Farmers Unite Employ Agents at Getchell Prairie
Valley City North Dakota February 14 The Getchell Agricultural society a farmers organization at Getchell Prairie near the city shows community of interest works The agents buy better seed and machinery for fifty farmers and sell surplus produce They report 1200 dollars for seed purchases and plan to double it The system has no officers boards or by laws Yet success lies in recallable agents who bargain for all members Farmers discuss ventilation alfalfa soil culture schools concrete construction and labor saving devices at meetings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
N. D
Getchell
J. H. Getehell
Meridian Road group forms North Dakota division in Grand Forks
A Grand Forks meeting on February 14 organized the North Dakota Division of the Meridian Road. The plan covers more than 200 miles of highway plus feeder routes, with 75 delegates from six counties. Officers include Ex-Governor Be. Y. Sarles as president and C. W. Graves as secretary-treasurer, while an eight member Executive Committee oversees affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Reb
North Dakota
Meridian Road
M. Elken
Mayville
Traill County
W. H. Kelsey
W. W. Reyleck
Grafton
Walsh County
H. L. Holmnes
Bathgate
Pemvina
W. L. Carter
Wahpeton
Richland County
C. W. Graves
Atkinson
Bismarck
C. A. Hong
Hillsboro
A. I. Hunter
Frank H. Sprague
Jas. McCabe
Glasston
Pembina County
R. J. Hughes
Grain shipments through Neche due to Winnipeg congestion
Neche Manitoba February 23. Wheat pads from the Canadian northwest move daily through the town over the Great Northern because of rail yard congestion in Winnipeg. About 3,000 cars of grain have entered Portage la Prairie from the Grand Trunk Pacific and will be sent via the Midland and Great Northern to Duluth.
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Neche, N
Canadian Northwest
Great Northern
Winnipeg
Portage la Pairle
Grand Trunk Pacific
Midland
Duluth
Dismissal of Charges in Kell Case
In Bismarck on February 23 the state versus William Kell, charged with a felony, saw defense counsel T R Mockler move to dismiss on grounds of former jeopardy after Kell had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in the same case. Judge Olson withheld ruling until state evidence was heard, then sustained the motion to dismiss on other jeopardy and insufficiency grounds, and Kell was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
William Kell
Olson
T. R. Mockler
Lone teamster found in cold near McKenzie station
Alvah Calhoun, wandering in a deplorable condition with frozen hands feet and ears, was thawed at a pump house and identified after being placed on a train to Bismarck. He had been a Fort Lincoln teamster, reportedly intoxicated, and unsure how he ended up near the tracks. North Dakota farm building values rose 262 percent from 1900 to 1910, outperforming neighboring states. The U.S. average increase was 77 percent.
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R. C. Pravitz
Bismarck
Fort Lincoln
North Dakota
Ne. Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kansas
Minois
United States
North Dakota Farmers Institutes schedule and notes
Regular Institutes are listed for cities Belfield Bowman Darey Binford Hannaford Petersburg Mandan and others with dates from February 22 to March 14. Special Institutes include Harvey Fessenden Wyndmere Enderlin Wimbledon Courtenay Carrington with varying February and March dates. Roosevelt is criticized as a weak candidacy for North Dakota Republicans who prefer La Follette and do not want Roosevelt used to attract machine politicians.
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Kathryn
Belfield
Bowman
Darey
Binford
Hannaford
Devils Lake
Petersburg
Mandan
Harvey
Fessenden
Wyndmere
Enderlin
Wimbledon
Courtenay
Carrington
Fessenden Free Press
Roosevelt
North Dakota
la Follette
Purcell files as Republican for railroad commissioner
Fargo’s well known traveling salesman Joe T Purcell publicly announced his candidacy for North Dakota railroad commissioner on the Republican ticket. He has campaigned across the state for sixteen years and made the declaration in several places over the last two weeks.
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Fargo
Joe T. Purcell
Purcell
North Dakota
CATTLE MEN MEET AT Ea mond to Improve Cattle Grades
Exmond North Dakota February 23 The Eamond Cattle association formed to raise the breed standards for local cattle farmers. W P Hetler serves as president Fred Hansen vice president and Matt Duffey secretary and treasurer. The group aims to boost district cattle interest and strengthens local agricultural efforts with a five member board including C L Potummer and Ole Ketveland.
Rail realignment plans link Fargo Minot cut off to Carrington
Carrington Independent reports Great Northern officials eye tapping the Fargo Minot cut off built through Grace City and Juanita to connect with Carrington while excluding the Turtle Lake line. Proposal calls a 20 mile eastward link to the Carrington Turtle Lake branch, extending Turtle Lake west to near Mondak with heavy steel, double tracking to speed passenger traffic and shave about four hours and 160 miles off the coast route.
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Carrington
Great Northern
Fargo-Minot
Grace City
Juanita
Turtle Lake
Northern Pacific
Montana State Line
Fargo Minot
Mondak
SASH PRIZES FOR GOOD ROADS
Valley City North Dakota February 23 cash prizes ranging from 26 to 100 dollars will be awarded by the commercial club to district road supervisors for the best approaches into Valley City. The club will fund the awards and campaign against objectionable and dangerous signs while promoting tree and vegetable plantings on vacant lots.
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Valley City
Commercial Club
N. D
Red River Mayors Plan March Conference in Grand Forks
Grand Forks February 22 red river and red lake river interests to be discussed by mayors from Wahpeton Breckenridge Moorhead Fargo Drayton Pembina St Vincent Oslo Fisher Crookston Thief River Falls and Red Lake Falls. Mayor M F Murphy calls the March 5 meeting to gauge sentiment on river issues prompted by congressman H T Helgeson Red River survey measure.
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Grand Forks
Red River
Red Lake River
M. F. Murphy
Red River Valley
Wahpeton
Breckenridge
Moorhead
Fargo
Drayton
Pembina
St. Vincent
Oslo
Fisher
Crookston
Thief River Falls
Red Lake Falls
H. T. Helgeson
SEND MATERIAL IN Contractors Rushing Preliminary Work On the SOO Line
Esmond North Dakota February 23 A narrow gauge dinkey engine with ties rails and a carload of lumber arrived for Peter Nelson of Minneapolis the Soo contractor on the new line north of here The engine will haul dump cars Another engine and two steam shovels are expected Nelsons sub contract payroll nears 1200 men with completion aimed by July 1990 for steel laying from Drake around June 16 indicating early start on the Drake end of the line
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Esmond
N. D
Dinkey
Peter Nelson
Minneapolis
Soo
Here
Nelson
Drake
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H. R. Bitzing
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Jamestown
Asylum For
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