Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-25
News Of the State

Fargo, N. D., April 24.-Dr. w. H
Francis of Velva has been elected
secretary of the North Dakota Press
association, in place of Will 81. .Hol
bein, resigned.
Alexander, N. d., April N.-7The
county commissioners passed an or
der last. week based on a petition
signed. by the requisite number Of
voters ealing an election at Alexan.
der for, Tuesday, April 2Sth, for the
purpose Of, iy}Qtinngg on the question Of
the incorporation Of the village q
Alexander ".
Mott, N. D., April 24.--After two
years M. J. Lintch, wanted at Pres
ton, Mimi, on a forgery charge, llas
been arrested on his farm near here.
He Is said to have passed a $50 check
on a restaurant man in Fillmore coun
ty two years ago. His location was
not discovered until recently. In the
meantime lIintch 1had married and
established q farm home in this state
His wife, Is the daughted of u promi
nent farmer. "
:Aneta, NJ. d.. April 24.-The Aneta
Commercial club met in regular SEES
sion and a good meeting was held
and a number Of things were dis,
cusscd, among them being the holding
Of a county fair. This subject has
been up for discussion, before but
some matters were not arranged until
last meeting and now we want II
known that the Nelson county fair
will be held at Aneta July 3 and 4,
1914. .% .
Wildrosc. N. d., April 24.--The
presence Of Great Northern surveyors
in the territory west and southwest
OF here has revived rumors Of tho
proposed extension OF the Great Nor
thern lines from here and Crosby
toward the western part of the c0un.
ty and possibly to Williston by q loop
to the main line. 1t, Is said fooSH,have
been the original plan to converge
these two lines at a point along the
Montana line, then to build south.
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CasseltOn N. d., April 24.-Sh0ot-
ing at geese proved fatal to Gather
Wilson, near Armenia. He drove a
team into town and on his way saw
some geese nea: Howa's siding. He
borrowed a revolver from his brother
here and on his return, I unhitched
the team, and tied them to the wagon
He then endeav0red to slip up on tho
geese through a corn field. Twenty
four hours later the team was found
still standing at. the same place and
la search W. instituted for Wilson,
who "a found dead. -Four shots had
been. fired from, the. re~"0lver, prob
ably three at the geese and the fourth
may have accidentally killed the
yOungn man. He had been married
only a few months. F..
.Cando, N. D., April PA repre-
sentative delegation of citizens
throughout the county met at Cando
this week and passed resolutions fav-
oring the building Of u graded sroa'!
from Hansboro to- the southern bOun-
Diary of the county. The delegates al
so favored the appointment Of, an
agent for the better farming move.
iment. This is in line with a state
wide movement for better roads and
farming methods and TOwner
county intends to be in the front
ranks in this respect. The exact route
Of the road improvements has MOI
Deen decided upon as yet but the de.-
from this city say the matter
will be taken up at the next meeting
.of the county commissioners.
Ray, N. D.. April 24.-Considerable
progress is being made by the farm
ers of Williams county in their ef-
fort to get an electric loop along the
irrigated sections. It has been .figur-
ed out that 80 miles of electric road
would serve the people in a most sat
isfactOry manner With the central
power located in the Ignite coal bed,
power could be cheaply generated.
The section of country along the irri-
gated belt Is well organized into
farmers clubs and through, These 1t is
proposed to organize and promotA the
electric railway. This line will take
In a large part of Williams and the
southwestern corner of Divide coun-
ties. 1t will bring the products OF
hundreds Of farmers closer to mar
ket and greatly assist in the develop
ment of this part OF North Dakota.
Arnegard, N. D., April 24.-The
grading work on the Great Northern
was resumed this morning. The
rough grading was done to WatfOrd
last fall, but the steel was only laid
to this point. The grading will be
completed and the steel laid into
Watford during May. Watford will
remain the terminal OF the Great
Northern for some time, as the pro
posed survey between Watford and
New Rockford has been abandoned
and the Missouri will be crossed at
some point further south. Riley and
Guthrie have charge of the grading
work between here and Warford'
That town is expected to be a prom
inent shipping point and there is a
rush for lot sales. Watford will also
seek the county seat, though Arne-
gard, Alexander and other towns will
make an effort to secur the seat
of government.
Fargo. N. D.. April 24.--Mrs. Percy
evans, formerly postmistress at the
North Dakota agricultural college
postofafes assto leave this evening fol
Farmihgtbn, MIMI, where she has