Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-03

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Giles secretary at an enthusiastic
meeting; of boosters.
The Lincoln Circle OF Valley Cit!
elected the following officers: Mrs
Olaf Olsby, president; Mrs, F. Whit
man, vice president: Mrs. Earl Col
Inns, secretary.treasurer.
After a continuous service of II
years as village clerk at Minnewau
kan, E. L. Richmond has resigned
and A. E. Bolum has been elected b!
the board of trustees to fill the va
cancy.
A telegram that her mother was
dying was received by Mrs. J. H
Bloom, of Devils Lake, who with Col
Bloom, left Wednesday evening fol
Hagersville. Ont. in the hope OF ar
irving before death occurs.
At the annual meeting OF the James
town Cynosure club these officers
were elected: George Burgett. Jr.
president: Alvin Past. secretary;
Phillip Blewett. first vice president
Phillip Mason, second vice president:
Dan Mason, treasurer.
The Farmers club of Cleveland
was reorganized with the election OF
A L. HarolGSon. president; Thomas
Traumer. vice president: Charles
Lusk, treasurer: and Arthur Ahlen.
secretary. About twenty farmers of
the vicinity attended the meeting.
A rabbit hunt was enjoyed by the
New Leipzig ninlrods, taking advan-
rage OF the favorable weather for
that sport. This part Of the county
seems TO be abundantly Inhabited
with cotton tails and about 80 were
bagged before the afternoon was
over.
The citizens OF New Rockford had a
taste of primitive lighting methods
recently, when the electric light plant
was broken down Lamps, lanterns
and candles were brought into use
again, in homes and business places,
and the streets were in total dark
ness. ~
Mrs. Edith May Dunn, wife OF Roy
E. Dunn, proprietor of the Dunn re-
sort on Lake Lizzie, twenty-five miles
east of GAINESVILLE, died at a Fargo
hospital Jan. q, as a result of pneu-
monia that developed after. an oper-
alton for appendicitis performed
Tuesday noon. ,!.. ,., '.,:. . #
The grand opening of Motifs $50.
barrel flour mill was carried out as
planned, despite the, fact that cold,
blustery wind was raging during the
entire day. The wheels began turn
ing during the early morning and con-
tinued through the remainder of the
day. There were over 500 visitors
during the day.
An interesting feature of the term
Of court at Mott is the fact that there
will be but eight names appearing as
applicants for naturalization. This
will be one of the smallest registers
ever handed out by Clerk of Court
Hoffman and brings utathe fact that
there are very few inhabitants of that
section who are not citizens of the
good old u. S. A.o6l ut; - &s"5 ~
gfIus+* = ,Nrt;-i .at. a.
Indications point to an active build
ing campaign in Ryder next summer.
Besides the new Lutheran church and
the First National Bank building, al
ready assured, the Odd Fellows are
discussing the proposition of erecting
a suitable lodge hall, with basement
to be, rented for an auto repair shop.
l.. S. officer and l.. r. Rosberg are
planning on building new residences.
The First National bank of Cassel.
ton will be reopened in about a week
If present plans go through as an.
ticipated, according to President M.
G. Straus. "One thing is certain"
said Mr.. Straus, "the bank will be re.
opened, and we hope in the near FIJI.
ture.' A meeting Of the board of di.
rectors will be held at Casselton eth
er Wednesday or Thursday of this
week, when a full report of the condi-
ton of affairs will probably be ready.
Mrs. Mary c. Hastings, aged 81,
died at Minot hospital and the re.
mains were shipped to her home at
Owatona, Mimi. for interment. Mrs.
Hastings was the mother of Mrs.
Leslie Dunn, until five years ago a
resident of this city, but whose home
is now at Brantford, N. D. She was
visiting her daughter at that place
when she was taken i'll, and was
brought to a hospital of this city.
Mrs. Dunn has been with her mother
since she came to Minot.
c. A. Nice ormick, who recently took
charge of the steam heating plant at
the Center school house, suffered a
severe scalding. 1t seems that a Ger.
tain valve on the heating plant was
leaking steam, and while it showed a
liberal pressure Mr.. Mccormick bent
over it and attempted to tighten the
valve with wrench. Instead Of bet
tering matters, he caused the escape
of a quantity of steam that at once
scalded most of his face in manner
that has since caused most Of the
skin to peel off.
Last Wednesday morning fire broke
out in the elevator belonging to the
Haynes Equity Union Exchange and
within two hours from the time it
was discovered the walls ,toppled
over. The fire was discovered about
1880 a. M, probably shortly after it
started, by Chas. Wilhelm. who was