Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-21
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

The postotfice at Golden Valley ha
been raised TO the third class.
The Underwood schools have beer
closed on account of smallpox.
A new heating plant has been in
stalled in the court house at Manning
*
Carl Hanke is remOdeling the in
terror of his hardware store at XIII
deer.
Adam LeSmeister of Pierce county
cleaned up 5000 on wolf bOunties dur
ing 1915
The Dunn county deputies have re
ceived an increase in pay of $40 pei
month.
Steel cells are being installed il
the Dunn county court house at a
cost of $1,292.
The Werner Record fears the incOr
poration movement in that city is be
coming Stagnant.
The Valley hotel at Halliday ha:
again changed hands, being taker
over by Grover Everhart.
There We're 23S marriages in Crane
Forks county during 1915. This is ;
slight increase over 1914.
Lillian B. Totten has been nominal
ed as. post master at Bowman, n. d.
in place of Myrtle Nelson, resigned
Editor Brinton of the Beach Chron
icle has laid down the pen and c. T
Bolstad has taken charge OF the news
paper
The postoffice department has dis
continued the mail messenger service
at Sweet Briar, Morton county, Nortl
Dakota, from January q, 1916.
The Swedish Lutheran congrega
ton of Grand Forks will hereafter b.
known as the '.immanuel' congrega
ton, according to a resolution passe|
at the annual meeting last week.
Elaborate preparations for BIZ
| wedding were followed by a fir
which totally destroyed the Brffla
Lutheran church at Portland Tn
damage being estimated at abou
$1,000.
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders of the HaZen creamery, tn
business OF the year was checked
| over and was found very satisfactor
and the year throughout a prosperou
one. y
killdeer has organized fire de
partment of forty members. Tn
newly organized department intend
giving a big dance in the near future
the receipts TO go towards financin
the operations of the department.
a petition II feet long containin
1.5i0 names OF citizens in North DE-
| kota in favor OF woman suffrage. ha
been laid before the senate by Sens
tor McCumber, and referred to tn
committee on woman suffrage. wher
it will receive attention.
Senator Gronna has designate
Sherman Gilbertson of TOwner a
principal. and Thomas Delaney Q
Valley City, first alternate, for exam
nation for admission TO the miIitar
academy at West Point. These car
| didates will be expected TO take thei
examinations next spring.
-. -.
| j. A. White OF Edgeley made req
ord run via auto to Minneapolis las
| week. The actual time on the rOa
vas sixteen hours and fifteen mir
utes. Mr.. White experienced no trot
apparently found good roads. TIL
White family will make MinneapOli
| their future home
/ Senator Gronna is going after Pos
master General Burleson about tn
Devils Lake postmastership. TIL
senator will shortly introduce a rest
I. luton demanding that the postmaste
general send to the senate the nom
nation of J. H. Bloom to be postmas
er at Devils Lake. Blooms nomins
ton was rejected by the senate tw
years ago, but Notwithstanding thi
action he was given a recess appoin
ment, under which he is now serving
Senator Gronna and other senator:
among them prominent democrat:
declare that the postmaster genera
has defied the senate in this matte
and they propose to take some actfo
that will indicate their d'spleasure.