Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-15

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Representative of the Field & Zim-
norman cattle outfit have paid $500
in settlement of all back taxes on
cattle they grazed on the Standing
Rock reservation. -
The sixth district Federation of
Women's clubs, comprising the clubs
il nine counties adjacent to Dickey
county. and Dickey county itself, as
sembled in Glendale Wednesday for
its second annual convention.
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Laborers at Minot working on the
excavation of the new federal build
ing have gone on strike. They want
$3.50 day, but the contractor refuses
to pay more than $500, which the la
borers claim is not living wage.
States Attorney Burtness of Grand
Forks today filed petitions with judge
Colley to call grand jury to investi-
gate the charges of bribery against
Tracy Bangs and others growing out
Of the acquittal of McLain Cooper for
murder.
s.
Joe Gault, formerly employed in the
print shops in Eowbells, but who dur
ing the past nine months has been act
ing as head man in the mechanical de-
partment OF the Portal International,
was in the city making arrangements
for the starting Of a newspaper at
Northgate.
All doubt as to whether or not the
500 would extend the Plaza branch
this season, was removed the first OF
the week, when contractors, with men,
horses and machinery began arriving
il Drake on every train and no doubt
by this time grading operations are
on in earnest in the Plaza country.
The Standard Oil company has de-
cided on putting in an oil station in
Pingree in a short time and has had
a couple OF large pumps, together with
several hundred fest Of pipe. shippo;;
i nhere. They will supply the home
merchants besides thelr trade at
Buchanan and iIlmunds with gas and
oil.
Sentinel Butte is after an electric
railroad line to the southern and south
western parts of the county. A dona-
ticn Of $4,000 will be iven by the citi-
zens when a line is completed and op-
Grated as far as Burkey. This was
determined at meeting of the citi-
zens and a mass meeting will be held
soon at which committees will be Sc
lected to push the matter.
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Supt Danford was in Jamestown
recently, looking over the equipment
at the camp ground, preparatory to
arranging for a great crowd here
June - 10 80. It is expected that
fully 1000 people! will camp On the
grounds this year. Over 100 people
camped here last year and those who
probably know say that the crowd
will more than double this year.
Awakened by the roar Of flames,
Wednesday, Hugh McCreary, Caring
ton, discovered that his big barn just
east of town, was on fire. Nothing was
saved and nine head of horses, four
cattle, together with his supply OF hay,
feed and harness went down in ashes.
The fire was discovered about 3:4O
il the morning and when first seen
the upper part Of the building was
burning fiercely. 1t was impossible to
get into the barn to save any stock.
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The Nelson County Press associa-
ton ha selected the following officers:
President, Gilbert Tein, Aneta Pan
Drama; first vice president, E. c. Brek
gen, Pekin Budget; second vice pres.
ident, G. L. Phillips, Tolna Tribune:
secretary, Harry NJ. Case, Neville
Journal; treasurer, John Stewart La
kota American; executive commit
tee: Harry Mason, Michigan Arena;
E. 9. Hall, Nelson County Observer;
Harold r. Hall, Petersburg Record.
St. Thomas won first place in tie
Pembina County Defamation contest
held at Crystal, Saturday evening,
May g. The winning contestants were,
Nora Ornburg, who gave THE Black !!
Veil" by Dickens, and Ibsen Often,
who read "The Ballad of East and
West" by Kipling.
Miss Marguerite Fox of Walhalla
won second place with Dickens
Christmas Dinner In the boys con-
test, Harold Wyiie Of Drayton was
awarded second place. He gave "The
Sheriffs Honor" by Blackstone.
Runaways seem to be the fashion in
ReeGer. While Miss Ranum was col
iecting her books from the Keene
where she taught school
last winter, her team became fright
ened, threw her out and ran over her. !
They were captured finally when
they ran into the coral on the keene
farm. One Of the horses was cut
slightly.
Oscar Runquest was the other vic !
tim. He was al the Erickson mine for
coal when tho dogs frightened his
team AID they started 10 run, catch
ing Mr.. Runquest in such way as to
hurt his leg, although fortunately it
was not broken. Mr.. Runquest is able
TO hobble about.
E. B. Bickert of Pipestone, Mimi,
has been in Dickinson for three days
trying 10 get a clearance for his hnrs.