The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-29
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Edgeley Is having a building boom.
Denbeigh has organized a telephone
company.
Flaxton needs more hotel accom-
modatiOns.
The Wishek creamery was entirely
destroyed by fire.
A Graftonite is after the autos which
exceed the speed limit.
The hot weather did some damage
to the wheat around Denbeigh.
There is a wild scramble for home
steads in the vicinity Of McClusky.
The new proprietors Of the Grafton
roller mills have taken charge of the
property.
Devils Lakers expect that city to
reach the ten thousand notch in q
short time.
9 If the newspapers are to be be-
lieved there will be no bumper crop
in this state this year.
A. Rhodes of Cooperstown, has a
steam blowing outfit which is able to
pillow sixty acres per day.
A couple Of. farmers living near
Ross are diversifying their farming
by operating cigar factory.
1t is claimed that trains will be run
ming on the new line between Aneta
and Devils Lake within four weeks.
Towns on the 500 north of Minot are
making a vigorous protest about the
abomnible service given the patrons.
Conrad shafer Of McClusky drank
formaldehyde instead of medicine but
prompt medical aid saved the funeral
expenses.
Linton had a gasoline famine and
ranges for cooking purposes went to
bed hungry.
Buxton has a Peeping Tom, and
some of the citizens are announcing
the fact that they have some double
barreled shot guns.
Denbeigh has an anonymous letter
writer and the Promoter went after
the "varment" with double barreled
shot gun-hguratively.
The Ross Promoter is the name of
the new sheet launched on the journal
istic sea at Ross, with l.. w. Pierson
publisher. and ]. C. Schleppegrell,
editor.
The Linton Advocate is authority
for the statement that young Jesse
James, son of the famous highwayman,
is located on q ranch In Mclean
county.
P. p. Smith of Glen Ullin was MUIR
dered by tramps and his body was not
found until three or four days after
the deed.
The manager Of one of Hannaford's
mercantile establishments is named
C. o. Dunnum. He ought to be able
to get in the old accounts.
As the result of the payment of the
Indians by the government for their
lands in the Devils Lake reservation,
a number of bank accounts at that
city have materially increased.
From perusal Of the Grafton News
and Times It would seem that a SER
ious mistake was made when Roose-
welt was elected president instead of
the editor.
United States District Attorney
Rourke is after the homesteaders in
the Devils Lake land district who are
suspected Of fraud In making their
final proofs.
Two Adams citizens attempted to
drive a buggy over four foot high
platform and when they took the drop
on the last side, one of the occupants
was stood on his head with his feet
remaining in the buggy. and in this
condition was dragged considerable
distance by the runaway team.
Judge Pollock has been asked to
supply Oklahoma parties with infor-
nation as to the manner in which the
prohibition law is working in North
Dakota, and in order to become post
ed he ie sending out questions to ev-
cry locality in the state as to the man.
ner in which the law Is observed. and
from the data thus obtained he will be
able to make an intelligent report.
c. P. vanKleeck of Cooperstown, has
copy Of the Ulster County (New
York; Gazette, of date Jan. 4, 1900, in
which Is given the death of George
Washington. It is considered very
remarkable paper at this time. The
paper is we'll preserved and the print
is as clear as any Of recent date. Be-
sides much about the death of Wash
ington the paper contains reports from
the allied armies operating in France
and Germany. There are number of
sheriff sales advertised which shows
that people had troubles in those days.
And then "a stout, healthy, active
negro wench" is offered for sale.
The Valley City Evening Times-Rec-
ord says: Judge Burke, who travels
extensively over the Fifth judicial dis
trict. and who recently returned from
trip over the northern part of the
state, says there are no democrats in
the state. Practically all parties in