Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-18

railroad OfflclalS early last summer.
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A Fargo woman, while cleaning
lamps, set one on the stove. The heat
exploded it, and the burning oil made
quite a c~onfagration, though IL was
soon extinguished.
When C. H. Skaggs of Tolna was
cleaning his binder sickle bar his
team took fright and started to run.
He was caught by the guards which
punctured his legs above the knees
while the knives lacerated his legs be-
low the knees.
It is reported that the "jungles" al
Rugby was the scene of a hold-up
stunt one night this week when two
fellows walked in and made the six
sleeping men there get up and come
across" No clues have been found as
to the guilty parties.
George Ranes and Harold Webster
of Lisbon, were quite badly injured
when a motorcycle they were riding
a into a rut and threw them both
off with terrific force. The accident
happened near Enderlin. Ranes had
one of his feet crushed.
Earl Harris, arrested at Warwick
in connection with the liquor "dcpe'
case, which cost the life of n man,
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
| of Bookkeeping. He was sentenced 10
serve six months in the state peni-
Tertiary by Judge c. w. Buttz.
Wistrom Bros drug store at Mino!
was entered and looted of jewelry and
cash, the total value of booty amount
ing to about $125. Five gold watches
a couple of dollar watches and seven
or eight dollars in nickles and dimes
were stolen. The thief or thieves
forced open the back door and gained
| entrance.
G. Mahas, a Greek section hand of
White Earth, while riding on the front
| of a hand car near Purdon, a siding
west of White Earth, in some unknown
manner fell off and was run over by
the car, and died thirty minutes later.
County Coroner Brigham, OF Ross, held
an inquest and the jury's verdict was
%"accidental death" The remains were
buried in White Earth.
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Freeman Alexander, a colored spike
pitcher in a ~threshing crew near Graf
ton is in jail awaiting trial for attack
ing a fellow worker with a pitchfork.
Alexander didn't like the way Alfred
Knosky drove his bundle wagon up
to the machine and attacked knosky
with his fork. One of Knosky's hands
was lacerated and it was necessary
to amputate one finger.
The firm Of opsahl & Rud of Cart
wright, had another attack of hard
luck. A few weeks ago a gasoline ex-
plosion destroyed their warehouse and
burned Mr.. Rud so badly that he is
still in a Williston hospital. Last
week fire totally destroyed their store
building with most of the stock Of gen
eral merchandise and hardware.
Hannah. Word comes from Scott,
Sask., that Walter Frederickson, who
some years ago vas foreman OF the
Moon, has enlisted with the Canadian
volunteers and is now on the way to
the front If the orders to draft all
able bodied men are issued a goodly
number of young men who were for
merly Cavalier county residents will
be taken.
Ten men, held at Adams, N. D., in
connection with the alleged murder Of
Robert Gilbreath of Grafton, were re.
leased when an official investigation
determined that Gilbreath's death was
caused by acute alcoholism. Officials
supposed it was a case of murder be-
lcause they found a bruise on Gil
breath's head, but this apparently was
caused by a fall from a freight car.
The Russell-Miller Milling Com.
pany's newly equipped Diamond mill
at Grand Forks, has completed the
first weeks run on full time, night and
day, and according to Manager Kava-
naugh, the new machinery is working
to perfection. With some few stops,
in order to adjust different pieces Of
machinery and tune up others, the
mill has run without ceasing for 4
week and the output has been up to
the expectations.
Mrs, Alberc Wolf, wife Of a farmer
south Of Medina, and her two little
girls had a thrilling time with a prairie
fire recently. They saw it coming over
the hill zeal the house, burning fierce
ly in the long grass, and driven by a
strong wind. Mrs. Wolf sent n OF
the little girls for aid while she and
the other girl fought the flames with
wet sacks as best they could. They
succeeded in putting out the blaze just
as help arrived, but the escape was
exceedingly narrow.
William Engel, a transient labor
er, was brutally assaulted and robbed
of $40 by a companion in the 500
yards ait Omemee. The thug struck
him over the head with some blunt
instrument and failing to STUN him
cut him about the head and arm with
a knife. Engel finally threw the mon
ey from him and ran up town for as
sistance. In the meantime rhe brute
escaped and has not as yet been cap
tured. Engel had fed and given the
mon mono for several davs