Change for Homesteaders in Mellette County
White River South Dakota July 24 Progressive homesteaders with White River Commercial club plan a cooperative to supply cows on installments to Mellette County settlers who have proven up. Aim to let farmers cream sale fund living costs while stabilizing new land cultivation. A wind storm south of town damaged shacks and a wagon lifted to the roof of a homestead building, credited by one owner to divine providence.
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White River
S. D
Mellette
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Mellette County
Tribune
Sensational arrest of attorney shocks Devils Lake society
Seattle report notes attorney H. M. Lewis of Devils Lake Minnesota was arrested in Everett with Mrs. George King. Sheriff McRea filed vagrancy charges after Lewis and King were found together in a hotel room. Federal action under the Mann Act hinted by King’s counsel and Lewis’s. Social circles in Devils Lake cited. other local figures mentioned in passing.
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Seattle
Wash
H. M. Lewis
Devils Lake
Yessay
Mitchell
Everett
George King
Lewis
McRea
E. A. Lohrke
Havre
Montana
Snohomish
Sing
King
Sale of the Bismarck Times Ends Old Ownership Era
Bismarck N D July 23 a sale completes the transfer of the Bismarck Times a weekly once the Old Settler. Capt Moffit the former owner now in the Philippines is out as the paper passes to H L Bloom publisher of the Devils Lake Daily Journal and H J Du mmer Dakota Printing. A new company will be formed to revive the paper with Packard and Opdyke removed from management.
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Bismarck
N. D
Bismarck Times
Old Settler
Capt. Moffit
Philippines
Times
H. L. Bloom
Devils Lake, Daily Journal
H. J. Dummer
Dakota Printing Company
F. B. Packard
L. E. Opdyke
Increase 320 acre tracts open for homesteads in N Dakota
Williston North Dakota July 21 large additions to North Dakota lands open for entry under the enlarged homestead act soon. Register T B Murphy says interior department will designate more 320 acre homesteads. Filings may be accepted July 28 on lands with prior applications favorable action. Bowbells notable Branch Brady has sold lands near town and opened a poolhall in Mountain Home Idaho, enjoying prosperous business.
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Williston
N. D
North Dakota
T. B. Murphy
Branch Brady
Bowbells
Roy Geralamy
Mountain Home
Idaho
Mountain’ Home
Dynamite Accident Blinds North Dakota Farmer
Bottineau area July 22 report details Olof Hangen a 55 year old farmer who lost both eyes and suffered severe injuries from a dynamite blast while blasting stump roots. He relit a fuse with a newspaper after the initial charge failed, causing a second explosion that left him unconscious and permanently blind. He traveled seeking help and was hospitalized in Sobnen Ho city, with possible recovery though sight unlikely.
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Bottineau
N. D
Olof Hangen
Dunseith
Hanson
Great Northern abandons work on New Rockford line
July 23 Schafer North Dakota Great Northern railroad orders abandoning construction east of Wattford to focus on completing the westward line to Fairview Montana Mondak for a McKenzie county outlet this fall. Engineering difficulties halted eastward progress and Niobe extension faces rail shortages delaying moves.
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Schafer
N. D
Great Northern Railroad
Rockford
Lewiston
Wattford
McKenzie County
Fairview
Mondak
Mont
Yellowstone River
No Opposition Found for Court House Bond Sale in Stanley
Stanley North Dakota July 23 The county commissioners moved toward final sale of court house bonds and funding bonds to the state with bids requested at four percent interest The move follows a mission to Bismarck to negotiate the sale There was no opposition to the court house project or bond sale in Stanley The community supports immediate construction and bidding is planned for August. J W Moore of Moore Johnston Realty Co says land negotiations are under way to sell several quarters from Burke county to buyers from below to establish Angora goats and a goat milk cheesery in the Hills south of Bowbells The partners bring Texas Angora experience and expect the new venture to thrive in the local climate
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Stanley
N. D
Bismarck
Linde
George Wilson
Court House
J. W. Moore
Moore- Johnston Realty Co
the Tribune
Bowbells
Moore-Johnston Realty Co. J
Burke County
Angoras
Texas
New Vegetable Being Grown in North Dakota
Minot North Dakota July 22 That sweet potatoes can be grown in the state is shown by A G Hagenstein who has been testing them at his home He planted sweet potato vines this spring and has a supply for winter He plans larger plantings next year to prove they can be grown commercially.
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Minot
N. D
North Dakota
A. G. Hagenstein
Nelson Accepts Deputy State Auditor Post at Bismarck
Minot July 24 J H Nelson assistant county treasurer has accepted the deputy state auditor position under Carl Jorgenson in Bismarck. He said he will leave soon for his new duties and that no arrangements have been made yet to fill the local office.
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Minot
N. D
J. H. Nelson
Ander Carl Jorgenson
Bismarck
Nelson
Examiners Busy on Deed Books in North Dakota
Deputy State Examiner Berry and Markley have spent a week reviewing records in the Cogswell office to determine the shortage during D. L. Warriner’s eight-year tenure as registrar of deeds. Estimates range from 1200 to 3000 dollars, with Warriner missing and his whereabouts unknown. Bond companies are not represented during the examination, leaving the next actions unclear.
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Cogswell
N. D
Berry and
Markley
Office of the Register of Deeds
D. L. Warriner
Warriner
Commission Plan Meets Defeat in Valley City Vote
Valley City North Dakota residents rejected the commission form of government for the second time, 315 to 108, amid political campaigning by the administration. The mayor and councilmen reportedly favored the plan but sought to postpone the election until next spring.
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Valley City
N. D
City police dog tax pools more funds than prior years
Chief of Police Miller reports this season’s dog tax collections total about $100, a larger sum than any prior years’ totals combined, and turned over to the city treasurer.
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Miller
New Rate Effective Monday under Minnesota rate cases
A conference among the railroad and warehouse commission, attorney general, and railway representatives agreed to file and make effective Monday July 26 the 2-cent passenger rate and merchandise rates. Refunds for passenger claims follow the state’s original proposal. receipts suffice with no itemized claim. When receipts are missing, an approved affidavit must be filed. Freight claims require the original or duplicate bill. if missing, an approved affidavit is needed. Shippers should file with railroad companies, with the commission reviewing all communications.
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Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota
Commission
Ostrander Seeks 10 End His Troubles
Aberdeen N D July 23 authorities search for J W Ostrander Mercer ND who disappeared after leaving notes he would commit suicide He asked his sons pay funeral expenses as wife near Mercer cannot afford He 65 and a former book agent was discharged by his firm the day before he vanished He had attempted suicide twice before including stepping in front of a train and poisoning himself He had been in Aberdeen three weeks coming from Fargo
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Aberdeen
N. D
J. W. Ostranded
Mercer
Notea
Ostrander
Imade
Fargo
Peterson and Dillsworth Finish Farm Homes Near Bowbells
T F Peterson and Fred Dillsworth recently completed the interiors of new farm homes for Billy White and Will Clarke about nine miles south of the city. The builders praise White and Clarke as hardworking, capable neighbors who have made good in Bowbells country and deserve the best.
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T. F. Peterson
Fred Dillsworth
Billy White
Will Clarke
Bowbells
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Washington
Nels Leerseov
Minneapolis
Eleanor
Pon
Gayhart
Flour City
OLD Bismarck Times
Blume and Dakoata CO
Great Northern
McKenzie
A. D. Hagenstein
Sargent County
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