The Oakes times., 1910-07-14
Fnckertail Facts
NORTH Dakota etats News In
oondsnsed Form.

the city shows 1.O37 children of school
age.
| Washburn.-The water supply for
this will be pumped direct from the
Missouri river.
Rock Lake.-The Standard Oil COM
pany will make this town distributing
point for its products.
Edinburg.-The school board of this
place will put in a steam heating plant
in the school building.
| Mandan.-Twenty-nin marriage IL
censes were issued for Morton county
during the month Of June.
Hettinger.-The fine new depot that
ls being erected by the c. NJ. & st. P.
Ry. is nearing completion.
Ashley.-The proposition Of increased
Jurisdiction for the county court was
defeated at the recent election.
Minot.-This city will send five dele
gates to the Irrigation congress which
meets in Pueblo, Colo, Sept. $3.50.
Jamestown.-The Midland Continen-
tai railroad is now ready to lay the
steel and is expected to begin at once
Wahpeton.-There were only six dis.
city hall At the election in this city re-
gently.
Bowman.-The crop of wool in this
vicinity reached 91,504 pounds for the
seasons clip. The price is far from
satisfactory.
Cooperstown.-The Farmers Coop.
erative Grain and Supply company ha.
Just accepted its new elevator from the
contractors
Bismarck.-Te state agricultural de-
partment is offering $475 for the best
collection of grains and grasses. The
entries close August 49,.
Mott.-The Northern Pacific is push
Ing its Cannon Ball branch to compile
ton as speedily as possible and the
steel crew will soon be in this town.
Dickinson.-The committee in charge
Of the financial end of the proposed
new hospital are meeting with much
success, $4,000 having already been
subscribed.
Wahpeton.-Senator Purcell, the
democratic senator from North Da-
kota, is said to have lost forty five
pounds during his attendance on the
last session.
Bismarck.-The equalization board
has fixed the assessment of city prop
erty as one and a half million dollars
This is on the basis of a thirty per
cent assessment.
Des Dacs.-Fire starting in res
taurant practically wiped out the en-
tire business district of this city. The
total loss, excluding insurance will
reach nearly $4,000.
Regent-This new town on the Mil
waukee line between Mott and New
England is experiencing building
boom. Within the last two weeks three
new lumber yards were put in
Fargo-Reports from many parts Of
the state tell Of rains. The drouth is
broken at last and crops are not in az
desperate shape as pictured at one
time. Corn and late flax still promise
to make fair CROP
Ashley.-F'or a short time recently
DR.. Morris Loeb of New York was ir
this. vicinity visiting relatives and
looking into the condition Of Jewish
settlers here. He is member of the
banking firm Of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
Gwyther.-The new M. E. church
building at this place is nearing com.
pletion. "A Sunday school abs been or.
ganized with good attendance and
twenty-one members were recently re-
ceived into the church.
Grand Fotks.-The water in the Red
river has reached the lowest stage
since 1900. Owing to the scarcity Of
water the steamer Grand Forks and
her barges have been tied up and on
the last run experienced considerable
difficulty in, getting back.
Fargo-At the recent election tc
consider the bonding Of the city for q
water filtration plant and for municipal
lighting both carried and the city IL
making the necessary preparations tc
60 ahead with the work as soon as cir
cumstances will permit.
Westhope.-The North Dakota Gas
company is sinking wells in this vi
cinity to the sea level. Considerable
gas has been already found on the sur
face and it is expected that perma
nent inexhaustible supply will be found
when the sea level is reached
Bismarck.-The condition of the
Methodist Episcopal church in this dis
trict is Of the best. Twelve new church,
es are completed or in the course OF
construction as are also five parson-
ages. Supt Danford expects to have
them all dedicated by the date Of the
next conference.
Dickinson.-The formal ceremonies
of laying the corner stone of the new
Masonic temple occurred on Thursday
last, and were conducted by members
Of the Blue lodge. A copy Of the char
ter of the lodge with the names Of the
charter members. the present members
and the newspapers Of the city were
placed beneath 1t.
\ Fargo.-Reports from the new pro-
posed line from Fargo to Minot state
that work is going on rapidly and that
contractors are arriving daily and the
completion of the line is looked for by
the time that snow flies.
Bismarck.-Governor Burke is a very
strenuous man and made record July
1 that either Col. Bryan or Col Roose-
welt could be proud Of. He spoke a
4 three places, Velva. Stanley and Pow.
ers Lake a d covered two hundred
miles by rail and automobile.
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