Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08
STATE BRIEFS
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Devils Lake: E. A. Greenwood.
state dairy commissioner, announced
that Ole Hagen, one Of the deputies
will be located in Devils Lake.
Carrington.-Elva Bronson Craven
fell from the first floor of the new
hospital building into the basement
this week, breaking both bones OF one
upper leg.
| Jamestown: Two old watchtowers
that for years guarded the lives of IN
dividuals crossing the Northern Pacl'
fic tracks on Fourth avenue, were
shipped to Bismarck to be placed on
each end of the bridge over the Mis-
souri,.
| Honeford: The 16-months-old child
7 of Mr.. and Mrs. August Benson OF
Honeyford, is in Minneapolis hospi'
tai with infantile paralysis. Mrs. Ben.
son went to Minneapolis several
weeks ago taking the baby with her,
and while in that city the child was
stricken with the disease
Devils Lake: John Matson, 80, en-
ployed on the Rasmus Sorenson farm
near Webster, was killed by bolt OF
| lightning while driving out to the field.
The remains are in the Gilbertson I'M
dertaking parlors awaiting instruc'
| tons from the relatives in Grove City,
MINI.
Jamestown. - jamestown college
will open September 10, with the
largest enrolment in the history OF
the school, says President B. H.
Kroeze. Prof Walter Bonney. Utica,
N. Y, will direct the conservatory
of music; Prof Donald S. Smith, st.
Louis, will assist with vocal music
and oratory. ,..1
Fargo: The contemplated construc'
ton of a $4,000 automobile plant by
the Fargo Motor Sales company, was
announced with the purchase of a &c.,
900 site. The new company is backed
by Messrs. Harrison and Spaulding,
former Aberdeen, S. D., residents, who
recently obtained large automobile
contract for this territory.
St. Thomas.-John Fleming finish
ed threshing his grain, and he re-
ports the following yields: Rye, 900
bushels off 40 acres, 81 pounds to the
Dushel; wheat, 500 bushels off 40
acres; oats, 1900 bushels off 40 acres.
Mr.. Fleming says had the wheat not
bmeen burned it would have gone
80 to IS bushels per acre.
Grafton.-Speakers announced for
the Tri-County Educational associa'
ton meeting here, October 1913, in
clude E. F. Laid, president Of the
Agricultural college; w. l.. Stock
we'll, Fargo; E. B. Craighead, state
educational expert, Bismarck; N. c.
Macdonald, Valley City; E. J. Taylor.
Grand Forks, and Dean V. P. Squires,
Grand Forks. III .e.
Fargo: Earl Younkins and w. J.
Dunford, members Of the I. W., w..
arrested, at Grand Forks and brought
to this city on charge of robbing
freight train near Frandin, about
three weeks ago, pleaded guilty to the
charge of highway robbery in the first
degree before Judge C. A. Pollock in
the district court and will be sentenc.
ed later. .t~u.
Woodworth: A new bank will be
opened at Woodwork Monday, Sept.
II, the Farmers State bank. The new
institution has been organized with a
capital stock of $4,000 as a branch
bank of the James River National
Bank of jamestown, with H. T. Graves,
president; A. B. Default, vice presi-
dent, and J. ]. Nygaard, cashier. Mr..
Nygaard will assume the active man.
agement at the opening. Temporary
banking quarters have been secured in
the Thos. Seaborn building being re.
modelled for the purpose.
Deering.-Threshing has been in
progress in this section for more
than week and large acreage in
the vicinity of Deering has been
cleared Of shocks. Considering the
season, some of the grain is yielding
| remarkably well. R. l.. Clapper re-
ports yield of about 13 bushels of
wheat to the acre, which graded No.
1 Northern. A. H. Lindland's wheat
made about 10 bushels to the acre
and graded No. 2. Other wheat yields
reported ranged from to II bushels
per acre. Rye is yielding from 10
to 20 bushels and oats and barley
runs from 10 to 80 bushels to the