Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-16
STATE BRIEFS
Hankinson. N. Dust removing to

this city to reside, A. T. Bowen,
farmer, dropped dead on local street.
NOme.-r. S. A. Nesse OF Enderlln
was married here to Miss Johanna
Gjesvold, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gjesvold..
Souris: John J. Kadlec shipped a
carload Of cattle and household goods
to Pisek. Mr.. Kadlec and two sons
made the trip back via auto.
Cando: John Heller is putting in
a concrete basement and cistern on
his lot southeast section of the city,
and will move one of his vacant build
ings upon the same and convert same
into a neat residence.
Fargo: Will Smith, alias Indian
apolis Smith, colored, was sentenced
to ninety days in the Cass county jail
by Charles A. Pollock in district
court, after Smith had pleaded guilty
to a charge of bottlegging.
Grand Forks.-Plans for the sale OF
stock for the construction of the
100000 packing plant to be erected
in this city by the Northern Packing
company were made at a meeting OF
the directorate in this city Friday.
Cayuga: Ernest Newman, about
26 years of age, who escaped from
the Sargent county jail on Nov. Z,
1912. by breaking through the bars
in a window, is again in the clutches
of the law.
'Minot.-Two new Federal officials
will take over the duties in this city
Oct. !. Fred l.. Anderson will he
come postmaster to succeed E. H..
Stenvick, resigned, and William o.
Leary will be receiver of the land
office, succeeding V. A. Corbet.
Valley City: Valley City will
make bid for the 1917 convention
of the North Dakota w. c. #. u, pro-
posing to extend such invitation to
that organization when it holds it's
1916 convention in Grafton next
month.
Fargo: Carl Beiseker, farmer, re-
siding several miles north of Fargo,
is displaying several fine ears of corn
in this city, raised on his farm.
Northwestern dent, Minnesota 13 and
yellow dent corns are included in the
display, and all are exceptionally fine.
Elk Point. S. D.--The 1-year.old son
Of Fred Seguin, a farmer living near
here, hanged himself. While playing
on a bed where his mother had left
him, the child pushed his head thru
an opening at the foot of the iron
bedstead. When the mother return
ed, the child was dead
Minot:. Ben Montgomery and AL
fred Lem were bound over to the dis
trict court by Justice A. B. Dill on a
charge of grand larceny The COM
plant was sworn out by John P. Var
i mes, who charged the two men with
stealing shotgun and rifle belong.
ing to the complaining witness.
Van Hook.-This city was visited
by a 100000 fire. The Bovey-Shute
Lumber company sustained a $50, 900
loss Gus Sather, $4,000, and the
Rossum, Hagen & Nelson store, $12,-
OO0 being the heaviest losers Bel
sons cafeteria and frame building
suffered damage amounting to $4,000.
Bowman, N. D.-Two locomoties,
the mail and express car, a baggage
car and one coach of the westbound
"Olympian" on the Milwaukee road,
left the tracs at Bowman N. D., late
today. The train was heavy and was
drawn by two engines. No one was
injured.
Minot, N. D.-A daring attempt at
robbery of the Larson & Co. store
here was foiled by the police. Eddie
Shay was arrested while attempting
to open the safe, the police say. Two
shots were fired to prevent the mans
escape. An attempt also was made
to rob department store.
Grand Forks: With the opening
of the first semester of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota for the scholas-
tic year of 1867 but two weeks
away, university officials are prepar-
ing for the most successful year in
the history of the institution. lncreas-
ed activities in all departments. will
be evident.
Devils Lake.-Robbers, who worked
so cleverly that none Of the occupants