Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
News Of the State

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At Raleigh the depot was used for
a polling place when a school elec-
ton was held.
Senator Ed. Pierce and wife of Shell
don are spending the winter in
Florida
Wolves and coyotes in the vicinity
of Sheldon seem to be affected with
rabies this winter.
Ii the Larimore Pioneer is to be
believed J. Dexter Pierce of that towr
has ideas of becoming a candidate for
commissioner of agriculture and
labor.
A high wind blew down the big
smoke stack on the light plant at
Rugby.
Worry over the fact that he was
deaf and dumb drove Peter Hean of
Meckinock crazy.
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Some of the papers are apt to lose
their second class mailing privilege
if they don't cut out publishing the
result of lotteries and guessing con-
tests.
One farmer sold a hog at BOWbells
that weighed 525 pounds and brought
a little over $50.
Some of the postmasters over the
state are affected with inflamed eyes
since the Christmas post cards
passed through the mails.
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Most of the threshing rigs around
the state are in for the winter.
Honors among the newspapers of
the state seem to he dividing between
Col. Ben Whitehead and Frank Will.
son for democratic committeeship.
At Sykeston a road Overseer inves.
tigated the collision of a motor car
and a farmers wagon.
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At Devils Lake $500 worth of mer-
chandise and $500 in cash has been
supplied for prizes to be donated at
the midwinter fair to be held there
this month.
Club dances seem to be successful
in most towns of the state this winter
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The Bowman Pioneer wants the
pardon board abolished.
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Editor Charley Jordan Of the Cogs.
we'll Enterprise has been mentioned
as a possible candidate for state SEN
ator from Sargent county. Jordan
has always been popular newspaper
man and ought to make good in the
political game.
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The Cavalier Chronicle is celebrat-
ing its twenty-second birthday and is
apparently sailing along as we'll as
ever under the guidance of dad"
Fairchild, who is one of the old re-
tables.
The Alexander has started on its
seventh year, and though it is located
at an inland town. the paper is gain
ing in circulation and is good boos-
ter for it's home country.
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Throwing a lighted match into an
empty carbide can was the cause of
three boys getting their eye brows
burned off at Ryder the other day.
The Norwegian congregation is
building new church at Buffalo.
The newspapers of the state are
giving Frank Henry's proposed candi-
dacy for secretary of state consider
able publicity.
Some of the editors of the state
were favored with some great meals
to their own accOunts-dur-
ing the holidays as invited guests of
friends.
Farmers wives will have q day of
their own at the Tri-State grain grow.
ers convention to be held at Fargo
this month.
Genesso has organized an agricul-
tural and literary society which will
meet each week to assist it's mem.
bers in agriculture. This is a good
idea and there should be one in each
school district in the state.
A farmer up in Bottineau county
sold a span of light draft mares that
took the prize at the county fair last
fall and received $500 spot cash.
Colonel futile Of Dawson has been
down in Iowa visiting his old friends
and gave some of them a great ban
quet the other night.
s.
The Devils Lake commercial club
has had lively membership contest;
the club is a live one and is doing
much good for the city.
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Louis White pulled five tank loads
of grain from Alpha to Beach with
his engine. showing the roads are
still in pretty good condition.
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