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Ruoby-A general drive on coyotes IL
being arranged.
VeIva-The annual products show
will be held October 1928.
Dunseith-Buildings valued at $4,000
were burned on the Footbrecht farm
eurlfngton-Eight Ignite mines in
operation here produce about 400 tons
daily.
larlmore-A series Of 18 farm bur.
eau meetings are being held in Grand
Forks county.
Ray-As result Of going to sleep a,
the wheel of his car, Floyd Winter is
in local hospital.
WiIIiston-The burning of bridge
on the Great Northern held up main
line traffic about 12 hours.
Grand d.Forks-Eighty varieties Of
trees have been identified in this city
by the superintendent of parks.
Minot-The new potato warehouse,
with a daily capacity of 10 carloads,
has been formally opened for use.
Fargo-Alex Nelson, transient, lost
$125 when he confded to friend that
he carried that amount in his sock.
University-The open shop is the
general subject chosen for debate in
the state high school league this year.
Mtnot-Thirty-fve transients bum
ming their way on freight train were
held up and robbed by three "wild-west
bandits"
Mandan-Application has been made
by the state training school here for
membership in the state high school
league.
Enderlin-Livestock, feed, and other
farm equipment were burned in the
Olson barn fire here which resulted in
loss of $4,000.
AY-Belief is entertained that Ira
Wilcox, well known farmer who
recently disappeared, has been the
victim Of bandits.
Bismarck-A department in which to
test all materials used in. road con-
struction will be installed by the state
highway department.
Denhoff-Robbers blew open the
safe of the First State bank here but
were frightened away before they had
secured any loot.
Devils Lake-Know your State. and
boost your state" was the keynote of
the convention here of the Federated
Women's club Of the state.
Ashley -Technicalities regarding the
petitions and ballot have nullifled the
recent election at which $4,000 bonds
for new school were approved.
6ismarek-The governor has sug-
gested that October q, birthday Of the
late Theodore Roosevelt, be observed
In North Dakota as Roosevelt day.
housekeeping to light a cigar
while driving his automobile resulted
In a wrecked machine for N. j. Volz,
who, with his family, narrowly escaped
injury.
Lisbon-When the big elk in the
park here got his antlers tangled in
some wire fencing he charged about
the lot until he had broken both his
antlers.
Bottineau-Starting IN the spring of
1921 with SIS capital, local farm
woman marketed $125 worth of turkeys
that fall and has a big crop for market
this year.
BurIlngton-Awakening at 5 am,
Henry Paris found his barn burned to
the ground, with six head of horses and
other livestock and equipment worth
several thousand dollars.
Devils Lake P. Mann, prom
inent Lake merchant, delivered radio
lecture on better business methods
while in st. Louis on business and his
home folks listened in on him.
6owbeIIs-Petitions are being cir
culated looking toward consolidation
Of Burke and Renville counties and
the "gooseneck" Of Ward county into a
new county to be called Lake.
Mandan-The thirty-seventh annual
session Of the North Dakota confer.
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church
is being held here this week, Bishop
Richardson Of Atlanta, Ca, presiding.
Westhope-Carl Peterson, night mar
shal, was shot and killed by gang of
transients which were engaged in rob.
bing local hardware store. None
Of the men were caught but all tran.
sients are being watched closely.
WAhpeton-Because. when he wa.
rowing the world as, youngster in the
early seventies, he appraised the Red
river valley lands exceptionally val
liable, and settled near here in 1872,
BENJAMIN Taylor recently retired q
very wealthy man.
Eilsndale- Tilted by the 15-year-old
daughter Of his employer, Herbert Hill,
q, drove to her home at 8 a. m. and
told her he intended taking his own
life; when no reply was received he
drove his car to where his spotlight
|. focused on the girls window and shot
himself through the chest. &. s