The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-30
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O. B. Peterson of the Naughton
district was business caller in town
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Wilma Graham has returned
to Wilton after short visit over
the week end with relatives in Bald
win.
Mike Ryan who. has been on the
sick list the past week is some i'm
| proved according to his friends.
Merl White, who has been suffer
ing with a lame back reports it is "a
little better. Mr.. White suffered a
serious accident last summer when
he was caught between two horses
! and badly crushed and he was never
entirely recovered from its effects.
Ed. Lewis was going around Sat
urday getting petitions signed for
/ Coolidge for president. Quite few
local residents signed the petition.
| Frank Kocher, ST., who lives in the
western part of Burnt Greek town
! ship was 4 caller in town the fore
part Of the week.
A number of farmers. residing in
this district went to the capital city
to attend the Corn Show last week.
! Miss Ida Carlson has gone to Bis
marck where she will take treatments
at one Of the hospitals. Miss Carlson
has been in poor health for some
time and her many friends hope that
She may be benefited
Porter Nelson has returned from
weeks stay in the capital city.
| Miss Rose 1Sorch mas returned to
her employment in Bismarck after
pleasant visit over the week end
with her folks north of town.
Paul Hogue, we'll known young
farmer of the Riverview district was
! looking after business matters here
early in the week.
Mrs. William Paul of the Burnt
Creek district was a visitor in town
last Monday afternoon.
J. NJ. Thompson, auctioneer and
| farmer Of the Wilton district was
here" Monday afternoon on Il business
! mission.
Sam Brown of the Cromwell neigh
borhood was caller in town the
middle of the week.
Fred Sabot of Regain was seen in
, our midst the latter part of the
| week.
Fred Klawittcr, we'll known farm
or of the Burnt Greek district was
transacting business in town early
in the week. Fred said he was well
pleased with the winter so far and
hoped it would pass the same way.
Elmer Schoolcraft and Seth Strand
emo were business callers in town
Saturday.
Otto .Hosuc and Richard Bornsr>
were among the business callers in
town the latter part of the week.
| A car of hogs was shipped from
| the local stockyards Friday after
noon.
The driver of the Bismarck Minot
bus reports business quite heavy
since the cold weather and there has
had to be several extra buses put on
the route to handle the business at
times.
Word received from the J. L. Lamb
! family who left here last fall for
Washington is to the effect that they
like their new home and arc getting
along fine. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
| Rupp who left here last spring are
also doing very nicely in their new
home according to letters received
from them by friends. Mrs. Rupp
was formerly Miss Lcota Lamb,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, J. r.
| Lamb
| According to local farmers who
| have been paying their taxes the past
week the taxes on real estate are no
lower than they were last year, al
though since the uproar about the
high personal property taxes differ
cnt state and county officials have
assured us the tax on land has been
much reduced. The farmer cannot
help thinking he is being imposed
on since his land is taxed as high as
ever and in addition the exemption
on his farm equipment and house.
hold furniture has been done away
with. In fact, from the farmers
! viewpoint he is worse off now than
he was, since he must pay a high
personal property tax on everything
he was without any exemptions and
no reduction on his land to speak off,
| if any.
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