The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-22
News of Our Neighbors

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ing to the concerts from all over
the country. Wonderful thing this
radio.
Mrs. Albert Josephson has been
very ill for the past week, and is
under the care Of DR.. Thclcn Of Will
ton.
Clarence Hanson who has been
running crew loading coal cars at
Wilton came home for short stay
last Monday.
Harry Mutchler is very busy these
days getting ready to clean seed
grain for the renters for the Patter-
son Land Co.
Fred Scallon is away on bust
ness trip to Fargo and other points
in the east.
Mrs. ]. A. Kohler went to Regain
week ago Friday and was stalled
there all last week on account of
the storm. -
VintOn Hcaton went to Bismarck
a week ago Saturday and is not home
at this writing on account Of the
blockade.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. H.
c. Edgcrton, last Thursday with
good attendance. The next meeting
will be held at Mrs. Jack Granville,
on March LIST.
Many of the old settlers statc
that the storm last week was the
worst in ten years.
Mrs. Gillette was in town doing
some shopping last Monday, the first
time in several weeks.
Ralph Halvor was in town last
Monday with big load Of wheat. 1t
takes worse weather than we have
had the past week to keep Ralph
at home.
Jim Walters braved the storm
week ago Wednesday and came 20
town, said that everything they had
out there was full of cream and had
to come to town to get more cans.
Rev. Chas. Richter had a call to
go to Pettibone to preach a funeral
sermon Monday but was unable to 60
on account of no trains running.
The rural mail carriers failed to
make their trips two days last week.
The musicians of Wing are talk
ing of recognizing the Wing band.
This is a very good idea and should
receive the hearty support of one
and all.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rikkala are
mourning the loss of their four
weeks old baby which they buried
last week.
Rev. Richter will hold services
in Regain next Sunday, so there will
be no services here. Sunday school
and Christian Endeavor as usual.
{ Lester Knowles drove across to
, Sterling last Friday to meet Mrs.
Fryer who could not get home on the
branch on account of no train SER
, vice.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Everett See went 20
Bismarck last Friday and remained
until Monday. Mrs. See was there
to a teachers meeting.
Frank Harvey who has been on
the sick list the past week is able
Pto be on our streets again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Cory arrived
home last Sunday from McClusky
where they have been for the past
four weeks.
The writer had the pleasure a
week ago Tuesday of having wish
come true, and that was of seeing
a real North Dakota blizzard. We
have heard old timers state many
times that a real blizzard was so
bad that one could not get from
house to the barn, and as we are
from Missouri we had to be shown.
We will never dispute their word
again. we have seen all the North
Dakota billiards we want to and sim
= cercly hope that we will never see
/ another day like a week ago Tues
day.
The big rotary snow pillow came
up Saturday and cleaned the tracks
and we received mail from the east,
but on Sunday the storm again fill
ed the cuts and no trains was run
over this line Monday. We have had
! no freight since a week Monday and
the stores are getting short of many
necessary articles.
i Mr.. Ed. Larson, of the Patterson
ranch was in town Monday to meet
his son who has been attending the
Fargo business college but came
home to remain permanently.