Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-06

w. B. Andrus, newly appointed post.
master for the Hazelton office, receiv-
ed official notice Of his appointment
Monday evening.
The Balfour Messenger asks: DO
you suppose George J. Smith of Plaza
could write an editorial, just one,
without seeing the dark side of some
thing"
Company G. Of Valley City, will not
disband, as has been rumored. Twen-
ty 9 rockies have been secured
and the pioneer company of North Da-
kota's state militia is O fully up to
the standard in membership.
Valley City on June 20 and 80 will
entertain the county superintendent
Of the state, whose association will
meet here those two days, on the call
of State Supt. e. j. Taylor. The ses.
sions will be held at the Chautauqua
grounds.
Moses P. Proper Of Lidgerwood
claims to be the pioneer white settler
Of Richland county, having been a res.
ident since 60. There are a lot of old
timers around Great Bend who have
spent IS to &c years in the county, but
is hardly probable any of them were
here when Mr.. Proper arrived.-Han.
kison News.
The women of Medora have become
tired Of walking in darkness. and have
conceived the idea of lighting the
town. The amount of wherewith ne:
cessary to furnish the town with sui.
ficient light for all needs is not large
and is going to be raised in one way
or another. The initial effort Of the
instigators of this progressive move
ment was a big dance and box social,
given Easter Monday.
Since the launching of the cam
paign to raise money for the construc.
ton of a bridge across the Little Mis-
souri, at Medora, all the cities, towns
and villages along the line, both East
and West have been talking, discuss
ing and boosting the bridge. AS a re-
suit of this, and the activities of the
National Parks Highway Association
the fund necessary for the construc-
ton of this bridge has been growing
faster than the ,fondest expectations.
From every quarter comere ports of
the generous contributions of the var
ious localities.
The Dickey County Leader says:
|"Ellendale is badly in need Of a live
commercial or booster club. This is
the county seat Of a county rich in
natural resources is the largest city
in that county, and is located in al.
most the exact center of the county.
There is not a big town within IL
miles; that means, a theoretical ter
ritory of about $50 miles. Surely 81.
lendale should bet a large part Of the
business of it's territory, and it does,
but could it not get more? 1t does
pay TO advertise, some people to the
contrary notwithstanding. And a
city, must advertise just as much as
an individual. or q accompany. It must
show its customers (the farmers) that
they cannot be treated as we'll, CT
make their monev'ko as for, any place
else"
That the man, on the farm can EN-.
! joy the advantages Of the city is
very clearly demonstrated on the
large ranch of Wilcox & Richards,
over near Kildeer. Last week we men
toned that a heating plant was soon
to be installed in the new house on
the ranch, and now Mr.. Wilcox, who
manages the ranch, has gone one bet
ter and has installed an electric light.
ing outfit. Artesian wells have been
popping up every now and then in
some section around the Kildeer
mountains, and only recently it was
MI. Wilcox's good fortune to discover
one on his own ranch at a depth Of
about $50 feet. The water supply
seems inexhaustible and the water is
Of the finest kind, both for household
and steaming purposes. Having such
natural resources right at his door,
Mr.. Wilcox decided to take advantage
of it and has just installed an outfit
to produce electricity for power and
lighting. The , Aowing well has a
pressure of 10 pounds. Recorder
Post, Dickinson.
oynlanatiop tn admit that with re.