The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-17
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The Steele Ozone was made official
paper Of kidder county.
The farmers OF Sargent county are
Il progressive lot.
The people of Forman hope to get
county bonds for Il new courthouse
through at the next general election
Crosby thinks it is on the map will,
a red circle around It since the rail-
road came.
The editor Of the Hatton Free Press
attended a ludefish dinner and states
that he got enough to eat-once in his
| life.
The l.arinlore Pioneer thinks the
recent gaps burned in the town has
reduced the danger OF general con-
| flagration.
There were q lot OF Indians in Te-
waukon township. Sargent county,
who hold land. but were not permitted
to vote
1t Is estimated that outside parties
buying cattle and horses in Sargent
county have paid farmers this fall at
least $4,000.
The Fargo Searchlight wants the
affairs Of the state examined. That's
right. Turn on the light. A reform
administration once did that in a
neighboring city and got scalded.
Some of the people of Bismarck are
wondering why they should have to
pay $500 for street lights when other
cities are paying less than half that
price.
The Minot Reporter thinks the mes
sages of congratulation and reply
which passed between the defeated
and successful candidates for gover-
nor entitle both of them to admission
into the Annanias club.
Tye Milton Globe announces that
the insurgents Of the legislature will
assist in carrying out the democratic
platform adopted at Minot. Before
election We were told that every
ton were still republicans.
The indications are that patotoes
will be scarce before another crop is
raised. Merchants are paying as high
as so and 60 cents per bushel for them
and chances are the price will go to
81 before spring. The hot winds in
August are said to have killed the
hnf0ro ha 10 hoH
United States National Bank Exam
liner Tyler has just completed one of
his regular trips through the state.
There are now 100 national banks in
the state. an increase of two since the
September report. The individual de-
posts of North Dakota national banks
amount to $19,335. 1879.
The Hatton Free Press has started
a fund to pay for the care of an I'M
fortunate woman of that town in an
insane asylum. and whose family is
not able to do. She has not been a
resident of this country long enough
to be admitted without charge to the
state institution.
The Milton Globe announces that
whose name we will withhold. for
obvious reasons. walked into one of
the Milton pigs this week and, asking
the half dozen loungers about the
place to stand up to the mahogany and
nominate their individual choice in the
line of poison, ordering whiskey
straight for hers. She filed the glass
up to the brim and drained it in one
gulp.
At Goodrich worthless dog came
into town with farmers wagon and
proceeded to do several crazy stunts.
Little Emma Mauch years old, went
out to drive 1t away when it took
after her and bit her. The bite was
not considered seriously until it was
learned that the dog was mad and
had been shot. The child has been
taken to the Pasteur institute at Chi
cago for treatment.
L. j. Worthwhile, we'll known farm
er east of Bottineau, was in town last
Friday on business. He reached home
quite late and ate quite hearty lunch,
part OF which consisted of canned to-
matoes. He was soon taken with
cramps and doctor sent for. The
deadly ptomaines had done their work.
however. and the unfortunate man
died next day. He was prosperous
farmer about 81 years old, and we'll
thought Of by all who knew him.
S. H. Winkenweder Of Bottineau
county has had a serious streak of bad
luck lately. While absent on a visit
with sick brother and sisters in Can
ada his elevator at Gardena caught
hre, doing damage to the extent of
$1,000 at least. Shortly after his re-
turn he received a telegram an.
nouncing the death of two sisters and
one brother from typhoid and shortly
after another telegram stating his
father had contracted the same
trouble and would not live.
Engineer Pettigrew. who is in