Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-07-05
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From All
Parts of North Dakota.

Items of Interest Gathered From All
Parts of North Dakota.
1t is said Mrs. J.. j. Corbett is really
in Fargo-living quietly under au as.
sumed name, and awaiting her time to
get a divorce.
1t is reported that the two Mayville
draymen who died last week drank a
bottle of embalming fluid, thinking it
was alcohol.
Heavy frosts are reported from Wind
sor and Dickey Thursday night and it is
feared the crops in that vicinity have
been badly damaged. Light frosts are
reported from Edgeley, Buffalo, James
town and Sheldon.
There is a great deal of talk about a
tennis tournament in the state. Several
large cities have clubs and there is no
reason why this interesting game cannot
be made more interesting by further or
ganizing clubs, etc. Grand Forks is
talked of as the place for a tournament.
The Northern Pacific is being sued by
Jacob Wager for the value Of a COW killed
by one of the cumpany's locomotives.
The owner was offered 1923 in settlement
by Agent Taylor of the claim depart
ment, but Jake thought he should get
s25, and for the 50 difference put the
case in the hands of an attorney.
b. p. Wells, proprietor of Cold Spring
farm, the finest stock farm in LaMoure
county, is not going to permit cactus to
get the start of him. He has O a force
of men at work building a five wire fence
the posts being placed eight feet apart
and digging a ditch five feet wide and
three feet deep. This, he thinks, will
stop the cactus from rolling.
Tuesday noon, at Lisbon, Mr.. and Mrs.
FL. Storms and two children returned
from a drive in the country. As they
were getting out the horses started up,
throwing the occupants out. MI. Storms,
while holding the baby in his arms, fell
in such a nj as to throw his weight
on the child. The child died from the
injuries sustained.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific report shipments of butter and
creamery products from the Dakotas
and Minnesota to the Twin Cities and
eastern cities as far as New York this
season to be four or five times larger
than those OF last season. Diversified
farming explains the increase. The Great
Northern claims to have hauled in 10000
pounds of butter last Thursday.
During the last two years the commits.
sioner of fish and game, according to
his duty under the law, has caused a
number of fishways to be put in over
mill dams in our state so the fish may
have free access up stream. Join f.
Magen, under Mr.. Barrett's instructions,
has recently put in a frst-class fsh-slulce
over his dam at. Walhalla, Pembina
county. It is so feet long with a rise of
8 feet, the width being Is inches and the
oOPoA IL IdOdC5,' WILL WluR5 lOuE l60u
apart. This improvement will enable
the fish to reach the upper waters of
the Pembina river.
Senator Roach and family are on their
way to Larimore, where they will pass
the summer. Charles, one of the boys,
recently graduated at Georgetown Uni.
versity, and covered himself with honors.
He took the class medal in philosophy,
and o high marks in all of his studies.
William, who graduates next year, carried
of the honors of the junior class in
mathematics. All of the senator's family
are we'll, and experience great pleasure
in the prospect of greeting their North
Dakota friends.
The little 5-year-old daughter Of
George Gossip, a farmer, living about
eight miles north of jamestown, shot
and instantly killed herself last Friday
while playing with a shotgun. It seems
the little one was playing with the gun
up stairs and started to descend, drag
ging the gun after her. The hammer
caught in the first step and the weapon
was exploded, blowing off her head and
part of the right arm and shoulder.
Judge Rose finished up a term of court
at Valley City Saturday. The chief in
terest of the term was ~centered IN the
blind pig cases of which there were
thirteen, Six of the cases we're for con-
tempt in violation Of an order Of the
court given last December. OF the six
two we're acquitted as the evidence did
not'sustain the charge of violation and
the other four we're sentenced to pay a
fine of 5000 and 80 days in Jail. Three
cases of violation of injunctional order
were punished by destroying the goods
and property involved and closing the
buildings for one year.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND.