Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-03
News of the State
VISITOR : TOM ARG

News OF the oIdLe
VISITOR + TOM FARGO.
Mrs. H. c. Simmons Of Fargo has
arrived in the city to spend a month
with her son.
Resale Jones has been warmly
Igreeted in every part of the state
where she has presented her woman's
suffrage argument.
The. size Of many Of the state pa
pers has been cut down two or more
pages by the withdrawal Of the profit.
able political advertising.
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The teachers are gathering at Val.
ley City from all parts of the state, to
participate in the summer school,
which will be held there tor a mum.
Der of weeks.
Almont local Farmers union hefd a
big meeting and picnic, Wednesday.
Members of the union from all over
the county were present to take part
in the big time.
The jury in the district court in
Morton county was dismissed and the
cases set owe until December, when
a very long list of criminal and civil
cases will be heard.
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The question has arisen in many
parts of the state as to the help
problem and people are wondering
how the great harvest that Is now
promised will be garnered safely.
Fargo is about to annex additional
territory. One argument is that the
people In the contiguous territory are
being benefited Iby the city improve
ments and not paying any tax to sup
port the municipality.
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tn daily Chautal luaa = toe
T aCAc Of a new paper that is being is
sued by the Valley City association
during the continuance of the assem-
bly, at that place. 1t is filled with
interesting matter about things going
on in the big auditorium.
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Souris.-James Pedie was spraying
weeds with a thankful of solution. He
had evidently O~vercharged his outfit.
An explosion occurred, which blew
off the entire top of the tank with
such force that Pedie, who was driv-
ing, had an arm broken.
A report comes from Beach that the
proposed line of the n. p. to the south
ward may extend only IL miles. The
farmers are somewhat indignant over
the apparent effort to head off other
lines from building into that territory
and then only making a stub exten.
sion.
Improve the Colltry Schools" Is
all item that appears III many of the
state papers. 1t is E. t::nel1 suggestion
WheE teachers are being hired. The
scA.ol boar0s will probably profit ~
ltading it and the patrons of the
schools will also b. Lcnelited by a
pe,t sal of the little article.
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Sykeston.-On Monday, July s, the
question of forming consolidated
school district will be voted upon. In
reality this is a consolidated district,
as transportation is furnished for pu.
pills. But the question has never been
voted upon. 1t is brought up at this
time, for II a formally consolidated
district is formed it will receive 5000
more of state aid.
A man named Hill pleaded guilty
to the charge of breaking into a box
car at Grand Forks, and was sentenc.
ed to two years at hard labor. He
claimed he was hungry. The special
agent of the Great Northern states he
Is glad someone has been taken, be.
cause other cars had been tempered
with previously. Hill claims this his
only offense.
New Rockford.-John Degener, one
of the men employed on the sewer
ditch on Chicago street, met with an
accident that came very near ending
his career. While working in the
ditch close to the digger a large mass
Of dirt fell in and buried him SO that
nothing but his hands was visible;
other men standing close by fell In
over him, and somehow, either the
dirt or the men, broke one Of Degen.
er's arms, which was still out of the
dirt. The men s0on dug the dirt
away and relieved the man, who was
unconscious.