Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-18
News Of the State

Kuhn has been after its piggers
They rounded up q bunch Of alleged
law vi0lat0rs, and bound them ovel
to the district court.
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The WI. G. T. u. Of Darlington has
donated q new fountain to the city
The fountain IL Of bronze, ten feet
high, with an electric globe at the
top.
New Rockford Is having trouble
with It's lightning company and re
Gently hired legal advice to deter
mine IL It is possible to make the
company deliver better service.
The railroads have, as usual, grant
ed reduced rates to Fargo for the
State Fair, July 20 to Is. The rate OF
two cents per mile will be made, ap-
plying on all roads running into Far
go.
Carl Shirley Of Robinson Is improv.
ing rapidly from the effects Of a kick
received q short time ago, when a
colt took q crack at him with q pair
Of active heels. He was hit squarely
in the mouth.
The new church in Arnegard is
we'll under way, and will prove a fine
addition to the residence portion of
the town. The basement Is about
completed, and it is hoped to com.
plete the church this summer.
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Wednesday of next week, July %,
is the day for holding the first an.
nual picnic of the farmers clubs OF
Cavalier county, which il to be held
at the Langdon sub-station expert
ment farm, one mile east of town.
Gascoyne Lake, near the town OF
Gascoyne. is becoming very popular
as a place Of recreation, and boating
on the lake is increasing in popular
ity. A number Of trees will be set
out along the shore line this season.
They are an enterprising bunch in
Wo0dworth. Last Monday the farm
ers and citizens got busy, and with
cement furnished by a local man, ana
sand hauled in, they constructed quite
q stretch Of cement walk and cross
ings.
The Hanover Telephone line is
soon to be an added attachment to
Center, coming in over the Spring
Brook line. The line is being put
up in q very substantial manner, and
has q considerable number of SUBJ
scrtbers.
The enrolment at, the Minot Sum
mer school is steadily increasing and
bids fair to pass the 300 mark before
the term closes. With such a large
attendance at q six weeks session,
muca will he accomplished toward
raising the standard of scholarship In
the teaching force Of this section.
Marmarth.-A party Of emigrants
were In town andswere anxious to
back a bucking horse which they
owned against all riders. AL Sea-
man took a chance and was thrown.
Herb Haddock took another chance
and rode the horse clean. Both ex-
hibitions were witnessed by q fair
crowd.
According to careful measurements
corn near Darlington grew a foot In
three days. Frank Moore kept tab
some stalks In his field and from
Wednesday evening to Saturday eve
ming the corn grew consistently at
the rate Of an inch every six hours.
Almost as strong 4sRowth has taken
place this week.
Med0ra. Judge Crawford has hand
ed down an opinion to the effect that
the sheriff cannot retain any fees
coming to his office but that al fees
must be turned over to the county.
This question Of fees was taken into
court by the county board for the
purpose Of determining the legality
Of the sheriff retaining fees.
Harvey. The agitation by the CIV.
ic League, during the past few
weeks, for the erection Of q bath
house and stalls, and a stocakade for
the little folks, at the river reservoir,
Monday evening when
the city council voted to erect the
same at once. The action was taken
by reason Of q literally signed pet>,
ton circulated by the League.
Darlington. The rumor that N. p.
and Great Northern are both to use
the Turtle Lake branch west from
this city, has received another boost.
A man close to the head offices re-
ports that both roads have fully de-
cided that this Is the only practical
route across the Missouri. The roads.
have spent millions In trying to get
q crossing for the New Rockford
branch but without success, and the
immense l0ss,s sustained by the N.
P. at Bismarck crossing each year
are factors in fixing the crossing af