Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-13
STATE NEWS.

Some stock loss is reported from the
James river valley in the recent snow
storm.
The Jamestown Alert has an in
quiry from a mailing company in the
east regarding the amount of barley
raised in that section.
Ward county people are preparing
for an old time county fair.
Dan Johnson was tried in court at
Minot for setting prairie fire and
found guilty. He will be sentenced
later. The maximum sentence is a
year in Jail and fine of $500. Prob
ably if there were more such prosecu-
lions along that line there would be
less prairie fires.
Persons are reported to be catching
fish in the James river with nets and
seins which is against the state law
and the papers of the viciniey are
calling the attention of 1.-THE game
wardens to the fact. .
One hundred and fifty men at work
on the Edgeley extension went on a
strike. 1t is said that a new crew
was ordered from Minneapolis and St.
Paul. What the men wanted is not
told.
Fargo has some very untidy streets
so it's related
Captain H. A. Edwards, brother of
Major Edwards of Fargo, formerly a
resident of that city but of late years
in the postofice department at Wash.
ington, is dead.
Boys who get tired OF going to
school should read the following, writ.
ten by Superintendent Adams of
Lafayette college: "The average
educated man gets a salary of $1,000 a
year. He works 40 years, making a
total of $4,000 in a lifetime. The
average day laborer gets $1.5O per
day, 300 days in. the year, or $3.50. In
40 years he earns $4,000. The diff
ference Of $4,000 equals the value of
an education. To acquire the earning
capacity requires IL years at school
OF $50 days each, or 2,16O days,
Divide $4,000, the value of education.
by 2,160, the number of days required
to get it and We find that each day at
school Is worth little more than $40
to the pupil.-Harvey Herald.
| Editor Weatherhead's new paper at
Hlllsboro, the Blade, does not enjoy
the friendship of the Hillsboro Banner
| LaMoure county was named after
Jud LaMoure. The first new town on
the new N. P. extension will be named
Jud-so there will be the town of Jud
LaMoure county, N. D. As we remem
Der Mr.. LaMoure's position on the
libel bill-we fear that insurance rates
Will be high for Jud-there is a like
; lrhood OF a fierce fire in the future
for the town. We just lodged the
libel law by those last three words
.l-Lidgerwood Broadax.
i Rugby Optimist: County Superin
tendent, Miss Anna Peterson, received
quite a surprise on Easter day, in the
shape of two large sacks of mail-al
for her own self. Upon Investigation
IT was found that the sacks contained
lot OF flower and garden seeds, from
senator Hansbrough, for the purpose
OF distribution among the different
schools of the county. Miss Peter
sons Intention to foster a sort O,
garden and flower growing contest
among the pupils of the differen,
schools of the county this summer
and these seeds will be used for tina,
purpose. The girls will be supplied
with flower seeds, and the boys will
nave to be satisfied with corn TO,
their share. A prize will be offered
for the best results obtained. we
think this is splendid idea and one
That should meet with the hearty 60
/ operation OF the teachers of the coun
4 ", as there Is nothing in that line
that would be of more real benefit t
the scholars, giving them as 1t does
chance to experiment for themselve.
and watch the results of their labor
assisted by mother nature.
| BowbelIs will have six thousand
dollar water system to be put in till
summer. Harvey viii invest lively,
l thousand dollars In d sewer system.
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