Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-02
News of the State


The Royal Ne;ghbors of Stanley in
itiated a class Of seven into the or
der.
There was a good attendance at
the farmers institute held at Nc
GregOr. PHI"
The material for the new 500 Sec
ton house to be built at Max has
arrived.
The literary and debating society
of McGregor, held an interesting
meeting.
A shoplifter entered the Vobayda
| store at Lawton and took two wool
en- sweaters.
The young people in the vicinity
of Rainy Butte have organized a lit
erary society.
The brass band at Crary will give
a dance and concert at that place
on February -.
80
The Independent Telephone Co. is
busy installing a local phone system
at Golden Valley. J.
,FIavelock will have two new banks,
a railroad station, and hopes to have
consolidated schools.
g.
WishLk is to have a new general
merchandise store, which will be op-
cned on January 20.
The Modern Woodmen lodge at
Glen Ullin are to give their annual
bail on Easter Monday.
The attendance at the Hebron pub
lie school is increasing rapidly, and
new teachers have been engaged.
81
The ice being cut in Powers Lake
measures q inches in thickness and
the cakes weikg 700 pounds each.
The basement has been completed
for the new school building in Sher-
man township in Bottineau county.
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Lon Vanbushlon of near Upham,
had his left legt badly crushed be-
low the knee, while working on a
machine.
The school house in Durham town.
ship, Stutsman county, was burned
to the bround, caused by an over
heated stove.
The little daughter of MI. and Mrs.
P. x. Myxter Of Balfour had one of
her eyes burnt by a hot poker while
playing with her brother.
A large flow of good water has been
struck at the creamery at Max.
Drilling has been discontinued and
the casing of the we'll is being put in.
~
The little town of Temple, a few
miles east of Ray, in Williams ,coun-'
ty, has organized a commercial club,
which is doing some active boosting
for the town.
The citizens of Baldwin have or
ganized a commercial club. H. G..
Higgins, president; Andrew Johnson,
vice president; !. M. Capper, secre-
tary and treasurer.
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The stock holders of the Dickey
State Bank, held their annual meet
ing, and elected the following officers:
President, ]. A. May; vice president
T. Waldie; cashier, Fred May.
The public library at New England
has been opened to the public. The
Women's Civic league is responsible
for the establishment of the library.
There are now over 300 volumes for
public Use
The A. e. Hopes residence at
Marmarth was badly damaged by fire.
Although the house was just too far
away for the fire hose to reach, the
firemen managed to save the struc-
.ure from total loss.
While Mr.. Miller Of Upham was
attending to some business matters
about town, someone walked into his
barber shop and took his pocketboOk
which contained 81. The next day
he came again and secured SO.
There is a big demand for barn
lumber and red paint over. the state.
A large number of farmers arc put
ting up new barns and from reports
it would seem that all, both old and
new, are being given a coat Of red
point.
=. Ole K~ittleson, who has been a
ager of the local telephone company
at Taylor, has resigned his position
and has made preliminary arrange.
ments for the installation of ex-
changes at Halliday, Werner and
Dunn Center.
While at work On a steam pipe,
Harry Eckrick of Marmarth had his
eyes badly burned with muriatic acid.
In some manner one of the tools with
which he was working fell into a
receptical containing the acid, caus-
ing it to splash into his face.
In trials in securing wool at the
North Dakota Experiment Station it
was found that the average loss was
611a per cent. The wool was. n"om
sheep raised on the prairie in the
western part of the state. The losses
in securing wool usually run from S.
to 20 per cent.
The farm house of HalvOr Landa,
neal Pierce, in Hettinger county, was
burned to the ground and Mrs. Landa
and the children came near losing