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BS «.# TGreat 1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE T* NEWS. Granville seems to be short a ceme tery. A coon vag escaped from the jail at Grand Forks. "There are rumors of an advance "in *he price of hard coal. IThe Edmore telephone exchange will •oon be in operation. George Dodge is the new round touse forman at Minot. A cripple worked Rugby people for $15 one day last week. Xunseith insists the time is ripe to •tart a creamery there. Noxious weeds are becoming a great nuisance in Ward county. iBlind Pigger Taylor of essenden te getting notoriety, anyway. The school building at Devils Lake being greatly improved. The bridge builders have been doing big business this summer. There are twenty-two boys and four girls in the state reform school. The railroad commissioners hive Deen busy on the Great Northern. Roy Cornford of Ward county ia building himself a stone residence. Bishop Mann is endeavoring to se cure more clergymen for this state. A Jamestown witness testified to neiAg A'certain road there since 1873. There was a one-round prize fight In an old granary near Starkweather. Rugby people are still rubbering for those Kokomo girls that never came. The indebtedness of the Methodist church at Devils Lake has been paid off. Flour mills over the state are being •hut down for repairs for the fall rush. Prof. Colvin of Portland has been •elected as principal of the Cando schools. The large farms around Finley pre vented the establishment of a cream ery there. The government is to send a ship ment of fish to the lakes in the Turtle mountains. 3t is said there are some unsavory •candais in the northern part of Kid -4ter county. damage has been done tp the crops In certain parts of Ward'county by gophers. 'Sftfere is trouble at Starkweather over the big school building decided on by the board. It is now claimed that the mother of the baby deserted at Flaxton lives near Bowbells. Miss Bessie Waggoner, the popular Bismarck stenographer, has a valu able ctaim near Goal Harbor. A man who was arrested at Sourls On the charge of gambling went free after the preliminary hearing. The railroad contractors in this •tate are having a hard time to keep (their men since harvest bq£m. /A Larimore limb of the law boasts Of securing more divorce cases than a local pastor performed marriages. Up in Ramsey county public scales fere kept at the expense of the county. Sfany other counties pass the .matter BP. The office of the telephone exchange 3it Fesnenden has been moved and there is a better long-distance connec tion. Absolam Kraft of Hoople was the first druggist to apply for a permit un 4er the new law from that section of the state. John Brow, herd boy in Stutsman «ounty, was riding horsebeck when the animal fell on him and broke the •toy'8 leg. A stranger who has traveled over a "good part of the Red river valley Tirges the farmers to repaint their (buildings. A colored man who has been caring for the horses of Dr. Johns at Bowdon •became insane and endeavored to kill Jthe animals At Kenmare a man was driving a load of hay and concluded to smoke. He enjoyed it, and never set the load tOf hay on fire. 'The two telephone lines headed for "Esmond have been sold to a firm and will be consolidated. A local exchange will be put in. Ofany people are becoming con vinced there will'be a great deal .more wheat raised in the state than the estimators assert. It is claimed the town of Richburg has offered a bonus of $10,000 to the Great Northern if the branch is ex tended to that town. Devils Lake business men ar3 think ing of renting a lot and putting a. lot of hitcicg posts on it for the accommo dation of the farmers. Miss Susie Trapp, who has been as sistant postmaster at Steele^ has r*' signed and will attend che Methodist university at Wahpeton this falL "There was a row at Casselton be •canse a man volunteered to haul some ]yrthj»r far a church free. _• Th« city jjf Lion Special Hats Douglas oes. Men's regular $12.00 Fancy Clay Worsted Hfc Suits, now Men's regular $15.00 Fancy Clav Worsted Suits, now Men^sregnlar$14, 00 Fancy Cassimere $| 20 officials made him secure a drayman's license. Richland county has started to make a levy which will keep up for a few years and the proceeds will then be usod for the erection of a big court* house. Prof. Pringle of Lidgerwood Is a versatile gentleman. He taught school "all winter and spring and now is doing a preaching stunt at Grafton during va cation. Fred Krueger, who settled in the Greet Bend country of Fichland in the '70s, is dead as a result of a runaway accident. There are so many forme? residents of the Wolverine state around Bal four that a Michigan Club has been organized. The people of the towns in the state that have weeds on the back lots can't roast the farmers for faiiure to enforce the noxious w«jci law. County Suyerlntendent of Schools Crawford of Cavalier was thrown and trampled on by some horses whose early education had been neglected. It is reported the razor vender ad mitted that he had paid 13 cents each for the "razzers" that he peddled over the state recently at $1 per. The bootleggers who follow up the working crews on the Northern Pa cific are said to be in line for some thing warm if they continue. An eighteen-year-old boy in Pembina county became Insane and his derange ment to said to have been due to an at ta^V of measles. Lfnton continues to grow. Tennis is popular at Esmond. The hay crop is short in most local ities. Jamestown people want more street lights. More gold is being found in Kidder county. The Lisbon baseball team is being disbanded. Balfour is determined to have a creamery. Telephone No. 34. a .