Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-04

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cial notice In the local papers.
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The commercial club at Walhalla
bestowed q full measure of hospitality
to the boosters from Grand Forks.
Choke cherries and milk was too
strong a mixture for two boys at
Selm, aged 6 and z years and 1t prov
ed fatal.
A storm near Laden a week ago
played avoc with small buildings and
farm machinery-One new separator
was entirely demolished.
There are eighty-seven schools in
Ransom county, three high schools
and four consolidated schools. The
cost of maintenance was $116,651.
Undertaken j. II. Orr, member of
the state association has been ap.
POINTED to attend the meeting of the
national association at Milwaukee,
Oct. s to 10. f+ .
Permits for Che erection of twenty
nine new buildings in Grand Forks,
costing in all $37G,675, have been is
sued from the Office of the city en-.
gineer since Jan. l., 1913.
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In eastern Walsh county most of
the wheat yields vary from 10 to rs
bushels. Sixty acres west of Grafton
produced an average yield of thirty.
four bushels to the acre.
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The sheriff at Cakes let three pris-
oners out into the corridor to take &
bath and to eat their supper, and
when he returned in about twenty
minutes the birds" had flown.
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Two farmers in the Big Flat" sec
tic nnear Manning, Dunn county, each
expect to thresh at least 5000 bushels
of wheat and in addition they have
good crops of oats, barley and corn. :.
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IHC IdI HIClS tributary ~ OIlccJcI
are through with their harvesting and
the hum of the threshing machines is
heard all around. While the yield is
not as good as last year it is good and
wheat grades No. l.
The directors of the Walhalla fair
association adopted a resolution that
no fair be held this year. The affairs
are to be settled for the year and the
building put in shape to protect them
from destruction by storm.
State aid will not be given to the
rural or city schools of North Dakota
unless the school board meets the re.
quirements of the compulsory educa-
tional law, passed at the last session
of the state legislature.
The government snag boat arrived
at Washburn Saturday from Fort
Benton. Officials who will oversee
some 800 feet of riprap work that will
be done here in the near future, were
making preparations to begin work
soon.
Enderlin has now a good system Of
water works. the water supply being
obtained from springs in the coolies
adjacent to the town and is said to be
fine drinking water. They have also
installed a sewer system, which makes
industrial city up to date.
improvements have been made to
the village schools at Maddox, u new
room has been provided, an
teacher has been arranged
for and the Fairgrounds have been
supplied with gymnasium appliances.
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The commercial club at Williston is
negotiating for the purchase of the
Raum ferry and if it is consummated
the road committee of the club will
a good road constructed across
the Missouri river bottom for the
benefit of Williston and tributary
in Mckenzie county. The ferry
is to be made free.
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Inc LakOta Amreican: Aug. 26 Geo.
l.. BARRETT threshed 238 bushels of
Marsuis wheat on ten and one-half
acres of. land. This little field was
on April 20, was headed out June
% and cut Aug. 3. The grain is a fine
sample and tested sixty.three pounds
to the bushel. The agricultural COL
lege expert pronounced it 80 1-4"per
cent pure.
Judge Fisk refused to make the
injunction of the Palermo
ties permanent. The order asked that
the county commissioners be enjoined
from the letting of the contract and
proceeding with the building of a
courthouse for Mountrail county. The
Judge dismissed the case, Judge Palda
filed notice of appeal and the Palermo
people were given six days to furnish
a bond Of $1,000 to cover costs and
perfect such appeal.
Deputy Game Warden Chas. Gunkle
of Eelfeld, took a trip through Dunn
to see If there was any indica-
ton of illegal shooting or hunting go
ing on. Mr.. Gunkle is the deputy
game warden for seven counties west
of the river and is making a trip over
the entire territory. He is appointing
several deputies in each county to see
that the game laws are enforced, and
expects to keep a close watch on the
game.