Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-06
STATE BRIEFS

Grand Forks.-Carl W. Reimann'
chief turren captain of the United
States navy, has arrived here and
opened the naval recruiting office on
the third floor of the Federal build
ing.
Grand Forks.-Hugh E. Fielder, Mil
waukee, Wis. who took offense when
police officer ordered him to keep
within the pedestrian safety zone on
local crossing, was sent to the state
penitentiary for two years, for shoot
ing the officer.
Devils Lake.-Former Governor
Hanly of Indiana, Prohibition candi'
date for president, and Mr.. Landrlth.,
candidate for vice president, will
make Devils Lake 45.minute visit
on Monday, September II, at 1886 p,
m and will speak at the opera house.
Fargo.-The museum at Fargo col
lege has an antique wooden image OF
the Chinese god, Buddha, which was
presented by Mrs. Florence Foster,
formerly Miss Ruth Smith, gradu.
ate fthe college, who is mission
airy in China. The image is believed
to be- over 1000 years old.
s4s eHilIsb oroLThe potato crop in this
vicinity does not promise WE'LL While
the vines are very healthy, on in.
vestigation the hills are found to con-
tain very few tubers of any size.
This may not be general but has been
found the case on many farms where
a big acreage was planted.
Carrington.-Sympathiers of Myers,
an I. w. w. Jailed at Darlington
recently. broke into thes city jail at
that place Monday morning by
smashing, two padlocks on the cell
and was releasing the prisoners. who
was sentenced to serve term of
fifteen days, all making good their
escape.
ickinson.-Largely through the in
strumentality Of one man, Fred w.
Turner of Dickinson, there will soon
be fine graded road from this city
to Manning. Energy and push has
made possible an almost completed
road to the breaks" and when the
final. mile of this stretch is graded
the highway will be complete.
Dickinson.-Mrs. Ludwig Krumen-
acker, residing in Hungary, receives
$1,000, and maintenance for two
years. as result of the contest of
the will by which her husband gave
his estate to his second wife The
dead man divorced his first wife, but
no papers were ever served on her
and at his death she claimed the es.
tate.
Moorhead. Mimi, Sept. 2.-There's
hope for Clay county garnd jurymen
who complained of the chairs afford.
ed them during a recent session.
Workmen have begun certain I'm.
provements recommended by the jur-
ors-and there's hope that the jury's
basic rights will be given attention
soon-and new chairs installed before
the next grand jury meets.
Fargo, N. D., Sept. 2-John F. Pet.
tilt, prominently known Mason, for
mer commander of the Fargo com.
of the knights Templar,
died suddenly at his home in this city
yesterday. =
Mr.. Pettitt, resident Of Fargo for
SO years, was one of the best known
pioneers. He had county position
during the last fifteen years.
Grand Forks.-Prof. Howard E.
Simpson, assistant state geologist,
has returned to Grand Forks, after
making rapid trip over the north
central part of the state for the pur-
pose of studying the geological phe-
Of this region. Prof. Simpson
was accompanied by Walter P. Bel
yea, a senior in the university, who
drove the car used in making the
trip.
Dickinson-Joe Pavlish, a well-to-
do farmer residing about Is miles
northwest of the city,. came to town
on Saturday, imbibed in liquor lit
tie too freely, and as result was
relieved of his pocketbook contain
ing $500. He discovered his loss
towards evening and reported to the
police. Three men who had been
we're placed under arrest and on
Tuesday brought before City Magis-
trate Walter Sterland for hearing.
There was no evidence connecting
these men with the theft, however,
and they were released upon this
charge.