Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-08
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS /.
Willow City is threatened with a
Touring mill.
Wheelock is a new town recently
born in Williams county.
Grand Forks will benefit from a re-
duction of telephone rates.
Minoters are having great sport
catching fish through the ice on Mouse
river.
The Mathematician Siftings has en-
larged and is now an al home print
sheet.
Cavalier o owns its W electric
light plant. The price paid was
$500.
An explosion of wood alcohol in a
drug store came near giving st. Johns
a big blaze.
Louris has organized a fire brigade
and purchased a bell to ring alarms
and curfew.
The city council of Grand Forks
passed resolutions of regret at the
death of Captain Griggs.
Albert Madison, court reporter at
Grand Forks. and Miss Florence Gable
were married at ST. Paul.
John Rooney. sentenced to death for
murder at Fargo, has not yet had the
date set for his execution.
Rlchland county papers are discuss
ing a new court house as the one now
used is pronounced unsafe.
The editor of the Emmons County
Record wants the law making the car
rying of a corkscrew a misdemeanor.
Roy Smith. of Grand Forks, is under
arrest for ENLIGHTENMENT and saws
gambling is the reason for his down
fall.
A young lady named Hull has mys-
terlously disappeared from her home
near Minot Jan. %. and no trace of her
can be found.
Ihe towns of Langdon. Larimore.
park River, Devils Lake, Cando and
Bottineau will organize the FLAX Belt
Racing Circuit"
Elmer Evans. of Grafton. treasurer
Tor the st. Hilaire Lumber company.
mas been arrested charged with a
shortage of 5 1880.
Inc small amount of intoxicating
liquor sold in the state is given as a
reason for the small mortality of the
state, according to the Forum.
r. j. DOugherty. of Stark weather
claims to be the Dossessor of one Of
the revolvers carried by Charlie pitts
at the Mortified bank robbery.
"A Northern Pacific train was de-
rallied at Park River and the local cor
respondent says our little town was
thrown into a state of excitement
Charles f. Marsh. a we'll known
travelling man. died at Fargo suddenly
or diabetes. He was REPRESENTATIVE
OF the North Star Boot and Shoe com
pany.
Several people about Hannah came
very near p%erishing in the storm
which ragged throughout the northeast.
ern portion of the state a few days
ago.
A nugget of gold is said to have
been found by workmen who we're dig.
ging a well on Harry Cornwalrs farm
near Eldridge. 1t is pronounced a fine
specimen.
Leon Breneman. the 16-year-of
Caledonia boy who disappeared from
his home November 10 last. has beer
: found working on a farm near Hender
? son. MINI.
Andrew Munson, agent Of tho Nsssa.
western Elevator company at Neils
! VIE. is charged with embezzlin:
t S4S1.42 of his employers cash. Fl,
has vamoosed.
!, Since the new opera house wa
opened at Minot there has only bee
! one good show. and the Optic saws /
e VIII soon be considered unsafe TO bu
n theater tickets.
Arthur Dinnie and c. +. Sims, G
Grand Forks. had narrow escapes /
> an explosion which destroyed tn
building of the Hudson Bay compan
Is at Fort Francis. Ont.
d The newspaper boys throughout tn
state hope hat Editor Stickley. of tn
Fessenden News. who is reported yer
~ sick, will recover in time to take i
he association hop the 10th.