Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25


Pythians are telling what a nice
time they had at Fargo during the
grand lodge meeting.
A quarter of a century ago a 5000
acre farm two miles west Of Grafton
was bought for $4,000.
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The Washburn Leader believes that
county should have better hoads and
boosts for a good road movement.
The libel suit of George Cox OF
The Columbus Reporter vent over
to the next term of the district court.
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Fish Lake, near Rolette, has been
selected by the local lodge of NJ. B.
A. fol, the, scene of the annual picnic
July H..
The Rugby paper says the rye har-
~vestIis Smaller. than last year, but by
no means, the failure some people
have reported.
The Odd Fellows at Rugby have
made improvements to their building
and are generally commended for the
enterprise.
A hail storm struck a section OF
North Dakota along the state line be-
tween Montana and Billings county
and did some damage.
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Nortonville, near Edgeley, has a
concert band and in it are four crack
players, who were formerly with a
prominent band at Akron, o.
h--V-sN. NG'Sh
During the monthrof June the Bow.
man creamery paid out to itsupatrons
$4,000 for creamhlpup to- July Is the
amount paid out, for 8the lsame was
5 2 1000. e'3
One of the jurors in the Anderson
murder trial had a lengthy commune
cation in the Washburn Leader, and
swering criticisms Of the JURORS who
found Anderson not guilty.
Fred Hadley, lear Wolford, plowed
down a big field of wheat that was
grown from seed that stood in the
shock until the middle Of the winter.
The grain terminated all right but
soon rotted away.
The gun clubs, of Dickinson and
Beach have animated, contests, for the
benefit of the. practice, The Beach
team won by. five birds out OF. ESQ up,
at Beach. Later the club from the
latter town will go to Dickinson.
A defendant 1T Rugby, II years of
age, was out on $500 bond and laid
plans to jump the bail, but was
caught. a few miles out. If. convicted
of the crime charged he will probably
be sent to the state prison for 20
years.
Mandan is a candidate for the big
dry land meet in 1914. This year the
meeting will be held at North Platte,
Neb., in August. 1t is to be obtained
through the influence of the Northern
Great Plains Field station at Man
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There were 1863 patients treated at
the Deaconess hospital at Grafton
during the year just ended, and only
leight deaths. were recorded at the in
stitution. The net earnings for the
year over and above all operating ex-
penses we're 5000 n
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The Hustler at Flasher says the
winter rye is about all cut in the
communities about there. This is the.
first year that it has been generally.
sown, but everyone is we'll pleased
with it, SO that next year there will
be a greatly increased acreage
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The commissioners of Adams coun.
ty have made a levy OF $4,000 for all
purposes, against $4,000 last year.
The large levy of last year was neces-
sary to take care of the seed grain
matter. Alevy Of $4,000, however,
is a comparatively small one and
will please the taxpayers of the coun.
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j.. r. Campbell. field agen of the
Better Farming association in Het.
finger county, says that gopher, field
mice and other rodent pests are the
natural results of continuous grain
cropping and predicts other pests like
the Hessian fly, saw fly, frit fly and
Iothers If this method is continued.
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B. J. Bertelson of Kenmare reports
that he has struck a six-fOOt vein Of
coal, of unusual hardness, at a depth
of ia fet, in his Spiral mine. In go
ing down to this depth he passed
through other veins and is certain
that he has struck the deepest lying
Ignite vein and one which is not o
being worked.
The Mail at Edgeley says that H. E.
Sox is certainly an enthusiastic be-
lever in the sllo proposition. MI.
Sox gathers all the information he
can on the subject and says that it
lis the salvation of North Dakota, in
that it means that the farmers will
eventually get away from the one
crop idea, and will go to raising lots
Of cattle and hogs.