Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-10
MISSOURI SLOPE ITEMS

ALT" White has bought 1O5 head of
two-year-old steers from Geo. Frye at
Dickinson. q -. .
The officers Of the new bank at He
bron expect to be ready for business
about Sept. /.
Swift & Co.. the Chicago packers,
may send an automobile to the state
fair this fall. .-.:
Stark county has a bonded indebted
ness of only $21 500 with cash on hand
to pay half of it.
Sunday base ball seems to go in Man
dan and the Mandan and New Salem
teams will play tomorrow.
The Mandan board Of education has
decided to hold a nine months term of
school beginning Sept. 16.
Ranchmen in Stark county are maxi
ing many land. filings, and securing
their range as far as possible.
Fred Reiker and John Bossart came
together in a ROW over a COW and Fred
was fined S. and costs at Linton.
The Dickinson Press wants the Jail
there made more secure Another
prisoner escaped this week, dug out
with an old file.
Paul Tygum of Dickinson finished a
four months sentence in Jail for horse
stealing and was Immediately rearrested
or another charge.
There will be a three days ball tour
lament during the state fair at Man
dan. Ed Berry of Dickinson has been
elected superintendent of the speed de-
partment.
One of the burglars of Lish's store at
Dickinson escaped from Jail and has
not yet been r%ecaptured. He weighs
about $50 pounds, and has black hair
and moustache.
People OF Cherry Grove school dis
trict have voted to build a new school
house at Braddock and Streeter wants
the Linton 'sardine box replaced with
a larger school building.
Frank Volk, George and John
Krumm were arrested at Linton
charged with intent to kill Leonard
Schan., Schan claims they attacked
and beat him numerically.
The Dickinson brick company is sup
plying brick for nearly all of the new
state buildings, and the face brick for
the Mandan reform school has been
accepted by the board of trustees.
Parties from Minnesota have bought
from the N. P. several town
ships Of land where old New England
city was located and will go into the
cattle business.
The value of land in Emmons county
is increasing and Editor Streeter a Y
the time will Q be here when peo-
pie will look regretfully back to the
time they could have bought a quarter
section cheap.
Record: George Wentworth of Bis
marck was in town Thursday night OF
last week. He represents the Hack
ney-Boynton company, and was max
ing arrangements to put out with
farmers some of the 5000 cattle that
the company is shipping in from the
drouth-stricken regions of the middle
west.
Dickinson Press: The Glen Ullin
Advocate speaks of the Baker clip OF
wholesome 100000 lbs.-and makes it
appear that it came to Dickinson,
which is not correct. Not one pound
OF the Baker wool or any wool east OF
Stark county was baled or sold ait
Dickinson this season. Mr.. Bakers
men had % or 80 sacks of wool in
Dickinson but they shipped it to Bis
marck without baling, so it did not
count to the credit of the Stark county
output, although it was raised south
of here between the Cannonball and
Cedar.
AT the Williamsport baby show the
most popular girl was decided by the
judges to be Helen Kurtz, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Kurtz; and John
H., son OF MIR. and Mrs. H. D. Conner,
was the most popular boy. The pref
test boy was Edward, son OF MIR. and
Mrs. D. Fl. Yeater. For the handsom-
est father the prize went to G. M. Pat
Ger. Mr.. Patzer and MI. Wray were
the only papas present, and it was nip
and tuck between them as to who
should receive the prize. Seven babies
contested as follows: Helen Kurtz
Mary Wray, Roy Patzer, Roy Wollen-
haupt, John H. Conner, Edward Yeate1
and Jimmie Rush. Editor Thurston,
George Riggs and George Wade. were
the judges, and all escaped with their
lives. Between SIS and $40 was