Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-14
NAPOLEON

Mrs. VIM. Griffith received the sad
news Sunday of the sudden death of
her father at his home at Forbes, to
which place Mr.. and Mrs.. Griffith de.
parted on the Monday train to attend
the funeral.
Theo. Fisher left Monday for North
Portal, which is just across the line
in Canada, where he goes to accept a
position as stenographer in a bank.
He was rendered a farewell party by
r. G. Pomeroy and a number of his
young friends at the drug store last
Saturday evening.
Sheriff Baltzer had a birthday party
Wednesday evening. A. number of
his neighbcrs assembled at his home
to celebrate the event, the guest of
honor being his former old neighbor
Commissioner Kruger Of Fredonia.
The evenig was delightfully."- spent with
music and light refreshments. The
visitors all wished Christ many hap
py returnsl of the day.
Rev. J. E. A. Mueller, who has been
pastor of :he German Lutheran congre-
gatiO nat this place for the past two
years, babe goodbye to old friends
here on Wednesday Of last week, and
took his departure for Mt. Prospect, 4
suburb Of Chicago, to which place he
has been called to take charge Of a
large congregation. He feels highly
cemplimented by being called to such
an important charge, but Informed us
before leaving Napoleon that he now
regretted leaving his many warm
friends here.
1t is estimated that the amount Of
1912 grain to be marketed at Napoleon
will run up to more than three.quar
tiers of million bushels. Already about
500 carloads have been shipped from
this station and the cars would aver
age a thousand Or more bushels each.
There is yet some grain remaining un.
tareshed. Owing to delays in thresh.
ing many farmers have as yet market.
ed but little Of their grain. The roads
have not been very favorable of late,
either, on account of insufficient snow
for sleighing, but a light fall of the
beautiful is now in progress this af.
ternOo nand they may be better by
tomorrow.
The newly elected officers of the 10.
cal B. A. Y, who will be installed at
the next regular meeting to be held
on next Wednesday, Jan. Is, are as
follows:
r'oreman-Chas. j., H0of.
Master of Ceremonies-Roy H. Bry.
ant.
Correspondent. r. Kelly.
Master Of ACCOMPLISHMENT Laudon
Chaplain--Anna Hoof.
Overseer-Albert Kelly.
Lady Rebecca-Alice Hoof.
Lady Rowena-Mabel Stenson.
Watchman-Chas. V. Hoof.
Sentinel-Viron Marchal.
Guards. N. Stenson.
The first regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners for
1913 was called to order at the Office
of Auditor Kaz on Monday. The full
board, with Jacob Kruger of the third
district as chairman, was in attend.
ance. The old board remained in ses.
sion until late Wednesday afternoon
cleaning up all unfinished business for
1912, after the completion Of which
Commissioner Kruger retired and the
newly elected commissioner Of the
third district. Mrs. Gottfried Leisch.
ner, who served a term of several
years as commissioner of that district
about twenty years ago, took the oath
OF office. The new board, which is
cOmpOSed of Christ GeiZzler. of Gack.
lie, in the First district; D. L. Ander.
son, of Burnstad, in the Second, and
Gottfreid Leichner Of King, in the
Third, organized by the election of Mr..
Geizzler as chairman.
There was a double silver wedding
at Mayville when Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. O..
Stommer and Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Stom.
renewed their wedding VOWS after
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