Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-07-20
STATE NEWS

STATED IN E
E. House of Willow City lost two
fingers from the premature explosion
of a giant cracker.
The youngest child of Charles Mil
Ter, of Square Butte, Morton county,
drank some fly poison Monday and died
Tuesday morning.
The controller Of the currency has
declared a fifth dividend, 10 per cent,
in favor of the Citizens National bank
of Fargo, N. D., making in all G5 per
cent Of claims proved amounting to
$2G6,777.70.
P. j. Kennedy of Mandan stepped up
on an office chair in the store the
other morning to lower a window. AS
he went to step down the chair re-
volved and he fell across the back,
fracturing several of his ribs.
Mandan Times: L. Connolly has
just returned from a trip to the Kid
der mountains and reports that the
hay crop will be very short there. That
section has had no rain this summer.
There is considerable old hay, though,
and stock cattle will pull through all
right.
A playful canine at Hillsboro chased
a lighted cannon cracker that had been
thrown into the streets. He got it in
his mouth just before the explosion oc-
Cured and there was a new face in dog
heaven. The owner wanted to bring
suit for damages but couldn't learn
who threw it.
Pat Gallagher passed the Nelson
farm near Balfour last week and saw
Mrs. Nelson frantically waving her
arms. Pat went to the house and
found that the five year old boy had
fallen into the we'll and the father had
encored in trying to get the kid out
Pat fshed them both out.
Inter-Ocean: Captain Herman
says Devils lake fell eight inches in
May, and that he never knew the lake
to fall before at this season OF the
year. The captain ought to be author
ity, for he has been on these waters
eighteen years now. It is estimated
that the lake has risen a little ovel
two inches as a result of the recent
heavy rains. Devils Lake has MOI
suffered much heavier from the droutt
than any other body of water in th'
state.
The mills of the French-H Hickman
Flax Fiber Co. of Fargo will be shu'
down owing to there being a supply o
flax straw on hand. The mills will
probably not resume operations unit
Nov. /. Since Feb. l, 1900 tons o
fiber have been manufactured and TO-
this amount $500 tons of flax straw
have been used. During the idle sea
son some needed repairs will be mad
in the machinery department of tn
mill. Fifteen men are laid off unit
the mill starts again. Two-thirds o
the fibre has been shipped to the pape
mills Of the company at Niagara Falls
Forum: Speaking of the report tina
western stockmen would ship NOR
cattle than usual this year owing to a.
anticipated storage of hay, J. E. Phe
Ian stated yesterday that such was no
the case, providing the weather durin
the next month was propitious. TIL
ranchmen will probably ship a littl
closer than usual. but there will not b
more than from so to 60 per cent Of tn
number sent out this year compare
with last years shipments. The frs
shipment from Dickinson will be mad
on Friday of this week, and small ship
ments will be made from that on, tn
heaviest coming during the months
September and October.
John Broderick of Wahpeton, VIII
shot Frank Miksche a week ago SUI
day night, was arraigned before Ju:
tice Wells of Breckenridge, but tn
hearing was postponed on motion
the prosecuting attorney to July %,
which time Miksche is expected to
able to appear and testify. The cou.
commissioner placed Broderick und'
$1,000 bonds to appear at that tim
and the bonds were easily procure
Messrs. Werner and Kahn acting
bondsmen. Miksche is practically o.
of danger and it is not expected tn;