Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-17

The contract has been let to the
Northern Construction company of
Grand Forks for the construction Of
a new municipal building at Cando.
Excavation has been started for
the erection OF a new home for the
Sisters of st. Johns parochial school
at W~ahpeton. The building will cost
about $4,000.
The village of Ray has been grant
ed a department in the new union de-
pot at st. Paul. The department will
contain exhibits of Williams county
farm products and advertising matter
will be distributed. /,
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In accordance with action taken at
the last meeting Of Grand Forks coun-
Gil, the city is advertising for bids
for the leasing of the abattoir. The
proposals will be received at the next
meeting of the council.
Notice has been received by the
educational institutions of North Da-
kota that are interested in the hnodes
scholarship awards from George K.
Parkin, head Of the trust, that there
will be no scholarship awarded from
this state this year. ~.
In order to save the life of little
IIunicc Wilson, the o-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Wilson, of
New England, who was SO severely
burned when fireworks ct fire to her
clothing on July 6, two operations to
graft skin on to the chid's ~ody were
undertaken, the mother and two
neighboring women offering their
skin.
Paul Carpenter, a graduate Of the
University of Minnesota, will become
field agent for Walsh county, under
a joint plan sponsored by the Walsh
county board of commissioners, the
Park River agricultural school, and
the state experimental station. He
will spend the summer months lin
active field work, while 5he winter
months will be spent in the Park Riv-
er school, conducting agricultural
classwork.
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Grand harvest weather prevails in
Nelson county and for the past ten
days the best kind of weather has
been experienced for the ripening Of
the grain. Cutting of grain is now
on in earnest, but will be more gen
eral by next Monday. The grain
stand is the finest here in many years
and in a majority of the fields the
height reaches five feet and in some
fields the grain Stands as high as a
mans head. The filling seems to be
the best, the kernels showing a large
size and good shape.
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Stockholders of the defunct Inter
national Securities company will be
compelled to bear a part of the loss.
es of that concern if a civil action
now being launched by B. l. Heating
Of Fargo, receiver for the corpora.
ton, is successful. q According to the
complaints, which are being served,
$4,000 should be recovered IN this
manner from the various stockllold-
ers. This money is needed to liqui.
date claims against the concern, it
is alleged. Both actual stockholders
and contract holders of the concern
are affected. There are 40 of these
in Grand Forks county. -"
Guy c.. H. Corliss, formerly OF
Grand Forks. and a well known men,
her of the North Dakota bar, has, &C.
cording to advices received from Fort
1orIS Orn 81. ,na1n n NNnHy vroror1 II, rnO-
tinued speaking in "a Portland court.
Mr.. Corliss talked all day in defense
of Frederick Kribs and William Jones
who have been sued for $614, 900 by
the creditors Of the bankrupt L. H.
Dodge interests. Judge Corliss be-
gan his argument at 4:30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, resumed at $3.50
a. H., Tuesday, talked until noon,
and then argued steadily again from
2 to 5 y. m, when he concluded and
the court adjourned.
The first epidemic of cholera re-
ported in North Dakota this year has
seized on a herd of 500 purebred Dur
oc:Jersey hogs, owned by J. j. Ma
honey, residing near Langdon. The
hogs have been vaccinated against
the disease, and although 40 head
have been killed by the cholera. it is
believed the bulk of the herd will be
saved. n handling the Situation,
agents of the Cavalier County Better
Farming association have been p'ac-
cd in charge. Because of the out
break, raisers of hogs throughout the
state are being warned to watch
closely for any development of the
disease. y" . 49,.