Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-14

The new farmers elevator, one of
the largest in the state, expects to
be completed and ready to take grain
next week.
Joe Wick is confined to the house
with serious attack of rheumatism
! The directors of the Citizens State
bank were in the city Wednesday,
transacting business.
A number of the young people at
tended the dance at Garrison Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook and son Dan,
of Bismarck, are spending a few days
in our city.
SHELDON.
Geo. Patterson received word Sat-
urday of the death of VIM. Lakey, at
a st. Paul hospital, where he has
| been for a few months trying to re-
gain health. He was one of the pion-
eer citizens of Cass county, 81 years
old and came from England in 1854.
Chester Hall, transient harvest
striker, who threatened to destroy the
threshing machine on the Charles
Zeaske farm near Chaffee last Thurs
day, when he was discharged, is now
in Jail as a result of his threats to
the towner of the rig. He was taken
in custody by the sheriff Friday, and
placed under $3.50 peace bond which
he was unable to furnish and may
have to remain in jail until the No.
vember term of court. The complaint
was sworn to by Chas. Zeaske and
T. J. Corcoran, owners of the rig.
Earl Yorenkins, the Enderlin youth,
a member Of the I. w. w. gang, who
was arrested about three weeks ago
charged with robbing a number Of
transients riding on a Great North
ern freight train between Fargo and
Grand Forks, pleaded guilty to the
charge of highway robbery in the
first degree before Judge Pollock at
Fargo last Thursday afternoon.
Younkins and his pal are members
of the quartet that made a confess
sion that implicated other members
of the gang. They were not SEN
fenced, and may be held as witnesses
in the trials of the members at the
A<OVcu1Ucl lC1 III VI uloCA III COuI
Anton Klesner had twenty-five acres
of timothy on his farm east of Shell
don this year which was more valu-
able than quarter section of wheat.
Mr. Klesner has just completed
threshing his crop and from the TWEEN
ty-five acres received 40 bushels or
nearly 6 bushels an acre. He is ne
gotiating for its sale with several
seed houses and with the prevailing
price the crop is worth about $500.
In all he has a field of seventy acres
the balance being cut for hay and
made better than two tons to the
acre.
w. B. Hubbard, formerly a miller
with the Bemmels Milling company
at Lisbon, has been secured by the
Sheldon Farmers Equity Elevator as
their manager, arriving last Friday to
take charge of the business. Mr..
Hubbard is man with twenty years
experience in milling and grain bust
ness. He is married and as soon as
he decides on a location, will move
his family here from Lisbon.
DRIscoLL.
School opened Monday morning
with a large enrolment. Mrs. F. J.
Danforth of Driscoll, N. D., is the
new principal, otherwise the same
teachers that were here last year
have returned. Miss Ruby Erickson,
of Alexandria, Mimi, has charge of
the grammar grades; Miss Mildred
Nash, Finley, n. D., the intermediate,
and the primary grades by Miss EN-.
mia Huff of Park River, N. D.
A. o. Krogan left for Arena Mon
day in his new Overland runabout
Mr.. Krogan has several business in
terests in Arena.
The dance given in the hall Satur
day night was fairly we'll attended
and everyone present reported very
good time.
Miss Eva Bond visited at the K.
A. Ersland's hame over Sunday. Miss
Bond has many friends in Driscoll,
who are always glad to see her back
The Schlaback brothers are erect
ing a large granary on their farm
northeast Of town.
Mrs. Helms left for her home in
Minot, after visiting at the home of
her uncle, Mr.. E. c. Carr.
We understand that Howard Thorn
as has been appointed postmaster in
the Driscoll postofice. He will prob
ably take immediate charge of the
office, beginning October I.
Mr. Arnold Krogan left on No. 8
Monday to visit with his friends in
Cleveland, N. D.
Miss Pearl Ersland, her brother
Luther, and friend Emily Johns mo-
tored to Wilton last Friday, via Bis
marck. Miss Ersland is going tol
teach near Wilton and took this op-
portunity of meeting some Of the par
ents.
The "Lazoua Trio played three
nights in succession, beginning last
Monday and concluding Wednesday
evening. The pictures were very
good and the vaudeville was unusual
" clean, little Elva doing some very
clever acting. The local pictures
were a source of amusement to many
as they were snapped without warn
ing and we saw ourselves as others