Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-05
STATE BRIEFS

! mere dlu OlNclcu q Lew CAdlAGcS WulCu
will add to- prevention of fire.
Courtenay.-Peter Neva, a farmer,
| living near here, nearly killed himself
this week by drinking turpentine by
mistake, which was in a port wine
| bottle.
| Fargo, N. D.-Fred La Brie, arrest
ed here several days ago by the Far
60 police on charges Of forgery, be.
ing wanted in St. Paul, is again be.
ing sought by the authorities.
Grand Forks, N. D.-The meeting
Of the North Dakota railroad comims-
sioners which was to have been held
in Grand Forks on October l, has
been postponed Indefinitely.
Darlington, N. D.-The district con-
vention of the Degree of Honor will
be held here October 16 and II. About
five lodges comprise the district. Some
of the grand lodge members will be
present.
Mandan, N. D.-Frank Wagner, for
mer agent of the Lark Equity Elk.
change elevator, under arrest for em-
bezzlement of the company's funds,
will be given a preliminary hearing
October g. in this city. 1t is charged
that he is short abouto$lO0.".t. T..
"a. .a>Atrs 49,
Devils Lake, n. D.-Mrs. e. NJ.
Grary and party, while on the way to
Crary, we're driving along at SEEM
ingly moderate rate of speed, when
they hit deep rut in the road. The
car turned over, throwing the occu-
pants out. No one was injured.
Grand Forks. N. D.-Plans are now
being made by Prof w. w. Norton
for the continuation of the University
Philharmonic orchestra, which in the
past has proved a big success and
which promises to become even
greater organization during the COM
ing year.
Marmarth, N D.-Trials of Denver
and Oscar Woods, alleged horse rust
lers, recently arrested here, will take
place at Bake, Mont, on October 2.
Denver Woods had been pardoned
from the North Dakota penitentiary
only a short time when he was brought
into the courts on the new charge.
Darlington, N. D.-Carrington high
school opens the football season o.
tober Z with Jamestown high school.
The schedule is as follows: Oct. :
at Jamestown; October IA, Coopers'
town here; Oct. 81, at Minot; Oct. %,
Jamestown here; Nov 4, at New
Rockford; Nov. II at Devils Lake,
and Nov. IS, Devils Lake here.
Frand Forks, N. D.-Word received
at the local army recruiting station
ordered Corporal M. E.. Coomler to
close the office and report at the head.
quarters in Minneapolis. Regular trips
will be made here by special repre-
sentative, and it is planned to have a
regular day Of each week for some
man to be here.
Jan1estOWn.-Rev. S. Hitchcock OF
New Rockford was elected moderator
for the coming year at the close OF
the COngTe gational conference, held
in Hankinson last week. The execu.
tive committee comprises Revs. Beard
of Fargo, Batten of Williston, Lyon OF
Valley City, Hitchcock Of New Rock
ford, and Phillips Of jamestown.
Rev. A. M. Asadoorian of Glen Ullin
told the members of the convention
that he believes that there is much in
the religious life in both the east and
the west that is called devotion which
is not real spiritual life.
Jamestown.--Johnni Neva, a 10.
year-old boy, living near Kensal, has
! plowed 100 acres of land this season
with his fathers gas tractor, and will
continue to run the machine until the
ground freezes.
Just five years ago considerable at
tention was brought to the vicinity OF
Pingree, when one of the large tractor
concerns hired the 13-year-old daugh'
ter of Henry Meyers, a farmer, living
near that village, to run large trac'
tor at the Minnesota State fair.
Miss Meyers was & year older than
Johnnie Neva when she became an
engineer.
Jamestown.-Driving his machine
without lights, Adam Zollner, farm
er, ivingSllear Glentield, Foster coun'
ty, crashed into a horse and buggy
near that village this week. with the
result that the occupants of the rig,
Mrs. Taylor Hutchinson and two ba.
bies, were badly bruised. 1t was nee.
essary to shoot the horse, because
three of it's legs were broken.
| When assistance arrived, the bay
was found under the wrecked car and
the other child badly frightened and
bruised, lying on the crippled horse.
Mrs. Taylor Hutchinson, mother OF
the children, was found unconscious
O ma stubble field. The buggy was
broken to splinters.
Zollner paid $500 damages to the
family.
Darlington, N. D-Mandamus pro.
ceedings will be instituted by w. E.
Hooper of this city, to show cause
why his name should not appear on
the ballot at the coming fall election
as the Democratic candidate for
states attorney of Foster county. The
action will be started in the district
will be the defendant.
! Tho pr;p,or,, Low, of Tho c}o}o hoe