Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-17
State News and Comment

G. A. Bangs of Grand Forks will
leave next Saturday night for Indian
apolis, Ind, to attend a meeting of
the national board of control of the
Knights Of Pythias, of which he is a
member. ~.
c. r.. Very was bound over to the
Walsh county district court on a
charge Of embezzlement Tuesday ev-
ening, by Justice Fl. A. Ball of Graf
ton. His bail was fixed at $1,000.
The trial is"expected to be held at
the June term of the district court.
PassengersIion the Great Northern
railroads Oriental Limited No. 2, east
bound, were badly shaken when two
coaches left the rails at Todd, eight
miles west of Williston Yesterday af-
ternoon. A trainman was the only
one who suffered sever injuries. The
cause of the derailment was not as
certained. Later the train proceeded
east. '....
Attorney Tracy Bangs of this city
was today elected president of the
university board of trustees, to sue
coed Judge N. C. Young, who resign.
ed. Mr.. Bangs will oficiate until July
/, when the new state board begins it's
duties. W. A. Mcintyre of Langdon
who was appointed by Governor Han
ma to fill the vacancy caused~by Judge
YOung's resignation, sat with the
hoard for the first time today.
Grand Forks will lose Great North
ern train No. %, the fast mail train
returning from the Pacific coast, un.
der the new schedule to go into effect
April 25, according to local officials of
the railway. The train will be oper-,
ated over the Surrey line, the change
being made necessary by the impossi-
bility of returning the engine and
train crews to Minot by way Of Grand
Forks unless they dead head" the
entire distance. .,,:,, s1TI -, ,.,.,
The annual installation Of officers Of
the Dickinson Elks lodge was held,
Past District Deputy w. F. Burnett do
ing the work. The officers are as fol-
lows: j. F: Brodie, exalted ruler;
H. j. Blanchard, excellent leading
knight; H. A. Burgeson, excellent 10y
al knight; H. A. Mackoff. excellent
lecturing knight; w. G. Ray, treasur-
er; M. M. Burnett, secretary; D. w.
Mckenzie, trustee; D. A. CutnaW, ty-
Ter. Following the work of ~installa-
ton a very fine lunch was served.
The charge of perjury was lodged
against Frank J. Skala of Park River
yesterday by Charles r., Very, the.
action resulting from the settlement
of the affairs of the two men at the
dissolution of their partnership, The
charge by Very comes almost stimuli
taneously with the binding over OF
Very on the charge of embezzling'
$4,000 from the Farmers and Mer'
chants bank of Park River, The &C.
ton against Very, in justice. court,
was completed yesterday, when he
was held for trial, bonds being fixed
at $500, which were furnished. The
hearing of .Skala on the perjury
charge will be held April 20 in. Graf
ton. MI $
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Grand Forks local Masonic bodies,
through a resolution presented BY +.
B: Feetham, a localsattorney, have
commenced a nationwide movement
for the creation Of yaapeace commits
sion to go to Europe In an endeavor
to bring about peace, y That such al
commission would be able to get in
touch with men high in the councils
of the various nations at war, is the
gist of the resolution, expressing the
grounds for hope that some results
might be gained through Masonic in
tervention. The Feetham resolution
contemplates a national gathering of
Masons of the United States for the
purpose of naming such peace COM
mission. Several Masonic bodies Of
the United States have evinced much
interest in the plan.