Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-23
NORTHWEST BRIEFS

1477, Modern Woodmen of America
initiated a class of over fifty candi
dates last Wednesday night in FEEDER
alton hall.
Colonel Hike Of Belfield has re
ceived his commission as statewide
game warden from w. F. Reko, CHIEF
game warden for North Dakota in the
second district.
Petitions are circulating in Mercer
county for the purpose of bringing uI
the matter of changing the number Of
commissioners from three to five al
the fall election.
| Walhalla:f Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the city's electric light
plant, which also operated the NUM-
cipal water system. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000.
Minot.-C. L. Mathews, a transient
painter of Campbell, Mimi, was
drowned in the Mouse river here
while swimming. The pulmotOr was
used without effect.
Minor: Lars Johnson, residing
south of Minor, met with very pain
full accident, when tine of pitch
fork thrown from the haymow pene'
trated his right forearm to the extent
Of about four inches. .......
Beach: While riding in a wagon
with his wife, enroute to Sentinel
Butte to meet son, Ashjorn Sever.
son, aged IS years, who resided on
Beaver creek, % miles northeast OF
Beach, died suddenly of heart failure.
Lidgerwood. - The Lidgerwocd
Broad Axe has again changed hands
Editor De La retiring from the man.
agement and will move elsewhere.
Mr.. Melton, late of the Ellendale Rec.
ord, will assume control of the Broad
Axe next week. .s .ss.- f. esq
Jamestown: Jack Dick, former car
penter on the new Northern Pacific
station being erected here, whose mys.
terious disappearance had led police
and the officials of the railroad to be-
lieve he met with foul play at the
hands of I. w. WIS, has been located
at Harvey, N. D.
Wimbledon: With the business
end Of a bad looking gun staring him
in the face, G. L. Waters, landlord of
the Glide hotel, showed an obliging
disposition and meekly obeyed the or
ders given, dug up the cash in his
Office till, amounting to about $35, and
handed 1t to the man with the gun.
..~.., -..a
Grafton: George Nelson, Is years
old, is the youngest alleged horsethief
with whom local officials ever had to
deal. The lads home is in Mime
apolis. James sedivy of Walsh Cen
ter, makes the charge against Nelson.
The boy, working for Sedivy, is ac-
cused Of departing in the night with a
horse. The boy and horse were found
shortly afterwards.
Fargo: J. J. Maratta, for two years
manager of the Fargo branch of the
Morrell Packing company, has tender
ed his resignation and will leave Sept.
10 for Indianapolis, to engage in the
brokerage business. Mr.. Maratta will
be succeeded by Mr.. Frasee of Duluth,
who is expected to arrive here on Aug.
% to take over the local office.
Fargo: After an absence of more
than six years, the Dowagiac Drill
company, Dowagiac, Mich, is to again
make Fargo it's Northwest headquar.
tiers. w. j. Carlisle, brother OF
Frank Carlisle of Carlisle & Bristol
local hardware dealers, is to have
charge of the new branch. Mr.. Car.
Isle has been with the company more
than IA years. ......
Last week a deal was consummat.
ed between w. C Goebel and the Bel.
field Farmers Union Elevator Co.,
Inc, whereby the latter became the
owner of the formers elevator in this
city, the purchase price being $3.50.
The new company received it's papers
as corporation along about the mid
die of July, with the names Of R. J,
Gray, Calvin Adams, and Charles E.
Davis appearing as incorporators.
Fargo-The Kennedy Construction
struction company of this city was
the successful bidder on the big con.
crete irrigation project at Bakersfield
CAL, according to telegram received
by w. F. Fortune, manager of the
company, from James Kennedy this
morning.
This project is the biggest of its
kind on. the Pacific coast The Fargo
firms bid was $1,203, 900.
DR.. r. B. Foster, local dentist, who
attempted to end his life by strangu'
lation Thursday evening, in the office
of DR.. Harry Tisdale in the Security
block, is still unconscious at local
hospital, having been in that condi'
fiOn DURING tho onitro dav Friday