Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-04-21
DRlSCOLL notes

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There have been several damaging
prairie fires in this vicinity during
the past week. - =: .- ~
:" In all, over thirty immigrant cars
haye come into DriscoIl this spring.
Miss Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B.
Anderson, H. e. Johns and G. B.
Moore were in Bismarck Monday and
Tuesday of this week in connection
with the first named woman's con-
test case. -.
=, Mr.. c. D. Reeves, of Minnesota,
with his family, is occupying the
Frank Wilcox place. LII &. < :
The .Wescott boys lost a valuable
horse last week. \ The animal was
taken sick shortly after coming here,
Mrs. Reavely does not seem to i'm,
prove in health, and yesterday was
again taken to the hospital at Bis
marck. u. s.
Mr.. Reddy, Of Sterling, is guest
at the Gillett house today.
I There was considerable excitement
in town Sunday afternoon. H.. A.
Thomas and family were visiting
friends at the section house when the
little two year old girl strayed away
from the house and was not missed
for a while. The whole town res
ponded to the alarm, and the section
men went up and down the line. 1t
was the latter who found the little
one about a mile and a half west of
town in the bushes near the snow
fence, running west and crying. Her
face was bleeding from tumb1es she
had received. Needless to say the
parents, and especially the mother,
were nearly distracted. It was mar
row escape for The child as through
freight and the mail train from the
west came only a few minutes later.
Another immigrant car last night,
and several more to come this week
A large number attended the box
social and dance at Steele Monday
night. .s- = ... - ~
.Driscoll has a new firm, the Oerd-
ing Land Co. Mr.. Geo. Boelter is
local manager. This company will
build an Office here at once and ex-
pect to get their share of the trade.
Frank S. Keenan, is off to Mime
sofa for visit with his parents. He
left Friday.
= P. M. Lathrop is making his head
quarters in Driscoll for the present.
p. B.. Finch expects to attend the
graduating exercises of the Valley
City normal. His brother will gradu-
ate. ,3.@l @,s*. 5s. Il, t ;s
Thos. Taylor recently met with a
series Of misfortunes, all in one
night. a team killed hog and a
horse, and a cow cast herself in the
stable and was found dead. Tom
still smiles. E Z. III B. #5ss5 II:
r. M. Metcalf is plastering the
school house in Clear Lake.
Driscoll is to be we'll supplied with
Humber yards. J. g. Hallum is put
! ting in the third. b.
! Building operations are greatly re-
tarded by the scarcity Of lumber, and
it seems impossible for the local deal
ers to get their orders filled. .5
Mrs. Knudson and children were
here a few days last week from Mon
tana Mrs. Knudson was looking
after her land interests.
4 Miss Harriet Cotton came in from
| her homestead Sunday and took the
train west. We understand the Clear
Lake school district Is trying to Sc
cure Miss Cotton to teach the summer
term OF school. They will be fortu-
nate il they get her.
i Mrs. GalloWay's condition ID not
VERY hopeful She is in the hospital
Fat Bismarck. Mr.. Galloway accom-
/ panied her there Saturday, returning
Sunday,
ST ARK
The weather We are having Is hard
TO beat.