Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-21
DRIscoLL NOTES.
TUESDAY, June 2O.)

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pupils have vacation.
Miss Anna Peterson has been help
Ing at Hotel Driscon during the rush.
Thomas Taylor left for Minnesota
Sunday. He expects to return with
his family in a few days. Batching is
too much for him.
Anton Schintz has purchased c. A.
Johnson's fine young team of mares.
harness, wagon and breaking plow.
All the rain we need.
c. E. Dupuis has begun his duties as
clerk for H. A. Hallum.
A number of Driscollites went to
Bismarck last week to attend the cir
Gus. They did not think much of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Alexander and
children went to Bismarck Sunday.
Joe Rustad was not recovering as
rapidly as he thought he ought, so he
went to Bismarck last Friday to con.
suit doctor.
Robert Sharp has returned from the
hospital in Bismarck, but his foot still
pains him.
Louis H. Joss is putting in good
time on his claim south of town. He
finds digging rock, etc., little differ
ent from looking up law citations, but
nevertheless he always makes good
and will return next fall to the U. of
M. greatly benefited by the change
He will graduate from the law de-
partment next year.
Staatenhus & Datel have succeeded
in getting fine we'll for S. Darnell
DR.. w. A. Bentley came in from
Jamestown Sunday where he attende
the G. A. R. encampment. He was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Anderson,
returning to his home in Bismarck
Monday.
School election is taking place here
today. There are two vacancies to
be filled, viz: The expiration of Jas.
Galloway's term and the other by the
resignation of l.. A. Staatenhus. No
strife so far as we can learn.
Grant Rice now has a quartet Of
girls, the last one thriving few days
ago. All conce.nei are doing nicely.
P. B. Fritch lost two or three good
colts last week by barbed wire.
Jay Wilcox's bunch takes the cake
for a fine bunch of calves. He has
ninteen calves which he thinks equiv
alent to $3.50 in gold.
Butter has taken an awful tumble
lately but it was too soft to get hurt.
Definite arrangements have been en-
tered into by the Sunday schools of
Driscoll and we will Join for a Joint
Fourth of July picnic in the JOHN
Faust grove. There will be music and
speaking, etc.
Miss Mildred Avery arrived home
from Wahpeton where she has been
since last fall attending school.
Geo. Bell is fencing for pasture.
Were a prize to be Offered for the
finest allround crop this year it would
certainly go to H. c. Peterson for he
has a wonderfully fine stand of grain
and an unsurpassed garden. While
he may be in the lead all crops in
this section are grand and luxuriant.
Your correspondent is firmly of the
opinion that land will be selling here
for $500 per acre year from today
and the man who has money to invest
now and neglects to do it will then
consider himself chump Of the has
been type.
]. H. Alexander and G. J. keenan,
have purchased lots /, 2, and 4, block
5, and will begin at once the erection
of store building 32x6O, two stories,
with basement. The contract for
basement was given Hagen Peder-
son who began yesterday. Grant
Rice has the stone contract and Ole
Sletue the contract for building the
foundation walls. He begins tomor-
row. The contract for the building
has been let to H. c. Rhud of Bis
marck. The store room now occupied
by G. J. keenan, will be turned into
hotel use to meet the demands for
more room.
A. A. Stafford Of Helena, Mont,
brother Of w. T. Stafford, deceased,
arrived Tuesday to attend the funeral
services. Mrs. w. r. Stafford and
children will accompany him to South
Dakota for brief visit and then to
his home. June Both has been set for
the sale Of a number of articles at
the Stafford home.
The funeral of w. T. Stafford was
largely attended though the day was q
disagreeable one. Mr.. Stafford was
born in Guelph. Canada, and was
thirty-seven years old at the time of
his death. He was well liked by all
who knew him. "
Death entered and home of e. O..
johnson living north of town last
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