Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-17
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES

NORTH DAKOTA NOTES
The town pumps are working again
in most OF the towns over the state
Land companies over The state, are
preparing their spring advertising mat
ter.
The city council of Fargo has that
telephone franchise out Of the closet
again.
Another brick business block will be 4
erected at Dickinson as soon as spring
opens.
Farm machinery dealers over the y
state are looking for rushing bust
ness this spring.
Mayor johnson of Fargo has ordered
the police to shoot all dogs roaming
around unmuzzled.
During the cold spell one farmer
near Lakota is said to have burned
oats to keep warm.
s Editor Sperry of the Aneta PIANO.
rama broke his leg in a wrestling
match the other night.
The recent warm spell has caused
considerable sickness in Fargo. Slope
people are used to such weather.
During the blockade Sheldon's Wis
ible supply was reduced to quart Of
niger gin and that was locked in
the safe. NE i1s
The Crystal Call expects that il /
Frank Wilson is to be oil Inspector
the standard will be raised above the
freezing point.
" The Grafton Record quotes the
Weekly Screw Driver and says the
horse trade in Jake Smiths barn was
declared a draw. &
The Grand Forks Commercial club
has secured a new secretary in the
person of NJ. C. Bachelor. He comes
from Minneapolis.
The New Rockford Transcript thinks
because there was SO much snow this
winter was one reason why SO many
fellows slid off the water wagon.
The Minot Optic has noticed that in
some homes the catalogue has become
more prominent than the bible, and
requests its readers to burn the cata-
logue.
Sheriff Lee of Ward county intends
to make life misery for the delin-
quent personal taxpayer. He will send
collectors into every township of his
county. ,...[ -
| Delegates of the American Society
of Equity will meet at Casselton Mon
day to make arrangements for the for
nation of a state union of the society.
Much interest is being taken in this
society, which is for the purpose of
enabling the farmers to secure better
prices for their products.
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The Sheldon Progress is listening
for what arguments Representative
Piper can have in support of his bill
to do away with the publication of
school treasurers' reports Mike
doesn't want the people chasing
around hunting up school records
when the reports can be published for
only three or four dollars a piece
The Great Northern ships all snow
shoveling crews of its road from over
the state to Grand Forks to receive
their pay. Every day one train load is
carried to Grand Forks and paid off
The men receive $3.50 per day and
from 75O to 1000 are paid off daily.
For the month of January the pay roll
reached SCI 900, and it is expected it
will reach at least $4,000 for Febru-
airy.
John Hauser, Fargo butcher, has
commenced action against the city of
Fargo in the sum of $4,000 damages
because he contracted rheumatism
through being compelled to butcher
stock in the city slaughter house,
which he claims is unsanitary. 1t is
said the action is only a forerunner of
a concerted action by many of the
other butchers of that city, who will
ask Fargo to pay them the aggregate
sum of 100000 damages for similar
disabilities. 81.