Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-10
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS a
Down near Edgeley farmer was
i'll, and seventeen of his neighbors
turned out and put in his crop. This
is the kind Of spirit that makes life
pleasant in this grand state.
A prospective legislator asked
Barnes county voter to sign his petit
ton and the voter said he would on
one condition-that the candidate
would promise not to introduce any
bills if he got to the legislature-an
would vote against all the damphool
new ones the other fellows brought
in.
Considerable progress is being
made with work on the fair grounds
lat Valley City. Four of the buildings
are already up and practically COM
pleted. They are of good size and
present an attractive appearance
Everything in this line is being sub
|stantially constructed, and will be
serviceable for many years. Work is
progressing on the track and 1t will
be good one.
Jamestown Capital: It is said a
romance has taken place at the city
hospital where Louis Purchase went
some time ago to lose his appendix
and lost his heart, Also. He won the
heart and hand of Mrs. Abbot, nurse
who came here recently from Candy,
Mimi, and will we'd Sunday and that
evening leave for the west to make
their home ."and live happy ever
after" stE T. 3. S.E -:
s. He aggoner. agent for the
Duluth Elevator Co., at Barton, is in
jail at Devils Lake on the charge of
Icing short on wheat, fax and coal.
It is claimed that when checked up it
was found that he was shy $500 bush
els OF wheat, 800 bushels of flax and
twenty-five tons of COAL His method,
lit is claimed, was to report the plir-
chase OF wheat and fax, send in
wheat checks with fictitious names
and get cash. His preliminary hear
ing will occur soon.
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The Pingree Patriot tells of the mar
row escape OF two boys, Thoralf and
Elinar Berg. from a fatal accident
Monday. In some manner the boys
clothing had become caught in. the
shaft of the Occident elevator. They
were found whirling around the shaft
which runs from the engine room to
the elevator The shaft was about
two and one-half feet from the
ground. The boys clothing was
badly torn and their. shoes worn with,
striking the ground with revolutions
lof the shaft. One of the boys feet
and ankles wese badly bruised.
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Minot Reporter: Unless something
unexpected takes place within the
next forty-eight hours, Sheriff Lee
will leave for Michigan with requisi-
ton papers on the governor OF that
. state for Albert Meeks, the man who.
was recently arrested at Iona, Mich.,5
for the authorities of North Dakota
upon a charge of grand larceny. II
/ was just about a year ago that Meeks
stole one hundred bushels Of Wheat
from farmer named Lewis, who
lives about ten miles from this city.
! As soon ais the robbery took place
3Meeks left for parts unknown, how
ever, clue was recently obtained
| that the man was Id Michigan and the
police we're communicated with and
1.-THE arrest of Weeks at lena followed.
The officers declare that there iss \
clear case against the man and that
his conviction Is almost d foregone
conclusion
Thos Grace. agent for the Great
Northern Express co. at Minot has
been arrested on the charge oil enl-
Ebezzling 500 Of the company,s finds,
Grace, It Is said, admits his guilt.