Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17
News Of the State

| county.
Williston wants a six O'Clock clos
! ing order.
w. D. Sweet has taken the mayors
chair at Fargo.
Candidates for railroad commission.
ers seem to be numerous.
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Sharp sensations mark the mayor
ality contest now OH in Fargo.
Surveyors are busy this spring in
the railroadless counties.
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Large crowds have been listening
to Billy Sunday at Fargo the past
week
There are only a few towns that are
not trying to organize ball teams this
spring.
A county fair will be held at Leeds
with Indian war dances and horse
races.
Contractor Poritt of Fargo will con-
struct ne" water works plant at
Willston.
Judge COWan's candidacy for re-
election seems to meet with favor in
his district.
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Most Of the newspapers of the state
seem to find it hard to keep down
cards Of thanks.
Soda fountains around the state
have renewed their activity for the
summer months.
Construction work will be CON-
menced on the branch railroad from
Fordville to Drake
Ryder expects to be lively burg
when the Berthold reservation land
is open for filing next month.
The derailment of freight train
near Park River distributed fifteen
cars Of grain along the track.
Marmartn has a candidate that
town would like 10 name for the legis.
lature from that part Of the state.
All the present county officials in
Trail county are candidates for re-
election-and then there are several
others.
At kenmare the good fellows BAH
quoted "Stick" formerly of The
Journal and now of the Grand Forks
Times.
Some towns want Saturday half
holidays. In Fargo the dentists and
the bankers have their Saturday after
moons off,
IoWner county farmers are going
into the horse raising business.
Percherons and Belgians seem to he
the favorities.
The rains this spring have worked
great benefit to the farmers Of the
state. Prospects were never better
for big crop.
The Omemee Herald has notified
that some of the men turned loose
by the pardon board refused TO stay
turned loose.
Editor Wood of The Steele Ozone
refused to be reversed by the supreme
court-ln his opinion on the assess
ors' registration law.
North Dakota presents a striking
contrast to some of the crowded cities
OF the east just now in the wav Of
Offering employment.
some OF the papers are wondering
II U. l.. Burdick will change his mind
about being a candidate for states
attorney Of Williams county.
twenty three new towns will be
placed on the map this summer
through the building activities of the
Northern Pacific in North Dakota.
The fact that Bismarck will erect
over a half million dollars worth of
buildings the coming year has made
most of the towns of the state take
some notice of the capital city.
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Editor Hall of The Petersburg Rec
ora always carries a surveyors chain
"hen ne goes goose hunting in the
spring to measure off the distance so
ne won't be in a half mile of perma-
nent water.
The investigation of the white slave
case at Minot has served to cali at.
tention to this nefarious evil again
and to indicate that there is need for
some action that will put a stop to
the evil in this state.
'Bottineau county has contributed
$S7 towards the purchase of the silver
service of the battleship North Dako-
ia. and the Standard has noticed that
$50 Of that came from WestAope.
Norman D. Black, son of Norman
b. Black, of the Times+Herald Publish
ing COmDanv at Grand E1orLc har