Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-06
State News and Comment

B. F.. Spalding has formed a law
partnership with w. H. Shure Of Far.
go.
In justice court at Westhope, John.
Speare secured judgment against the
Antler band for $156 due him as in
structor of the band. He sued for
$217. W.. g.
Harry Poor Dog has taken Miss
Rose High Cat as his bride. The
couple are prominent among the Indi-
ans at Fort Yates. The wedding was
followed by a big pow-wow.
Edgeley is to have another bank in
a few weeks, the incorporators being
Michael Walters, w. E. Kavely and
the Buseher Bros. AS the plans of
the new concern are not yet complet.
ed, the Mail will have o complete
mention of it next week.
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The Hannah Moon remarks that
''truly these are the days Of prOhibl-
ton. No vodka in Russia, no absinthe
in France, n sauerkraut in Germany,
no Derby in England, no law in Next
co, no ship purchase bill in congress,
no hanging in North Dakota-no moth
ing!" IT.
North Dakota has 44,917,120 acres
of land. When the last census was
taken, 20,455,0 92 acres of it were i'm.
proved. This is almost three times as
much as the New England states,
more than eleven times as much as
Florida, more than Ohio or Indiana, it
was almost as much as Wisconsin and
Michigan combined.
During the past week several new
settlers arrived in Douglas, bringing
with them stock, farm machinery, ETC.,
to settle on and develop the farm
property they have purchased in this
vicinity. These newcomers are all
practical farmers and their occupan-
cy Of farms that have been idle or
only partially worked will do much to
aid in the development of the coun-
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1t is persistently rumored in the
northern part Of Dunn county that a
north and south railroad will be built
to connect the new line of the Great
Northern in Mckenzie county with
the new line of the Northern Pacific
in Dunn county. If this line is built
the thriving little city of Dunn Center
which is fast becoming the metropi-
lis of Dunn county, is likely to become
the junction point on the Northern
Pacific branch, as it is understood that
the lay of the land north of Dunn
Center is very favorable.
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Miss Rose Kurkosi of st. Philip,
Mont, was released from, the st.
st. Luke's hospital at Fargo last night
and left for her home in Montana this
morning. She was accompanied by
her mother, who came to Fargo sew
eral days ago. Miss Kurkoski is the
young lady who took; two b%ichloride
of mercury tablets at a local hotel
lat9 last Saturday evening, while in
a fit of dependency. Sunday morn
in3 she was not expected to live. DIR.
Kaess. who was called on the case, at
once took charge of the case and
used a new eastern antldOte, with
good success. AS a result she is ex-
pected to pull through all right, al
though it will be some time before
the effects of the poison will be en-
tirely eliminatde.
Judge Kneeshaw received a pack.
age the other day. from the peniten-
tiary at Bismarck, containing a cane,
a cribbage board andra glove box, at
tractively inlaid in different kinds of
wood. Accompanying the parcel was
a letter by the donor, r. J. Mikl,
thanking him for what he had done
for him. Mr.. Mikl was sent up from
Cavalier county five years ago, for
life, for numbering his wife and
daughter, and the crime al n OF
the most heinous that ever anne be-
fore Judge Kneeshaw. The prisoner,
who is a Bohemian, could neither read
nor write when he was convicted, but
he has been attending night school
at that institution, and in the letter
which is written by himself, he says
he reads we'll and doesn't miss any
opportunity to improve. The articles
sent Judge Kneeshaw were made by
himself, and show marked talent.
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