Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-09
STATS. NEWS.

burned to the ground Saturday and
they report this as the third fire that
has been set in that town within two
weeks. The church is an historic
one. It was built at Fort Buford as
an army chapel and was built Of lum-
Der that was shipped from the east up
the Missouri river before the time Of
railroads in this state. 1t was bought
and moved to Williston on the aban-
doning of the post at Buford.
Mandan is enjoying another active
building spell just now. 3I slJ t.$s 4. IL \,
Hebron has local telephone sys-
TEN just Installed and a large brick
making plant. .s@,.
Details Of the fatal burning of the
5-year-old daughter of Mrs. Andrew
Makela, near Rolla, mentioned briefly
several days ago, show that death
was not due to prairie fire, as was
| reported. A straw stack on the
premises had partially burned and sew
eral days later the children were play
ing in the ashes, which unfortunately
| covered bed of live fire. The cloth
ing of the little girl caught fire and
she ran screaming into barn on the
premises. The barn was set on fire
and the girls clothing was literally
burned from her body. Help was sum-
moned from neighboring farm and
the fire was extinguished, but the lit
tie girl had died before help reached
her.. Her mother was away from
home at the time. y. 49,.
The high wind of Wednesday last
blew a plate glass window in at Cakes.
Last weeks storm seems to have
been very general all over the state
as heard from in the exchanges. .
As if Ward county did not already
have enough newspapers l. P. Neal
until recently with the McHenry Tri-
bune has gone to that county to start
another. 1t would now be in order for
some one to go to that county, plant
trees and start a pulp mill in order
that sufficient paper be manufactured
upon which to print the many papers.
Devils Lake Catholics will build a
$4,000 church.
500 surveyors are running a line
south from their new main line to
Devils Lake about three miles east of
the farmers railroad.
Two weeks ago the publisher of the
homestead sent out flood of small
statements amounting in all to about
$250. Up to this date we have re-
ceived as a result 50 and would feel
just as thankful if the amount was
$l99. Our readers will please take
notice that for the purpose of collect
ing these little accounts we have Sc
cured the. appointment of justice of
the peace and your failure to honor OUR
statements at once will find you in
contempt of court and then you will
be properly fined. Keep on your hats,
boys, we were poor man once our
selves.-Napoleon Homestead.
"A Beaver creek farmer alleges that
the small amount of farming done in
the immediate vicinity of Napoleon is
due to the fact that most of the people
hereabouts are too busy running for
Office. ...,.. .....s..,,.... ....-s ~.
Mrs. Euphemia Tietgents is patti.
ent at the Jamestown insane asylum.
She has fallen heir to $2,144.38. Al
though her unfortunate mental con-
dition will prevent her from enjoying
1t, she has five needy little children in
Fargo to whom the windfall will be a
godsend. >sH
TWO laborers, Fred Thompson and
Pjarne Jenfolt, were killed while steal.
Ing a ride in a lumber car at mid
night on Friday, in thes Great North
ern yards in Minot, the lumber in
the car sliding and crushing them to
death. They were on their way from
winston to st. Paul. Thompson's
relatives live at Hamilton, N. D.. Jen-
folt had a letter on his person from
J. Harrison, the Metropolitan CONNER
cial college, Minneapolis. The bodies
We're horribly mangled.
An unidentified man, aged so, was
run over by a 500 engine at Kenmare.
His head, legs and left arm were sew
cred from his body. identification was
impossible and he was buried at
Kenmare.
$225.00 dollars has recently been
paid for 100000 pounds Of wool at
Williston.
McHenry has received new fire
engine, hose cart and 1.500 feet Of
hose with which to fight FIRE.