Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-16
News Of tho State
Threshing is in progress at Tappen

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T%hreshing Is in progress at Happen
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Buford Is in the market for a vel
conducted hotel. 50 remarks The Trib
une.
Noonan, in Divide county, Is nick
named the white CITY," but does no,
tell why.
The yield or rye at Spring Butte In
Adams county averaged l7k bushels
to the acre.
The Farmers Grain & Trading Co.
have leased the Thorpe elevator prop.
erty in Minor.
Three schoolhouses are being erect
ed in the Twin Valley school district
in Mckenzie county.
The Press. which has been issued
for a few months at Dawson. has
been moved to PettibOne.
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Lake Metigoshe is a popular week
end resort for Rugby and Towner
people who enjoy the shores and the
band concerts.
A civic improvement at Oakdale,
near Dickinson, is the erection of a
town hall to be used for public and
social gatherings. .
A butcher at Hebron, who narrow
ly escape a fatal accident, sent a
draft for 1925 to an orphans home in
Fargo as a thanks Offering.
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The press boys seem to appreciate
copies of the fish and. game laws sent
to them by the secretary of the board
OF game commissioners.
Addintional mail service has been
established between Wahpeton and
Minor and it is highly appreciated
by business men of both towns.
A farmer neal Kensall has n
field of 27O acres of oats the yield
of which is estimated at seventy-five
bushels to the acre and the standard
weight per bushel. ~
According to some items in the
state press, this is the open season
for hay fever and people are hiking
hither and yon to make a change OF
conditions and climate.
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During the month of July the out.
put OF butter from the Drake cream-
cry amounted to- $1,000. Halt Of the
amount was paid to farmers III tho
community for re- .
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A new lodge of the A. F. e. A. NJ.
has been Instituted at Litchville, the
grand master of the state conducting
the ceremonies assisted bv brethren
o. the lodge at Valley City.
$ s. +.
S%harpers are working" the rural
communities by selling all kinds Of
oil by sample, asking an advance pay !
ment as a matter of good faith-the
goods ordered never show up.
The court docket was mislaid al
Minot ana DELAYED several cases while
Judge John Lynch and all the court
officials ransacked the city hall from
top to bottom. It was finally found.
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Litchville Bulletin: Kathryn shipped
1874 cars Of grain during the year
ending July 81. All but one carload
was handled by the elevator. This
is a little less than half of what
Litchville shipped.
Farmers in Mckenzie county are
cooperating III the interest Of the
threshing of their crops this fall, in
the endeavor to overcome some Of
the bitter experiences which they II
countered last year.
A young wild duck, fully feathered
except its wings, was found by John
Peterson OF Edinburg in his barn
yard n day last week. Mr.. Peter
son placed it in the chicken yard.
where it appears contented.
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Adailiss County Record: Chas. S.
Coppock had a field Of corn practic
ally 11atured Aug. 7. In fact, he ex:
poets to begin picking seed corn with.
in a week now. Quick maturing corn
is what is needed in this country.
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The American at Antler says there
were not enough lets to go around
in the original plat of the Mouse
River park grounds at the sale held
recently and it will be necessary to
purchase another tract of land to &C.
commodate those wanting lots.
Postoffice inspectors have informed
States Attorney Converse of. McKen-
zie county that rural mail carriers
must not carry intoxicating liquors
while on service on their routes. Or
while they have mail matter in their
custody for delivery or dispatch.
Golden Valley county is now doing
business with its own set Of books.
The Abstract and Title Co. having
finished the work Of transcribing the
records Of old Billings county. de-
livered the books to this county Tues,
day. There were 1927 instruments
In the record and the company re-
ceiyed S4,052,72 for it's labor