Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-20
News ofthe State

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The civic league at Mandan IS pre-.
pairing for an active season.
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| There is general regret in Mandan
over the serious illness Of Sheriff Nc.
Donald who is confined in a Bismarck
hospital following an operation.
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A party OF surveyors are now act.
ually at work surveying the proposed
line OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad from Fargo to Winni.
peg.
A railroad crew on the Midland rail-
lroad found several rabbits recently
which were marooned by high water,
and laid planks for them to get away
on.
Bowling teams at Monte and Graf
ton are having some exciting matches.
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The new ward building for boys at
the institution for the ~feeble.minded
at Grafton has been completed and
Is o occupied.
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The box elder shade trees at Park
River have hives, or something like
that, and Prof. Waldron says they are
afflicted with cotton maple-whatev-
er that is. 30
There seems to be a difference Of
o,;rior In 7 i.k~r ~, IN hnyu un11 thn
prohibition law Is being enforced.
Violators of the spring shooting law
will not be able to plead ignorance
with all the state papers calling at
tention to the fact that permission to
KIN geese during the sprinA season
was recalled by the last Legislature.
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There has been no baseball games
started in North Dakota this season,
but there arc Il lot of towns that have
teams that will be in the game soon.
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The people Of Mandan arc proud Of
the fact that they will soon have
paved streets.
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A number OF new enterprises are
under Roadway in Elgin.
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Editor Harry Dencc of the Bclfleld
Times always takes pride in telling of
what an entcrrrising town he lives
in. b..
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The boy scouts Mt many towns
around the state are organizing BALL
teams.
The untimely death OF Banker Funk
at Washburn caused general regret
all over the Slope.
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Contracts have been let for ad-
ditional buildings for the college at
Jamestown. . .
st. Thomas will hold an election
to vote bonds for, an electric light
plant and the Times is in favor Of the
proposition.
Many towns have designated May
ISL us Cleanup DAY.
More laboring men are needed in
Ramsey county.
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A Polander at Devils Lake was
found to have been unconscious in
his DOM for several days.
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According to the Grand Forks Times
a million tons Of weed seed and other
trash were shipped to Minneapolis
last year in grain.
Irregularities in the matter has
caused Judge Coffey to temporarily re-
strain the big swer contract under
headwa at Valley City.
Dangerous prairie fires have been
numerous this spring.
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In a short time we will be swatting
the fly.
Clean the back yard.
Plantlng the garden is becoming the
popular after supper pastime for many
North Dakota people.
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The people OF Hettinser are proud
of the fact that Carl Lewis, manager
Of the telephone company there was
the lucky man to draw the appoint.
ment of deputy state auditor.
Secretary of State Tom Hall takes
lots OF pride in his farm that ne owns
over in Oliver county.
The "blue sky" law passed last
session Of the legislature will be some
protection to the people OF North Da.
kota.
Frank Talcott will not take official
charge of the state prison until May l.
The editor of the S~tarkweather
Times observes that the spinsters Of
his town never set too old to lose in
terest in a love letter, no matter
whose it is.
A team at Finley ran away, smash
ing an auto, uprooting a lamp post
and smashing the wagon to which
they we're hitched. 'E-# t