City Fathers Take No Action On Trunk Sewer Injunction
The regular city council meeting ended without action on the trunk sewer project. Aldermen eyed the contract for the year's coal and discussed bids for lumber and the official newspaper contract while adopting a strong purchasing and auditing resolution to curb waste and define fiscal responsibility across departments.
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Alderan Clik
Rex Theatre
Rex
Knidaon
Washburn Lignite Coal Company
Limally
Jermen
Times Record
Sheyenne Valley Medical Society Meets at Commercial Club
The Sheyenne Valley Medical Society met Friday night at the Commercial Club rooms with representatives from Litchville, Cooperstown and Wimbledon. Dr Brimi of Cooperstown presented a paper on Spina Hialbu and Dr B A Pray discussed Bone Surgery with photographs. Guests then enjoyed a sumptuous banquet at the Rudolf hotel.
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Sheyenne Valley Medical Society
Commercial Club
Litchville
Cooperstown
Wimbledon
Brimi
B.A. Pray
Rudolf Hotel
Plans for Mayville N C chautauqua in July
A Mayville North Carolina committee moved toward forming a chautauqua association. Officers Thomas A Hillyer president S Kopping vice president and Dr Walter N Lee secretary treasurer were chosen and a five day session is tentatively set to start July 9 with funded talent of about $1000. The project hinges on citizen support and promises town and countryside benefits.
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Mayville
N. D
Thos. A. Hillyer
Kopping
Walter N. Lee
Feland Pare
Tragic Self Inflicted Shotgun Death Near Rugby
A fourteen year old girl, Annie Haugen, died instantly near Rugby North Dakota when a twelve gauge shotgun discharged while she was alone in a summer kitchen annex. Authorities say she may have pressed the breech on a staple to peek through the barrel and released the hammer, causing a fatal neck wound. Fire and ambulance services found her dead before arrival.
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Rugby
N. D
Mikkel Haugen
Annie
Dra
Collison
Carl
Pope Pius Fully Recovered and In Good Health
Rome May 6 Pope Pius has entirely recovered from illness. Cardinal Diomede Falconio found the Pope in excellent health and keenly interested in affairs. A. T. Langem of Nome was among the visiting friends here last night.
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Rome
Pius
Diomede Falconio
A. T. Langem
Nome
Jon
Committee Appointed to Have Charge of Panama Exposition
Governor Hanna named a Panama Pacific Exposition committee to oversee the North Dakota exhibit. Members include the governor, Commissioner Gilbreath, N. Hilliard Dickinson P. J. McClory Axel Egeland B R Gilbert Jobe E Paulson. An annual budget starts at 5000 then 15000 for the big show year, with plans for a strong state display.
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Panama Exposition
Bismarck
Hanna
Agriculture and Labor
Gilbreath
N. Hilliard
Dickinson
P. J. McClory
Devils Lake
Axel Egeland
Bisbee
B. R. Gilbert
Cassellon
Jobe E. Paulson
Hillsboro
North Dakota
Three Women In State Penitentiary Patrolled
In Bismarck May 3 three women are in North Dakota's state penitentiary, down from one. The state has the fewest women violators due to no saloons. One inmate served for murder and seeks a pardon. The other two were convicted of white slavery.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Gray's Dept Store Distributes Free Trees to Children
From Bunwan's Daily yesterday afternoon Gray's Department Store distributed several kinds of trees to school children. A line of young Americans gathered outside as rain fell, waiting to receive a tree each. A tree with care instructions was given to every child, marking a successful community gesture.
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Bunwan's
Big
Gray's Department
Gray's
One Permit Left In Ward County In Drug Gist Crackdown
Minot North Dakota May 1 The sixteenth permit surrendered in Ward county under action by State's Attorney Nestos on local druggists leaving only one permit in force in the county F M White of Donnybrook says he will not surrender until his permit expires next September The Saint Episcopal Sunday school in this city leads in Lenten giving to missions per capita among North Dakota Sunday schools and the state holds the top per capita mission giving in the nation T W Barry of Minot wins a Kin hotel event yesterday.
