Williston Graphic in Williston, North Dakota

Mandan reform bid for state building and other North Dakota items

The Mandan reform school board accepted Chase Kidd's bid of 16300 for a state building project. A raid on Mundan blind pigs yielded no alcohol. Convicted murderer William Barry in Langdon given life sentence after new trial denial. Bowbells man loses four horses to sudden illness. Fargo Morning Call urges tax review and detectives to curb potato eating by the wealthy. Prairie fire on Cannon Bull Reservation destroys hay and machinery worth about 800 dollars. Russell Miller Milling mill at Jamestown burned, with storehouse and elevator contents lost. Pembina cement deposits touted as regional income source. Barbers Board meets under new law. every barber and shop must have certificate. New Rockford reports petty thefts and a night watch. Escaped convicts Byers and Larron steal two horses near Square Butte. still at large. John A. Stovell of Bismarck dies at 52. long distinguished lawyer and prosecutor. Steam heating furnace and boiler for sale cheap at Great Northern Hotel. Forest City, S D: A.B. Daly shot and killed by Rome G. Glover. Red Lodge sheep man Farquhar Giles dragged to death by a cut-away horse. St Paul Dingates subscription offer. Minn. superintendent Hubbard injured in wheel accident. Reward announced for arrest of John McGrath murderers near Rush City.