Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-11-23
STATE News

at Hope, steele county, was destroyed
by fire.
The vaults in the Cass county court
house all proved fire proof and none
of the county records were lost in the
fire.
Milo Beers fell beneath a moving
freight train at Rugby and his head
was crushed off. He was a brakeman
for the Great Northern.
The trial of the two remaining de-
PENDANTS in the Rott murder case will
begin next Tuesday at Glendale with
Judge Fisk presiding.
A. S. Reitan, local agent of the New
York Life insurance company at Wah-
peton, is under arrest, charged with a
shortage of 5000 to $500.
The federal authorities have grant
ed permission to Judge Pollock to use
the U. S. court rooms at Fargo until
others are provided by the county.
After digging for a couple of days
for the new water mains at James
town the contractor gave up the job
until spring. The frost was two feet
deep and going steadily deeper.
Editor Mitchell of the Berwick Post,
who was indicted by the U. S. g. j. in
1909 for publishing an obscene story
in his paper, has finally been rounded
up by the officials and is il Jail at
Grand Forks.
When business is dull on the Lin
! ton Hazelton telephone line. Will o.
son, the sweet singer of Hazelton sings
into the receiver and Editor Streeter
lets the sanctum at linton drift full
of melody.
John Keenan, of Larimore has been
arrested charged with the murder of
William Murtaugh, a former partner.
Murtaugh was found dying from a
bullet wound and was supposed to
have suicided. Later developments
led to Keenan's arrest.
JuuSt SOWdH duIilltttu Tie tcSllIl-
ony of Richard Barry at Langdon.
was to the effect that William Barry
lac defendant. told him that the muir
der was committed by his sister. Mary
Ann Barry, and not by MIN. This is
the only testimony introduced along
this line.
Frank Carpenter. treasurer of
Walsh county will sue the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty company
for $4,000, the shortage of deputy
treasurer Meade. who was sentenced
to the penitentiary. The bonding
company refused to pay the amount of
Meade's shortage, alleging that he
obtained his bond under misrepresen-
, tations.
! Pure Food Commissioner Ladd ar
rested fOur merchants at Grand Forks,
, among them r. B. Griffith, charged
J with selling adulterated goods. Mr..
Ladd nnounce that dealers in some
sections Of the state are taking ad-
vantage of his extension of time to
D Jan. l. which vas made in order fol
: them to clear up old goods. Instead
J. Of that many are continuing in the
: purchase and sale of articles which
q they have been notified are on tn,
4 black list.
v A Marshall. Mimi, special says
n Mrs. Alice Davidson of Wahpeton, N
n D., and Rev. William H. Medlar o
n Alexandria. were married here thi
n noon at the home Of the brides par
g ents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Watson
: by Rev. Mr.. Acheson, the Presbyter
f ian pastor. Mrs. Davidson has livet
at Wahpeton for thirteen years ant
is the widow Of Don r. Davidson,
= prominent citizen and banker of tina
G city. She succeeded her husband al
postmaster upon his death three year,
ago and only recently resigned thu
office. Rev. Mr.. Medler has been tn,
Congregational pastor at Alexandri,
: and has now accepted a call {.
: Young, Neb., his pa~storate beginning
Dec. LIST.