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Minot
N. D
Ward County
Nestos
F. M. White
Donnybrook
All Sainte Episcopal Sunday School
United States
North Dakota
Union
Underground Telephone System To Start At Once
A war of material is on the ground and several more are in transit to convert the Independent Telephone Company on Sib Ave to an underground cable system. Work will start very soon and rush work is planned. Removal of overhead wires will beautify streets and improve service.
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Sib Ave
Open letter from Alderman Curren over trunk sewer bid
The Times-Record reports Alderman Curren's open letter defending his bid for the trunk sewer project. He denies misrepresentation, cites a $66,000–$67,000 estimated bid, claims a bid error misread as 288 per linear foot, vows to prove the project’s plans and specs were followed, and accuses reporter S. of politicking. The letter also notes personal visits and residents visiting the city.
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Leity
City Auditors Office
Ted
Dean
County Treasurer James Collins Takes Office in Barnes County
Thomas Collins was installed as Barnes County treasurer by the county board Monday, with H E Nelson named deputy. Collins bonded for 50000 dollars, takes over 107820.74 in cash assets across 23 banks and also serves as treasurer for six county schools. Halvorson, the outgoing treasurer, finished his duties. his future plans remain undecided.
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Thomas Collins
Barnes County
Board of County Commissioners
Henry Halvornen
Board of Commissioners
Collins
H. E. Nelson
Hal] Yorson
Halverson
State Tax Commission In Court to Hold Job
The North Dakota supreme court is asked to issue a writ of mandamus to force State Auditor Carl O. Jorgenson to pay salaries of the State Tax Commission and credit appropriations from Chapter 500 of the 1911 session laws. The case argues the commission’s supervision over assessment and boards requires funds to operate and enforce inheritance tax and utility measures. Auditor Jorgenson contesting the appropriations as capped at 4 5000 annually for all expenses. The suit follows Governor Hanna's veto of a chapter amendment affecting the commission’s appropriations, with State’s attorney SW Richardson of Fargo representing Jorgenson and the tax commission relying on an elaborate opinion by General Miller.
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Bismarck
Supreme Court
Carl
Jorgenson
GX Commission
Tax Commission
F. E. Packard
B. Birdzell
George B. Wallace
Hanna
SW. Richardson
Fargo
Miller
Walt
Bright
DIN
Indians Find White Woman Lost Three Days on Reservation
Shields North Dakota May 7 Lost for three days on the reservation Moe Joseph Burdick was finally located twenty miles from the police when she was thrown from her horse Severe storm on the second day delayed search but the Indian finder located her She endured three days of wandering with minor injuries and weariness
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Shields
N. D
Moe
Joseph Burdick
Flax Yield Reported At 32 Bushels Per Acre In North Dakota
Plaza North Dakota May 7 S A Baxter, a local farmer, reports a flax yield of 32 bushels per acre from a five acre patch measured after winter. He notes good performance despite shrinkage from the long exposure last winter as threshing ends.
Work of Better Farming Association Produces Results
The Better Farming Association of North Dakota reports productive, practical outcomes from its yearlong methods survey. Edwin Mayland notes broader crop diversity, expanded alfalfa plantings, and improved farm livelihoods through education and organized clubs benefiting over 1,000 rural residents. The effort has shifted farmers toward better farming and mortgage-raising gains.
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Better Farming Association of
North Dakota
Edwin Mayland
Mayland
Mays
Holster Breeders Association of Seal
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Pope
Grray’s Dept
T. W. Barry
Yenterday
Curren
Sditoy
the Times-Record
W. J. Curren
Albert. Fairbanks
Marvel
City
Grafton
W. F. Duvall
M. J. Halla
State Tax Commission
Work of Better Farming Association
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