Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-01
STATE NEWS.

Three burglaries in one night took
place at Island Park in Fargo.
Washburn will have an appropriate
celebration of the fourth Of July.
James Maloney of Mimic died at
jamestown suddenly of apoplexy.
Henry Erickson of McHenry county
is a candidate for railroad commissioner.
An electric line will be built from
Devils Lake to the Chautauqua grounds.
The Paramount roller mills were de.
stroyed by fire. The loss is $500 with
insurance of $4,000.
Grand Forks county primaries take
place next Saturday and are exciting
much interest among republicans there.
Geo. Barron of Pembina shipped a
car of wheat during the recent bulge in
price and received a little over $1,000
net. >
The Devils Lake %kidnappers, who
tried to abduct an enforcement league
detective, have been held for trial in the
district court.
At Sverdup in Mclean county a bolt
of lightning struck in the midst of a
herd of cattle and seven head of fine
COWS were killed.
The state editorial association meets
at Wahpeton July IS and great pains
will be taken by people there to give the
editors their fill of pleasure.
jamestown Alert: Hamilton Fish,
Jr.. killed in the engagement neal Santi.
ago last week, was a cousin of Sam and
Irma McGinnis of this city.
Lightning struck a church that was
being dedicated at Minnewaukan and
one end of the building was torn out,
Two persons were instantly killed and
a number of others injured in the en-.
suing panic.
At Grafton it is estimated there were
100000 acres of grain damaged in Walsh
county, most Of it thought to be a tota.
loss. The hail was terrific in places
Wherever the storm struck with full
force the crops are a total loss.
Joe Gilmore, the Minot mail carrier
who was shot by Fred Carrow, has dice
and Carrow is held at Washburn FOL
murder. His preliminary examination
will be held at that place July 6. The
state is represented by Assistant At
torney General Philbrick.
Controller Dawes has appointed F. w
Robinson of West Virginia receiver o
the first National Bank of Mlnot, to sue
coed the present receiver, resigned. Mr.
Robinson has been doing some work 70
the controller in his own state, and a
the affairs of the Miuot bank can b
wound up with in two or three months
it was determined to send him ther
rather than appoint a new man, VIII
might delay final settlement by reaso,
of unfamiliarity with the work.
Reports from Park River state tina
the storm Of last Thursday was wide
spread and very destructive to crop
and buildings, a strip of about fou
miles wide starting as neal as can b
learned at the western edge of Walls
county ran through the entire count
apparently spreading out wider towar
the Red river. Many farmers have los
their entire crops and buildings hav
been very badly damaged. The escape
with life were many and close. Result
over the entire county will not be know
for a couple of days yet, but it is though
that the losses will be larger than i'm
agined by anyone. The hail insuranc
companies have been doing a good bus
ness near Park River and many of tn
farmers will partially recoup their losse
in this way. This is the first time tina
the Park River country has met with
loss of this kind and Walsh count
never saw as destructive a storm.