Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-04

Construction of the new bank
building at Marion is now under way.
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Prairie fires have done considerable
damage in various localities this fall.
A seventyLfour pound pumpkin is
being exhibited in a Milton store win
dow.
The potato crop in the Grafton
ne%ighborhood will be somewhat light
this year.
A movement is on foot to reorga
nize the Braddock brass band, which
did some very active work last win.
ter.
Several minor wrecks in the vicin-
ity of Mandan recently have kept the
wrecking crew stationed there very
busy.
Walter Colby of Woodwork was
considerably cut up when his rake
team ran away with him, thro wing
him under the rake.
Federal Wnership Of telephone and
telegraph lines will he discussed by
North Dakota high school debaters
in competition for the state title.
r. 49,
A course of study in temperance
subjects will be started at the uni
versity of North Dakota, under DR..
J. M Gillette, in the department OF
sociology.
The extension department of the
North Dakota experiment station has
arranged a sewing contest for the
girls of the state, each county to have
ten entries, and all girls under eight
cen years of age are eligible.
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II. NJ. Taber, of Jamestown, after
spending some time on Long Island,
where he had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the effect of oiling country
roads, recommends this method of
dust prevention for local use.
While driving his car near Sher-
wood, J.. L. Murray Of that place lost
control of the machine, knocking down
four little girls, and running over
three Of them. None were seriously
injured.
Thomas Mcnamara, the Neche
nightwatch, did a marathon after a
would-be burglar, n of a pair whom
he surprised in a store. He failed
to catch him, but the mar probably
is running yet.
Eureka Blade: A prairie chicken
flew into and smashed a large plate
glass window in the bank of BoWdle
last week. The glass cost SIS, but
even at that, the bird did not cost
much more than they do regular hunt
ers.
w. H. Sutherland, residing near
Darlington, was consulting with a
builder on plans for the reconstruct
ton Of his barn, when the structure
was still in flames and he at once got
into communication with a contractor
with the result that the new barn
will be in process of construction this
week.
Following the resignation of Edgar
G%ustafson as president of the univer-
! sity senior class, John Moore, of st.
Thomas, "a elected to that position.
Gustafson was chosen by the unanl-
nous vote of The class recently, but
refused to act for several reasons,
the main excuse being the lack Of
time.
Rudolph Ocha, aged six years, was
run down and seriously injured by a
heavy grain tank ON his fathers farm
near Linton. The lad fell from the
tank in suchvManner as topbe caught
between the front wheel and the wag-
on box, where he was badly crushed
before being dropped to the ground
where the rear wheel ran owe him.
He will recover.
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A very much intoxicated individual,
Brady by name, was found on the
streets of Fargo under the friendly
chaperonage of three individuals who
looked suspicious. They said they
would take care of the intoxicated
one, but the police took Brady in
charge and when he was taken to the
station and it was found that he was
carrying the sum of $3.50 on his per-
son it became apparent that if he
had been left with them they would
doubtless have taken care of him.
all right.
French Use Carrier Pigeons,