Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-30
NORTHWEST BRIEFS


More than SO young people of the
Presbyterian church at Portal signed
the temperance pledge on Sunday.
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Joseph Buske, Flaxton, had field
of summer fallow which gave an av'
erage yield of wheat per acre OF Al
bushels.
Walhalla people are considering
making an outdoor skating rink near
the school grounds for the benefit Of
the school children.
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The Walhalla Chautauqua associa-
ton is planning to incorporate In or
der to provide a bigger and more
entertaining assembly"
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Stark county apples were sent to
Oregon to show the people of that
commonwealth that North Dakota is
not behind in fruit growing.
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The freight train on the Grea
Northern ran into an open switch at
Mo;lall and tied up traffic until the
wrecker helped clear the line.
Citizens in the vicinity of Dickin.
son, Gladstone and Lefor have peti.
toned the postal department for daily
mail service between Gladstone and
LefOr.
Jerry Daley of North Portal raised
IS bushels of oats to the acre, and re-
ports other grain as having yielded
away above the normal or average
yield for that section.
Members of the 'Lansford school
have organized an athletic associa-
ton. There are 10 members, wi,
Miss Clark, president; Miss Monk
man, treasurer, and Harvey Knutson
secretary.
Work has commenced on the exca'
vation for the new Congregational
church at Shields. Members of the
congregation turned out with picks
and shovelG and made dirt fly the first
day.
Cavalier Baptists have dedicated
their new edifice and will hereafter
worship in. their ,commorious new
home. On dedication day the commit
tee in charge raised $1150 for the
church fund.
The Crystal Cali in a short article
asks, t":Who .are the towns boosters
The summary given below the ques-
ton, makes it appear that the knock
er does not fall into that class in
Crystal, ND.
Five men are held at Dickinson for
beating up and robbing sixth All
had been working together this fall.
The suspects held have, it Is alleged,
confessed and will be given hearing
and sentence soon.
December IA an election will be
held in Burke county to ascertain if
the people wish to bond the county In
the sum of $4,000 to run for 20 years
at four percent, to raise money to
build a new court house in the city
of Bowbells.
INye & st. John is the firm style of
the Lansford Journal, which has
many years been under the able man
agement of Editor Will tHolbein. Mr.
Holbein goes to Minot as secretary
of the Commerce association.
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The Russell Farmers Improvement
club will hold a series of meetings
during the coming winter The first
meeting was held November %. Bet
ter farming representatives attend
and give lectures at these meetings
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The suffragettes held a lively meet
ing at Iakota recently, and laid plans
for future political work in North
Dakota. A woman from washington
was the leading speaker. Senator and
Mrs. A. j. Gronna we're guests o.
honor at the meeting.
'Mandan lPresbyterians are elate.
over the splendid start they arc max
ing in raising funds for the new
church. To date over $11,000 has
been subscribed and the committee:
in charge are confiden, that only ;
short time will elapse before the re
quired amount will be forthcoming.
The Dodge Power company which
was granted franchise to construc
and maintain an electric lighting
plant in Pembina, appeared befor,