Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-22

The school election in Botunesu
lakes place in June. Three members
OF the board of education are to be
chosen at that time.
The annual convention OF the Stuts
man County Sunday Schoo! associa
ton will be held at the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches a: jamestown
on May Is and Is.
William Dahlhei-ue- has purchased
a large warehouse at B-ldeld and
will transform it into a noying pic
ture theater. In addition, a dance
hall will be provided.
The congregation Of Rocky Butte
church, in the vicinity OF Beach, will
give an entertainment on May % fol-
the purpose of raising funds for the
purchase OF seats foy the church build
ing.
Elaborate plans arc being made hy
Minot citizens to welcome the G-sn1
Army veterans. who will hold the
Twenty-sixth annual encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic in
Minot, May Is and 2s.
Planting or the new 100 acres OF
nursery ground at the School OF For.
esiry at Bottineau is we'll under way.
About fifteen acres have been plant.
ed TO ash and zo2elder. Some elm
seed has been received from Illinois
and has also been planted.
Held on suspicion tina: he might
know something about the death OF
the three farmers a, Glerwood, Mimi.
who were murdered about a weel
ago. George Morris, who claims that
his home Is at 1siua, H.. was arrest.
ed in Hinot by Detective Henry DUN
boldt OF Minneapolis. who is working
on the murder case.
Fargo prohibitionis,s are figuring
what the effect of closing the saloons
in Aoo1head will be locally. Many
imagined it would result in a large
number of blind pigs here and a reg.
ular epidemic Of bootlegger, bu. be-
cause Of the heavy penalties for such
violations under the North Dakota
Law these ofenses may be fewer than
anticipated. Blind pigge,s can be
fined from 5000 to $1,000 and sent to
jail for ninety days 20 twelve months
for the first ofense and to the state
~penitentiarY for convictions on a sec
ond ohense. Boo:lsggers get six
months. These heaT! penalties have
a discouraging effect oa vio,ators of
the prohibition law.
Agents of British and French GOV.
ernn2ents are buying sl00,99D worth
Of horses in Stark county, one firm
alone selling $4,000 worth. Therar.
erage price ~iorsrarge horses for ~.
purposes is bstween so and 500 per
head. and for good artillery stuff as
high az s150ris being paid. Deliveries
are being made at both Dickinson and.
Belfeld. the stock beng shipped to
Miles City for final inspection. Rob
ert Wilcox and Ed Partridge, the well
known BerthDlds reservation stock
men. are driving 10000 worth Of
their horses to Dfckinson for delivery,
TO E q. Marx, the Minnesota buyer.
who has been operating here extea-
siyely for the Past two weeks.
Farmers, in parts OF Nelson and
Ramsey counties are passing .ulanr
sleepless nisa.s at present Lrnc4
with red lanterns they may be seen
in large numbers IN. the wee, small
hours stroiling about their wheat
fields, waving the crimson danger sig.
nails and uttsri1g barEns-,ike cries.
The reason fo1 these apparently aim
less antics is the depredations com-
mitted By. the wild geese, which are
al present camping in the district II
large numbers. These inmigTated
north as usual several weeks ago:
Then a perlod OF cold weather sho:
the birds il a %southerly direction
once more, and they nos appear TO
have settled in North Dakota with
the idea Of growing UP with the ou-
Try.