The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-13
STATE GRAB BAG


The Finley board Of health declared
one of the slaughter houses near the
city a nuisance.
Valentine Fisher of Cavalier county
has patented lawn mower which
works on the general principle of
mower operated by horse power.
Backoo is endeavoring to secure
bank.
During an attempt to remove some
free passengers from Great North
ern train at Michigan City one of the
passengers was shot in the breast. The
train crew deny having done the shoot
ing and the wounded man and his COM
panion claim they did.
The opening Of several sections of
land in the Williston land district
which had formerly been withdrawn
from settlement recalled the rush in
registering when the Rosebud and
Devils Lake reservations we're opened.
The line began forming in the after
noon of the day previous to the date
of accepting filings.
Fifteen townships in the Williston
district have been Withdrawn from en-
try, presumed for the purpose Of in
vestigating the possibilities of the coal
deposits. The townships are: 1898,
1928; 1854, 154-97, 100, 1O1; t. 153-
SO, 80, 100; 1928; t. 151-100; 150-101;
149-1O1.
According to the number of scalps
paid for 266 wolves we're killed in
Cavalier county last year.
Westhope has a new free delivery
route.
A new 10000 bushel elevator will
be built at Antler at once.
The business men of Newburg got
together and made considerable i'm
provements on their streets.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany has crew of men working on
the erection of the poles for the new
exchange to be opened in Adams.
A hobo at Bismarck made his bed
one night on the N. P. track and woke
up next morning in a strange land,
The old Souris opera house has been
purchased by L. o. Tolleffson and will
be torn down and fine residence
will be erected on the lot.
A subscription paper is being cir
culatei among the business men of
DenhOn to secure money with which
to grade the different roads leading
to the town.
The railroads that tap the wheat
fields of North Dakota have placed the
number Of harvest hands needed in
the state at 36,29S. The Great North
ern reports the need of 9,845 along it's
lines, the Northern Pacific 1898, and
the 500 1865.
NJ. F. Hegge, the Hatton statesman,
received cablegram from Norway re-
Gently announcing the death of his
brother. Mr.. Hegge's brother was I'M
married and left quite a bit of estate
behind, the settlement of which Mr..
Hegge expects to be called to Norway
to superintend.
Caroline P. Cringstad, who is hold
ing down a claim in Williams county.
is probably the only person in the
state who has horse that has been
shipped from Norway. The animal
stood the trip we'll and is said to be
beauty.
The Antler people have made deal
with the railroad to put in two n.y.
drants connected with their water
tank the same to be used for fire pro-
lection only and not for drinking.
The Sioux City Ua.) policeman who
last week brutally assaulted two men,
bers of the North Dakota national
guard, was fined 800 and costs and
his name was stricken from the police
rool. The militiamen were Valley
City boys on their way to the army
manoeuvers at Fort Russell.
A bride of only two months eloped
last week from Minot with Ray Loukes
They got as far as Williston, when
they were taken into custody by Of
ffcers there. The lady in the case is
Mrs. Katie Gillespie and is only 20
years of age. She says she will not go
back to live with her husband.
Langion and Hannah are able to
possessing two of the youngest aggre-
cations of devotees of our national
game to be found in the state. Either
team will average up less than nine
years of age and they play a game of
ball that makes lots of the older fell
lows sit up and take notice.
w. H. Brown of Windsor, announces
the birth In his family of a baby-boy
weighing but one and one-half pounds.
The baby is as small as a tiny doll,
and its picture was taken in a dolls
dresses.
A. H. Harnack, publisher of the News
at Drake, is reported to have skipped
out leaving sick wife and baby and
no one to look after the business. Ac-
cording to the statement of his father
in-law John Bolander. Of Havana,
Harnack gathered up all the cash
available, amounting to about $85 and
left unceremoneously after dark.
The Bowbells Bulletin says: Sheriff
]. ]. Lee come up to attend to some
matters, and when here only short
time he received a telegram from
Minot druggist that the prescription
he filled for his wife was not correct,
and that she should not take 1t. Mrs.
Lee come as far as Carpio with Mr.. L.
and drove eight miles in the country
for visit with friends, taking the
medicine with her. Sheriff Lee tried
to get Carpio by wire and by phone,
but for some reason could not Being
very anxious that his wife should not
take the drug. he decided to drive to
Carpio. R. 3. Burger hurried him to