Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-04
News Of the State

The Great Northern railway has
issued orders to its agents to seal all
empty cars. The reason for this or
der is to prevent the setting of fires
by transients, who use the cars for
sleeping quarters. Much damage re-
suits yearly from this practice and
the officials have decided to stop it.
Fargo's p~ostoffice is doing a ire
mendous business. The stamp
sales for August, 1914, show a total
of $26,111.17 as against $13,S41.6O for
the same month last year. In other
words, the business of the %postoffice
this year is $12,269.57 over what it
was in 1913, OF nearly 80 per cent in
crease.
Mandan. Miss Clara Michaelson,
18-year-old daughter of N. Michael
son, is slowly improving in Mandan
hospital from internal injuries sus-
tanned when she was thrown from a
horse. She was riding home after
getting the mail, when something
frightened her mount and she was
thrown to the ground.
s.
Wyndmere. Last week a minia-
ture tornado moved down a strip OF
country beginning at DeLamere,
through Mantador and southeast
from that place. All the way along
it moved small buildings and with
hail knocked out window lights. At
Will Rasmussen's it broke out all
lights that faced the storm and all
of his neighbors suffered minor loss
es.
jamestown. c.. L. Miller, the stran-
ger who was shot in the leg when
east of the city a short distance re-
Gently, has been taken to Parkview
hospital where he is suffering from
typhoid fever which has developed
since his injury. He has been at
the Midland hotel until Monday when
he was removed to the hospital for
care. Miller says his parents live in
Buffalo, Kan.
Valley City. The Northern Pacific
round house foreman in this city, Mr..
Axel Huns, was considerably scalded
last week when one of the steam
valves on the switch engine opened
somehow or other, in this way let
ting out a large quantity of steam
which took effect on MIR. Huns right
leg. Mr.. Huns was not seriously in
jured and is very little worse for his
experience with steam.
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Northrup. The Northern Pacific
railway will probably make this point
it's present terminal in Dunn county
and the base of operations for the *
tension from here to Sidney, Mont,
next year. Recently it was reported
that the new town of Killdeer would
be the end of the line, but on account
Of the fine water here, the desirable
location for a reservoir and dam, it
was decided to extend the line here.
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Grand Forks, L., Braden, a farmer
residing four miles north Of the
city, was here for a short time
disposing of many cantaloupes to 10.
cal dealers. A quarter acre on his
farm is devoted to their growth this
year, and Mr.. Braden states that the
yield is the best in years. Water
melons this year according to the
farmer, also promise a good yield,
and already orders coming from out
side the city are being filled for fu
ture delivery. MI. 'Braden says that
the watermelons this year will COM
pare f~avorably with those raised in
more tropical climates.
Bowman. In addition to the de-
s%truction of the crops in the region
through which it passed, the hail
storm in some townships in the south
ern part of the county killed nearly
all the jackrabbits, the prairie chick
ems, sage hens and other bird life,
and many of the unprotected poultry
on the homesteads. Some of the
COWS and calves were so lacerated
and bruised by the large hail stones
that the owners had to kill the ami
mails to end their torture. The storm
extended over into South Dakota,
where great damage was done.
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jamestown. Paul Ortbay, who said
his home is in Brooklyn, but he has
MT been living there for some years,
was before Judge Murphy today on
the charge of v%agrancy. He possess
ed some of the literature and charac-
teristics of. the I. w. W., though he
claimed he was not a member of
the order. He tried to stop some
men from going to work for John f.
Henderson on his farm near the city.
However, he was given ten days in
Jail upon which to ponder upon many
things and more especially upon the
opportunities to hustle in this state.
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Grand Forks. A much inebriated
individual, who claimed he vas a sub
ject of the Emperor of Germany,
caused pedestrians on DeMers ave-
nue. much amusement. He confident
ly told all who would listen that he
had been selected by the ruler of, as
he termed it, "his mammals country
to come to Grand Forks and recruit
$4,000 men for active service. Re-
cruiting officer Mike Lynch happen
ing along impressed him into service
and took him to the city Jail to pass
inspection for a nights lodgings.
This being accomplished without any
difficulty, he was booked and will be
allowed to finish the recruiting of
his vast army in other fields.