Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-16
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES

With an average of so cents per
bushel, the potato crop of the state,
is not so slow this year. s
The Independent is little bit sore
because only eight people attended
Governor Burke's speech at McClus-
ky. S@,. -
The voters when they go to the
polls this fall will find the general
ballot has the appearance of some
thing like show poster.
The old time torchlight parade
does not appear to be heard of in
this campaign-at least not so far as
North Dakota is concerned.
There is no small amount of en-
thusiasm at Grand Forks over the
fact that street railway system
is to be established there. -.
The fair on at Flasher over in Nor
ton county this week, is a big one
and is attracting a lot of western
North Dakota people.
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Since the Valley City Times-Rec-
ord has opened it's Democratic lit
erary department., that paper has
taken on more pages. !. :
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Deer hunters will soon have a
chance to get into the game and
there is an opportunity to guess that
as many men as deer will be killed.
Prairie fires have been raging near
Towner and tons. of hay have been
destroyed. 1t is also reported that
several ranches have been destroy
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Minot has disposed of 1000
worth of bonds to a Minneapolis
firm and the money will be used
to extend the water works system of
the Magic City. .. ~. .....-.>
T. D. Casey, one of the Democratic
candidates for congress, is another
busy man who is wasting his time
making speeches for the unterrifed
over the state. 81 " ~
People from the east visiting in
North Dakota appear to be astonish-
led at the signs of prosperity visible
Everywhere and the general activ-
ity along all lines of business.
! If election could be held off for an
other month or so no doubt the SUI
preme court would probably be call
ed on to, settle the constitutionality
of the whole primary law. .S
/ ' 80. ss
Now that 1t has been found that
fax straw makes a fine grade of
paper probably many of the farmers
| will not let so much of it go to waste
or rot in the fields.
/ G.. A. Johnson, the Republican
lcandidate. for governor, will make
"a campaign tour with Congressman
/. Gronna through. the northel part of
the state that will last up to within
a few days before election.
i Both Judge Corliss of Grand Forks
and Judge Engerud of Fargo are out
| over the state making whirlwind
speeches in the interest Of M. N.
Johnson's candidacy for the United
| States senate.
Now that the supreme court has
definitely settled the location of the
county seat for Dunn county at Man.
lining, the people of that county will
] soon be arranging to construct a
substantial court house building.
The Fargo Commercial club has
taken steps to get all the CONNER
+ cial clubs over the state interested
in asking the legislature to appro,
pirate money that will be used by
the clubs in boosting North Vakots
next year.
The first report of Inspector Rich
ard Hayward of the state higl
: schools shows GONE interesting facts
There are 43 counties in the stat,
q that have classified high schools, a,
: follows: First class, "a; secont