Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-15

5ss BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE,
fcr the east and Sunday he went to
Mandan and took No 8 also for the
east. The sheriff wired the conduc.
tor TO have him. nipped at Valley
City, which was done and he Is here
again. He says, he will square up
his debts If. let off, and the matter
will probably be settled that way.
Cooperative steaIing-J. w. Foley,
Sr, sends the following item from
Medora: Sheriff Reid has arrested
Moses LaRue, who lives near Yule,
forty miles south of Sentinel Butte
for killing cattle belonging to l.. f.
Crawford of Sentinel Butte. Report
says there Is a cooperative society,
Eof about ten families, in that locality,
who take turns in supplying beef to
the society The evidence in this
case is said to be conclusive; two
hides with brands cut out and also
the two carcases are in the sheriffs
possession for evidence. LaRue was
taken before, Justice Myers and plead
ed guilty to the complaint. He has
been held under $4,000 bonds.
i Found Dead in Bed-The Tribune's
Driscon correspondent sends word un-
der date Of today that Geo. Harding
and ole Oleson from Christian town
| ship, ten miles northwest of Driscoll,
came into town before daylight this
morning bringing word that Joe
Whalen, a young man about q years
old was. found dead in his bed this
morning dt the latter's home. No
cause Of death is known. The two
had been drinking a little before re-
firing. Whalen's home was at Madi-
son, s. D. He had been working for
Robert Sharpe during the latter's ill.,
ness. Acting Coroner Gilbert and
Undertaken Upright went to Driscoll
at noon to investigate. -, -.
VIII Rebuild-The Baptists have
been quick to recover from the de
preston occasioned by the loss of
their church by fire last night. At a
meeting of the trustees today the stu
alton was discussed and it was de-
cided to move at once for the build
ing of a $1,000 church on the society 8
lot, the church to face Fourth street
With this end in view the city will
be canvassed for subscriptions. The
society will have about $1,000 ins,lr-
ance money to start with and ought
not to have much trouble to reach
the goal of its desires, especially as
John D. Rockefeller has not yet quit
helping Baptist churches. Arrange
ments are being made to secure a hall
for Sunday services, meanwhile a
cottage meeting will be held at the
home of NJ j. Mckenzie Wednesday
evening. ~ ..y= -sss> ~
Close Cali for Observation-Disclosures
Pioneer: What threatened to develop
into a destructive fire at the Inter-
Ocean hotel was nipped in its incipi-
ency by means of a fire extinguisher.
Mr. Barrows has a gasoline plant for
lighting purposes. The drippings
caught fire and the blaze shot up to
the ceiling. The heat from the flames
caused the pipe through which the
gasoline passes to become unsoldered
letting spray of fluid propelled by
forty-hye pounds Of pressure to play
on the flames. This intensified the
blaze and made. conditions more
threatening. Mr.. Barrows seized the
extingqdsher and let it play on the
flames for a few minutes; an attend
lant, shut off the pressure and what
might have been a destructive fire
was aNerted. It was all over in a
very brief time, and Mr.. Barrows is
50 well pleased with the extinguisher
that he has ordered: two more. ...
Irrigation and Drainage-Gen. Will
lians, president OF the state irrigation
association, returned from Billings
yesterday. While in that city Gen.
Williams met Messrs., Savage and
Storrs OF the reclamation service who
assured him they were doing all pos
sible to expedite work on the pro
Ijects near Williston, and still had
hopes Of finally carrying through the
Bismarck project, which they consid-
erred one Of the best irrigation pro-
jects in the northwest, though small
las compared to most others. In
speaking ,lf the drainage convention
Gen. Williams said the Irrigation as
ISOLATION was In hearty sympathy with
this drainage movement and that 1t
iwou9d cooperate heartily in any