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but S~uRposed.ato have had it, start
from the furnace, did considerable
damage 20 the Pioneer Press once.
| BisJnarck.--senator +. L. Gronyolds
,of Rugby. who remained zat the close
ct the special session TO undergo u
minor operation, 10 recovering nicely
in Z local hospital.
Bismarck.---The governor has com,
missioned Charles a. Timer OF Ran.
som county to be ! member Of tia
board Of trastees 5of the soldiers home
Tor the term ending July 4. 1920.
FaIrview. ~ Fire totally destroyed
the Great Northern hotel here, and
an adjoining building occupied by 4
bakery and restaurant. The, fire start.
ed In the basementfof the bakery.
hinot.-Harry Wing. an Oriental
caught In the raid on q gambling joint
in the ear Of the New York restan.
rant, pleaded guilty in the county
court and was fined $25 and costs.
Manfred. ~ Losses aggregating ap
pIoximately $4,000 were sustained.
from a fire which broke out In tho
second story OF the Joe Biever ma.
chinery office and warehouse and
spread to adjoining structures.
Ccoperstown.---July 9, 10 and II.
have been ondcially set as the dates
for the annual fair. and racing pro.
gram fol, Griggs county by the stock.
holders OF the County Fair assocla.I
ton at their annual business meet
Ing. s .# .@E5 q,
Dickinson. The name Liberty
Bank of Dickinson" has been chosen
by the stockholders to replace the
name OF the Observation-Disclosures bank
Of this city. The state banking board
has approved the new American name
chosen by the directors.
Fargo.-Again "Tae Star Spangled
Banner has won first place. Miss
Ethel Tousley ii awarded first place
with this subject as her Grafton at the
2srd orator1cal contest held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
William Mortenson was second and
Miss Ethel Woldy third.
New England.-Mrs. George v. Bow.
ers OF this city was struck on the head
and rendered unconscious for some
time by a fence post which few up
and was being used to extricate an
automobile from tsnowdrift. The 40.
cident occurred between here and Bis:
mafck.
fredericksburg problems and
the engineers part in the world war
will be discussed In Fargo February
q and % when the 10th annual on
vention Of the North Dakota Society
Of Engineers will be neld here. The
dates for the convention have been
announced by President J. A. Ingram
Of Grand Forks.
New Rockford:--John J.. Carleton,
president, Iowa Falls, Ia, and B. j.
simonitch, vice president, Mime.
apolie. have disposed of their inter
ests in the Bank of New Rockford to
Henry G. Sexton and &. W. Beardsley.
MI. Sexton has been elected president
and A. F. scwench and r. F. Rinker
vice presidents. Beardsley was re
elected cashier.
Dickfnson.-Three hundred applica,
lions have been received by farmers
from Stark county who will need
grain seed this year. The county
commissioners will determine tile
amount Of grain needed. Eighteen
thousand bushels Of oats, 1000 bush
els OF barley and 10000 bushels Of
feed have been requested.
New England.-A message has been
received here Of the death at Ogden,
Utah, Of John Connolly, editor Of the
New England Herald. and one Of the
best known newspaper men in West.
ern North Dakota. A short. time ago
Mr.. Connolly left for California for
the benefit of his health. From the
brief telegram it is inferred that he
was taken rapidly worse and died en-
route.
Bismarck concession which w''l
mean q saving Of thousands of do
lars to Western North Dakota farm.
ers who have to rely on the Twin City
terminals for seed and feed, was
gained by the railway commission,
when, ina conference with the North.
efn Pacific, its representatives agreed
to eQualize the company,'s westbound
rates on seed and feed to comply with
its eastbound tariffs.
Bismarck.-N. G. Mcdonald, stats
superintendent Of public instruction:
Supt. Deamer of the Fargo public
schools, and . number Of other prom
inent Dakota educators. WIN leave
shout Feb. 10 for the national rural
life conference, to be held in WASH
inston February 81, ~ and %. and
the national convention Of the super.
intendents' section of the National
Educational association, to be held tha
week following at Atlantic City.
Bismarck. - ]. X. Osterhaus, state
dairy commissioner, home from the
annual dairymen's convention at Far,
60, declares 1t one of the most sue.
ceosful he has ever attended. Mr..