Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-04
News Of the State

NEWS OF the oIdle
"A kerosene stove went wrong n
the Chas. Zelie home in Luverne, and
did considerable damage to the kitch
en- before the blaze was extinguished
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A kerosene stove went wrong al
the Chas. Zielie home in Luverne
and did considerable damage to the
kitchen before the blaze was extin
guished. o
Going down 76 feet into a we'll to
remove a rock which was interfering
with the progress of the we'll drilling
machine Is no child's play, but Earn
est Gull, q st. Thomas man, did It.
"A midnight fire at Finley caused
the total loss of the private garage
of Emil H. Gilbertson, with a valu'
able machine inside. The loss will
aggregate $4,000, without insurance
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Nearly 20 losses from hail in the
vicinity OF Nome were reported to
the agents in that town following the
storm last week. Most Of the losses
will be light, probably not more than
ten to fifteen per cent.
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Bricklaying on the three brick
blocks to be erected at Hazen com.
menced the Rrst of last week. Fred
Mitchell, Of the Mandan Construc-
ton company, hopes to have the brick
work completed in three weeks. i
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Fire broke out in the upper story
OF the Mountain Cooperative Mer-
camille company building at Crystal,
and the entire structure, with most
Of its contents, was destroyed. The
loss will aggregate nearly $4,000.
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A two year old buck deer was seen
about two miles south of Portland
last week. He had evidently been in,
that neighborhood for some time, the
trampled grass indicating that he
had slept near where he was seen.
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Supt. n. s. Wilson, of the Mayville
farm, is making a hald fight against
wild oats. He advises farmers to
kill 1t out either by seeding early be-
fore the weed gets a start, or else by
thorough blowing and dragging be-
fore seeding.
The husband shall elect on which
Of the two entries the home shall
thereafter be made, and residence
thereon by the husband and wife
shall constitute a compliance with
the residence requirements upon
each entry. This law applies to all
existing as well as future entries.
Alpha citizens opened their big, new
w. o. w. hall last week, with a fine
which was attended by
about 5000 people. A number of
men made addresses, and
there was q concert by the Sentinel
Butte band, as well as dancing in the
new hall, dinnesp, races and games,
and = general 5esE tine
There were asskhtaimber Of auto acct
dents at Grand Forks last week, with
the large crowds IN the city. Most
of. the accidents were not very ser
ious, but one big machine was found
in the ditch a short distance from
town, pretty thoroughly demolished,
and with blood spattered on it. Tho
owner Of the cal Is not known.
Unmarried hoqeeteaders will be in
terested in the provisions of the act
Of congress Of April 6, 1914, which
provides that the marriage of a
entryman to a homestead
entrywoman, after each have fulfilled
the requirements of the homestead
law for one year next preceding such
marriage, shall not impair the right
Of either to a patent" !"
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e. w. Everson Of tHannaford had
the unpleasant experience OF. having
his auto turn turtle with him the 9th
er day. His wife and two girls were
with him in the car. MI. Everson
was pinned under the steering wheel,
but was not seriously injured and the
others were saved by some stones
held up the rear end of the
machine sufficiently for them to crawl
out.
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Hunters are a little worried over
the prairie chicken crop, because Of
the heavy rains in some districts ear
in the season. AS the chickens
quite often nest in the sloughs and
low spots, some Of them were prob
ably drowned out by the rains, but
the large number Of old birds left
over from last year, to nest this
year, will probably insure a fairly
good crop, anyway.
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A building boom on In Tower
City, and all traces of the devastat-
ing fires which hit the city will soon
be removed. The handsome, mod
.rn bank building, the Odd Fellows
Hall, and the Hellickson building are
nearing completion. the DOstOffice