Beavers Return to Des Lacs River North Dakota
Old timers recall beavers along the Mouse and Des Lacs rivers, depleted by dry weather, returning in large numbers with eight dams noted between Burlington and Carpio. They guard water levels, while locals warn hunters against capture under a $25 fine and possible jail. Dutch Palmer leaves Minot Magicians amid lineup changes and questions about his hitting, with McGill moving to center field and McCarry to the outfield.
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North Dakota
Mouse
Des Lacs
Des Lacs River
Burlington
Carpio
Dutch Palmer
Minot
Helder
Outfeld
Palmer
McGill
The Fly a Dangerous Insect Warns of Health Risks
A Kansas State Board of Health bulletin warns that common house flies breed in filth and contaminate food with germs from cholera typhoid and tuberculosis. It notes flies can spread disease via milk food and contaminated surfaces and cites laboratory findings of thousands of TB germs per fly speck.
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State Board of Health
Department
Kansas State Board of Health
Hanna Thanks People Expression of Gratitude From Congressman
Congressman Hanna thanks newspapers and the people of North Dakota for their confidence. He pledges to use his best efforts to do his duty to North Dakota and the United States if elected next November.
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Hanna
North Dakota
United States
Carrington Women Lead Quiet Local School Election
In Williston, two leading women stood as city directors in a secretive run to election day. The quiet race drew 125 votes with 53 by women and the female candidates led by at least 23 votes.
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Carrington
North Dakota Promotes Farmers Traveling Library Program
The state offers a traveling library for farmers. A club of six farmers forms a group, elects a secretary, and requests a farmers library from the Public Library Commission in Bismarck. The case holds 15 books on agriculture with rules. members borrow, read, and return every two to four weeks. After six months the case returns and another library may be issued. Transportation costs are minimal.
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North Dakota
Public Library Commission
Bismarck
N. D
Farmers’ Library
Improvements at State U: New athletic field and campus entrance
Summer work at North Dakota University includes a twenty acre tract east of the campus with a quarter mile oval track, football gridiron, and baseball diamond. The football field should be ready for fall. the track may finish next spring due to funds. A new entrance will transform the north campus with concrete walks and drives guiding visitors.
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State
North Dakota University
Columbia Road
Land Opening Delayed for Dakota Reservations Says Agent
James W. Witten, special agent, states that no lands in the Dakota reservations opened by Congress will be disposed of for at least a year. Fort Berthold remains unsurveyed and must be classified first, followed by allotments and school-land selections. Pine Ridge Cheyenne River and Rosebud also require classification and allotments, delaying disposal further. The normal registration and drawing procedures will proceed in opening these lands.
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James W. Witten
The
Land Office
Dakota
Congress
Fort Berthold
North Dakota
Judge Witten
Pine Ridge
Cheyenne River
Rosebud
South Dakota
Gambler Killed in Minot by Wife in Self Defense Claim
Minot North Dakota July 1 Chas Logan a local gambler alleged to be wanted in Iowa for safe blowing was murdered this morning by his wife after a drunken quarrel The Logans had lived in the city for a year Logan had been arrested for blind pigging and escaping custody but was released on bonds The pigging case was dismissed and the dispute centered on a refund of the cash bond Mrs Logan confessed to the murder but says it was self defense
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Minot
N. D
Chas, Logan
Iowa
Logans
Logan
Benedict
Iconoclasts and image-breakers rail at bee intoxication
Trustees of the United States Brewers Association declare a natural fermentation conspiracy in the insect world. They mock the idea of a sober beehive and satirize entomology as misled by brewers’ influence, citing Collier's Weekly in a provocative critique.
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United States Brewers’ Association
Solomon
Isaac Watts
Collier's Weekly
Prepare ground for spring tree planting with hedges and windbreaks
The note advises delaying planting this year to ready the ground for spring trees. Plant a willow hedge at least ten rods from buildings and set elm ash birch Colorado blue spruce Black Hills spruce bull pine inside. Plow land in crop or break prairie, leave ten feet of broken ground beside willows, and plant next spring for year round protection and beauty.
Summer school at Agricultural College opens August first
The Agricultural College conducts a three week summer session from August 1 to August 25 focusing on elementary agriculture manual training domestic science and nature study. A press bulletin warns of winter feed shortages due to drought urging farmers to seed summer fallowed ground and prepare millet or corn crops.
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Agricultural College
Sheppard
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