The Oakes times., 1910-04-28
Fnckertail Facts
North Dakota State News In
CONDEMNED Form.

will be installed in this city in the neal
future.
Belfeld.-Fire at the Zenith Goa
Cos. mine did damage to the amount
Of $4,000.
Williston.-The contract for the con-
struction Of the public library has been
10. for s14,200.
Fargo.-The Union Heat. Light ant
Chicago company.
Finley.-A commercial club has beer
organized here and will replace the
improvement league.
Devils Lake-The recent storm put
several hundred telephones out Of COM
mission in this vicinity.
Pingree.-An unidentified man about
forty years of age dropped dead in the
street from heart failure.
FIT. Berthold.-A prairie fire on the
reservation burned for five days ant
nights before 1t was checked.
Devils Lake.-The state G. A. R. en-
campment will probably he held at thi:
place the second week in June.
Fargo.-Despite the cold weather Ar
bor Day was very generally observed
by the schools Of this vicinity.
Hettinger.-The pcddlers' dance a
this place was largely attended, bring.
ing in people for miles around.
Stanton-The commercial club !:
soliciting subscriptions for the erection
Of a $4,000 hospital at this place.
Minot.-The socialists Of Ward coun-
ty held convention recently and pu
in nomination a full county ticket.
Bismarck.-One millinery store
this city has sold eight hundred hat
this season and not a chantecler amor.
them.
Bismarck.-The sheriff recently mad
raid on the blind pigs and now 81.
parties are held to await the action c
the spring term of district court.
Grand Forks-A committee has bee
appointed by the commercial club
look after the annexation Of outsif
property on the west side to the city
Portal-The Canadian governmcr
will erect an immigration and detentic
building at North Portal in addition
the large quarantine barns alread.
erected.
Barney.-This town was partly d.
stroyed by fire which originated in
pool room. The total loss will reac
$4,000 and is partly covered by il
surance.
Bismarck.-The civic league ladit
will undertake to make park out
the grounds around tie Northern Pa
cific depot with the aid Of the railroa
company.
Rugby.-Because Andy Jones had
interest in the race track at this plat
1t will be necessary to sell 1t so tn:
his interest ma. go to satisfy IT,,
many creditors.
Bismarck.-Rev. Hid, Germa
Baptist minister enroute to Washbur'
had occasion to stop over here and b.
lost two children by diptheria and hi
wife is very low.
Minot.-This city will have its firs
automobile show May to 8. There ar
nearly two hundred owners Of auto,
mobiles in the city and much enthusi.
asm Is evenced over the show.
Surrey.-The line of the proposed
Ayr-Surrey cutoff on the Great North
ern, runs through the house now occu
pied by Mrs. E. Surrey, which she re
Gently erected at a cost of $4,000.
Linton.-Gus Frederickson, Kintyr
man, came to grief because he though
he could evade the sheriff serving ,
legal notice on him. The sheriff hat
change his mind. ..
Bismarck.-The Comercial club ant
citizens of Bismarck will Join will
members of the Catholic church in pre-.
pairing a reception for the new bishop
Father Wehrle when he is installed tn:
latter part of the present month.
Lankin.-Henry Machart. promi
nent farmer of this vicinity, is dead a!
the result of fall from a wagon IL
which he was riding on load of feed
His head struck one Of the wheels ant
he died from the injuries after a coupl,
of hours.
farmer Of Cass county made the frs
shipment of ginseng from this count.
recently He says the crop is particu
larly adapted to the soil and climat,
Of this state and that $4,000 of it cal
be raised on an acre.
Mandan.-The city commission i
working on plan of water works 70
the city. Nature has provided grea
natural advantages for such system
with high hills for reservoir site, clos
to the Missouri from which good waite
can be taken in any quantities.
Bismarck.-The winners in the stat
spelling match are as follows: First
Helen Swanson, Underwood; second
Cecilia Minue Devils Lake. 1t wa
impossible to select winner at the en-
Of the regular list of words as twelv
of the contestants had perfect papers
An additional list of fifty words wa
given out with the above. results.
Lisbon.-A. G. Bemmels, administ ira
tor of the estate of Edward G. Bem
mels, deceased, who came to his dealt
in the Spanish river accident in Canad,
has received $4,000 from the Canadian
Pacific in full for his claim against tn
company. The proceedings were be
fore Judge Pollock of this city, throug!
the courtesy of the railroad compan,
who waived the question Of juris die
ton.
Wahpeton.-Two new bushes enter
prises have been assured to this towr
One is a steel, metal and iron compan,
and the other wholesale house 70
candies, tobacco and cigars.
Fargo.-The Laymen's Mtssionar,
convention has been one of the bigges
conventions ever held in this City
Eight hundred eight laymen registere
and the majority attended all the res
,ions The convention began with
banquet at which 655 men wsre seat
It the Armory building where the A. 1
2utnam's brass band was in at,ar:
lnce and rendered the national and r
.igious airs. The sessions were !ie