The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-02-01
North Dakota
News Notes.

holding series Of protracted msetingp
here. -
Cavalier Cavalier 10 having quite
boom with the coming Of the county
seat Of Pembina county. ,,s.t
Hamilton.-Hamilton will have O
dairy school Jan. 2B and Is. Some ex.
cellent speakers will be present.
Fargo.-McHenry 10 to have . local
humane society; the organization will
be completed right after the first Of
the year.
Grand Forks.-The Commercial club
approves the plan Of Congressman
Helgesen for the Improvement of the
Red river.
Observation-Disclosures public can now.
make arrangements 20 that applica-
lions for marriage licenses may b
made before them. e: :!
Fargo.-The socialists Of Mckenzie
county have had q convention and
nominated . full county ticket with
the exception Of states attorney.
sarles.-By the hasty organization
Of bucket brigade. the National ele>
ivator In this city was saved from Dc.
Atruction. The IRE was started b.
friction. =
FArgo.-The North Dakota Baptist
convention has made application for q
charter and will carry on IN aggres.
sive campaign for more Sunday
schools. So. :.
New Rockford.-Most Of the bust.
ness places at New Rockford have
agreed to close 1T ESQ p. m, from
December rs to Aug. /, except eatur.
day evenings after April 1. =.
Devils Lake.-Death by suiiocation
was the fate Of the 6.weeks-old infant
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. schobs.s Of
Churchs Ferry, this county, the Attls.
one being found dead in bed. 80. 80:
Minot.-B. f.. Warren, aged about,
81, well known Insurance man with
headquarters in this city and.-a plon.
Eeer resident of the Red river valley
and North Dakota died suddenly at
Faith.
San Diego. Cal.-Fred Kneebone, for.
thirty years resident Of jamestown,
N. D.. was shot and instantly killed BY
an unidentified man while sitting In
barber chair in this city. His assail,
ant escaped. :
Mandan.-The new pumping station
is about finished. The cost to the city
for this improvement 10 about $4,000
and 1t 10 believed that when com,
pleted. for . city Of it's size, Mandan
will have the finest system in the
state.
Ray. - The Waldorf hotel in thia
city was nearly destroyed by fire, the
blaze gaining it's origin from an over
heated furnace. The loss is quite
heavy but the building was saved
from complete destruction by the work
Of citizens.
Williston.-The Commercial club ID
making an effort to have the size Of
the farms under the irrigation scheme
cut down, SO as to make each more
profitable and also to get in shape for
the proposed beet sugar factory.
in couple of years.
Fessenden.-Had not officials OF
Wells county been successful in locat.
ing and returning to Miss Emma Gran,
dali. Hurdsfield school teacher, $50
which had been stolen from her, It ID
more than probable that her wedding
set for this week in South Dakota.
would have been delayed. The sum
represented the last months earnings
Of the girl who was Just about to leave
for her old home to become q bride
when the theft occurred
Powers Lake.-We understand that
the merchants of the different towns
in Burke and Mountrail counties ara
considering the advisability of organ
izing q produce exchange with one
buyer in each village, prices to be the
same at each place and to be based
on the city markets. Under such an
arrangement butter and even eggd
would be graded according to quality!
and the merchant would be relieved
from very material losses incurred
under the present system.
Bowman.-Among the criminal cases
which came up for hearing in the dis,
trict court was that of the State Va.
1.aben Woods. The defendant was
dismissed at Hettinger on the charge
of murder and arraigned here on tho
charge Of robbery. He was admitted
to bail in the sum Of $1,000. The do,
PENDANTS counsel made application for
change of place of trial on the ground
that it was impossible for the defend,
ant to secure fair trial in Bowman
county. and in support filed 40 am,
davits Of residents. The state resist,
ed the application Of the defense and
filed counter af1idavits. The court de,
MED the application. The state was
then ready to bring the case on for
trial, but Judge Crawford was unable
to continue the term because of q
term set for Dickinson.
Bismarck.-A lamp exploded in the
residence Of Adam Carter and serious,
ly burned Tena johnson, the house,
keeper. After little the fire was ex,
tinguished, but not until the woman
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