The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-07-20
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
What is Happening in Other Parts Of
North Dakota


dan, recently elected grand master Of
the North Dakota grand lodge A. F..
& A. NJ, was honored by Masons Of
Mandan and vicinity on Wednesday
evening, July IL, when an informal
meeting and reception was held in his
honor at the Masonic hall.
The meeting Of the Northwestern
North Dakota Retail Merchants asso-
citation, embracing merchants Of that
region and eastern Montana, sched-
uled to be held in Williston July 12,
was postponed to July 10.
According to information reaching
Mott, recent storm did considerable
damage and reached the proportions
Of tornado in some rural sections.
New England farmers were hard hit
by the wind which blew down three
barns and destroyed several granar-
les. In some instances automobiles
were overturned by the wind and sew
eral motor parties spent the night on
the prairies. Crops were not damaged
however, but were benefited greatly
by the heavy rainfall which followed.
There was no hail.
A team Of horses broke from wag-
on driven by Arthur Greybull and ran
into the Cannon Ball river near Sell
fridge. Both tangled in the harness
and were drowned.
E. E. Salzman of Beach has been
named building inspector by the board
of administration, to supervise inspec-
ton work on state buildings under
construction this year.
The Adams county commissioners
have decided to help finance county
agent work as the result Of confer
ence with the county agent leader and
will enter into a contract with the ag-
ricultural college for a suitable man
to take up the work this fall.
Loss ranging from GO to 100 per
cent was the result Of storm which
passed over the section near Harvey
Friday night. At least 1000 acres
was affected by the storm. A wind Of
cyclonic nature struck the John Boe
farm and demolished the large barn
on his farm besides damaging other
buildings.
Extension of the Sunshine highway
which now runs from Brandon, Can.
to Brownsville, Tex, is planned by the
highway commission, which recently
met in Aberdeen, s. D., with about
1000 delegates attending. Glendale
sent the largest single delegation. It
was decided to hire full-time secre.
tary. Committees were appointed to
outline legislation and to decide, upon
the marking and routing Of the high
way near Devils Lake, about which
there has been some dispute.
Arrangements are being made by
the Farmers COOPERATIVE Creamery
Of Maddox to handle approximately
$4,000 bushels Of potatoes this fall
The Rugby Produce company has
let the contract for it's new potato
warehouse, the price for building and
equipment being $4,000.
John Arne, AZ, Stark county farmer
for sixteen years, was fatally injured
when the auto in which he was rid
ing was struck by the Northern Pa
cific Yellowstone park special at q
street crossing in South Heart, N. D
Lars Arne, his brother, and D. J.
Buckley, farmers, probably escaped
death by jumping just before the train
struck the auto.
John Peters, Frank Rock, August
Lindlauf and Richard Koebernicls, re.
siding about fifteen miles southeast Of
Velva, suffered loss last week when q
narrow strip Of country in that sec.
tion was struck by hail. The damage
was in some cases total and in others
only partial. A few other farmers il
that section also lost some crop.
C. D. Stiles, publisher Of the Steele
Ozone, received two badly smashed
fingers last week when they were
caught in the folding machine.
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