Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-05

Work has started on a brick block
at Dickinson, which is to be erected
by a stock company and one Of the
principal occupants will be the Mer-
chants National bank.
The question OF consolidating four
school districts Of Grand Forks coun.
ty into ne district. with headquarters
at Merrifield, was considered by the
board Of county commissioners.
II. B. Watkins has arrived at Grand
Forks from Aberdeen, S. D., and COM
menced his ley duties as secretary of
the Grand Forks and East Grand
Forks Retail Merchants association.
The local lodge of the Modern
Brotherhood of America has conplet-
ed arrangements for a big banquet to
be held at the Powers hotel on the
evening Of June 16. A class Of 100
new members will be adopted.
Through a deal concluded recently
W.. Z. Feeney of Maple Lake, Mimi.
purchased a controlling interest in the
Citizens bank of Kenmare. The trans
fer has already been made and the
new owner will take active charge
June 5.
The Rev. A. G. Barron of Devils
Lake went to- Rugby Tuesday where
he delivered the address to the grad
yates of the nurses training school of
The Samaritan hospital. Six young
ladies have completed the course and
received their diplomas.
A new siding will be built on the
Great Northern railroad about midway
between Granville and Deering. An
elevator will be erected on the siding
for the benefit of the farmers in the
vicinity. So far no name has been
suggested for the place that is sure to
be a town some day.
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Great plans are being inaugurated
for the big bi-annual sangerfest to be
given by the Red River Valley Singers
association at the fine new auditorium
at CrCokston on Wednesday and
Thursday, June 20 nd "a. According
to A. l.. Wright of Fargo, marshall
Of the association, this years song
festival will be the most successful
and greatest event of its kind in the
history Of the Red river valley.
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The North Dakota Well Drillers' as
ISOLATION was permanently organized.
The officers are President, A. l..
Brown, Grand Forks; vice president,
c. J. Bone, Langdon; secretary, J. R.
Chalmers, Mott treasurer, y. +.
Reese, Devils Lake; directors, Fran
els Jaszkowiak, Bismarck, C. l.. Till
quist, Dickinson; C. II. Tibbetts, Paw
ers Lake. The next meeting is to be
held at Devils Lake. IA. ~
$780,. q
At the Ford farm, five miles from
Wahreton, farm life scenes have been
filmed, the performers being students
of the North Dakota School Of Science.
Not only were the pigs and chickens
filmed, but a highIempered young bull
presented to the owner of the 5000
acre farm by James .. Hill in recogni-
ton Of prize-winning corn raised, play
ed one Of the liveliest parts. The
scenes Of -Four Hands in a Wash
BASIN will take the company to the
government Indian school here.
The f%our-year-old son of Herman
Thoutmiller and the four-year-old
daughter Of Gust Christianson of Mi
not nearly met death in the Mouse
river when they !felrofrom the boat
landing in u feetiof water. "A party
had gone to the park to spend the day
and the children had wandered to the
river. The children were heard
screaming Mrs. Irving was about to
jump in after the children when she
saw Mr.. Davis, a G. N. fireman, rush
ing to the scene. He plunged into the
water, grabbed the boy, and tossed
him in the bank, then made for the
girl, who was sinking for the third
time. He grabbed the child by the
hair. She was already three feet be.
low the surface and it was by mere
accident. that he came in contact with
her. The girl vas unconscious and
it was some time before she regaine1
her senses.