The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-18
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ganized at the new town Of Neville.
A new Congregational church is to
be erected In Litchville. The struc-
ture Is to cost $2,875, and is to be COM
pleted November IL.
The McHenry Tribune wants the pot
gangs to be sent to the harvest fields
or driven from the town.
A number of the lakes and streams
of the state are being stocked with
fish from the government hatcheries.
Thomas Costello of Milton has grown
rutabago which weighs five and
half pounds and was just beginning to
grow when pulled.
Mrs. Bertha Oglesby of Braddock has
just lost her claim after being prac-
tically in possession for ten years.
The trouble began when she married
man living on an adjoining claim.
The state militia had peculiar ex-
perience at Fort Russell. Although
the guards we're in number of battles
they did not have single casualty.
Mayville got fax fiber mill and now
=" wants ienatured alcohol plant. May
vile is getting to be close second
to Minot.
F. d. Williams of Cooperstown is
going into the bee industry.
Mrs. Albert Mitchell of Hunter lost
her exemption in the estate of her first
husband because she married before
it was closed in probate. There is a
need of having the courts hurry in
such matters.
Devils Lake Catholics have purchas-
ed $4,000 site for their new $4,000
church, the foundation of which will
be built this fall.
A Devils Lake blind pigger when
asked in court II he had anything to
say why sentence should not be pass
ed upon him, got of pretty good
sermon and indicated that he had been
promised immunity from punishment.
The Devils Lake Journal editor got
stuck on the sex of the editor of the
Warwick Sentinel.
The only railroad president in the
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county central committee of Ramsey
county. He is Joseph M. Kelly of the
Farmers road.
The Journal claims the lid is on
extra tight at Devils Lake.
Paul Bealer had his arm bitten
while he was shocking grain on the
John Strege farm near Lidgerwood. 1t
it supposed to have been done by a
snake in the bundle of grain. He drop
ped the bundle when bit but did not
see any snake.
1t is claimed that jamestown people
who make daily visits to the depot to
see the train come in, take all the
time of the agent to inquire of him
whether the train is on time or not.
New Rockford has new barn where
the farmers can hitch and feed their
teams for ten cents, the farmer fur
nishing his own feed. 1t is so ar
ranged that teams can be fed and
sheltered without unhitching them
from the wagon or carriage.
The Tri-State telephone company al
lowed the franchise granted by >Wah-
peton to expire and are now seeking
renewal, promising immediate work.
The receiver of the defunct Minot
National bank has brought suit against
several former stockholders, though
unloaded before the bank went into
the hands of the receiver. He is at
tempting to enforce the stakeholder
special liability for the benefit of the
depositors.
The Northwestern telephone COM
pany has started stringing two or
more copper circuits from Grand Forks
to Devils Lake.
Druggist johnson of Cando caught
an eight pound bass in Fish lake. This
is undoubtedly the largest one that has
ever been caught in the Turtle noun
tains.
A farmer at McCanna set his bull
terrier on lynx. The big feline lick
ed the dog to fragile and then the
farmer got busy with a neck-yoke and
killed the lynx. 1t was the largest
specimen ever killed in that section.
Supt o. H. Lipps of the Indian
school at Wahpeton is arranging for
the opening of the school. The equip
ment is being shipped from Chicago
and st. Louis. The school will be
opened as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be made.
Joe 1ngle's 13-year-old son came
near meeting with a terrible death
the other day near Wahpeton. The
boy was in the pasture when he was
attacked by bull. The boy was knock
ed down, and was pitched, hunted and
pounded until he was rescued by a
little brother, who seized a pitchfork
and attacked the animal. When the
boy attacked the bull the boy on the
ground had locked the fingers of both
hands in the bulls nostrills and the
enraged animal was walking backward
dragging the plucky little fellow over
the ground.
nile returning home from Milton
one Of John Balfours boys was held up
b. three thugs and relieved of what
change he had on his person. The
robbery occurred only about half
mile south of town, the trio emerging
from the "jungles" of the dump
grounds. AS the holdup was not re-
ported to the authorities in town until
the following day, and then with only
scant description of the men, no ar
rests have been made, although sever
al suspicious looking characters were
ordered out of town by the marshal.
A shooting scrap took place in a
no,,oh1{n0 don OF nroko In which a