Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-25


A. l.. Briggs, engineer in charge Of
The Harvey electric light plant was
assaulted by an unknown man, beat
en- on the head with sandbag and
kicked. The motive for the assault is
not known
:. Census figures indicate that South
Dakota can take care of thousands Of
eastern spinsters. South Dakota has
70,O45 males and 1894 females over
the age of18 and unmarried. This is
ratio of two to one of men over wo.
men in the unmarried list. The east
ern surplus of the fair sex can find
opportunity to wed in South Dakota
without getting in, the way of their
sisters.
Gunder Olson and r. H.. Tharalson,
both of Grafton, prominently known
in the state, are making plans for
the extension Of their banking inter
ests at Ki!deer. Mr.. Olson recently,
conferred with Mr.. Tharalson at Kill
deer, and plans were then made for
the construction of a brick bank
building. Mr.. Tharalson has taken
charge of the bank and will make lis
home at Kildeer.
An unrealized ambition-the MUIR
der of his fathcr--Was confessed by
Frank M. Durham, aged 20, in a note
addressed to his mother found on his
person after he had poisoned himself
at the Durham home near Spring
brook. do not think am going
crazy" wrote young Durham. u have
been thinking of killing myself for
three years, but wanted to kill father
first" Young Durham and his father
had quarreled and the young man had
not been residing at home.
Harvesting of wheat and oats is
being rushed everywhere in Mckenzie
county with splendid weather cOndi.
tions prevailing. Wheat with heads
six inches long has been cut. The
hope is growing that some corn may
mature The alfalfa yield has been re-.
markably good. A third cutting is
now almost assured. Two cuttings
are all that ordinarily can be made in
this section. Some 1,706 new acres
were seeded to alfalfa in Mckenzie
county this season. With an abund-
ance of rain most of it has gained a
fine start.
The contract for the magnificent
new armory which is to be erected at
Wiliston was let last week to G. J..
Harding, a contractor Of that city, at
$24,976. This contract covers the en-
tire structure, including the heating
and plumbing. The plans were pre-
pared by Robert 3. Stacy-Judd, and
he will supervise the construction.
The architect is somewhat e.ated
over the letting Of the contract, as
he was limited in the cost OF the
building to $4,000, and it was gener-
ally believed that a building such as
the company and the citizens OF Will
lston wanted could not be erected for
less than $4,000. The contract is
$24 under what his Limitation was.
Geo. Udenby OF Marvel, county
commissioner of Grand Forks county
was exhibiting an unusual specimen
of wheat at Grand Forks recently
which he secured from the farm OF
George Gagnon Of Antler, to his
friends There are 81 kernels OF
wheat on tle head of the stem
which is covered with black beard
The kernels are unusually heavy and
enclosed in a hard shell, having a
very substantial and healthy appear
ance. Mr.. Udenby reports that about
9 per cent of a field of macaroni on
the farm OF Mr.. Gagnon is sprinkled
in with the strange grain. He in
tends to turn over sample to Coun
ty Agricultural Agent Edgar |. Olson
for inspection, believing that it may
prove a boon to farmers. II have
been farmer for many years, but
never before have | seen anything
like thai grain he said.
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President ]. M. Hannaford of the
Northern Pacific road, who made a
17-day trip over the system, said that
the big crops are affecting general
business favorably all over the west.
Mr.. Hannaford said that the country
west of the Cascades range is in splen-
did condition and that the harvest
season is practically over and the
crops big. The "dry farming" coun-
try along the company's western lines
has done very we'll, he said, and fore
casts of big crops are being borne out
by threshing returns. General Mana
ger r. Huntington OF the 500 line had
reports from the west giving first
threshing returns in the grain fields.
At Cogswell, N. D., spring wheat that
went 80 bushels to the car and weigh
ed 62 pounds to the bushel was re-
ported. Cakes sent word of the thresL-
ing out of Marquis wheat that yielded
35 bushels to the acre and weighed
over 60 pounds. IRON the Missouri
river division of the road barley was
reported yielding 4S to so bushels to
the acre.