Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-22
News of the State

News of the State
Cakes is planning to oil its streets.
New elevators are being built at
Klose's Spur, Melville, Newman, and
Merricourt.
Calvin-Mrs. Mary Ann Hender-
son, an old and highly esteemed resi-
dent Of near Calvin passed away re.
Gently at the age of 65 years.
A. M. Johnson of near Lankin was
instantly killed recently by a bolt Of
lightning striking him in the head,
while he was driving a binder.
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The North Dakota conference of
the Free Methodist church Is to be
held in jamestown in October. The
dates set are October Z to II inclus-
i've.
Park ~River.-Workmen have begun
on the excavation for the st. Veron-
lea Catholic church, to be erected on
the present site. The plans and spec
ilcations predict an imposing edifice.
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The little SON of Rudolph Dormet
of Streeter was kicked by q colt
while driving some colts out Of the
yard. The boy was struck in the
face and cut severely in several plac-
es.
The initial number Of the Park Riv-
er Herald, Win. s. Mitchell's new pa
per, came out recently. His friends
congratulate him on the appearance
of prosperity spread on every page
of It,"
J.. ]. Kohnen of Park River has
proven to the skeptical that even
peach and pear trees will thrive in
North Dakota, only one of the 100
set out by him last spring having
refused to grow, the remainder MAX
ing a splendid showing.
Fire In a box car near the Pingree
elevator last week was probably
started by hoboes who tried to get
warm. There was some dry birch in
the a and the fire burned so fast
that they abandoned the car which
endangered a number of elevators
near the track. The blaze was ex-
tinguished by citizens at $50 a.. m.
Belfield-The trail blazer for the
New York-Seattle trail, which follows
the N. P. from Minneapolis west, pas.
sci through Belfield. When the ad.
vance man was here some six months
ago nothing was done to putting Bel
field on the map, but it is there now,
thanks to the quick action of Presi-
dent McCabe Of the Commercial club.
A special meeting was called before
the car left town and $25 donated to
the scheme.
F. H. Motsiff, who conducts a dairy
farm just south of Mandan, reports
great success with an experiment in.
growing sorghum. Last spring he
drilled in about an acre Of seed, and
he has just finished cutting it, using
a binder. From the single acre he
hauled out eight loads of the finest
kind of feed, and believes he has
struck a forage crop and expects to
get thirty-five bushels to the farmers
and dairymen In this section. Some
of the sorghum was seven feet tall.
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Crank Forks-Mrs. H. H. Scarbor.
ough, of Idaho City, Idaho, formerly
Of Cavalier, this state, shares the hon.
or with Miss Grace L. Brown, of be-.
ing. California's champion woman
walker. Mrs. Scarborough was in
Grand Forks enroute from Cavalier
to her home leaving the city at noon.
A walk of 500 miles in ~ days was
INDUCED in by Mrs. Scarborough in
company with Miss Brown, the two
women walking the hike from Los
Angeles to San Francisco.
Wales-During q recent storm
which was accompanied by much
lightning, the barn of Gus Riege, liv-
ing south of Wales about eight miles,
was struck by lightning, and set on
fire. Owing to the barn having been
but recently filled with hay, the
flames Immediately spread, envelop.
ing the building in a solid sheet OF
first within a few minutes time, and
the horses could not be gotten out.
Four were burned, with all the har-
ness, hay and grain. Only the horses
were insured. y.
Grand Forks. Without any cere-
mony, the cornerstone of the new
Scandinavian bank building was laid
yesterday by p, s. Peterson vice
president of the institution and Off
Ger in charge of the work. With the
beginning Of the stone work, the con-
struction of one Of the biggest and
most beautiful bank buildings in the
state will go rapidly forward. No
special Cornerstone ceremony was
in evidence yesterday, MI. Peterson,
being present when the first large
stone was hoisted, was invited to lay
the stone.
Kenmare. During the past week
three stores of Kenmare have been
entered by burglars at night time.
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