Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-17
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

The interior of the State bank OF
Edinburg will be painted and repair
ed.
The telephone exchange caught fire
at Scranton recently. Little damage
was done.
The new engine for the electric
light plant at Watford is expected to
arrive in few days.
There has been quite large
amount of land transfers in the
Scranton vicinity recently.
The merchants of Minor subscrib-
ed literally toward having the Pres
byterian church at that place repalnt-
| ed.
The Kildeer band is a busy one.
There should be plenty of music In
that section of the state this coming
summer. @"
Troop /, Boy Scouts, of Garrison,
are rehearsing play which Will De
given at Dreamland theatre in the
near future "
The first wedding that ever took
place in Burnstad happened when
Miss Edna Hirsch became the bride
of M. C. eau.
A deal was cOnsummated at Ellen
dale Whereby u. e. Schaper became
sole owner of the Schaper & Lacy
meat market.
The new NJ. II. parsonage at Noon
an is completed and Rev. Browning
and family expect to move in within
the next few days:
Mrs Tingley, who lives south OF
Eastedge, had the misfortune to slip
on the ice and fall, breaking one leg
just above the ankle.
The York public school is arrang-
ing to give public entertainment in
the near future, the proceeds to be
used to buy playground apparatus.
"A deal was closed at Grand Rapids
whereby w. F. Brusseau of Little
Falls, Mimi, bought the stock and fix
lures of the poolhall from c. G. DEM
"lee' s.or.G 10. .
Halliday is going to have a holiday
on July 4. Arrangements are now Oh
foot to celebrate the event in a man.
ner that will bring the entire county
10 'o"n' Jgr eJ:.G ~ -
The .Streeter Creamery company
has opened a cream station at Street
er, with J.. j., Ruff as buyer, This
makes three stations besides the
| creamery. So
/, Fire destroyed the barn of John Nc.
earthly, about five miles south of Ohm.
stead, including quite an amount OF
feed, several sets of good harness and
other articles. &C., "
When Oscar Hinze lighted the gaso.
line heater of the coffee urn in Judge
e. Hinze's cafe at Grafton there was
an explosion and blaze which threat
ened the building followed.
Kramer, expects to have a good
town hall in the near future. J. H
Kundert intends to remodel his hall
for meetings and theatricals.
| A movement is on foot at Shields
| to reorganize the band. 1t is said that
there is plenty of material to give
| Shields good organization.
At the meeting of the congregation
of the Congregational church at Gar
rison a building committee was ap.
pointed to complete plans for the
building of. a new church this season
| Will Martin, manager of the CandO
| Utilities company at Cando, sustain.
ed serious accident at the plant re,
Gently. His right hand was caught in
one of the wheels and badly crushed.
He has lost one finger.
The city hall building at Dickinson
is being repaired. Broken bricks are
being replaced, new door has been
put in the recently constructed vault
and the interior of the council room
and office is being redecorated.
The village council of Garrison has
been petitioned by the voters of the
village to call an election on the ques'
ton of incorporating as a city. The
board acted on the proposition and
the election will be held on March 81.
O. G. Bjerke, who has been running
| the Ambrose electric light plant un'
der lease for some time past, has pur.
chased the plant. A new dynamo
about twice the capacity of the old
one has been installed.
The Catholic church, located six
miles north Of Ambrose, which burn
ed to the ground on February 8. is to
be rebuilt and plans are now under
consideration. Work will be started
on the edifice as soon as spring opens
up
At st. John, the village board
bought 4 new fire extinguishers and
have them hung in the hall of the
Hotel Lafayette. This hall door is
never locked and this is a very cen
trail and convenient place to keep the
extinguishers.