Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-20

Farmers about Lisbon expect to do
more fall blowing this year than usu-
al.
Rev. M. D. Wickard pastor of the
M. L. church at Williston has passed
away. W.
I Farmers near New Salem are ship
ping in pure-bred swine for breeding
purposes. ".
Many of the farmers in Mclean
| county have had to resort to the use
of headers.
Rural school managers are equip.
with fire escapes.
The Bowman Citizen says that the
proper officers have not sent in re-
ports of births and deaths.
The three banks at Lisbon, in the
recent statements of conditions, re-
port a total of $917,363 in deposits.
s.
The delinquency Of four young girls
is likely to place Cando in the spot
light in a very prominent MANN
The new Normal school at MinOt
will be opened Sept. 80 in temporary.
rooms provided by citizens Of Minot.
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Three ladies sleeping in a tent at
Lisbon had a laughable time with a
tramp who entered it. thinking it va.
cant.
1t took two weeks to cut the crops
in the vicinity of Warkick and they
have turned out much better than was
expected, according to the best au.
thorities.
Just an ordinary dog caused the
wrecking of a speeder on which were
several section hands on the MilWau-
kee line near Hettinger and one la
borer was killed.
A farmers wife, near Bowman, in
descending from hayrack, was
caught by her wedding ring on a pro-
jecting nail, injuring the ring finger
TO such an extent the finger had to
be amputated.
The Messenger at Souris applauds
the work which is being done by the
state fire marshal along the line of
giving suggestions for the prevention
of fires, and calling attention to COM!
non instances Of carelessness.
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There seems to be no shortage of
farm hands in Hettinger county and
farmers are willingly paying So and
board for the best help and they an
nounce good treatment" for the men,
best of board and comfortable Sleep
ing quarters.
Rev. Mr.. Sturm of Bethel in Morton
county, lost nearly $4,000 worth OF
personal property in a fire on his
farm, with only 1915 of insurance.
Mrs. Sturm succeeded in getting one
horse safely out of the barn and went
in after another one when the first
horse ran back and was lost. All OF
the poultry was destroyed.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the State bank of Crystal the fol
lowing officers and directors were
elected: President, John j. O'Sulli.
van; vice president, Fred Hoesley;
oo,b;o, C,,, M 1orpiocor. IiropfOvc
J. J. O'Sullivan, Thomas Ryan, Fred
Hoesley, Guy Jameson, w. J. Green.
wood, John B. Corbit, w. o. Givens.
A Flying Merkel motorcycle, owned
by Suike Coulter of East Grand Forks
caught fire on Chestnut street, Grand
Forks, and was so badly damaged that
it probably cannot be repaired. A
call was sent in to the fire depart
ment and trucks from both the north
and south side departments were sent
out. The gas tank exploded and the
machine was otherwise damaged.
A hog weighing $50 pounds was
marketed in New England recently by
A. P Magnuson of Shollsmade. When
Mr.. Magnuson moved out from the
east he brought along some fine Duroc
Jersey hogs and he has kept up the
stock. He thinks this one lof the best
breed of hogs for this country. The
price paid Saturday was 6 IL cents
and Mr.. Magnuson received $685. for
his porker.
The first threshing to be reported
in the New England territory vas
done at the D. M. Hart farm north
west of town on Tuesday of last week.
Last year Mr.. Hart summe fallowed
fifteen acres of heavy gumbo bottom
land, sowing winter rye in the fall.
The rye came on, nicely this spring
and threshed out $50 bushels, an aver
age yield of 16 % bushels to the acre.
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Register of Deeds Frank T. Irons of
Bowman county has growing in his
garden some Of the stuff that will be
the making of Bowman county. 1t has
not had a drop of water other than
the natural rainfall. It was seeded
in rows about June 26, and when look
ed at a week ago, it was about fifteen
to eighteen inches high and had
roots over a foot long. Mr.. Irons will
transplant it on his farm west of town
in the spring, besides sowing a con.
siderable acreage.
M I Moran nronrjetOr Of tho Tn