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

The commercial club at Dunn Cen.
ter is going right after road improve
ment in that vicinity.
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The Williams County Fair Associa-
ton is to have a Better Babies Con-
test on Sept. 2 at the Fair grounds.
The contest will be conducted under
the auspices of tie Fair and viii be
open to children OF six mntsho to
three years.
A farmers elevator is being erect
ed at Berthold at a cost of something
like So, 900, which will be conducted
on what is known as the bushel basis.
II will be ready for handling the crop
this fall. 1t will be cooperative in its
plan and is owned by the farmers and
business men OF the city.
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At G%lenburn, Deputy Sheriff Geo.
A. Scofield grabbed q shipment of
500 pints Of Hhiskey that was sent
to that station for outside parties, for
illegal purposes, who came for the
goods shortly after it fell into the
hands Of the sheriff, but they beat
a hasty retreat when they saw the
game was up.
Secretary Hollenga of the Minot
association of commerce has received
Geographic inquiries from Montana
for from Is TO 100 men to work in the
harvest fields of that state. Informa-
ton as to the places where help is
needed and the number of men requir-
ed for tach place can be obtained by
inquiry in person at the Office of the
association Of commerce.
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Senator LaFollette was called to
Washington from Minot Thursday be-
cause of the dangerous illness of his
2~0.year-old son. The senator receiv-
ed a telegram in the afternoon an
%nouncing the turn for the worse OF
the boy and at once made arrange
ments to leave for the east On the
first train in the hopes of reaching
the bedside of his before death came.
s.
The case in which Attorney T. H.
McEnroe was charged with having
set out poison in violation of the
state laws was dismissed in Justice
Miller's court, on the ground that the
evidence introduced by the complain
ing witness, Attorney A. c. Lacy, did
not show that the laws had been VIC
lated and that Mr.. McEnroe was not
guilty of having set out poison as
defined under the statutes.
With $40 nm 1rorth of diamonds
and other jewelry in the safe. two ne
groes attempted to burglarize the jew
elry store owned by Max Rabinovitch,
located at 2l1 DeMers avenue, Grand
Forks, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock,
and were surprised in the act. One of
the liveliest chases on record followed,
in which more than 100 men and boys,
headed by Policeman Viking and De.
putty Sheriff Sorbo, participated, re-
volver shots adding to the excitement.
One of the men ran north and eluded
his pursuers for a time, until he was
iseen in front of Justice of the Peace
Phil McLoughlin's Office IN North
Fourth street. Lighting a cigar, the
fugitive nonchalantly strolled up the
street, finally breaking into a run
when he saw that the crowd was after
him. Several shots we're fired after
the fugitive when Ell entered the wood
d district near the Northern Pacific
depot. He was finally caught in the
brush by Office; Viking and Deputy
Sorbo.
The federal government is taking
effective measures to eradicate dour.
inc in the country north OF Dickinson.
Government tests are being contain
ed, but very few horses have been
found to be affected. The Richards &
Wilcox Co. have organized at Dickin-
son and capitalized at $4,000. The
incorporators are w. L. Richards,
president of the Merchants National
bank of Dickinson, and Robert Wilcox,
president of the Dunn County State
bank of Killdeer. The company will
handle cattle and horse interests.
John Obrigewitsch has contracted
with Hughes & Dieters to have the
Dickinson Valley mill run day and
night by electricity. The contract for
extending and %enlarging the central
heating system has been let. This i'm.
provement will cost $4,000. The Dick
inson Union Delivery company was
started this week by Thomas Menke
and J. G.. Leonard Of Gledive. Two
markets, a department store and a
grocery and clothing store are taking
the service at the start.