Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-16
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Scarlet fever seems to prevail in a
good many parts Of the state.
The ninth annual ball given by the
firemen at Devils Lake eclipsed all
former events of that kind.
The Oriental Limited wreck near
Devils Lake the other day was the
third miraculous escape for the mail
carrier on that train.
| o. T. Andrews, pioneer bonanza
farmer near Mayville. is dead.
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Four candidates are in the race for
mayor at Valley City.
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C. D. Perry, chairman of the Ward
county commissioners, was on the
wrecked train that was ditched near
Devils Lake.
The judicial contest for the Fifth
district promises to be more than IN.
teresting.
A horse wandered into the flax field
of Henry Easton in Dunn county and
was shot by Easton, who confessed
to the act, but said he only intended
to scare the animal. He was bound
over.
The reflection of the flames at a
recent fire at Ashley could be seen
for a long distance and many farm
ers drove to town to see II the whole
village was burning.
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Hot electric wires were used to
thaw out frozen water pipes In some
of the towns.
Finn Leach has been reelected
as president of the tSate Bottlers as:
ISOLATION.
The automobile license law went
into effect this year, the first Of Janu-
ary and with over 1000 autos in the
state only $50 have paid for tag.
County division is some live sub.
ject out in Billings county.
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While there is a good sized row ON
in Pembina county over the meridian
road. there seems to be no feeling
aroused at Cavalier, the county seat
town.
Many students Of the state are
working their way successfully
through college at the A. c.
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The New Salem creamery which
was made famous when 1t was man
aged by Bob Flint, the present dairy
commissioner, was again brought to
the front from the fact that ]. NJ.
Helm, the present manager, took the
first score for butter at the dairy con-
centiOn at Mandan.
Ten pin experts Of the state are
watching with interest the first an
nual tournament of the Missouri Slope
association now being held
at New Salem.
Company G of Valley City has is
sued invitations for the annual ball
to be given in the armory there on
Washington's birthday.
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One of the PRACTICAL results Of the
dairymen's convention at Mandan Will
be the construction OF scores of silos
during the coming summer months.
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Only five days before Lent.
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II North Dakota is not supplied
with a lot of good roads in the near
future it will not be the fault Of State
Engineer Atkinson.
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Dairy and Food Commissioner Joel
of Minnesota was unable to
address the Mandan Dairymen's coil i
vention because Of serious accident
which caused him to suffer from sew !
;ral broken bones.
Valentino day was not overlooked .
n North Dakota.
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Pioneer residents of the state were
yrieved to learn Of the death at Los !,
Angeles of Mrs. NJ. H. Waggoner, for. .
nerly of Bismarck.
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The North Dakota national guards :,
men are watchfully wondering If they !,
will be asked to go to the border to :,
help put down the Mexican trouble.
Amateur thespians of Mandan pro- l
luced several plays in round about i
,lope towns.
Residents of Mercer county are op. I
:imistic over the report that they
nay have two railroad lines-and
three in the near future.
There was some excitement at
Ashley when the republican county
committee assembled to discuss
or not they would GUST Chair.
nan J. NJ. Hammond.
The letter which James w. Foley
wrote the daily papers of the state