Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-16

The Mott tennis club held it's third
annual banquet at which the ladies
were entertained. ,
At Dickinson the members Of st.
Joseph's church are taking steps to.
ward the enlarging of the church
building.
The breaking of some machinery at
the pumping plant at Bowman cut
down the water supply there for a
shor time.
The Dickinson Elks are going to
hold a biz home coming week for any
wandering brother Of the order who
happens to be in that town on July 6
to 10.
Bids have been called for the con.
struction OF St. Mary's Catholic church
in Grand Forks, the contract to be let
on April -. This church will cost
100000.
A man by the name Of Ball at Dick
inson, who has the habit of walking
in his sleep, fell from a second story
window at his home and suffered. a
broken arm and an injured hip.
Dewitt 3acon or Dickinson had one
of his ears almost severed from his
head by a piecd$off glass. While put
ting up a window at the armory a
broken piece of glass fell out, causing
the injury. \
The thirteen-yesr,old daughter OF
NJ. H. Booth Of Beach suffered affrac-
tured arm when she was thrown out
of an automobile. She was leaning out
of the car looking alta gopher when a
jolt sent her headlong to the road.
Plowing and seeding became gen.
eral in Ward county yesterday, accord.
ing to farmers from all sections Of
that part of the country. Soil is re
ported moist in nearly all sections
and conditions could hardly be bet.
ter. it is said.
Tt sunrise Wednesday, THE mem
bers of the Valley City {Congrega-
tional church turned the first shovel
full of dirt for the new church which
will be constructed this summer. To
Mrs. Wylie Nelson fell the (distinc'
ton of turning the first shovel of
dirt. The church will cost about $780,
900.
The druggists of the 14th district
consisting of LaMoure,. Dickey. Sar-
gent and Ransom counties, held their
annual convention in this city. Each
county was represented. At $50 the
delegates were entertained at dinner
at the home Of VS.. Parker. In serv-
ing, Mrs. Parker was assisted by Mrs.
&c. E. Lucas. The evening was spent
in talking drugs.
Aug. Blomquist has started an auto
stage to Killdeer from Dickinson. Tie
stage will leave Dickinson in the
morning, arrive at Killdeer about
noon, leave there in. the afternoon and
arrive in Dickinson again in the eve.
ming about 6 O'Clock, This service is
zoe which the travelling public will
greatly appreciate and, n which has
been needed for some time.
Fine conditions for spring seeding
prevail in North Dakota, and probably
e. greater acreage Of wheat already
his been sown this year than ever be-
fore. reports received at Grand
Forks from a wide territory, covering
practically all the state, and much of
Northern Minnesota, indicate that the
farmers have so far succeeded in adj
vancing their seeding operations far
more rapidly than in other seasons be.
cause of good weather conditions, the
absence of, rain and the fact that the
greatest proportion of the acreage OF
the state was fall plowed. There are
also reports of better business condi-
lions. Merchants in the small towns,
bankers and travelling statesmen, unite
in declaring there is a general trend
upward in the business barometer,
and they all look for an exceptional
ly good spring and early summer sea-
sOn. Farmers, as a rule, are commen-
cling this years work better equipped
in the matter of finances. The fact
that grain prices have been high has
increased their cash possessions, as
they were able to hold up much of
their grain last fall for sale this
spring. Bankers report their business
brick, with the number Of loans made
to cover the seasons operations about
normal.