The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-09-19
STATE NEWS NOTES

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w. G. Bierd, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Minneapolis and
st. Paul railroad, will address the
Mouse River Loop Farmers associa-
ton at Minot next January.
Elevators and empty cars are fill
ing up and the big grain crop is be-
ginning to move.
The six-year-old daughter, of Lud-
wig Mikkison, near Minot, rescued
her baby sister from the flames Of
their burning home while her parents
We're in the harvest field, and then
ran a quarter of a mile to give the
alarm. a
Farmers in the north part of the
state complain that the Meridian road
is being made race course by auto
lists.
Bismarck has granted a twenty year
franchise to the Northwestern Coal
Distillation Power company, for the
manufacture of gas.
Miks Gallagher, an enthusiastic pro-
hibitionist, stole water wagon from
a threshing cred near Devils Lake.
Justice Smith of the Supreme court,
took a 5000 mile auto trip for his va.
cation.
The Vincent hotel at Buffalo will be
reopened.
Burglars tried to break into the
Starr store at Tower City.
Fargo is boasting that eight or ten
conventions will be held there Jan.
IA to IS.
swindling peddlers are at large in
North Dakota.
Carl Nelson, of Cando, has been ap-
pointed publicity agent for the DEM
ocrats of North Dakota. His office
will be in Fargo.
Mrs. M. A. Hildreth, of Fargo, was
elected member of the social and
industrial committee of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, in ses-
sion at French Lick, Ind. There are
only six members of the committee
for the United States.
Next week will be fair week in La
Moure county.
The Market Day committee of Ken
mare is offering prize of IS for the
best slogan to baast that city.
A lot of cattle is being shipped from
Billings county to Chicago.
Two wagon loads of yellow perch
have been placed in Lake Metigoshe,
near Bottineau.
The First National bank of Fargo
will start it's corn show in few days.
The Great Northern has begun con-
struction on it's new line from New
Rockford to Lewiston, Mont.
The Fargo high school had a mar
now escape from destruction by fire
when it was struck by lightning.
This is ''Tag Day" for the Critten-
ton home in Fargo.
The -Four Leaf Glover Club at
Devils Lake was not afraid to organ
ize Friday, the thirteenth, and assert
that the name of the. club will coun-
teract all hoodoo influence.
A determined effort is being made
this fall to root out all the blind Zig
gers.
Farmers are building granaries to
hold their crops for higher prices.
Glenfield has new bank.
Devils Lake is soon to have a new
general hospital.
]. J. Smith, wanted in Mandan on a
charge of stealing horses, was caught
in South Dakota and will be return ed
for trial.
Highwaymen are smuggling and rob-
bling farmers and laborers near Bis
marck.
Charles Storie, of Bowestown, acct
dentally shot and killed himself, while
driving across his farm with loaded
shot gun in his cart.
Bismarck and Fargo are into con-
test to determine which will excel in
the anti-race suicide movement.
Grain receipts at Lake ports have al
ready broken all previous records.
Grand Forks had the most success
full Labor Day celebration in it's his
tory.
William Purdy served his sentence
in the Devils Lake Jail for selling
liquor to Indians, before the federal
grand jury and court got around to it
to indict, convict and sentence him.
"A bootlegger was caught in Fargo.
And it is only across the river to Moor
head.