The Dickinson press., 1916-12-02
. STATE NEWS NOTES 8
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President F. L. McVey cf the UNI
versity of North Dakota IVES elected
secrctary-treasrrer Of the national
Association Of University Presidents,
which m:t st Washington List week.
A franchise granting w. v. Hughes
tho right to establish IN electric light
service in Beach, under consideration
by the city council, calls for a sliding
| scale of rates, with Is cents per hlo-%
watt-hour as the maximum charge.
The prize of $500 in gold offered by
tho Natinal w. c.. T. U. for the best
essay on a temperance subject by any
college student has been awarded to
| Waldemar E. Lilo, a junior in the
University of North Dakota.
Prof. E. F. Chandler ard w. II.
Brown will represent Grand Forks at
the flood control convention ut Thief
River Falls, when the question of con-
trolling waters of the Rel Lake river
will be considered.
Prof. VIM. South, of Jamestown
college, is back convalesc:ng from in
juries sustained when he YVES held up,
beaten and relived Of $50 IT East st.
Louis, Ill.
Traffic wei the po1toon bridge
across the Missouri river at Williston
has been resumed after being held up
several days on account IF an ice
washout. Cakes of ice washed out
two of the barges in the pontoon.
Killdeer is to have a c~hautauqua of
five days duration during the later
part of next June.
Miss Melissa Hunt, daughter of Nh.
and Mrs. E. A. Hunt, west Of Marion,
had the misfortune to break both
bones Of her right wrist while crank.
ing a Ford.
At Hebron the barb wires have been
taken down around St. Johns Evan
gelical church block to insure safety
Of pedestrians and complying with
the new city ordinance.
At Calvin someone stole a number
of geese from in front Of the dental
parlors. It is possible .thct someone
got his teeth filled with something
better than gold or silver.
Mrs. Hattie Jones Of Beach was
thrown clear over the Windshield OF
an automobile with her 6-months in
FAINT clutched in her arms, and landing
squarely on her head, she was knock
ed unconscious, the child, however, be-
ing uninjured, when the car in which
she was riding plunged off a grade.
The I'M will recover.
George Sickle Of LaMoure was in
stantly killed, and his two companions
only slightly injured when his car
overturned near here. Stickle's neck
was broken, and he was dead when G.
Biglow and G. Drench, his companions,
pulled him out of the wreclsage.
Alex Kristen, IL, accidentally shot
while hunting, died at a Jamestown
wire fence, dragging the gun behind
him, when the accidental explosion oc-.
CURED. s"
Perhaps the most valuable 'acquisi-
ton Of the present year in Balfour's
rapidly increasing civic growth is the
new hospital, for which ground has al
ready been broken, and which will be
pushed to completion as soc as the
weather will permit. g. ~.
The Independent Elevator CO. "
Ryder end the Woodwork Elevator
people are erecting elevators at Wa
bek, and it is contemplated a farmer
owned house will be put UP, insuring
three grain-buying concerns in the
new town. So much grain is being
held in g%ranaries Chat they hope to
yet do considerable business this year.
Jack Foley of Woodwork had the
thumb of his right hand torn COM
pletely off at the second joint by his
glove being caught in digging a we'll
near the Star restaurant ct that place.
Ia physician found it necessary to cut
the bone off at the third joint.
Sivert, the ~9-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Iverson, died from injuries
which he received by having his right
hand caught in5a6gasoline engine. Two
fingers Of the hand were torn badly
and the hand split wide open and
death resulted because of loss of blood
; and from the terrible shock.
Fred Nanel and other prominent
!, farmers residing ten miles from Glen
t Ullin were in Bismarck recently in the
interests of a new church, which they
? are endcavoring to establish in their
: community.
The Scranton briquetting plant is
: progressing rapidly and already the
foundation has been laid for the
e building which will accommodate the
f units. It is expected that there will
s be fifteen units in operation by next
d fall. It is hoped that the one now UNI
r der construction will be in operation
by February LIST.
s John Moses of Hope moved to Heb
ron and will be associated with Atty.
e S. P. Halpern in, the law business.
e Grace Troxel, the four year old
daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Troxel
Of Werner, died on Monday of last
week. The little one had found a cop
per harness rivet which she placed in
/ her mouth and accidentally swallowed
i It. Her mother picked her up and
i started for the DOCTORS office with her.
but death came to the little girl.before
they had gone a block.