Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-04
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

KEN Temple Arab Patrol will go TO
Devils Lake on Feb. IS to take part
in the Masonic temple banquet and
celebration to be held there that
night
Tom Jones, manager for the heavy,
weight champion, Jess Willard, said
that the story from New York that
Willard and Jack Dillon had been
matched there for meeting in April
was absolutely bunk"
Edgar Olsen, field agent. for the
Grand Forks County Better Farming
association, has returned from Wash
ington township, where he spoke at a
meeting of the Washington Farmers
club. The meeting was held at the
Maddox school house.
Mrs. Johanna Reinke, aged Ga years,
died at Fargo hospital Jan. %, fol-
lowing an illness which was OF con-
siderable duration She had been at
the hospital for twenty-four days. The
deceased was a resident of Casselton
and one of the pioneers of Cass coun-
ty.
A new instructor is to be added to
the Fargo collee faculty the coming
semester, Miss Frances Gould, who
will be at the head of the department
of English Miss Gould took special
preparation in English for two de-
grees, A. B. and A. NJ, at Michigan
university.
Maj. Melvin Michigan of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, who is
also drill-master of the crack squad
which has won so much fame for it,
self and the college, all over the coun-
try, has gone to st. Paul to give the
North Dakota drill to the st. Thomas
college boys. u
Mrs. Foy's home, in the best resi-
dence part of Velva, was destroyed
by fire. The fire was caused by a
defective hot air pipe. The water
mains were frozen, and the flames
were beyond control before the fire.
men could do anything. There was
no insurance
After discussing the matter thor.
oughly it has been decided to hold the
annual library ball at Beach, given
under the auspices Of the Beach Won
ans club on the evening Of Friday,
Feb II, instead of on Lincoln's birth
day, owing to the fact that the date
fell on Saturday.
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Bank deposits in Williston increas.
ed approximately 80 per cent during
the past year, according to- their re.
ports. The increase inNdeposits is
nearly 100000, or a per capita in
crease of $79. The total deposits in
the banks last year were $1,404 ,369.27,
while the total now is $1,794,624.56.
Mrs. C. E. Hamilton of Valley City
received telegram Sunday stating
that her daughter, Mrs. Glen P. Mink,
who has recently been visiting here,
and had just returned to her home in
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, had been severely
burned and was unable to care for
her baby. Mrs. Hamilton left for
GAINESVILLE. I'D in&HGJ 4tG
- 81 hjsil at $50
At meeting of 7harnessas men in
Havre, Mont, the Great Northern Rae.
ing circuit, which includes Willistoni
n. d., was formed. WillstOn has
been without a race meet for some
little time, but this year. will have one
the best in it's history. The circuit
opens its season there on June 6, and
will give three-day program
Announcement was made today
that L. A. Tavis of Mandan has beer
made president Of the Associate banks
to succeed H. r.. Lyon of Minneapolis
who has been president since the
banks were established. The com
bined capitalization is $4,000; de
posits Jan. were $1,050,000, an in
crease of $250,000 in year. The AS
ISOLATED banks are: Merchants State
Glen Ullin; First National Hebron;
Richardton State bank, Richardtonj
Flasher State bank, Flasher; First
Security State bank of Raleigh; Elgir
State bank; First State bank of Gold
en- Valley all in western North Da
kota. and the. Ollie State bank of OF
lie, Mont.