Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-01

The Fort Berthold Mission. estao.
lished May 9, 1875. will celebrate us
fortieth anniversary at Elbowoods,
August "a to q.
Washburn entertained the Mclean
county Sunday school convention re-
Gently. Garrison was selected as the
next meeting place.
Logan and Mcintosh counties have
selected A. F. Lehr of Gackle to re-
present that legislative district on the
state Republican central committee.
Some hail losses are reported from
Mclean county as the result of re-
cent storms. The district affected is
40 miles long and about three miles
in width. s-.s
Governor Hanna will not begin con-
| struction on the Lewis & Clarke no
tel in Mandan until spring. Difficult.
| ty in obtaining material is given as
| the cause. II
The Swedish Lutheran congrega'
ton east of Wilton is erecting hand.
some new parsonage. Rev. Carl H.
Olson of st. Paul has been called as
pastor and is expected to preach his
first sermon August s.
The Haggert Construction company
Of Fargo has secured the contract for
the Garrison water and sewer system.
1t will cost $4,000 and the job is to
he completed within sixty days.
An unidentified body lies in the
jamestown morgue. It may be that
of ]. T. Adams, professional gam
bier. Adams registered at local no.
tel and has been missing since. His
baggage showed that he was a profes.
sional gambler. Several opium pipes
and good supply of dope" was
found with the gambling devices.
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Upon complaint of the Canadian
authorities, Otto Blohm and Mrs. Mag.
gle Goerrig were arrested at Hazen
charged with. a statutory offense
Mrs. Goerrig is the wife of a Calgary
minister. Blohm deserted wife. The
couple are under bonds and await &C
ton of Canadian authorities or Unit
ed States immigration officials.
l. NJ. Adams, one OF the early day
residents of LaMoure county, died in
Minneapolis Monday last and the fu
neral was held Tuesday. He settled
in LaMoure county in 1882, on q
farm near Grand Rapids, and resided
in the county about Il years, when he
moved to Minneapolis. He MAS an
earnest advocate OF prohibition. He
was born February q, 1871, in Mas
sachusetts.
E. S. Tyler, Fargo, receiver oil
Wheelock & Wheelock and the North
Dakota Land and Investment com
pany, offers for sale to the highest
bidder either separately or in the az
gregate, all the assets of the above
corporation in North Dakota. The
assets include large amount Of farm
land in Stutsman county, situated in
townships 1873, 40 and al, ranges
81, IS, eS and So.
About $500 acres of crops were de-
stroyed or practically damaged by
wind and hail in the terrific storm
which swept over the country from
Crown Butte to the southwest and
toward Mandan last Saturday even
ing. The farmers Of that section are
| reporting serious losses to various In
surance agents, and 1t is evident that
| the crops in a territory two miles
wide and perhaps ten miles long were
wiped out.
Mckenzie County Fair officials have
selected September IA and Is as the
dates for the county fair at Alexan
der. Everything is most favorable
for successful fair this year and the
officials are making every effort to
make it the best yet held. Mckenzie
county is becoming known through
out the east as the best agricultural
section of the northwest and the coun
ty fair gives the opportunity to make
good the claim.
| Edgar Fisher, former Valley City
boy, and son of Arley Fisher, was an
arrival in that city Monday. and left
Monday evening for Chile, South Am
erica. Edgar has bee twisting with
his father and the family at their
farm, north Of Oriska, for short
time, coming there from Arizona
where he has been spending the past
three years. He is a mining engi
neer, and goes to South America to
take a position with big mining
company.
At meeting of the vestry Of St
Paul's Episcopal church, Grand Forks
Rev. ]. X. Burleson, who for the past
Is years has been pastor, rendered his
resignation, to take effect on October
81. The matter has been taken un.
der consideration and the decision OF
the board members will be announc.
ed in the near future. A family obi.
cation which he considers more bind.