A C Will Have Own Light Plant At North Dakota College
On May 10 the contract will be let for furnishing electrical machinery for the new building at North Dakota Agricultural College. Specifications call for 150 kva engines with 110 volt light circuits and 150 volt power circuits, alternating current at 2300 volts. Plans include nearly 2500 lights and eight motors from 5 to 75 hp, with lamp posts and a Wall-Tungsten globe.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
American Ball Ideal
Fargo Builders’ & Traders
A. C
Northwest
Stanley branch railroad fuels growth in Montrose area
Crosby Eagle reports residents near Montrose anticipate the Stanley branch of the Great Northern railroad. Surveyors finish final grade stakes between Montrose and Powers Lake. steel laying to begin early August. The 90 mile line will pass through productive farming lands, aiding Powers Lake Ward and Montrose Williams counties with grain transport to markets.
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Montrose
Powers Lake
Stanley
Great Northern
Ward County
Montrose Williams County
Minot to Host Automobile Show May Sth 6 7
The Commercial Club of Minot plans an automobile show in the city on May Sth 6 7 featuring about $100,000 worth of autos and supplies on display.
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the Commercial Club of
Minot
G N Extension Surveys Move Light North Dakota Rail Lines
Jamestown reports Jam Hackney of New Rockford notes railroad construction and surveys dominate local interest. Great Northern graders arrive for the Page to Surrey extension. line revised to run from Page to Fargo 212 miles. A second survey from west of New Rockford to Williston crosses Seo at Manfred and tracks Soo near Garrison Max. A station site will be Hackney’s farm. Soo cutoff from Drake to Washburn aims toward Devils Lake and the Duluth wheat line.
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Jamestown
N. D
Jas. Hackney
New Rockford
G. N
Page
Surrey
Ayr
Fargo
Great Northern
Williston
Berthold
Seo
Manfred
Soo
Garrison
Max
Plaza
Mr. Hackney
Drake
Washburn
Devils Lake
Duluth
Two Calves Born With Five Legs Each
In North Dakota a dairy cow near New Salem gave birth to three calves all on the same day. Two calves had three forward legs each, one calf had a single eye and died soon after birth, while the third leg dangled unattached inside the hide. Owner John Sanderson plans to remove the extra limb when the animals can stand.
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Bismarck
N. D
John Sanderson
New Salem
Vote of Thanks to Willis ton Hosts for Warm Hospitality
The children of Ray thank Willis ton residents for opening homes for their entertainment. They praise the reception and generous treatment and say they will remember the hospitality fondly as they grow older. The parents join in thanking for the kind treatment of their youths.
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Williston
Great Northern Expands Telephone Train Dispatch System
The Great Northern Railway orders six more divisions to receive telephone train dispatching gear, expanding to about 1900 miles and extending the system from Minneapolis and Superior to Seattle and Vancouver. Cummings-Wray selectors and Western Electric phones will equip 290 stations and 350 sidings and way stations, enabling crews to reach dispatchers anytime.
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Fergus Falls
Breckenridge
Northern Dakota
Saint Cloud
Cascade
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
Superior
Seattle
Vancouver
Western Electric
Great Northern
New Law Point Is Interesting in Minot Case
A Minot case before Judge Burr involves Rogers Lumber Co. vs. Peter Trystad Velva contractor and Guy Frank Jarrvis Tompkins block owners. It questions whether mechanic s liens attach to buildings or to each owner's interest, a new issue awaiting a supreme court ruling.
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Minot
N. D
Burr
Rugby
Goss
Rogers Lumber Company
Peter Trystad
Velva
Guy Frank
Jarrvis Tompkins
Tompkins
Trystad
Frank-Tompkins
Main Street
Frank
Supreme Court
Empire Builder James J Hill Tours Williston Depot
James J Hill and Louis W Hill with Howard Elliott and L C Gilman arrived in the city on a special railroad inspection train. They toured the new depot river works and other improvements, praising growth but noting fields unplowed as farmers hauled grain last fall. Hill urged plowing now and winter grain hauling.
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James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Louie W. Hill
Great Northern
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
L. C. Gilman
A. H. Hogeland
President Elliott
Yellowstone
President Hill
McMullen
Mr. Hills
Williston
North Dakota
Lakota Offers 50000 For Soo Railroad Line
Devils Lake N D April 23 It is reported here that Lakota wired Soo railroad headquarters in the twin cities a proposal to give 50000 to induce the company to build their line from Medford west through Lakota instead of Devils Lake Every business man in Lakota is said to have subscribed from 500 to 1500 dollars per firm.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Lakota
Soo Railroad
Twin Cities
Medford West
McCumbers Campaign Opens in Fargo North Dakota
Maj. J. G. Hamilton assistant sergeant at arms of the United States senate will arrive from Grand Forks to open a campaign for U S Senator Porter J McCumber in Fargo North Dakota. Headquarters will be opened and the city will be active until the June primaries in support of the senior senator.
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Fargo
N. C
J. G. Hamilton
United States Senate
Grand Forks
U. S
Porter J. McCumber
Montana coal lands withdrawn in largest future-views note
Secretary Ballinger withdraws about 13.5 million acres of coal lands in southeastern Montana pending value examinations. Enlarge homestead areas set for Montana and New Mexico. Montana totals near 80 million acres, New Mexico over 15 million. Action follows Geological Survey recommendations and does not block development pending possible legislative separation of mineral rights.
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Washington
Ballinger
Department of the Interior
Montana
New Mexico
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Hitchcock
Valley
Dawson
Rosebud
Custer
Congress
Land movement not all one way in Sweetgrass
Thousands of Canadians crossed the boundary into Montana at Sweetgrass to become U S citizens and take up government lands. The influx began in winter and grows daily as some return to the United States after risking Canadian homestead claims or selling relinquishments amid wider land boom activity.
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Sweetgrass
Mont
United States
Montana
Canada
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Mark L O F Anniversary
The anniversary service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in Williston with Rev. F. S. Hollett delivering the sermon. The orders of marching will meet at 2:30 p.m. The hall hosts the parade and cordial welcome to all.
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Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
F. S. Hollett
Williston
Roosevelt the guest of honor in Paris visit
Theodore Roosevelt visited Paris on April 25 and was hosted at the Hotel de Ville. He was greeted by officials including M. Caroh and M. DeSelves, signed the livre d or, toured the building, and attended a luncheon for 200 guests with Ambassador Bacon and M. Jusserand present.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
Hotel de Ville
Hotel de Villa
Revolutionary Tribunal
Roosevelt
Bacon
M. Jusserand
Washington
M. Caroh
M. DeSelves
Seine
M. LaPue
General Council
The
Siene
M. le Pine
Salles Des Deliberations
Col. Roosevelt
Per
Norwegian youth killed by steam engine near Wishek
Napoleon North Dakota April 25 Ole Aszeldson a 21 year old native of Norway died when a steam breaking engine owned by E C Bent ran over him two miles north of Wishek He accompanied the outfit as a helper and was crushed after allegedly falling under a driver Henry Ader of the area served as engineer He leaves an uncle near Burnstad.
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Napoleon
N. D
Ole Aszeldson
Norway
Wishek
E. C. Bent
Henry Ader
Burnstad
Many Visit Library Sees Busy Month At Public Library
The public library reports strong patronage with 208 visitors to the reading room and 429 to the pool room in March. Twenty new library cards were issued last month as merchants note a day of plenty and importance.
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Crosby Eagle
Ray
King OF R. R
Northern Pacific 'N
McCumber
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