Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-24
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

Carbohydrates received last Eas'
ter, when she was shot by a COM
panic while hunting gophers, proved
fatal yesterday for Mrs. c. T. Patton
this city.
The committee appointed for the
reorganization of the Golden Valley
band is meeting with excellent sue.
cess, and already some 5000 has been
subscribed.
Williston.-A Williams county court
ruled that man who runs over an
other with his automobile, and fails to
stop, is guilty of assault with intent
to commit injuries. Ray Eddy of
Fargo is under arrest on that ruling,
and will be tried at the next term OF
the district court.
Due to the untiring efforts of the
Zap Social club, live wire organiza.
ton, newspaper, captioned, "The
Zap Enterprise" has been launched
in the enterprising town of Zap. A
building has been secured, and the
equipment is now being installed and
the first issue will appear off the
press on September 7.
Fargo: Frank Hanly, prohibition
candidate for president, will speak at
Fargo and other points in North Da.
kota along the Great Northern Sept
10, it was announced yesterday from
St. Paul. A prohibition special will
carry the head of the ticket; O. w.
Stewart, national chairman, and party
will leave the Minnesota capital the
day before. ~. --.s~
Devils Lake.--A farmer near Stark.
weather who gave up his wheat crop
as entirely lost and was planning to
burn off the field, concluded he would
cut few rounds and thresh it out.
just to see what there was in it. 1t
panned out seven, bushels per acre.
and he will continue cutting. There
may be others who might probably
try the experiment.
of Kensal Stutsman county, which
was recently taken over by a group of
farmers, under a stock company, has
been consolidated with the Kensal
Journal. w. T. WATSON, editor of the
Progress, will continue in that capac.
ity under the consolidation. The
Journal was owned by Jack Howard
Of McHenry and his half-brother,
E. Black
Grand Forks.-Two hundred dollars
have been sent by the local Soldiers
Aid to the First North Dakota regi-
ment on the border, to be used in con-
nectiOn with regimental hospital
established in Mercedes, Texas. The
money is in the nature of memorial
to Mrs. Alice Nelson Page, who was
chiefly instrumental in securing it by
devising the plan for the sale OF
badges, ETC., which was put into effect
after her death at the Grand Forks
fair. Ia
H4a. 2s
Jamestown.-A little toy pistol in
the hands of little 7-year.old boy
bluffed an ugly looking tramp into
surrendering his loot taken from a
child's playhouse at Darlington this
week. Robert Schutt of Darlington
will some day probably be sheriff of
Foster county or chief of police Of
that city. %"Bobbie" observed tran.
silent going down the alley, past his
home, with box from his playhouse.
He fastened to the house, got toy
pistol and bluffed the big DO into re-
turning the box.
Minot-The total valuation Of the
personal property of Ward county as
equalized by the county board of
equalization totals $2,274,65S. As the
assessed valuation is one-fourth the
real valuation, it can be seen that the
total valuation of all personal proper
ty in the county is $9,098,632. 3
A number of interesting features
are disclosed in the list as prepared
by the, county auditors Office. For
instance, there are 21,O32 horses Of
all kinds in the country, with total
valuation of $580,9O3. There are H.
979 head of cattle in the county, with
valuation of $197,4O7.