Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-04
The Masons at jamestown are rails
ing money to erect a new building.

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ing money to erect a new building.
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The many friends and acquaint-
ances in North Dakota, particularly
in Stutsman county, OF Virgil l.. Craig
will regret to learn of his remise at
Lis home in Pennington, Me, Satur-
day morning, July "a.
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Frank Walters, aged AZ, w%ell-to-do,
and apparently in the best of health,
killed himself at his home in Lang
don yesterday. Two notes pinned to
the cushion of a buggy nearby said
that members of his family proba-
bly, would be better off without him.
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Wilbur D Rogers, Is years old, the
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Rogers, we'll known farmers on the
south side of the river about four
miles above Williston, was drowned
in a backwater from the river. Young
Rogers, with two companions, was
swimming in the still water of the
slough when the accident occurred.
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Two new towns have already been
established on the so-called Burkey
extension Of the Northern Pacific,
which is being constructed out CT
here, named Golva and Ollie, and both
are we'll located, supplying excep-
tionally fine grain-producing regions
with superior marketing facilities.
Rails are now being laid, and it is
expected that the steel work will be
pushed as far as Golva by August 10.
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DR.. William A. Taylor of Washing
ton, D. c., chief of the bureau of
plant industry and ranking next to
the secretary of agriculture, was in
Dickinson inspecting the United
States government work being done
at the Dickinson experiment station.
This includes the testing of 7S7 va
rieties of wheat. The United States
department of agriculture is testing
out for classification all known Carl
cites Of wheat in seven different
states and the test al the Dickinson
station is the most extensive OF all.
Soon after learning that one OF
their number, Robert Burnett, had
died from having his legs cut OFF, the
members of the Wor'ham Carnival
company, which showed at Fargo re-
Gently, raised $500 to buy a rasket
and ship the body to his nome ut Ok
ford, Miss. Burnett was injured When
he fell under the wheels of ;he Wor-
tlam train at Casselto2 on Sunday,
as the show was being moved to Far
20. and he died in a local hospital.
Over 100 members OF the carnival
company. headed by the band, accom-
panied the body to the train alter
services we're held in Glad Things
mission.
Theodore Olson, insane, OF Ender-
lin, abused his wife in a horrible
manner when he locked her in their
residence, and began beating her
with his fists. When her screams
aroused neighbors and they broke in
to the house, she Escaped, pursued
by the mad man, who was, however,
overcome by the Woman's rescucrs.
In his cell, Olson attempted the
destruction of the jail by fire, but
the flames started by him in his bed
ding were %quenched. The mar will
be taken to the state asylum at
jamestown, from which he was
freed several years ago as cured.
Olson had arrived from Minot just
an hour or two before he became VIC
lently insane. ;..
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Farmers clubs OF Williams coun-
tv are active this month with inves-
tigation tours to various parts of the
county and to ~neighboring clubs and
farms. The Squires Farmers club
of the western part OF the county
made an automobile trip to the
eastern half of the county yesterday
where the members inspected sever
al of the largest farms and discuss
ed farming methods with a gathering
of farmers from the eastern portion
of the coutny. Tomorrow the Will
liston Township Farmers club men,
bers will make an automobile Trip to
the northern portion Of the county.
They will be entertained by the Wild
rose club at Wildrose and will in
| spect several farms in that vicinity.
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