Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30
State News and Comment

Bert Nelson, a rural carrier out of
Cooperstown, "a badly injured when
a motorcycle he was riding at high
speed struck a rut and slid him acros
the landscape for a considerable dis
lance.
While her parents watched her, IN
able to save, Marion Abel, aged 5,
daughter Of MI. and Mrs. j. M. Abel,
former residents Of jamestown, was
run down and killed by an automobile
at Edmonton, Can. ."
-aAs nntJ 49,
J.G Haliandaof Fargo has received
word from Ihisison, Herman Ha!land,
a cadet inbathea United States Naval
academy ats Annapolis, that he won
the 220-yard hurdle in a recent inter-
class track meet that was held at the
academy. .
Fraternity men overlook the real
possibilities of fellowship declared
speakers before the University Y. NJ.
C. A. at Grand Forks, when DO the
Frats Measure Up?" was considered.
Students and non-fraternity members
discussed the subject and without ex-
ception they scored the f%raternities.
AVG ne q ~
tGJ.N7H. Manning. treasurer of the
Philippine Islands under a United
States commission, is in Grand Forks,
and talks enthusiastically of the pros
poets of the island nation. That The
val has had an effect upon the com.
mercial life of the country is evident,
says Mr.. Manning, but on the whole,
business conditions in the Philippines
are good. Mr.. Manning Is in Grand
Forks visiting relatives.
Harvey was selected by the Tri
County Medical society as the place
of it's next meeting. DR.. j. Crawford
was elected by the council as the Off
cial delegate to the North Dakota
Medical society meeting which will be
held in Bismarck. The society Off
GERS named for the, coming year are
president, l.. D. Clark Harvey; vice
president, DR.. J.. Crawford New Rock
ford; secretary and treasurer, DR.. E.
Valleney, Fessenden.
Many homesteaders in the territory
of the Williston land office who have
proved up on $50 acre homesteads be-
fore the operation Of the enlarged
homestead act, are now filing upon
additional homesteads, as permitted
under the new homestead laws. AT
ehtryman who has proved upon one
homestead may now file upon any
land adjoining his. present holdings,
providing the total amount of Ian!
thus secured does not exceed 800
acres. x,.% -
Following out the clue that was left
when the barn of Simon Warner, liy-
ing a, mile and a half eastsofRMaplef-
ton, was burned to the grounds to all
appearances from ince1a1afy sources,
and in which, 20 shehd' of fine 4shorses
and Ave cows were burned, Sheriff
D. G. Ross of Fargo arrested 9. man
by the name of William Woytash, at
the Thompson farm, within two.milcs
Of the scene of the fire. Woytash
was brought before Judge Miller and
his case continued to May 4, at 3
O'clock and he is held under $1,000
bonds
Anna Croonquist Of Hope acct
dentallX. shot herself in the right leg.
She, with another lady and two gen
tlemen,H had been 0rri walking and
shooting gophers, and the party stop.
ped at the high bridgAlsouthso of town.
Here they were sittingsont the bridge
and shooting in the water underneath,
when in some manner Miss Groom.
quist shot herself in the leshy part
Of the right leg, just below the hip,
the bullet going clear through, MAX
ing a wound about four inches long
and barely missing the main artery.
She insisted on walking to town, and
was only laid up a couple of days, the
wound healing nicely without causing
any trouble.