Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-10
AR ROLJND TIE STA E.
The two electric light companies aJt
Fargo are still lighting for possession
of the streets.

The controversy between Postmaster
Thompson Of Dickinson and Charley
Mitchell Of Fargo in the Forum is said
to- be oyer,-for which there is due
thankful
Young Van Hoesen, The telegraph
operator at Fargo who attempted sui
eide BY shooting himself, is recovering
physically but he is a, wreck mentally
and viii have sto be taken to a sani-s
8tarium.
There is a question whether the
members of the city council at Fargo
and Jamestown can llect pay for the.
time they spent as a board of equali-
zation The code does not provide
for IT, and whore there is no city ordin-5
ance9 covering the matter the council
cannot be paid.
In the severe wind and rain storm
that passed over w WilloW City Tuesday
mi ight a new gTanary belonging to VIM.
Picken was blown over and turned
three complete revolut utions and
smashed TO bits Edwin, the 11-year-
old son Of Mr.. lex en-, was rendered
unconscious for two hours besides sufs
feTing a crushed shoulder. James
Jones, who was with the boy, sustained.
three broken ribs besides being badly
bruised about the face and head.
On the farm of G. a.. Ward, fifteen
miles northeast Of Rugby, a laborer by
] the name of Louis johnson was struck
by lightning and barely escaped death,
and three horses were killed John
son was sleeping in the hay loft of the
barn and thinking the house near by
(, had been struck got up to look out
and was hit and fell to the floor about
twelve feet, where he lay in an uncons
sscious condition for about an hour be-
fore he was discovered. ). He was badly.
shocked and remained unconscious
after he was discovered.
The Freeman shooting case took on
a new phase in Valley City when Free
man, the man who did the shooting on.
Saturday evening wounding Howard,
Hittsman and Tom Liene, was arrested
on the charge OF manslaug ghter. Free
man waived examination until after.
the preliminary examination on the
original case Excitement is intense
in this city regarding this case. all
though opinions are not freely ex-
pressed. The outcome will be watched
with interest. Freeman, it is said,
will be able to furnish bail in any rea-.
sonable amount.
Adyices have been received from
& Winnipeg to the effect that a large
number Of the Dunkards who settled
in the northern part Of this state in
the early spring have become discon
tented on account Of small crops
caused by the drought al number Of
delegates representing several colonies.
of these thrifty people are now inspect
Ing lands in the Alberta district with a
view Of securing a large tract of land
there. his has been rather un-
\ fortunate year for the new comers to-
North Dakota, but il they were encour-
aged to remain another year and see
an average crop of grain and roots on
North Dakota soil they would not
think of5 moving out.
New England City, where hold d-up
and postofice robbery were reported
a few days ago is the county seat Of
D Hetting ger county which was settled by
a colony Of zermonters who had been
& persuaded that ii was the garden spot
of the state by q s1rewd Boston pro-
moter, Colonel Dodge OF course big
things were promised 10 the settlers
i q railroad line to the Black ILLS and.
all sorts of big enterprises. all Of
which turned out to be mere bubbles
to attract the gu1lible people who took
q the oily-tongued promoter, al his word,
and believed all he told them Farm
ing according TO eastern methods was
pursued, and OF course. was found not
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