Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-17
News of the State

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Z~>>~.>>>~~>>e>~~> OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mercer county, without any railroads
has increased in population nearly 300
per cent in ten years.
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The report of the state school OF
mines expert says North Dakota has
500. 900 100000 tons of coal, enough
to meet the needs Of the United States
for century, according to statistics
There is ring of sincerity In the
following communication published In
the Stanton Republican:
I'VE understand that there is a
movement on foot of the boosters of
the new townsite, Troy to condemn
the Knife river bridge at Harrington,
so the honorable commissioners Will
move it up there. We wish the boost
ers of the new townsite to know we
were not born yesterday, and should
they try such a trick, we can turn an
other equally as well. Wa have
been here some years and we intend
to stay. We are not trying to move
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on"
A Stanton man has gone east to
buy a three.ton auto truck for use in
,reighting between Stanton and New
Salem via Center, Hanover and Pin
to.
The Farmers Bank of Bainville has
absorbed The Firs. Bank Of Bainville.
John Charles, the man who captured
"Deadwood Dick" and received $1,000
for breaking up the band of outlaws
near Deadwood, recently died in the
county poor house at Bozeman, Mont.
EllenLale is advertising for good
baseball players.
Beach is growing so fast that the
neighbOring towns find consolation
in the thought that it can't last very
long.
The slogan of Motifs commercial
club is Mott the Spot"
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The editor of the Beach Chronicle
is the defendant in several civil and
criminal actions to be tried in the dis
trict court at Mandan this term as
a result of the free expression of his
opinion concerning two or three res.
idents of his town.
Mandan is determined to make the
hobo fraternity walk around that town
when zen route" and special officers
are gathering in all the floaters found
loafing on the streets.
AS a lure with which to induce the
tourists to stop of at that place. Me-
dora has a big billboard near the rail-.
road right Of way with this announce
ment: Theodore Roosevelt Used to
Ranch Here"
Williston is already active in her
plans for the Williams county fair to
be held there September 20 to 70.
Williston observed cleanup day on
Monday with appropriate and help
full" exercises.
The Mercer Telegram makes its
readers this promise: 1--WE will publish
all about the libel suit in June. There
will be some interesting politics con-
nected with It,"
Denhoff is considering the advisa"
bility of Incorporating and the bust
ness men appear to be about equally
divided on the question, according to
interviews published in the Voice.
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Williston will send trade exa
tension excursion over the Bafnville
branch on June 7-providing the pass !
enger agent of the railroad will make
an acceptable rate for the occasion. |
Sheridan county editors will form a '
county association at q meeting to be
held at the Gazette Office in McClusky
on May rs.
A Basket Social and Bowery Dance"
will be given in Denhoff for the bene-
fit of the ball team which that town
hopes to maintain this season.
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Apropos the movement to organize
Girl Scouts over the country, the
DenhoK Voice expresses itself in this
wise: I'VE believe that the best or.
ganizer girl can have h her mother
It is all right for the boys to go out =,
and drill and parade but let the girls
stay at home and have their mothers
teach them how to organize a good din i;
ner."
Practically every "able.bodied male :,
citizen" of Medora has been summon
ed to testify in the action against two
alleged violators of the prohibitory
law, who viii be tried at the next term
Of court there.
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Sheridan county girls have caught |