Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-06
News oftho State
The his demand for harvesting ma.
chfnsry ht HaZelton has aroused com.
ment.

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ment.
The corn festival ut Lisbon will be
hold Oct. 2, 3 and I. Prizes amount
Ing to $500 will be offered.
Wheat cutting will be general In
| the northern part of the state not
later than the end OF this week.
W. 50 WI r%
Lisbon Commercial club has ap-
piled for membership in the chamber
of commerce Of the United States OF
| America.
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An EdEeley girl has been appointed
supervisor of the domestic science
department of the nigh school at
Tillamook, Ore.
Reports are made that there are
many more good fields of grain, OF
all kinds, than there are poor ones
In Stark and Dunn counties.
s.
Eight farmers, lost heavily by a
hail storm which swept over a sec
ton of the country ten miles south
OF Buffalo. No losses were total, but
heavy. @ " %
Social doings at points in Hettinger
county have been postponed because
the grain was ready to cut sooner
than expected and haying was not
out of the way.
s.
A number of the Germans at Glen
Ullin have petitioned the German
American Central Verein Of North
America for a charter to establish a
local organization.
A thief or thieves entered the build
ing at IL West Main street, formerly
occupied by the Midway cafe. and
Tansacked the place, finally taking a
cash register out into the alley, where
1t was forced open.
s.
The addition OF the Central school
building at Williston will cost $2,145
the lowest bid submitted. minus
heating, plumbing and interior fur
nishings. A local contractor was the
successful bidder.
A hail storm damaged the grain on
a wide area east of Armenia. Forester
Smith was the worst loser, a complete
section being entirely wiped out. He
will begin to pillow the land at once
as summer fallow.
The apple crop at New Salem is
attracting attention. Max Schultze
ever since the early eighties has made
apple growing his hobby. also he is
devoted to the growing of exquisite
varieties Of roses.
Dora, the 1.year.old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Wellhausen OF Medina,
came near drowning while playing
around the yard with the rest Of the
children. She crept away from where
the others were and had fallen into a
pail of water when discovered by her
mother.
]. M. Humphreys, the field man for
the Better Farming movement in La.
Moure county, has arrived. He is a
Wisconsin man, graduate of the Ag.
riculture college and for three years.
superintendent for an agricultural
high school. in addition to being a
practical farmer. r@
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Choosing a tree to crash into as an
alternative when they found their au-
tomobile on the brink OF the Pembina
river, the members Of a Hannah motor
party wela badly injured. They had
reached tho river bank on a blind trail
leading from the main travelled road.
coming onto It in the dark.
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Grand Forks Times: That Grand
Forks had 113 more children Of school
age than Fargo is shown by the sta
tistics which have been compiled in
the two cities. There were 4,410 boys
and girls attending school here last
year and 4,097 at Fargo. In 1912
Grand Forks had 1920 and Fargo.
1872.
According to the Dickinson Record
er the only thing to prevent the grain
exhibit at the Stark county fair-to
be held in Dickinson in September
being among the best in the state will
be the farmers lack of interest in
preparating exhibits-and from what
we car learn that fault does not now
exist. &lr
When the family of w. C. Fair
banks rose this morning they found
some one had helped themselves to
the contents Of their ice chest. They
found their Sunday roast, eggs, a lar
of butter and numerous other eatables
stolen. It is thought that some Of
the boes loafing in the city did the
pilfering.
The annual financial state ment of
McKefzie county shows cash on hand
and taxes and interest due of $751;
314.20, while the total Of outstanding
warrants and other claims is $36,212.-
Il leaving the county ahead by $43.-
1919, not counting buildings, ma
chinery, etc, which for a young coun-
ty Is an excellent showing. 1t also
shows that the total amount paid to
the county commissioners during the