Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-17
News Of tho State

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There lis no fooling or toying with
the floating element" at Cakes.
The Mouse river drainage PROPOSE.
ton in Bottineau county is progress
ing nicely.
There will be more matured corn
about Delemere than there has been
for several years.
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Merchants at Lidgerwood are
spreading out to meet demands Of In
creasing business.
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The Journal at Cakes says nice
things about the summer school at
the state school at Glendale.
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Some of the papers give the ire.
sumo OF the Ga 81 laws" q front page
position with q double column head.
Youths sowing wild oats" too
s%trenuously at Rugby are going to be
subjected to some publicity by the
papers. 81 1ttaH' J..
The Slope Advocate carried some
half.tone pictures of the scenes Of
the dedication Of old Fort Rice for
park purposes.
Business men at Cakes, who are
! players assist in the ranks OF the
city band which has i%naugurated q
| series of Open.air concerts. .
The first threshing in the vicinity
of LidergWoOd was done Aug. 8. Over
Richland county as a whole the cut.
ting of grain vas completed this
week.
The stock industry is increasing so
in Bottineau county that some far
mers are constructing reservoir wells
to insure water supply for the cattle
and horses.
Managers Of rural schools are busy
completing the engagement Of teach
ers and filling vacancies made by
teachers who have reconsidered &C.
ceptances in different localities.
The locals Of the various labor
unions at Minot are making big pre-
pa%rations for Labor day, Sept. l. The
plans are under the general manage
ment of the local officers of The Amerf.
can Federation of Labor.
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So The assessed valuation of Pierce
county took a leap upwards to the
amount of a cool million dollars-the
increase comes from the completion
of two new railroad lines and the
erection of ne w~elevators. etc.
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The report from Rugby it that hay.
ing is in full blast these days and
numerous stacks are springing up all
over the praries. The wheat harvest
also is at hand. some of the farmers
finding 1t necessary to let this haying
go and attend to the early grain.
The tax levy for Richland county Is
$144.300 of which $4,000 is to make
the last payment or the new court.
house. furniture aid fixtures - the
county issued no bonds whatever to
pay for the courthouse which is one
Of the finest and most substantial In
the state.
The Enderlin council met in special
session Wednesday night to accept
the new waterworks. The plant. is
said to be an exceptionally fine n
and the water supply about the purest
in the state. The new sewer system
just completed, has already been &C,
cepted, so that Enderlin now has all
modern city improvements. $,
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The Eagle at Willow City applauds
the market day at NTesthope and adds
the market day proposition is a good
one for any town to take up, provid,
ing that the business men of that
town or city can unite and all pull
for its success. If they cannot do that
they had better let it alone.
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A daring robbery was perpetrated
on Lake avenue Monday night when
n masked highwayman entered the
residence Of Mrs. Henderson, wife Of
a railroad man, near the Great North.
ern yard Office and after terrorizing
her until she tainted helped himself
TO household goods. jewelry and 81
In cash.
Abercrombie and vicinity was
struck by a severe wind and rain
storms about 4 O'Clock yesterday
morning. several buildings being
blown over. Nearly every window
in the town being demolished and
during the hour the storm continued
four inches OF rain fell. Hail fell in
several places and corn was badly
hit. Nc one is reported dead or In.
jured. s ."-
Some farm hands seem to take some
extraordinary risks when working
about harvesting machinery and
several serious accidents have been
the result. One farmer mas adopted
the plan of having a red flag hoisted
when it is necessary to fix the ma.
chinery and the engine or horses are
not started until it has been taken.
down. !
AL. Kavanau9h nronriotnr ~ thn