Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-21

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fargo-Pingree had a mid-winter
tennis tournament.
Fargo-Last month the city Jail &C.
commodated 80 dodgers.
Harvey-Local Odd Fellows assisted
in the installation of a chapter at
Ryder.
Mott-Judge Dewey of the county
court had an ankle dislocated in all
runaway mix-up.'
Jamestown-1t is claimed that a
fine grade of paper can be made from
North Dakota flax.
Wilton-Tests have demonstrated
that the best water can be found at
depth Of $50 feet.
Rolla-John Smith has been ap.
pointed federal blacksmith at Ft. Will
liam Harrison, Mont.
Litchville-The fire department was
called out to supply an engine of a,
passenger train with water.
Grafton-The friends of a local
bachelor claim he has had four pro-
posals since leap year began.
Grand Harbor-Oswald Corner has
been arrested some more on a charge
Of violating the prohibition law.
Washington-The president nomi-
mated William Miller to be register
of the land office ut Devils Lake. !!
. Minot-The new counties of Adams
Hettinger and Bowman are filling up
remarkably fast with new settlers.
Ashley-Mrs. H. A. Bruenn was
somewhat injured by an explosion
while cleaning clothes with gasoline.
Lignite-Our people-one of the
new towns on the extension from
Berthold to Crosby-are after flour,
mill.
Oriska-The Post wants to incor-
porate and take in enough territory to
include Bracket, two and a half miles
away.
Fargo-Tagus would like to use
some of the fax straw going to waste
in that section and tow mill is sug-
gested.
Rugby-The police arrested a farm,
er who left his team standing in the
street from noon till o'clock the next
morning.
Tolley-Amateur burglars tried to
rob the bank by only trying the COM
bination of the safe. They were UNI
successful. a.
Harvey-Martin Weber, who es-
capped when the raid was made on the
piggers, has been caught after trip
to South Dakota.
Bismarck Mckenzie, for,
eight years national republican com
mitteeman from North Dakota, will
not be a candidate for reelection this
year.
Minot-A civic league, which means
business, has been organized here for
whose interests it promises to be al
ways on the alert for the general bet.
terment of the CITY,
Washington-Edward /. Roise is ap-
pointed postmaster at Ackworth, Roll
lette county, vice A. Hiatt, removed.
and Edward ]. Clamp at spiritwood,
Stutsman county, vice O. M. Nc.
Wherter, removed.
Fargo-Fargo celebrated the birth
day anniversary of Abraham Lincoln.
At the Agricultural college two thou
send citizens and students gathered
in the cadet armory for the purpose
of hearing Governor John Burke, the
principal orator.
Minot-During January there were
forty-seven homestead entries filed,
forty-four five-year proofs and thirty
nine committed proofs. The cash re-
ceipts for sales for public lands
amounted to $8,136.15 and for fees and
commissions $1,156.03, making total
of $9,292.18, compared with 2,56S.61
in January, 1907.
Fargo. p. Mcdowell, who has
been professor of kgronomy at the
agricultural college here for the last
five years, has accepted a position in
the United States department of agri.
culture, in the bureau of farm man.
agement Prof. Mcdowell will have
charge of the states of Michigan, Wis.
consin, Minnesota and North and
South Dakota.
Dickinson-Things are progressing
rapidly in the newly organized county
of Dunn. At the county seat of Man.
ming two United States commissioners
have been appointed this week, w. p.
Owens, an old resident of the county,
and Attorney F. E. McCurdy. The
Dunn County State Bank, capitalized
at $4,000, with w. L. Richards, w. P.