Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-18
STATE NEWS.

Leaving out Mortified and South
Minnewaukan townships, which have
not been completed, the late census
of Ramsey county shows a population
of 11,452, an increase of about 5000
since 1900.
The Chautauqua board of directors
will be somewhat changed at coming
election seems necessary Judging
from some recent press comment.
A petition was placed in Congress
man Marshall's hands this week for
rural free delivery route running east
and southeast of Sheldon.
One of the worst storms in the his
tory of Rugby broke over the city
about seven o'clock Friday evening. A
deluge of rain accompanied by a very
high wind came up from the south
and after passing over turned and
came back with increased velocity.
Nearly every house in town received a
deluge of water, while the wind blew
down fences and wrecked a greal
many small buildings. A great many
of the finely growing young trees were
ruined and it will take years to replace
them.
George Dissette, prosperous farm
er living up near Barton, came to
town last Wednesday with a very val
liable load of livestock for butcher
Stovke. There were eight hogs in the
load, and they netted Mr. Dissette the
snug sum of $12s.-Rugby Optomist.
The letter "R' at the head of all
doctors prescriptions is derived from
the Latin word recipe the imperative
meaning 'take." The little dart over
the tail of the ''R'' is the symbol of
love, of the Latin god Jupiter and in
vests the writer with his authority
by the power of Jupiter. Therefore,
the sign properly reads: "By Jupiter,
take this Elk.
Last Monday M. Sigrest, farmer
living a short distance from town lost
his purse containing 800. Upon max
ing search for the missing money,
he discovered a cow calmly chewing
1t; whereupon he made a dash for the
purse but the cow took first money by
swallowing it. Mr.. Sigrest immediate
ly killed the COW and recovered his
money which was so badly mutilated
as to be necessary to send it in to the
treasury department for redemption.
Times.
Ulysses Ezra Crary, the eleven year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Crazy
campers at Chautauqua was drowned
in Devils Lake.
The Farmers Elevator company of
Churchs Ferry held their annual meet
: ing in the company's Office Saturday,
July 8. A report from the secretary
and treasurer showed the affairs Of
the company to be in very healthy
condition. The company handled
10000 bushels of grain during the
year just closed. The directors voted
r to declare dividend of forty per cent
, this year.
, No more will the school boy be al
) lowed to hoard his marbles in an old
) cigar box, nor will his father be al
2 lowed to store away his fishing tackle
in box formerly consigned to frag-
: rant cheroots. Hereafter the officers
of the internal revenue department
will enforce the new ruling forbidding
the receiving, selling, giving away or
T purchasing OF old cigar boxes. A VIC
lation Of the law will involve penalty
: of not less than $50 nor more than
> $500. q.
A man living at Crosby, thirty-five
miles west of Portal, has purchased a
: threshing engine, and will haul the
crops Of the farmers to Portal with 1t
this fall. He proposes to haul ten
) wagon loads at a time over the level
!. country, making the trip in about
) three days. He will charge 10 cents
a hushel for hauling the grain, so will
make good thing. He can haul $50
bushels to the train load. -Tioga
!, Gazette.
The Lutheran church at Albert has
received 1000 pound bell
4 Hamilton had fine Weather for their
fair.
II It luckily happened that in the
Great Northern wreck near Williston
/ that there were 1--WE physicians on the
! train.
The Minot bottling works last week
'lreceived car load Of two quart bot