Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-15
STATE NEWS
The Cooperstown Courier nominates
David Bartlett for governor.


Mayor George Duis, of Grand Forks,
has announced himself as a candidate
for reelection. The Herald supports
him. Elk Mayor John Dinnie is also
in the field.
President James J. Hill has offered
to pay one-third of the $4,000 esti-
mated cost of complete drainage sur
vey of the Red River valley on this
side of the river.
The Cooperstown Courier has just
started out On its Oath year. When
Percy Tratbshaw took charge of the
paper many years ago it was about
as poor as Percy, but his pluck and
hard work have made it one of the
best papers in the state.
Mayville Tribune: Senator Kraabel,
of Clifford, was visitor in the city
Friday. The senator is leader
amongst The so-called insurgents"
who seek to overthrow the present
republican state organization. Rumor
has it thai Mr.. Kraabel will be a cam
u'idate of the Scandinavian republican
league for governor.
Mayville Tribune: Rev. and Prof.
Tinglestad, of the State University,
was a visitor in MayviNe and Port
land from Saturday to Wednesday,
departing yesterday. Rev. Iinglestad
has lately been prominently mention
ed in the state press as a possible
candidate for the republican nominal
ton for governor. -,
/ A Grand Forks man killed mos
quito the other day and the local pa
pers speak of it in a "last rose Of
summer vein, all of which shows
that section several months behind
the times. The summer weather of
this section has developed a number
of tarks, and the country is full of
geese. Huh! -}-
The st. Thomas Times says: As a
capitol commissioner Hon. D. J. Lax
dal. of Cavalier, did not figure much
in building new capitol, but Dan is
a versatile fellow and has decided
that if the dear people are willing
sland court injunctions do. not inter
fere) he will take hand in the erec-
tion# Of a fine new court house at
Cavalier during the summer of 1907.
! An agreement is being circulated
among the young men of the city,
the &signers agreeing to become mem
bers Of a militia company to be mus
tered in at Grand Forks in the event
that Consul Fl. Bendeke is made the
captain of the company. Adjutant
General C1eel has allowed until Feb
ruary 1 for Grand Forks to decide
whether or not the city shall have a.
company to succeed company F.
The public may be greatly inter-
ested in knowing that the buying of
fancy, high priced cattle in. New
York and elsewhere are going to Dem
yer to try to bid on the offerings of
stock offered at the. Western Live
Stock show. This, means that the
west has changed from being an
arid country to a producer of fancy
live stock sought by the people of
Europe and the high class trade Of
the eastern states. This feature in
itself is locked on by many people as
one Of the miracles Of the age. ~
Supt. StockweH says: ut is indica-
tive Of the growth Of the state of
North Dakota that the school dig
tricts have increased since June 80,
1904, the date of my last biennial re-
port, from 1,432 to approximately
$500 at the present time. 1t Is mar
vicious record of growth and develop
ment, but it is only a fair index Of
the growth Of the state In other direc-
tions. North Dakota is the Mecca
at the present for the armies Of land
seekers and it is being settled as il
by magic. :" a. "a rs ,5ss. u Az,
The damage suit of James d. Nor
rtson against r. p. Lee will be tried
In the district court at Minot as soon
as the Davfs-D innie suit has been
counpl eted The plaintiff sues to re.
cover damages IN the sum Of SIS 900
fOr Injuries received in an explosion,
Morrison alleges that he bought what
he supposed was kerosene from the
Lee store. 1t proFeG to ::be gasoline