The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-26
STATE GRAB BAG

-. - .. 1aaOu Oh valley City has
three-year-old cherry tree on his
premises In this city that is bearing
fruit this year, which goes to prove
that something else besides wheat and
HI can be raised In North Dakota.
The Bottineau creamery has en-.
tablished local ice cream parlor IN
that city where they are serving the
genuine stun to their customers.
Thirty-five stockholders have al
ready been secured for the creamery
at Adams which 10 equivalent to a
capitalization Of $500. It is almost
certain that eight more names will
be added which will bring the total
to $4,000, this amount would build.
equip and start the creamery and
leave surplus of $500 in the treas
ury. Five hundred COWS have been
listed with morep in prospect.
o. o. Adams, school furniture man.
Is In trouble In Ward county because
he got the school directors to sign
blank contracts and then fill them ont
to suit his fancy.
1t is said that Granville parties shin
beer to Norwich, then haul 1t to Gran
Vile and sell it. This will be stopped,
according to brother Mitchell of the
Item.
1t is claimed that Judge Goss will
be renOminated. Ward county has "a
votes, and Williams 8, total Of AZ,
all of whom are in favor of Goss.
McHenry has Is and Bottineau. II.
which may be against him. leaving a
majority of ten.
M. O. Hall, the editor of the Mohall
News, announces that he is opposed to
betting on horse races. Must have
gotten the wrong tip.
A young lady of Walhalla tried the
tobaggon slide at the swimming hole
In the river and was carried beyond
her depth. She repeated the opera
ton with similar results.
Munich wants rural free delivery
route.
A number of people at Hassc and
Dokken got mixed in their picnic dates
and went to Antlers on the wrong day.
They held picnic of their own.
A French duel is probable at West
hope. The editor of the Antlers Amer
lean was notified that he would be.
licked the first time he entered the
town. and he replied by fixing date
for his arrival.
RUDE Allyn who was accused of hav-
ing too many wives, declares that one
is able to support him, and he Is
therefore satisfied.
"a local w. c. T. U. has been organ
ICED at Williston.
The Sheldon Progress says the
Grant Hagar stood at attention while
the band played "Ole Black Joe" at
the Jamestown convention. He was
probably getting ready for another
trip to New Orleans.
A man named Smullen was slugged
by unknown parties at Bismarck. Rob-
berry was the motive, but his cries for
help scared the assailants.
Slope farmers are much worried
over the prospects of small harvest
help.
Upham had a three days revival.
during which the cornerstone of
new church was laid.
There is some complaint of wheat
rust around Napoleon.
Fingal wants some street lamps and
wants them badly.
Fingal has new Jail, and the Her.
aid wants a marshal appointed to Sc
cure the boarders.
Bowbells is to vote on the question
of issuing bonds for the construction
of sewer system.
A Missourian was offered a farm
near Des Laos two years ago for $500.
He refused to buy, but returned last
week to take the quarter, but found it
could not be secured for less than
$1,000.
The Sherwood Tribune says the
gypsfes found no easy marks in that
place and moved on.
Guy Boden, the driver of the Stan
dard Oil wagon at Sherwood was ar
rested and fined $25 for abusing his
horses.
The Farmers Elevator company of
Knox has just declared fifty per cent
annual dividend.
Aneta is now being illuminated by
a 1000 candle power gasoline plant.
The prospects are bright for the har-
vesting of the biggest crop in her his
tory in Emmons county this fall. The
yield not only promises to be record
breaker, but it is estimated that the
acreage is fully one-fourth greater
than that of last year.
1t is expected that from forty to
sixty threshing rigs will be sold in
the country tributary to Min0t this
season. One firm reports the sale Of
nine rigs and another seventeen.
The Great Northern has been pay
ing an average price of $35 per acre
for right of way for the new line
from Flaxton to Ambrose.
The business men at F1axton, Bow
bells Kenmare, and Donnybrook are
taking steps to organize corporation
at each place for the purpose of op-
Grating large department stores at
each corresponding town on the new
Great Northern line from Berthold,
with view of capturing the trade and
keeping possible intruders out.