The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-16
STATE GRAB BAG

Christian Brand and Emil Block
were arrested by United States officers
at Neche charged with smuggling
whiskey across the border.
The contract for a new church at
Riga to cost $500 has been awarded.
A crowd Of Granvilleites while driy-
Ing to Lake Metigoshe got stuck in
slough and the gentlemen of the
party were compelled to carry the
ladies nearly quarter of a mile to
dry land.
Tillman Smith has opened law Of
flee at Upham.
sample OF macaroni wheat taken
= from the farm of H. F. Forkert, near
LaMoure, measured five feet. seven
inches in length.
The Patriot says It is the only paper
In Barnes county that don't have to
eat crow.
The hardware store of Berg & Ben
son at Valley City, was burglarized,
the booty consisting of two revolvers
and number of razors.
The state democratic convention will
meet at Minot August 2.
The Lakota base ball team defeated
Lawton, Bartlett and Gilmore in rapid
succession and then wept because
there were no more worlds to conquer
The Lakota Herald wants the demo-
Gratis of Nelson county to get together
for the biennial slaughter.
The Michigan Arena published the
list Of firemen attending the last meet
Ing, presumably to ascertain who
should be exempt from the tax feature.
The Havana mill had a close call
from destruction from fire.
The Crosby Eagle got out special
edition announcing the fact that the
500 had called off the sale of lots in
its new site some distance from the
present town.
The new Methodist church at Ban
try will be dedicated July %.
Bantry wants new school house
and new side walks.
E. K. Bickford, member of the N,
p. surveying party running the line
northwest from Mandan, was drowned
in the Little Missouri.
The Republican said that part of it's
population which stands on the street
corners and gives an air of activity to
the city, attended the Jamestown con-
vention.
Work on the new library building
at Mandan has commenced.
Farmers on the slope were consider
ably scared last week for fear the hot
weather would develop the disastrous
hot winds.
Mrs. Jos. Steibal of Lidgerwood, had
gangrene so badly that it was neces-
sary to amputate her foot.
Fessenden is to have new music
house.
Two farmers have purchased the
Dakota elevator at Fessenden.
Hans Larson, who was sent to
jamestown from Fessenden-;to the
insane asylum-escaped from that in
stitution by jumping from window.
Cando is putting in cement walks
and otherwise improving it's streets.
The Renville Tribune headed
church announcement "Bowery."
Dickinson will probably secure.
$4,000 hotel.
Mrs. Fred Olson of Ayr, was stand
ing near an old we'll in which a Ian
tern had been lowered to determine
the presence of gas, and was overcome
by the fumes.
A six foot vein of coal was struck
80 feet beneath the surface while drill
ing we'll at Bowbells.
Work has commenced on the fine
new school house at Glenburn.
The Walcott Reporter refuses to al
low some communications to appear
because they were intended to vent the
spleen of the writer's.
A hail storm at Leal did consider
able damage:
The Dickie Reporter says the
amount of grain coming in to that
place would indicate that this is
threshing time rather than mid-sum-
mer.
A valuable mule belonging to Frank
Howery of Antler, was killed by light
ming. The animal was found with his
head over wire fence
Denbeigh is being worked by
porch climber.
An automobile and a train collided
at Towner and one of the occupants
of the automobile was seriously in
jured.
At Denbeigh the divorced husband of
a woman objected to another man act
ing as her escort and the two mixed
up.
1t is charged that the Rugby Trib-
une refused to mention the races and
ball game there recently because
political enemy owned the park which
was used. The paper was not looking
for scoops, evidently.
A horse was reported to have drop
ped dead near Lakota Monday after
noon as a result of sun stroke.
The Great Northern has 100 teams