Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-23
News of the State

makes seven IN all, ana the ClClZen
: wants to know what other towns in
the state can show such growth.
Well, we'll have to refer the Citizen
to the newspaper editors out at
Beach, for facts regarding real
growth.
! DR.. Taylor of Grand Forks, who
has just finished his term as mayor.
is out of public office for the first
time in fourteen years. He served
in the senate chamber before be-
! being elected mayor and has held
many positions with plenty to do
and little emolument. He. will enjoy
rest from public duties, and retire
with the knowledge of good work
we'll done.
! The census supervisors Of the state
are finding it hard to get enumerat-
ors to do the work. There is a
shortage of census takers both at
Fargo and Grand Forks and in other
places. The work is not easy and
the compensation not great. and
some of it is being performed largely
as a matter of patriotic duty.
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! 1t appears that all of the worries
regarding the fate of Fargo and VAL
ley City in the case of the city cleo
tions went wrong were unfounded.
Down at Fargo the News says it is
satisfied Mayor Lowell will give a
good administration and be his own
; mayor, and the Valley City T. r.
says the same thing for Mayor Pla-
tou. All of which proves that every
cloud has it's silver lining
U. L. Burdick has withdrawn from
the management of the First Nation
al bank at Munich and announces
that he wants to begin the active
practice of law. He recently declared
himself as a candidate for no Office,
but it is stated his petition for the
nomination as lieutenant governor is
being circulated in some parts of the
state.
B. G.. Skulason of Grand Forks
and Judge Lauder will open their
congressional campaigns next week.
Gradually the political pot is begin
ming to bubble a little. Candidates
are loose in all parts of the state.
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There is more interest than usual
in the probable democratic nominees
for Office to be slated at Grand Forks
next week. Tracy Bangs, George E.
Duis, John Bruegger and others are
suggested as running mates for Sen
ator Purcell. Casey. Jones, Lamb
; ing elected mayor and has held
: for the congressional places.
Census Supervisor Erich was I'M
able to obtain enough men to take
the census at Fargo and the CONNER
cial club was authorized to obtain
men that the count might proceed.
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Andy Jones' interest in the Pierce
county racing association at Rugby
makes it necessary to sell it so that
his interest may be obtained for the
benefit of his creditors.
The Williams county bar assOcia-
tion declares in favor of Judge Fisk
and condemns the recent attack upon
him.
The North Dakota oratorical con-
test will take place at Grand Forks
April 20. The university, agricul-
tural college and school of science
will compete.
Kenmare is now assured of a lig-
mite briquetting plant, according to
reports.
Valley City business men will
build a big vegetable warehouse for
the benefit of Barnes county far
mers.
The Forum says it expects to get
plenty of roasting when John An
drews gets busy again on the News.
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There is a rumor now that the
News will enter the afternoon news
paper field at Fargo and get out an
evening edition.
John Sorraine of Kenmare died
from injuries received while driving
a frisky colt.
F. C. Baska of Sherwood, one of
Eden valleys big farmers, is seed
ing 900 acres Of wheat with forty
five horse power gasoline traction
engine. They are pulling with it one
thirty-foot harrow and three ten
foot drills, seeding at the rate of
100 acres a day. The engine takes
the place of twenty-five horses and
three men.
w. c. Mcdowell of Marion was re-
elected president; G.. S. Newberry Of
Darlington, vice-president, and c.
R. Hodge of Jamestown, secretary
treasurer of the fifth district group
of the North Dakota Bankers asso-
citation.
Boards In England.
It was about 1855 that the beard
movement took hold Of the English