\'*&£3R£t| $9.60 $12.00 A lot of new land is being .broken around Tioga. Counterfeit quarters have been pass ed at Hankinson. One of the Milnor preachers may re move to Alberta. Macaroni wheat seems to be the real thing over the state. A lot of four-legged hogs- are raised in La Moure county. The start for the creamery at Bot tineau has been made. A farmer near Richburg recently saw a deer in his wheat field. Hannah people will soon be using the telephone exchancft. threat Northern TIME TABLE. AST BOUND. 2, Flyer 2:55 Arrive* No. NO. fe America for Americans. A Government of the People, for the People, and by ^the People* Every Citizen has a Duty to perforin—Discharge'it Patriotically. VOL. 9. NO. 7. WILLIS TON, WILLIAMS COUNTY. NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20» 1903. Price, $1.50 per Year in advanct. *"Meri VflG.OO Serge Suits, now a. m. 4, Local Passenger.... .5:25 p. m. T, UUKU. No. 402, Local Freight &Pass.8:00 a. WfiST BOUNh. Arrive* No. 1, Flyer ....4:45a. N*. 3, Local Passenger 2:00 p. No. 101, Local Freight & Pass.6:10 p. W. T. BKNTON. A«t. SHIP YOUR GRAIN AND FLAX TO Edwards, Wood & Co. Washer of Conmrce, MINNEAPOLIS. Board of Trade, DULUTH. We are closing out all Wagons, Buggies, Hay Tools, Etc Our prices are therefore the lowest as these goods must go this season. HEDDERICH BROS. & CO. GREAT REDUCTION In order to make room for our mammoth stock of Fall Clothing, we offer for Cash the next two weeks a discount of 20 percent on all our Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing, Men's and Boys' pants, beginning Saturday, August 1st, 1903. Young Men's i'6.00 Cass? me re Suits, now. YounK M«n'8 Youths' three piece suits ol all kinds, 20 percent off. We also give a discount of 25 percent on all our Men's and Boys' Straw and Canvas Hats. some Langdon people are locating in Virginia. Devils Lake boasts a mandolin and guitar club. The Langdon electric light plant has been overhauled. The Soo is running Sunday excur sions to Bismarck. The morals of the Hamilton fair are still being discussed. Late rains improved the crop con ditions around Leeds. The new towns between Minot and Williston still want depots. There are said to be plenty of farm laborers around Wahpeton. Different sections of the state con tinue to report bad money. Kenmare is still agitated over a wa ter supply for fire protection. Three druggists have been granted permits in La Moure county. Oakes rejoice?? over the fact that a steam la tndry is to be located there. There were 260 teachers in attend ance at the summer school at Mayville. The long-distance telephone line from Carpio to Mohall is proving pop ular. Several North Dakota towns are or ganizing football teams for the sport this fall. $12.80 $4.80 S9-50 Cassimere Suits, gQ Boys'$3.25 Suits, short pants. MBRCANTILB OO. T. P. Kulaas Co. Lumber, Lath and all Kinds of Building Material. First class stock and prices reasonable. We invite vou to call at our yard, look at our stock and get our prices. Estimates on Specifications given on Application. 1. HESTNA8, "Williston, N. D. Manager. Young Men's $8.50 Blue Serge Suits, now Boys' $7 50 Cassimere Suits, with long pants, now Sargent county will add more cream eries to the already large number In operation. B. Phipps is erecting a private ele vator at Lewis, the first station from Kenmare, Stockmen around Fingal are improv ing their herds since the establishment of the creamery. The sections of the state that were (fryest in June show improved crops after the late rains. The straw is not large but the wheat heads are well filled and the kernels are large" and plump. Twenty-five glatfdered horses were killed between McHenry arid Cdto'rte nay by a veterinarian. A lot of fresh-cut hay was carried for miles over the Ward county prai ries by the recent storm. There are rumors of trouble over the towns ite at Souris and some talk of a new town near there. Another mass meeting has been held to take action regarding the reor ganization of Renville county. There are complaints from some sections of the state that the flax was nipped in the recent cold snap. A gambling joint at Devils Lake was raided and one man fined $35. Telephone No. 34. Correct Dress for Men. Williston "Water Line. r.«. PHMIJUPM, Leave orders with any of the Wagons. W. OAMMON0, MI 1, BABBITT. BEOK, Gammons & Barrett, j! LAWYERS. Office: 2nd Floor O. N. Bank Bulldlaf. Minot, N. Dak. W illiston CampNo.5396,M/W.A. Meets first and third Monday nights of each month in I. O. O. F. ball. Visiting neighbors cordially invited to attend. J. P. WOODLTT, V. (J. E, R. BtooWftsoN, Clerk. Fort Buford Lodge No. 18,1.0.0. Meets every Wednesday nigh'ft T. 8. PfllLLItS, N. G. PAVID R. SANG, V. CK R. H. Co PI LAND. '.Vu. Jf? W- $6.80 $6.00 $2.60 |Sf»* Pure Missouri Water. 1 Q-ET YOUR taken at STUDIO. All kinda o/Photograph work will i» celve prompt attention. WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA. 4 Sec. I. C. STKWABT, Treas. Trustees— WM. HNYDKB, PAUL SCHICK* G. B. MKTZGKR. Williston. North Dakota. The Crystal Steam Laundry does strictly High Grade W ork Special Attention to Travelers AND '1 Expresrf Work. Mrs. C. P. HARRIS, Pro# Geo. L. Supress, Mgr. N. B. Goods called for anJ delivered. Williston, N. D. Telephone No. 19. For Sale or Trade. A farm of 320 acres, niainlv timber, with about 40 acres cleared, located in Polaska Countv, Illinois* Will trade for proved-up land in Williams Coantjr, or sell for cash. Twelve miles from conntr seat, and 1} miles froa railroad station. For information inquire of R» H. Cope-' latod, Williston, N. I. R. COPELAtfD, A to a a LAND OFFICE BUSINESS Attended to with care and promptoed? Telephone No. 73. Williston. North Dakntif 0,