Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-08

county treasurer OF Grand Forks coun,
ty by John Bridston, who Monday
took over the duties of the Office.
W. A. Page and wife, for over tel
years residents Of Golden Valley coun
ty. have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Thomas D. Hughes and B. !. keat'
ing of Fargo will attend the meeting
of the grand council of the Knights
OF Columbus that will be held at Dick
inson on May %, going to the meet
ing las regular delegates.
d
Fred ]. Traynor, grand knight OF
Devils Lake council, Knights of Col.
umbus. will attend the institution OF
a council at Williston next Sunday,
having been selected to serve as grand
knight for the Minot team, which will
put on The work.
~
No homicides occurred in the state
for the months of January, February
and March of the present year, &C
cording to the mortuary summary
published by the state board Of health
which has just appeared. In the same
period in 1914 one homicide vas re.
ported.
Attorney George A. Bangs of Grand
Forks has gone to indianapolis, Ind,
to- attend the funeral of Union W
Hunt, head of the insurance depart.
ment of the Knights of Pythias lodge,
Mr.. Bangs being a fellow officer
through his membership on the board
of control of the department.
New Home, in the northern part OF
Stutsman county, is very busy trying
to get the 500 railroad to build from
Darlington to Bismarck. There are
probably other inland towns between
the capital and the Foster county
town the. will pJNew Home out in
every way possible. ,
The University of North Dakota has
received a formal invitation from Hon,
William Jennings Bryan, secretary OF
state, to send a representative to the
second Pan-American Scientific CON
gress, which will meet from December
q, 1915, to January 8. 1916, in Wash
ington, D. c. This congress will meet
under the auspices of the government
of the United States.
Gopher day this year will be held
on Friday, June IS. and committees
are already at work looking up and
preparing attractions for the day. 1t
is planned to make this years cele'
bration the biggest red letter day that
Brinsmade has yet had. Gopher tail
prizes have been placed at $40, 015
and S., and the boys are already af'
ter the little rodents in anticipation
Of occurring the first prize.
"Uncle Charlie Jones, aged 1T
years, who came to Ward county g.
years ago, died at his home in Saw
yer at s O'Clock Wednesday evening
Efrom old age. He had been quite
hale%until a few days before his death
when he failed rapidly. Although he
possessed a very rugged constitution
he was unable longer to battle witt
Father Time. He remained consciouS
until the day before his death.
q
The Farmers Fertile Valley Tele
phone company was-efganizeu~ at
meeting at Glen Ullin-.. with fourteen
stockholders. Material has goeen or
dered sufficient TO build 1e miles o.
line, and this will be connected witt
the North Dakota Independent Tele
phone company circuit. Officers nam
ed were Simon J. Nagel. president: Al
bert F'reitag. vice president; Jos. kel
lar. secretary; Fred Green, treasurer
and the officers with Peter Kastnel
will form the board of directors.
Rev. J. w. Anderson has resigned
as pastor of the Congregations
church and will go to Helena, Mont
the middle of newt month to TAX
charge of the church of that demon
ination in the western city Mr.. Ander
sons resignation was given to tn;
congregation Sunday and was not un
expected. The. church at Helen!
sought to ecure Mr.. Anderson as pas
tor a year ago. but he did not desirs
to leave Darlington at that time, 4:
he had been here but a year ant
thought the work not yet ready t
leave. During the past year he has
received several requests to come a:
a candidate to many of the big church
es in the northwest.