Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-25
News Of the State.

Hebron is to have a new doctor In
the person of d.. Brandeis. Some 81
the citizens are advocating the cree
tion Of a hospital.
A meeting Of Germans was held al
Hebron this week and a committee
created for the purpose Of helping
to collect funds for the needy, or
phans and widows in the old Father.
land. 4
The North Dakota horse is now
worth $112 per head, according to q
report just issued by the United
States department of agriculture,
while a year ago his average value
was 1924.
Quite a body of local troops left
Winnipeg recently for the coast, with
the prospect Of going across the. ocean
to the fields. Of battle. They were
mostly veterans of the Boer and other
wars. Great crowds Of people cheer
ed them on the trains as they left,
The men were from various places Of
the northwest. That brings wal pref.
ty close to Is.
L. c. Snyder of Wahpeton was In
etantly killed by lightning. He had
gone into the basement of his home.
and took hold Of the switch to turn
on the electric light just as lightning
struck the wire somewhere outside.
The transformer on the nearest pole
was burned out and, as he was stand
ing on the damp moor, he got the full
force Of the current.
The ninth annual meeting Of the
postmasters' association convened
Monday morning at st. Paul and con-
tinued four days. The association Is
composed Of postmasters Of North
and South Dakota and Minnesota.
An excellent program was arranged
for the session. Mayor Powers gave
an address of welcome to the mem
bers and President Plumley gave his
annual address.
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McVille.-While cranking the auto
preparatory to a short drive, Mrs.
Carl S%chindele, living north of town,
became the victim of a very painful
accident.
In some way she got her right leg
in the path Of the crank and when
the motor back-fired goth the bones
of the right leg we're broken Just
above the ankle. A physician vas
Immediately called to set the broken
members. At present the patient is
doing nicely.
bearers of special wishes for sue
cess from the mayor Of their city to
Secretary ]. c. Simpson, Of the Min
nesota state fair, two boys, Ives
Scott and William w. Allen, Jr., both
of Rochester, Mimi, will walk the en-
tire distance to the big exposition,
arriving on the opening day, Sept. Z.
The boys, attired in basketball uni
form, to make the walking easier, will
start several days before the fair
opens. "A visit will be paid to the
mayor of each town or city passed
through, to obtain his signature to
the message. The distance to be tray.
eled is IS miles.
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During the past week a call has
been issued through Canada for vol
unteers to the Canadian militia. With
true patriotism, the call was answer
ed by hundreds and thousands of
brave men in every city and hamlet
81 that vast country. One hundred
young men from Morden, also num-
'bers from Crystal City, Pilot Mound
and nearby towns have offered their
services to the country that protects
them. Not a man .has been forced
to enlist against his viii: The whole
division which will be modified with
in the next week are now on their
way to Valcartier, from whence they
ship to Europe. The militia depart
ment has given assurance that the
families of those who volunteer will
be we'll cared for.
A grand review of Manitoba regi-
ments was held in Winnipeg Sunday.
There were Highlanders in their kits
and regalA,. headed by bagpipe bands,
the cavaH, the dragons and brass
bands playing patriotic and sacred
music. Enthusiasm is running 'higll
across the border. That Canada is
loyal to her mother country goes with
out saying.
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SUMMONS.
State of North Dakota, County OF
Burleigh. In District Court, Sixth
judicial District.