Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-17

The dates for the Hazlett Founda.
ton lectures at the Valley City Nor
NAL have beenase at May 1921. The
lectures will be given in the auditori-
UNI this year, by Prof. Harry A. Ward,
A. NJ, of the department of social
service, Boston university.
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Williams county has proved to be
one of the most liberal of the counties
in the state, SO far as aid to the Bel
gians is concerned, its donations to-
falling $500. The county has given
$141.85 in cash, in addition to a car.
load of flour which was shipped from
Williston last December.
James Kennedy was awarded the
contracts on three, paving obs to be
taken care of. at Fargo this year;
namely: On South Sixth street from
Front street to First avenue, brick;
Broadway between the tracks, brick;
and the troublesome Second avenue
and Fourteenth, street south. piece,
which will be reinforced concrete.
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Dewitt Bacon, who was looking ar
ter the check room at the dance at
the Dickinson armory Monday night,
met with a rather painful accident,
and came mighty near losing one of
his ears. He went to raise one of the
windows, when the glass, which was
cracked, fell out onto him, cutting his
right ear almost half off. A physician
gave it immediate attention and he is
getting: along nicely. = M
The Milwaukee Railway company is
expected to take over the Midland
Continentals line between Edgeley
and Wimbledon, N. D., this month.
Station agents have been notified to
have their accounts in shape to make.
the transfer April II. The Midland
Continental owns IS miles of road
running from here to Wimbledon,
through jamestown, and also has sur
veys completed from Wimbledon
through to Winnipeg.
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Senator. John Young is back again
in Mercer county after an extended
eastern trip following the adjourn
ment of the legislature. Mr.. Young is
one TO the largest financiers in Mer-
Ger county and is heavily interested
in several banks in the different parts
of the county. He has a site on the
Northern Pacific right of way for an
elevator at Hazen and If things look
good in the fall he may build an ele-
vator here and move to Hazen to re-
side.
Warrants issued by the Kenmare
school district a5pyear ago, and on
which the First National bank of Ken
mare recently obtained a verdict
the board Of education. 3fori|
$4,000, are legal. This point was del
cided by Judge ,Coffey in district court
in the mandamus action brought by
p. M. Cole and other citizens Of Ken
mare. in an effort,to prevent the board
of education from making a special
levy to pay the judgment. The board
levies a special tax Of 20 mills to
raise funds to meet the verdict. Judge
Coffey, in addition to deciding the
warrants legal, also affirmed the
boards levy. ffs
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In a personal note to q Grand Forks
friend, former Senator, H~ansbrough,
writing from New York City, says
that he has just completed the min
uscript Of another book, dealing, with
the subject of peace and other current
topics. He is now arranging, for the
publication of the work. Mr.. Hans
,brough has tbeenwaround New York
City for the past three months. He
will return soon to Virginia, in which
state he has made his home for some
time, and later will come. west on a
business trip. An amusing incident
in his recent experience was the re-
ceipt of a letter from a western North
Dakota man asking him to vote for a
certain senate bill, a request with
which, under the circumstances, ne
was unable to comply.
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