.
The Catholic Church at Abercrombie
was struck by lightning yesterday
morning and considerably damaged.
The priest was asleep in the building at
the time and was quite badly shocked.
Senator Cashel Of Grafton Is in receipt
of a letter from Senator Hansborough
saying the bill has been signed by the
president, turning over to the state for
an institute for the feeble minded a
balance amounting to $4,000.
At Hatton, Fred Nelson, an engineer,
was run over by a threshing engine.
One leg was broken and badly multi
ated, so that amputation may be neces.
sary, He was attempting to start the
engine, but instead of running ahead, it
backed onto him.
Mr.. P. Henrietta of Leeds, has a curl
osity in the shape of slough grass meas
uring thirty-fve feet in length. About
SIX feet of the grass was erect when
found, the balance lying along the
ground. There are joints about ten
inches apart from which little stems or
roots protrude and tap the ground, sup
plying moisture to the stalk al intervals.
Some interesting developments are
promised when the cases of those ar
rested recently for alleged attractions of
the prohibition law come up for trial in
Fargo. Spotter Apo has, it seems,
made it his business to hang around the
places pulled, and took note Of who pat
ronized them. He has q long list OF men
who will be called upon as witnesses,
and some Of the names thereon are u +
pricing.
Saturday evening p. "A. Graham, q
jeweller of Rolla assaulted Lawyer Tillot.
son on the street, inAicting severe
! wounds about the head. Graham was