Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-15
AROUND THE STATE.

The small pox epidemic in Leeds
was confined to one patient.
The excellent crop prospects have
caused a business boom in Darlington.
s. B. Mahaney OF Willow City will
crate at Minnewaukan on Decoration
Day. IA 553 .#
Kidder county will not furnish seed
grain-not enough signers on the pc
tition. IL
The Devils Lake Base Ball associa-
ton has incorporated with a capital of
81 900. :.
The N. P. is unloading ties on the
Minor branch and will relay every tie
on the line. -.
A follower of Carrie Nation is said
to have demolished two elegant plate
glass fronts in Kuhn.
A LaMoure county stockman advises
all stock raisers to v~aceinate all cattle
under two years of age.
Settlers r. filing at the rate of from
% to 80 per day in the northwestern
portion of Wells county.
Archibald Miller, a Wells county
farmer, fell from a load of unthreshed
flax and was severely injured.
There are nine patients at the small
pox hospital at Fargo, among them c..
H. Shiels, the magnetic healer.
Foster county commissioners have
offered a standing reward Of $50 for ar
rest OF cattle and horse thieves.
John C: Adamson of Devils Lake has
accepted. the position of private secre-
tary to Congressman Marshall.
The Harvey Herald says land sharks
are numerous and active in Balfour.
A number of land contests have been
Instituted by the sharks.
The Mail thinks it's. time enough to
go after the county seat proposition
when Edgeley gets a Touring mill, a
gas plant and a creamery.
James Shannon Of Devils Lake was
committed to the insane asylum for
trying to get a $4,000 check cashed at
several places in the town. /.
The Churchs Ferry Sun thinks mas
much as the county is furnishing
%strychnine for IL cents per bottle the
commissioners have been "buffaloed.'
A mortgage sale Of property was
held recently at Jamestown in which
the MORTGAGE was John Mooney, a
section boss at Lisbon, said to be worth
$4,000.
Ehick Nyberg, a recently married
resident of Barnes county, is under ar
rest for b%astardy, charged by Miss Sy-
version. He is under $500 bonds fol-
trial at the district court.
The Sargent County Teller gives no
tice that it will not be worked by
church social notices, social or other
entertainments where an admission fee
is charged-all such notices must be
paid for.
The Lakota Herald 'dunned' a mai
for several years back subscription the
other day and nov the delinquent sub
scriber gets back at the Herald by de-
claring that Kent owes more than he
car pay.
The Devils Lake land office is also
doing a rushing business-in March
203 homestead filings, embracing about
$4,000 acres; 149 cash proofs, % final
proofs and 3 tree claim proofs-cash
receipts of office about $4,000. =.
Minot Optic: Last Saturday Ernest
Hard, who lives thirteen miles north
of this place took his family into g
wagon and started out for a drive. A
double-barreled shotgun was also taken
along. When the time came for re.
turning home Mr.. B. Hard picked ur
the gun for the purpose of extracting
shells. Just as he ''broke'' the gu1
his 1~4-year-old son stepped in front
just in time to receive a full charge Of
shot in n of his legs just above the
knee. The limb was horribly mangle6
and DR.. Crokat had to amputate it
The young man is now in the hospital
doing as we'll Is could be expected.
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean: If bus
mess in the local land Office continues
the rest of the month at the rate il
started in, April will be a record
breaker in the local Office. Already
over 800 homestead entries, comprising
about 10000 acres have been made and
upwards of $4,000 cash have been
taken in. Governor Shortridge is sc
busy taking care OF the contest depart.
ment that he could not tell how many