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One case of. infantile. paralysis has
been reported near Mandan. The
three-year-old son of John Campbell,
a farmer living south Of that city, sue.
cumbed to the disease a few days ago.,
it has just become known.
While swimming in the Fargo col.
lege stadium with several companions
John George, eighteen years old, got
into deep water and was drowned.
Barney Leonartz, Abercrombie. was
seized by cramps and drowned, and
his companion, Edwin Bontieth, al.
most met a similar fate in attempting
a rescue.
Organization of the Tower City Co.
Operative Shipping association and
the Tower City Equity Elevator com.
pany, announcement of which has
been made at Tower City, will make
that town the center of cooperative
marketing of grain and cattle, accord
ing to dealers and shippers. The
Equity Elevator company will pur.
chase one or more of the elevators.
Detectives employed by the Great
Northern railroad admit responsibility
for two shots fired at Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Momolke, who we're driving in
their automobile near Minot. One shot
hit the automobile. The detectives de-
clare they believed the couple to be
men for whom they were searching for
robbery. Mr.. and Mrs. Komolke are
prominent Minot residents.
The board of county commissioners,
sitting as a board of equalization, did
one momentous stroke of business
when they raised the assessed valua.
ton of Grand Forks city lots Z per
cent. This will mean that the as.
sessed valuation of the city lots Of
Grand Forks will be z per cent higher
than s$1, O24, $3.50, the valuation as as.
sessed by the city assessor and equali-
zation board.
Medora, the old home of Colonel
Roosevelt, is ready to furnish three
companies of rough riders for service
in Mexico, should the necessity arise,
according to a message received by
Governor Hanna. "Hale and hearty
COW p%unchers," are promised, the mes.
sage adding: "They would feel per-
fectly at home, even in the fastness
of the mountain region, because they
have been accustomed to the Bad
Lands"
Grand Forks ministers, club wo.
men and social workers have Joined
hands in a fight for the creation of a
moving picture board of censorship,
The city attorney, on instructions
from Mayor ]. A. Dinnie, has begun
an investigation to ascertain the legal
standing of such a body. The pro-
posed committee would be composed
of three women, a member of the
clergy, a business man and a member
of the city council.
Special train service has been an
nounced by the Great Northern over
it's branch and main lines for the
Grand Forks fair, July 25 to 20, and
extra equipment will be provided by
all roads to a r for the crowds that
will visit the fair This fair will be
n of the unbroken series OF fairs at
Grand Forks which has lasted for a
dozen years, the fairs being held alter.
nately under the auspices of the state
fair board for Grand Forks and the
County Fair association.
Delegates to the annual convention
of the North Dakota Total Abstinence
society at Carpio elected Oscar Menus
of Minneapolis president and O.. S
Aaker Of Minnewaukan vice president
The membership of the organization
was extended to Montana and Mime
sofa and about fifty delegates were
present from those states. Plans
were adopted for more extended activ
tiles the coming year. Othtr officers
elected were o. Bratvold of Minot
treasurer, and B. Olson of Maddox
secretary.
Fruit growing on the Great Plains
is a ,home making rather than a money
making enterprise. That region is no
primarily a fruit growing country ow
1uS " Ilc ldCh VI utOAStuIc LII LuS sui
says a specialist i'll a letter to tn.
North Dakota Development leagu,
press bureau at Grand Forks, but T:
few commercial orchards have beef
developed in favorable locations. Il
spite of adverse climatic conditions
such as damage by winds, hail an,
early frosts, considerable progress i
being made in raising fruit enough TO
the home in some sections of Nortl
Dakota.
The Northern Pacific Railroad con
pany will establish new division heat
quarters at Mandan, according to re
, ports current in business circle
e there. 1t also is reported that div
sion headquarters will be remove
, from Glendive, Mont, but the railroa
, officials have declined to affirm c
p deny these reports. Property at Nal
y dan recently was purchased by Nortl
ern Pacific interests. This move, t.
, gether with the operation out of thu
city of two recently constructe
branch lines, has tended to strengthe
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