Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-07
DRISCOLL Notes
Rah for palentines-the 18th.

with friends in Crystal Springs and
has taken up his residence again on
This claim.
Martin Berg of Lein, left Saturday
for Sissiton, S. D., to buy a team. He
is among those who expect to turn
over a lot of the virgin soil this year.
Arthur Metcalf received word yes
terday to return at once to Bismarck
to resume carpenter work for Capt I.
P. Baker,
Miss Maud Aldrich went up to Bis
marck Saturday where she will stay
for some time.
Don't forget the literary Friday
night of this week.
Lots of coal in town.
Robert Gray is assisting J. Fl.
Wilcox with the care of the latter's
stock.
A blizzard of about thirty hours
duration made things disagreeable
Friday and Saturday. This was ac-
companied by a decided drop in the
temperature and reports on frost bit
ten faces, ears, hands and feet are
many.
John Burke went to Sissiton, S. D.,
this week to ship up some farm ma
chinery, etc.
A friend handed us copy of the
Dawson Leader, the first issue Of
which appeared last week. We liked
it, and if it's editor continues the pace
he has set he will have about the
newsiest news going
Our postmaster has just expended
$6.07 in fine street letter box which
arrived Saturday. Few offices in a
town of this size can boast of better
equipped office than ours.
Chas. e. Newman of Hesper, a.,
has been here the past week or two
working up membership for a lodge
of Modern Woodmen of America. He
is hustler and already has a class
of about fifteen ready. The candi-
dates are all young men, the flower
of our community. J. N. Jade,
deputy state organizer came up from
Fargo yesterday and will assist in
the establishing of lodge here the
latter part of the week. We have no
particular interest in advocating the
joining of any particular lodge or in
surance order, but we do say that 1t
is only following the dictates of the
best mind of today for any man,
} young or old, to carry some sort OF
protection. $50 .-' -, ~
1t is with sincere regret that this
community receives word that Will
Longleys sickness will in, all prob.
ability result fatally. His mother
from Minnesota has been with him
during the past week in the hospital
, at Bismarck. Through the courtesy
of H. A. Thomas we were shown a
letter written yesterday from Mrs
. Longley in which very little hopes is
held out '-i<
There was a gentleman in town this
: week negotiating for a business LOT
, on which he would erect building
, to be used for restaurant, etc. H's
Two years ago John S. Rose OF
!, Hesper, Iowa, came TO this county
, and bought good chunk OF the
earth near the Lem postoffice. He
, found. some rocks on his land but
this did not discourage him. He dug
, a lot of them out and built sub
/ stantial outbuildings with them. This
t winter he is reaping the benefits Of
industry and good husbandry. He
just finished hauling in 700 bushels Of
:, flax which he sold to the Driscol
! Land Co. at $1.10 per bushel. The
{ fax went 81 bushels and Is pounds tt
the acre. MIR. Rose will make affidavit
/ to this. is not this encouraging? A
the present price of land how LONG
! will it take a man to pay for 16t
3 acres When you have figured thi.
: out, stop paying rent, buy a piece o,
Y land for yourself and he enrolled
among the independent farmers. Nj
!. ]. Carroll OF Steele was registered
!. at Hotel Gillett this week. He 1.
looking after Capt. Bakers interests
i in this place. 9. 81.
8 Rev. Hughes preached here las
6 Sunday. Rev. Ogden will preach mex
Sunday and Rev. Stirling OF Steele the
following Sunday. .
! :. 7. McNaughton was down from
i Bismarck the latter part Of last weel
d looking after his business interests.
1 Mrs. Whitmore returned from
g Wheaton last week where she hal
been visiting her parents. 5
Jim Foley has rival In thes,
parts. Last weeks Tribune con
3 tanned poem Of considerable meri
8 from the pen OF our genial r, ID
NJ Wordsworth Of Driscoll. This wa
something spontaneous OH his par
and not meant FIR sn,YhI "a tinn art i;