The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-05
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H. B. Haugland has severed his con-
nection' with the Medina Citize0
d. The Velva Journal says the yield
of wheat in that part of the state Is
good and the quality fine.
The New Rockford Transcript is
twenty-five years old and 4s as attrac-
One of the new towns on the 500
extension west from Flaxton Is named
Kermit after the son of President
Roosevelt.
That state joke about the patent
bath-tub has finally been located in
Mihot and L. D. McGahan is supposed
to be the man.
The Souris Republican has offered
prizes for first and second best essays
written each month by pupils in the
public schools of that place.
A stranger was found on the track
near Valley City with his arm crushed
of near the. shoulder. He was given
medical attention and may live.
Charles \Johnson, who drives an oil
wagon at Churches Ferry came up $12
short in his cash one day and attempt
ed to Join Stensland in unknown lands.
Six years ago the first elevator was
erected at Velva and could handle all
the grain. Now it takes six with a
combined capacity of 100000 bushels.
Some bad boys robbed and damaged
the apple trees of some Bismarck
residents and If they are caught there
will probably be a heavy laying on of
hands.
While a slack wire performer, was
doing his stunt at Velva somebody
shook the wire and the actor properly
rang down the curtain and held onto
the box receipts.
A prominent stock man of Wash
burn kept the wires hot recently in
quiring for $4,000 draft which he
had mislaid during short soiourn in
that town. 1t was later found.
The Souris Republican says a sight
that caused little laughter last Sun
day afternoon was pair of ponies
hitched to buggy, man riding on
the back of each and two women In
the buggy. -,
The sheriff of Eddy county has
served notice upon the transients that
SO soon as the threshing machines
start all men not at work will be
locked upon as suspicious characters,
and dealt with accordingly.
Three DRINKS at Drake who we're
pulled by the county officials, claim
they had made a deal with the city to
build a Jail and pay marshall for
looking after the DRINKS and that for
this they were to have immunity.
The government has apparently
given up the idea of further improve
ment of the Big Muddy. according to
the recent report of Col. ]. B. Quinn,
engineer in charge. He says it is just
Rs full.o snags and as unstaple in its
habits as it was when those Capt.
Kidd fortunes mingled with its sands.
Sparks from the engine of the local
freight Wednesday, set fire to a grain
field midway between Omemes and
Willow City and but for the heroic
efforts of the train crew. few travel
ing men, and some farmers who were
working near by, great damage may
have resulted, as it was only about
four acres were burned.
Attorney 8. M. Lockerby of Portal,
was passenger on the North Coast
Limited which was wrecked at Berea.
He was i'll with appendicitis and when
arriving at Valley City was taken to
Platou's hospital, where his condition
was found to be so serious that it was
deemed best to send him to st. Johns
hospital at Fargo. Before he reached
that hospital the appendix burst and
an operation was had Immediately on
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