Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-18
Sterling

Mrs. Z. L. AmundsOn was delight
fully surprised MONDAY evening when
her friends marched in on her &c cele-
brate her birthday anniversary, bring
ing many good things to eat along
with them. Cards and other amuse.
ments were INDUCED in until the sup.
per hour when an appatizing feast was
prepared by the ladies. Mrs. Amund-
sen was presented with a useful cut
glass dish as a friendly remembrance
from her large circle of friends and
the merry party ~dishanded at a late
hour wishing her many more such
pleasant occasions.
Prairie fires are becoming quite nu.
merous which should hurry the farm
ers in making firebreaks amound their
farm buildings and grains to save SER
ious losses from this ource.
w. c. Belk of Sibley Butte won sew
cral second prizes at the Industrial
Exposition fer grains and vegetables
displayed: one for the second best
bundle OF millet on stem, second best
six parsnips, third best peck of red
onions and third best half bushel Of
Michigan potatoes. which is no small
showing for one farmer among the
many that had exhibits at Bismarck.
T. r. Mockler was a guest in Ster.
ling overnight Tuesday in the interests
of his Bull Moose candidacy for senat.
or from the 9th legislative district.
Since this stretch of nice weather
for threshing the railroad has COM
menced to experience some difficulty
in supplying cars as fast as they are
ordered.
Chas. Glitschka, nominee for the
senate and Fred Carstens for sheriff
on the democratic ticket were here
overnight TUESDAY looking after their
campaign and posting Fred Carstens
features around the town.
l.. +. HeatOn shipped 4 car CT fax
fro mthe loading platform this week.
Mrs. w. D. Eriscoe who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. A. J. Cllal.
fin, and Miss Lydia Briscoe departed
for their home in LeWistOwn, Nc,
Wednesday.
&C E. Rehrman Of Bancroft, Iowa,
spent a few days in our village this
week while looking over the Chester
farm that Mr.. Behrman recently
bought. He made arrangements to
have a crop put in this next spring,
having much faith in the future pros.
perity OF this country.
e. A. Hughes, republican nominee
for the senate, and Frank Barnes, who
is out again for tho office CT sheriff,
motored through here Thursday after
noon looking over the political situa.
ton.
Elsus Elness announces a big tur.
key rattle and dance at Driscoll in the
Peterson Hall for Friday night, No
vember the 18TH. Good music and a
big time Isl assured.
r. G Burn1eister has ordered "a car
of Missouri apples to be shipped to
DriscCll for sale on track.
The Catholic ladies are giving a
dance in the Opera Hall here next
Friday night, the 25th, for the benefit
OF the Catholic church. The Sterling
dance orchestra will furnish the music
for this occasion, the ladies to serve
supper at the Sterling hotel at Csc and
dance tickets to be 75c. The beauti-
full large vase, en- which tickets have
been sold. will be given to the lucky
winner that night. This will be a big
event as the Catholic ladies always
have a success at these annual
dances.
A number Of the Sterling band boys
got together Monday evening and with
some more CT the Sterling population
marched out to E. H. O'Hara's home.
stead a mile north of town in a torch.
light procession and serenaded the
newly married couple with several Sc
lections and otherwise let them know
they we're married but not forgotten.
Ludwig Skulborstad is giving a
dance this Saturday night at the John
Elness place north o., Sterling.