Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-30
State News and Comment

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Farmers around New Salem are
claiming that their grain will yield
from "a to 80 bushels per acre.
The people around Streeter are hav-
ing great sport these days bathing in
Salt Lake. A spring Of good water
has been discovered near the lake
which is also proving quite All attrac-
ton.
Mckenzie county is experiencing
great activity in school organization
and building this summer. Bids have
been advertised for a new $4,000
schoolhouse for Watford. At Farland
a new building which will house the
first consolidated rural school in the
county is nearing completion.
l.. Eric Grandin, aged "A years, died
at a Fargo hospital July 26 after a
lingering illness. The deceased was
n of the early residents of Maple.
ton, where he engaged in farming for
many years. He was born in Sweden
and came to the United States when
a yonug man. He never married.
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Ground was broken for the new
court house, which is to be erected
at Amidon this summer, at a cost Of
$12,430, by the Meinecke Building
company of Fargo. The contract calls
for a completion of the building by
Dec. 1, but Contractor B. +. Meinecke
WAC was in AmiGon, states that he
expects to have the building complet-
ed in time for a Thanksgiving ccle-
bration in the new, court house.
Sheriff Nedreboe of Ward county
went to Coltrtenay Wednesday and
arrested Frank Leyman, who is charg-
ed with having stolen an automobile
from o. II. Sanders of Berthold some
time ago. The auto was located in
Montana by the sheriff and the owner
is now in that state bringing the car
home. The arrest of the man charged
with its theft completes a good piece
of detective work . Preliminary hear
ing will probably not be held until
Mr.. Sanders returns from Montana to
appear against the accused man.
Charles f. Shields, aged 25, of
Niles, Ohio, has been selected to take
charge of the work in the boys de-
partment at the Fargo Young Mems
Christian association, and is expected
to arrive in Fargo to assnume his
duties on Sept. /. At present Mr..
Shields is taking a summer post-grad-
uate course in the Y. M. G. A. boys
work at Lake Geneva
James WEIGH, with his skull frac-
tured as the result of an attack by a
negro, at Grand Forks, made his way
to the ground from the third floor
of st. Michael's hospital by the fire
escape and is at large. Because of
his disappearance, officials probably
may have to drop tAeir action against
MACK McGee," the negro suspect un-
der arrest. McGee claimed after his
arrest that he was a son of the late
Attorney MCGEE of St. Paul, bat his
story was u%nfounded. Welch. several
times during his stay in the hospital,
expressed himself as opposed to the
prosecution of his assailant.
While working on a road in the
vicinity of Marmarth, Gray Stuart
had just placed a large shot of giant
powder, lighted the fuse and sought
a place of safety, when a valuable
colt trotted up and began to Craze
just over the charge. Gray set his
dog on the colt and the faithful ami
NAL reached t:le colt just as the Ok
ploslve let go. Both the dog and colt
were blown into the air a consider
able distance. The dog was u%ninjur-
ed, but the colt received injuries that
resulted in its death.