Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-29
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

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I A two.day farmers institute will be.
! held in. Hannaford Friday and satnr-
4 day, Feb. 25 and 26.
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John Bnrtscher is heading a, move
ment TO land the 1917 state chess
tournament for! Devils Lake.
A ski club has been organized at
Minot and the first tournament VIII
be held the last of this month.
A boy scout organization has been
perfected in Williston under the lead
ership of NJ. R. Marston of that place.
The Security State bank Of Deerine
will erect handsome new bank
building as soon as the weather per-
mits. -.
The jamestown Commercial club
has started movement to establish
night school for foreigners in that
city.
I A.ifarmers' institute will be held at
! Halliday, a. d., on Friday, Feb. %.
| Three sessions will be given on that
day. ''rI F. -
The Minot knights OF Columbus
| held big initiation and celebration.
! The Minot council took in 73 new
members. -.
Roy D. Young of Wilton, has been
found guilty in the district court at
Bismarck, of keeping for sale intoxi-
eating liquors as a beverage
The electric light service at Hazen
which have been interrupted by the
total destruction of the plant by fire
last week, has been resumed.
The prisoners in the Ransom coun-
ty Jail, under the direction Of Sheriff
Craig, are redecorating the walls and
woodwork of the court house.
The Masons OF jamestown will
erect a handsome new temple this
season at a cost Of $4,000. The fur
nishings will cost an additional
$4,000. '
The first annual Shriners ball, IN.
der the auspices of the MinOt Shrin-
ers' club will be given in the Masonic
temple in that city on the evening OF
March II. s H
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The Presbyterian church at Lari.
more burned the mortgage that was
on it's property at a big celebration
on the occasion of the clearing up of
the debt.
: !! The authori:ies at, Jamest own are
seeking the relatives of Michael Fla
vim, who was killed in a railroad acct
dent near SpiritWo0d. He carried
$1,000 accident insurance policy.
The Otter Tail Power Co., of Fer
gus Fails, MIMI, is planning on run.
ming a power line north from Wahpe
ton along the banks Of the Red river
to- supply farmers with light and
power,
:
Lloyd Carr, bookkeeper at the Nick
Robe harness shop at Sheldon, fell
through a sskylight and dropped dis
lance Of 30 feet,to the basement floor.
He escaped with a badly lacerated
nose.
The annual state basketball tourna-
.ment for the high schools of the
southeastern part of the state will be
held in the Normal school gymnas.
ium at Valley City on February Is
and rs. ..4
With the last issue Of The Ryder
Journal, Vol. 5, No. 30, that publica-
ton ceased and the plant is to be
moved to The Parshall Leader Office.
The Ryder News is now the only pap
err in that town.
Grafton will have farmers CO.
operative elevator ready to receive
grain from the crop of 1916. IA COM
pany has just been organized among
the farmers of that vicinity with a
capitalization of $4,000.
Arrangements have been completed
for holding poultry show at Ender-
lin during the five days beginning
March "a and ending March 25. The
show will be held in the Isaac Luker
| building opposite the postoffice.
Three times wounded in as many
different engagements in the western
theater Of war, Hugh Kennedy of
Sunbury, Ont, brother of M. C. Ken
nedy of Grand Forks, is again back
at the front and eager to resume
fighting.
Fred G. Wall, pioneer citizen, and
| one of the best known farmers west
! of Anselm has been selected to head
the Farmers State bank of Anselm.
organized by farmers in that vicinity
this, winter and which will open it's
doors within avery short time.
While standing before a mirror
.combing his hafr Ed. Able, an en-
ploye. on. the Base farm two miles