The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-23

| dan fair has never had professional
starter and it has been deemed advis.
able to employ one, they believing
that 'better races and better satistac'
ton generally will be the result. The
question of advertising was also con-
sidered.< It is practically decided to
enter into contract with an aviator
from Michigan to put on several ex-
| hibition flights at the fair.
Mrs. Ben Finnegan and son BObbie
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Frank
w. Snyder of Bismarck, and her baby
daughter, left Wednesday for Great
Falls, Mont, where they will visit for
few weeks with their sister, Mrs.
Jim Howe, formerly of this city.
Mrs. Harvey Matson visited a few
days with her mother-in-law, Mrs. H.
w. Tackaberry, going Monday to her
home in Dodge, on the north line, az
ter having been east on trip.
Miss Florence Brewster of Cannon
Ball visited last week at the H. w.
Tackaberry home.
Many peope enjoyed Tuesday night
one of the most brilliant displays of
northern lights ever witnesses. A
warm day followed by cool evening
is said to heighten the effect of this
electrical phenomena. Toward the
west, where the lights caught and re-
Elected the glow of the far away set
ting sun they were beautiful rose
tint.
Miss Grace Sterling of Helena ar
rived in the city Wednesday morning
and is spending few days in Man.
|. dan a guest of friends.
Mrs. w. C. Williams returned home
from various points in the west,
where she has been visiting with re}a-
tives for number of weeks.
Mrs. Roy Roberts and children went
to Sanger the first of the week, where
they will remain until Saturday visit,
ing at the Bigelow and Etherington
homes.
South Dakota papers report scour-
ges of grasshoppers throughout that
and neighboring states on the south.
An unusual number of the little pests
have been noticed around the Mandan
vicinity of late.
A. w. Nordholm has moved his eec-
trio supply shop from the Andre vul-
canizing quarters on First street, to
the old City Lumber company build
ing on West Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J: Conrad and Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Skjod are expected
home today or tomorrow from their
auto trip into Minnesota and Iowa.
Ted Albers, popular young sheriff Of
Oliver county, m0tOred through the
city Monday on his way to Mobridge,
S. D., where he expected to spend a
few days on business matters.
Ralph w. Keller of The News, who
IS awaiting moving orders from the
war council, expects to leave the first
Of the week, at the latest, for his first
post in Alexandria, La. The national
guard troops of Louisiana, Arkansas
and Mississippi are being modified at
that point and will be permanently
settled by Sept. l.
The Steffanson boys were down
from their Oliver county farm the
fore part Of the week, accompanied
by their mother. They say that their
harvest is we'll along and. threshing
will soon commence Their flax prom
ises to be the best crop, though they
feel that any of their various grain
crops is far from q failure. The only
threshing they knew of being done in
their vicinity was that on the Mccain
farm near Sanger and on the A. Bolley
farm near Mandan.
Miss Charlotte Stutsman came up
from jamestown on Tuesday to attend
the Presbyterian carnival Thursday
and today. Miss Stutsman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Stutsman of
this city, is teaching large class of
piano students at jamestown.