The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-13
North Dakota
Happenings
M Important Events ~
Of Various Sec
tiors Of the state
reportod during
II last few days.

are IN charge of Alex Karr OF Valley
city. Half of the amount necessary IN
start the work has been pledged
bismarck. - The greater display
OF agricultural produce ever
exhibited in North Dakota ara
peing shown at the Industrial expo-
sltlon which began a l2.day session
here on Monday. There never was
such an opportunity before for the
collection OF such an exhibit because
crop conditions have neyer been so
generally favorable.
Natford.-U. s. Elmer. field agent
OF the department of agriculture was
IN Mckenzie county demonstrating
the new prairie dog poison prepared
pv Professor Bell of the North Ia.
ko'a agricultural college and organ
| lZlhS with the aid Of County Farming
Agent Johnson, campaign against
the dogs which it is hoped will be the
means OF Kidding the county of its las;
dog town next spring.
| fargo.-Plans for the establishment
OF great freight terminal at Fargo
nave been completed by the Great Nor,
| thern railroad. The plans call for the
construction of many sidings and the
erection of two series of Warehouses,
on the company's right of way west of
| Broadway, with a commoiiOus drive
way parallel to the tracks and run.
nlng between the two warehouses. The
Great Northern will make Fargo one
OF the largest freight distributing
points of the northwest
Devils Lake.-"By the time this
reaches you we ought to have made
big push. as a battle of some kind
seems eminent" said Captain Robert
w Bruce of the British Royal Flyins
corps in letter TO L. ]. Wehe of this
city, dated Sept. and received here,
just five days after the biggest push
OF the war had startled the world. Can.
tain Bruce made his home in Devils
Lake before war was declared He
was British reservist and immediate.
ly joined regiment at Winnipeg.
Grand Forks.-Chargel with oper.
ating an unlawful pawubroking busi-
ness, Miss Pearl Smell, we'll known
here, was arrested. She is said to
have been conducting an extensive
money loaning business without the
license required under the city ordf.
nance. After the girls arrest p. Err
rickson, d friend, who was wrought up
over the matter, engaged in an argu-
ment with Alderman Thomas Griffiths |
regarding the case. which ended with |
Erickson's $ hitting the Alderman on the |
nose.
Devils e.-Hundreds of laborprs |
are leaving for eastern points every |
day and unless the weather clears up
soon serious situation will confront |
many farmers west OF Devils Lake |
who have not finished their threshing.
Every train carries an immense load
OF laborers, extra cars being attached
to many trains in this city. Although
the present wet spell will aid in the
plowing that is TO be done, this benefit
in no way offsets the damage that is
being suffered by the delay in thresh.
ing.
Grand Forks-Charse1 with oper-
ating an unlawful pawnbroking busi-
ness. Miss Pearl Smell, we'll known
here. was arrested She is said to
have been conducting an extensive
money loaning business without the
license required under the city ordi-
nance. After the girls arrest p. Err
friend, who was wrought up
over the matter, engaged in an argu- |
ment with Alderman Thomas Griftiths
regarding the case, which ended with
Erickson's hitting the Alderman on the
nose.
Grand Forks.-Providing that his
three children shall have the bulk of
his estate, valued at from $50, 900 to
e75. 900, II. B. Bendeke, the late Morse ,
consul to North Dakota, who was bur
ed in Minneapolis awarded three long :
ime employees Of the abstracting busi- !
ness which he esta ablished and conduc-
ed since 1895 A. n. Dennis, now OF
Faribault, Mimi, former employee,
md o. Krogund and c. Classrud, are
he benefactors under Mr.. Benieke's ,
will. Several bequests of intimate .
friends also are made in the will. II.
Bismarck Friends of John Burke
X governor OF this state and now Tn.
ted States treasurer. say that his con
roversy with John II. Rich of the
federal Reserve bank OF Minneapolis
s proof he Will meter tie senatorial
contest They contend that had he
Iot been planning to become a candi-
late he would not have criticized the
,ank officials, but that deciding to
lecome a candidate he saw an excel
ent opportunity to win the favor Of
he farmers by attacking the reserve
ank. His remarks pleased the wheat
rowers
Grand Forks The five principal
rops produced in North Dakota this
ear are worth slS8 3,546, the great
st wealth ever produced by the state in
ingle season. This is the summary OF
( statement issued by r. F. Flint,
tate commissioner of agriculture and
,bor. Incidentally, Mr. Flint places