Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-13
STATE BRIEFS

! LanEdon. n. D.-Though dynamite
which exploded in his hand tore the
clothing from his body, Joe Wilhelm,
10 years old, lost only three fingers in
the accident.
| Scranton. n. D.-Two automobiles
crashed headon on a highway near
here and both cars were severely bat.
tered. John Giese, youth, was in.
jured. but eight others escaped in
jury.
| Valley City, n. D.-The sewer work
to be done by the city this season
was let to the Haggart Construction
company of Fargo, and a digging ma
chine shipped here has been put in
operation.
Williston, n. D.-The Missouri riv.
er has been bridged at Williston.
Thirty-five boats and short stretches
| of low trees work support plank drive
ways over both the main and the old
channels.
Valley City, N. D.-School author.
tiles of Barnes and Kidder counties
will make q thoro campaign of the
county to spread information with
respect to measures for com batting in.
fantile paralysis.
Calvin. n. D.-Caught under hay
rack which he was driving when over.
taken by a storm, Joe Kinalski, a
laborer, was killed near here The
rig was picked up by the wind and
turned completely over.
| Bisbee, N. D.-North Dakota's first
positive case of infantile paralysis has
been discovered. A 4-year-old child
on farm near Perth is suffering from
the malady and state officials have
taken quarantine precautions.
Langdon, n. D.-James Lawler, en-
gagged in the sale of liquor in violation
of North Dakota's prohibition act was
arrested, pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to the state penitentiary for
| d ycdI, Oil NlluAu AOuI
! Fargo, n. D.-The present system
of grading wheat is unjust and an
aid to unearned profit to the middle.
men, declared DR.. E. F. Ladd, presi.
dent of the North Dakota Agricultural
college, in his Labor Day address in
Island park.
Grand Forks, n. oh. A. Bronson
local attorney, has returned from Chi
cago, where he attended the annual
meeting Of the American Bar asso
citation. Mr.. Bronson was reelected
vice president of the organization for
the state Of North Dakota.
Jamestown, N. D.-John Hovland,
17-year-old boy who fell on a pitch.
fork while at work on a farm south
of jamestown and brought to the
hospital here nine days ago is in a
very serious condition, according to
word from Parkview hospital late
this afternoon. -.
Aneta, N. D.-Despite every at.
tempt that has been made to locate
him, Ole Visdahl, well.known farmer
who disappeared Aug. 13, is still miss.
ing. Visdahl, only 25 years of age,
was in good health, we'll fixed finan'
cially, and there is no nown reason
why he should disappear.
jamestown, n. D.-The jamestown
Gamble-Robinson company will erect
$4,000 cold storage and warehouse
in jamestown, the site having been
secured upon the Northern Pacific
right-of-way, facing Sixth avenue
north, according to announcement
made this afternoon by C. B. Kepford
manager.
Jamestown, N. DAT the annual
business meeting Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church, Mrs. G. Golseth was
elected president; Mrs. Frank Wild
den, vice president; Mrs. ]. E. Ander
son, treasurer: Mrs. Jesse Bursack
mite box secretary, and Mrs. A. Wells
corresponding secretary.
Jamestown, N. D.-The public high
schools of North Dakota are showing
a splendid growth, both numerically
land in quality and variety of work
done, according to the ninth annual
report of the state high school in
spector. e. r. Edwards of Jamestown
copies Of which we're received in
Jamestown today.
Fargo, n. D.-Two postofiice rob
berries in this part of the state have
been reported to postal inspectors
The Office at Abercrombie was broken
into and the safe blown, $50 in cash
some checks and stamps being the
booty obtained.
The Office at Hesper in Benson coun
ty was robbed. only a small amount
being obtained.
| Fargo, n. D.-Only one of four peo
pie arrested in the raid on north
side house Wednesday night appeared
in court yesterday morning when the
cases were called Ambrose Murphy
pleaded not guilty before Judge Rob
erts and has case was continued until
next Monday.
Manuel Edinger, Grace Burns and
Hazel Murphy forfeited bail of $40
each.
jamestown, n. D.-Judge S. E. Ellis
worth returned to the city Sunday