Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-09-03
State News and Comment

A man and woman dropped into a
town near Drake and put up at the
best hotel. The next morning they
secured a rig each and started over
the country. asking the farmer folks
for a chicken for an orphans home in
st. Louis. After two days begging,
they sold the, chickens to a local pro-
duce man for $50 and left town. Taeir
loot included several cash donations.
New England viii soon have anoth-
yer elevator added to it's present string
of six large grain houses. This will
not be an increase over last year, as
the new one will only take the place
Of one burned last December. The
Geo. C. Bagleys Elevator company will
build the new elevator, on the old site
just west Of the oil tanks of the
Standard Oil company.
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The first hearing iii Ramsey county
for mothers pensions, according tc
the new law, which went into effect
the first of the year, was held before
Judge Griffin In the county court.
Eight mothers who have children un-
der IA years Of age applied for the
assistance which the law allows the
widow to help in raising her children.
Tie amount is not to exceed SIS per
month.
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Alfred Sherman died at his home in
Dunn township in Otter Tail county,
Mimi, according to a telegram receiv-
ed by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will.
liam Sherman. Deceased was 3S years
old and resided in Fargo for the past
IS years. He is survived by his faith
er and stepmother, a sister, Mrs. j.
W. Gray OF; Valley City; half sister,
Mrs. McCurfman; a brother, George,
in Erie, Pa, and a, half brother, rank
Kilsbury of Moorhead. Alfred Sher-
man served for two years in the. Phil
ippine campaign and was q member
of the local post of Spanish war vet
Grams.
A special meeting OF the CONNER
cial club was called to take up the
proposition of building q suitable hos.
pital in Langdon and to discuss suca
other matters as might come before
the meeting Owing to the fact that
this is an exceedingly busy season
for everyone, the attendance at the
was very small, but at the
same time the preliminary steps were
taken in the consideration Of the hos
pital proposition. Rev. F. j. Hib-
bard, who was elected to preside, in
the absence of the regular officers OF
the club, was also asked to appoint
a committee to confer with other
towns that have financed suitable
hospitals, and ast ertain their plan,
to be reported az a future meeting
of the club. This committee was ac-
cordingly appointed and hns already
written for the desired information.
Those present expressed themselves
as heartily in accord with the move
ment, but no one had given the mat
ter enough thought to lay before the
club a definite outline of work Ev-
eryone realizes the need of addition
al hospital facilities in that part Of
the county and if a suitable plan OF
organization can be devised the prop
osition could easily be made a go,
Judging from the remarks that have
been passed by those who were un-
able to be present at the meeting, as
well as those who were there
The country about Williston may
be supplied with electricity from the
federal irrigation plant near that city
as a result of the proposal made by
the Ray Commercial club to the city
of Williston, that a high power trans
mission line be erected from Willis
ton to Ray. The city Of Williston
has a contract with the government
for power, and under the plan now
considered would simply retail power
to the city of Ray at 8 cents kilo-
watt hour. To the Williston commits
sion, which is try ing to increase the
receipts of the irrigation plant, to in
sure it's continued operation, the plan
appeals particularly. TIE HAnunts'
sioners believe it can be made to en-
brace this entire section, The com
mission has succeeded in securing
pledges for 1000 acres, with only 400
acres more necessary Recently tie
government threatened to abandon
pumping operations on the plant II
the demand for the service was not
increased. 1t seems that Crly a com.
paratively small acreage has been
signed up each year. This resulted
in the revenue being short of the
amount required to meet expenses.
With the signing up. however, of 5000
acres for the service. sufficient in
come will be derived to Offset operat'
ing expenses, and with the new pro.
posal for supplying cities throughout
that section with electric power, the
outlook for obtaining revenue is ma
J terially improved.
INDIGESTION Won can find no more ef.