Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-15
MISSOURI SLOPE items
(Steele Ozone.)


ported crops in his section superb. He
has field of barley which is nearly
five feet high all over the field. Mr..
Metcalf has had number of eastern
visitors recently and all speak highly
of the crop prospects here, saying that
they are great deal better then where
they were from, the Red river valley,
Wisconsin and other points in the
east. Unless something very unex-
pected happens this section of North
Dakota will harvest a bumper crop In
the near future
Married-At the residence of the
brides parents, Bowdon, N D., We'd
nesday, July IL, 1905, Luther B. Hoag.
land and Miss Esther B. Weld, of Kid
der county. At home, Medina, N. D.,
after August 18th.
Generally speaking there seems to
be satisfaction with the newspaper
situation in Steele. There have been
some remarks made which may call
for few remarks when there is time
for them. All the friends of the Ozone
so far have no kick to make, and
many of The Republicans friends ex-
press themselves as believing Mr..
Elliott did the proper thing. AS one
clear headed man remarked: "A
newspaper cannot live upon wind no
matter how hard it blows"
(Williston Graphic.)
An irrigation plant is not yet as.
sured for the Williston district
W. R. Bennett, who has just come to
the city from his Nesson ranch via
Ray says that Cornelius Donnelly, a
man about SO years old, was found
dead yesterday in his house on his
claim ten miles northeast of Ray. The
cause of his death was heart disease.
We, the undersigned business men
and land owners, residing in Williams
county, North Dakota, having given
the matter of the proposed irrigation
of important portions of this county
by the government, our careful and
earnest consideration, and having
especially considered the ratio of the
cost to the benefits that would be de-
rived therefrom, do most unhesitating-
ly advise that land owners and claim
ants of land under the laws of the
United States, grasp the opportunity
thus generously offered by our great
government, through the action of
congress, guided and directed by
President Roosevelt and Senator
Hansbrough, and to signify their in
tention of subscribing for water for
their lands in case the proposition is
found to be feasible. We urge this
course in the full belief that it will
result in vast profit to the individual
land owners, to much greater extent
than would be possible without irriga.
tion, and that the results is better
roads, better schools, higher civiliza-
ton, lower taxes and interest rates
can hardly be over estimated. We are
fully convinced that careful study and
full understanding of the PROPOSE.
ton will result in the removal of any
possible objections on the part of
those, who upon first consideration,
may not entirely favor the project, and
we therefore urge the immediate &C.
ceptance of the offer, since other 10.
calities are demanding the use of the
funds in case they are not utilized
here.-Thirty-six signers.
(Washburn Leader.)
Bismarck is now going to have irri.
cation.
In another column of this issue we
give our readers report of the cen.
sus. which was taken by the assessors
OF the county, under an act passed by
the last legislature. The returns OF
the county shows large increase in
population during the last five years
an increase of 1851. The population
of the county now given is 1892 OF
which Washburn contains 1898.
| The U. S. boat Mandan, arrived in
Washburn Tuesday noon, and left the
same afternoon after filling up the coal
bunkers. The boat is engaged in re.
moving snags and other distractions
to navigation from the river and con.
siderable work along this has already