The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-06
News of Our
NeighbOrs
BALDWIN

ger farm Monday afternoon and
burned over wide stretch Of prairie
and pasture land before it was ex-
tinguished. No buildings were burned,
but for = time every one was fright
ened who lived in the path Of the
fire.
The Baldwin hotel changed hands
the first Of the month, the new pro-
prietors being Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Han.
son, who have been living on a farm
. short distance from town. MIR. and
Mrs. larson, the former proprictors
of the hotel, have taken rooms in the
Rupp building for the present.
Miss Olga Rupp of Bismarck Wis.,
tied over the weekend with her Sis
ter, Mrs. George Swick.
County Agent A. r. Miescn came
here Wednesday to mix gopher poison
for the townships Of Crofte and Burnt
Creek. This poison is being used by
the local farmers with good effect.
Miss Gertrude Frickc has accepted
. position as helper in the Baldwin
hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hcttich and lit
tie son Oscar of Arnold and Otto
Weller of Wishek were supper guests
at the Richard Borner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Borner and fam
lily of the Burnt Creek district were
also guests at the Picard Borner
home Sunday.
The first baseball game Of the sea-
son was played on the diamond east
of town Sunday afternoon when Bald
win and Arnold played against each
other. Baldwin defeated their oppo-
nents by a score of to Is. Joe Poole
acted as umpire.
Misses Grace Falkenstein, Vera
Frickc and Gladys Rupp visited ut
their respective homes over the week
end. They are all high school students
Of Bismarck. Miss Rupp was one Of
the honor roll members Of the junior
class at the last semester.
A number Of local baseball fans
motored to Bismarck Sunday after
noon TO take in the game between the
All Star team of the penitentiary and
the boys from Mercer.
Ralph Fricke is driving a Ford car
which he recGautly purchased in the
capital city.
Percy Freeman, manager of the
Monarch elevator, recently purchased
new Oldsmobile coupe. Mr.. Freeman
was q guest at the Hubert Ward home
in Driscoll Tuesday evening. En- route
there he visited at the Otto Ayres
home in Menoken and Mr.. Ayres and
family accompanied him to Driscoll.
Mrs. Margaret Strand has closed a
successful term of school in the
Crofte school near the Herbert Little
farm.
John Risch and family were visiting
and shopping in the capital city Satur-
day afternoon.
The many friends of Otto Hogue,
former resident of Baldwin. but now
residing in Naughton township. will
be sorry to learn he expected to un-
dergo an operation for gallstones the
fore part of this week. Mr.. HOgue
has been q sufferer from this trouble
for some time.
Miss Ethel Little spent Sunday at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Harold
Breen, and her husband at Arnold.
John Monroe was on the sick hist
the fore part of the week.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bement will be interested in
knowing they are the proud parents
of fine baby boy. The Bement FAM
lily formerly resided in Baldwin, but
are now living at Redfield, South
Dakota. Mrs. bement is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Satter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rosenbeck OF
the Cromwell district visited with
their daughter, Mrs. Peter Anderson,
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Vendla Vitalis has returned
from q few days visit with friends in
the capital city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Rupp and lit
tie daughter, Agnes, were visiting in
the capital city Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Satter and hit
tie daughter, Vesta May, were trans
acting business in Bismarck Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Alvin Nordstrom visited at the
home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. John
Nordstrom, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. George Larson and two chill
dren have returned to their home at
Redfield, South Dakota, after a sew
eral weeks visit with relatives in this
community. They also visited at the
Ben Ryers0n home in Rcgan. Mrs:
Larson is the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Satter Of Baldwin.
Ivan and NVerl Holden OF Wilton
were transacting business IN town
Monday afternoon and also helped
fight the big prairie fire.
Lester Larson Of the Wogansport
district was q recent caller in town.
He reports . fire in the woods near
the river last week, which did lot
of damage to the young and growing
timber and almost got away before
they could extinguish it.
C. p. Christensen, we'll known hog
and cattle buyer Of the Twin Cities.
was looking after business affairs in
this community the past week.
Ole and Gilbert Sather of Burnt
Greek were business callers in town
Saturday evening. They also attended
rhe meeting Of the bank dpositors
which was held the same evening.
The social dance which was held in
THE Town Hall Friday evening was
well attended by young folks from
several outside districts as well as
chose from Baldwin. Music was fur.
nished by the Higgins orchestra and
midnight lunch was served. A fine
time was had by all who were there.
y sale will be held At the William
Rrown farm Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Brown is disposing Of great deal
Of his personal property At this time.
Farm women Of Baldwin are conn
n,aininc Of the poor luck they are
Il wing Matching chickens this year.
No matter whether incubators or
hens are used, the little chickens die
IN the shell. Some blame this on the
dry weather.
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