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

Ole Engen. He drove up and was &C.
|companied by Carl Adam of Steele.
There was pleasant birthday party
last Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Peterson of Long Lake in
honor of their thirteen year old daugh-
ter.
The mosquitoes have been so thick
the past week that life has been al
most unbearable.
And still the land seekers come.
Hotel Driscoll served dinner to thirty
five one day last week but not all were
transients.
During the electric storm the other
evening one of H. E. Johns horses
was killed by lightning.
Mrs. Ole Engen is still quite sick.
Rev. J. w. Ogden of this place will
fill the pulpit in the M. E. church at
Valley City next Sunday.
The school board met last Monday
and among other things decided to
tender the winter term of school to
Mrs. Burgess. The contract for paint
ing and putting new hard maple floor
ing was also let. H. A. Wentz is
putting in the floor and Earl Thomas
is doing the painting. When done we
will have one of the neatest and most
| comfortable school houses in the state.
If floor oil is used once a month now
all dust will be kept down. great
comfort to teacher and pupils. One
thing more. Why not fly the flag?
| 1t would add interest to the school,
teach patriotism and comply with the
law.
John Fisher, jeweler of Minor, NJ
D., is visiting his brother William
here and incidentally looking over the
town as a point of investment.
In all probability new postofice
will soon be established about eleven
miles north Of Driscoll in township
141. 1t will be called "Lein" if the
department grants the wishes of the
prospective patrons, after, B. M. Lem,
the postmaster to be. A numerously
signed petition has been signed and
forwarded to the department. A post
Office Is badly needed there as that
section Of the county has filled
rapidly in the past year with families
accustomed to good mail facilities and
the nearest office-Driscoll-i too
distant to get mail daily. Mr.. Lein
will doubtless make an efficient post
master as he is experienced in clerical
work, having been in the mercantile
business before coming here.
The new section house is under
constructions force of men having
arrived a week ago.
| Rev. Theo. Goustad held services
here last Sunday. .@''..e ~
The Driscoll Mercantile company
has built a small warehouse during
the past week. j..
1 H. H. Rice has in contemplation the
erection OF an Office building in Dris-
coll soon-presumably for real estate.
Last Saturday morning Claude Ben.
nett figured in one of the ugliest run
aways imaginable, and that he is alive
today is little less than miracle. He
with several others was moving hay
northwest OF town. Something going
wrong with the harness he stepped in
front OF the team-a spirited one-to
adjust the harness. The mower
clicked and the team jumped, knock.
ing Bennett down. The horses start.
ed on mad run towards town. Ben
nett was dragged about 100 feet in
front Of the mower when striking a
little rise in the ground it passed over
him. The little elevation in the
ground was all that saved his life as
he was rolled up in ball before the
machine, As 1t was he sustained =
sprained ankle and some severe
bruises about the head. The team
continued its run till one OF the horses
fell back Of the hotel barn.
Il. IA. Guernsey received some
severe hurts In runaway last satur-
day evening. He had driven In a
single rig over 70 H. c. Pederson,s and
had thrown down the lines when the
horses became frightened at some
loose hay blowing about and ran.
Guernsey tried to grasp the reins and
was knocked over and hurt.
Steals Gospel o. Common sense
The Gospel ct Common Sense
was the book Thomas Baxter Of an.
s.ew elected 70 steal from public
rary In that city. e