The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1916, Page 2

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE HARVEY'S CITY WATER TANK BURSTS WRECKING L/GHT PLANT BUILOING Snapping of Stee] Bands Follow- ed by Terrific Crash—Dam- age Several Thousand | Damage to nd dol was caused this week when the tank on the tower the roundhouse, burst, emptying thou- sands of gallons of water with the} che on the old el completely wr ng the big near | city water ‘The roof demolished and’ the side walls so cracked and seamed that a portion had to be torn do ccording to J. A. Frede s, who as a witness to the spectacle, the nds on the tank appeared to give way on the south side, and suddenly ank fell to pie the heavy planks on which it was built falling with the water with a terrific crash. ‘The damage appeared confined to the old electric light building and an oil house on the Soo line. Any one caught in the path of the destruction would scarcely have lived to tell the tale. Moorhead, Minn., Malvey will in all prob: y candidate for mayor of Moorhead at the spring election. His petition was ed on the street today. His oppo- ion so far rests in M. M. Fulton. When the grand champion steer, pound as he stood. in. the ring, it meant a new record for the “cost of high living,” nearly seven dollars a Dr. EK. W. Humphrey pound for the best cuts of this nounced his candid Christmas baby beef. Many cities cent has refused to become a candi-| bid, but Detroit will eat the beef. Never before did a beef steer bring such a price, $1.50.a pound be- r ing the nearest approach to it. Boy D” DINNER victors of Iowa’s Baby beef contests Minot, N The “get-ac-| stood open-eyed while the bidding, quainted gathering for the legislators] started at 5 cents a pound, jumped of sixteen of the counties of north- up and up. The sale was made for western North Dakota, held at the] the University of California by Clay, banquet room of the girls' dormitory| ‘Robinson & Company. in just nine date again. FIFTY LE “ California Favorite, sold for $1.75 a| ROAST BEEF AT $7 A POUND FROM THE STOCK SHOW CHAMPION Ae GranD « CHAMPION CALIFORNIA FAVORITE” At ONES AT THE ST0C! ‘but Mose Greenwald. for a Detroit house added his defiant nickle after nickle by a nod until, “$1.75 a pound, sold,” shouted the auctioneer. Wires went to the automobile city to pre- pare to parade the grand champion bought at a price of $1,960. ‘or Christmas rib roasts that is a fabu- jlous figure. | Not a kernel. of. corn had been fed {to this California champion—ne \ other grain than barley. In reeding jit was a Hereford sire by.a Short- |-horn dam, stall fed by an Aberdonian \herdsman, Alex McDonald. “The |best calf ever shown on the conti- |nent,” was the claim by the head of | the victorious college after paying ‘tribute to McDonald. of the Minot normal school Tuesday | minutes, Chicago packers bid high, attended by about 50 ——— . and a number of — their Minot friends. The banquet was s = ed by the young ladies of the normal school and it was cooked by the mem- bers of the domestic science depart- ment. SHORT SPELLING TE IN PARK RI R SCHOOL Park River, D., Dee, Short spelling conte: re given in the high school two or three times a week, and are proving interesting as well as in- OCH HHO HOH HOHE . structive wor @ READE IS ENDORSED + Lee id FOR RUN BERTH ¢ | NEGRO SENTENCED TO PEN * Fargo, N. D., Dec. A. H. BROUGHT IN YESTERDAY * Runge, fire marshal(. has lost * a . 99_Wini aa the support of the North Dakota + i ND Dees 27 Wiliam Wen Firemen's Association for reap- *]) ae i spasosehed nes , * pointment, “the support of that + by. Judge Pollock to serve a year and * body going to his deputy, H. L. | six months in the state penitentiary. ies ends. ‘Fire companies over the #| "27 S#8ault with a dangerous weap- ¢ state are being urged by legis- «| 0» Was taken to Bismarck yesterday. * lative ‘comimniltee of the tease The crime was committed in a local es ion to endorse Reade. L. * _Poolreon at Hi, AES. * Nostdal, of Rugby, as legish FARGO MAY TWO * tive committee chairman, is spon- | on gy AAs oe ees * soring the movement for Reade SUBWAYS INSTEAD OF ONE * at this time. + Fargo, N. D., Dec, 27—That Fargo ooo eee ee oo © © +! automobilists may in the near future start from one end of the city and drive to the other without having to stop at the railroad crossings to wait for a long freight to pass, seems prob- able. Officials of both the Great Nor- thern and Northern ifie have re- cently signified their willingness to construct subways under Tenth street crossings, and it is possible this work will be undertaken the coming season. SERGEANT MA LES IS HOME FROM BORDER Hillsboro, N. D., Dec. 27—Regimen- tal Sergeant Major Duane Sarles sprang a big sarprise on the home folks here last week by arriving home from Mercedes. After a 30-day fur- lough, he expects to return to the border to wind up his affairs as regi- mental officer and later be mustered out of service along with the other offi¢ers and men of the regiment. * i] 'AKED FAILS 0. The Story-Teller of the Orient CHS H OHHH OS ILE WOULD. COMPEL ROTATION, OF CROPS Langdon, N. D., Dec. 27—State Senator Henry McLean of Cava- lier .ceunty, will introduce a, bill in the legislature proposing com- pulsory rotation of farm crops. After January 1, 1918, under the act Senator McLean has pre- pared, it would. be made -unlaw- ful to plant the same grain on a piece of land. more than two years successively, Senator McLean also has a provision whereby once in every six, years it would, be incumbent on the land owners to plant‘some crop that require ;sconstant till- ing. a d CTH OHH HHH Ho? ze 2 OF COO 4 EC EY Ooo eee OOO 444449 444d 64444408 COME BACK (Associated Press) i Liverpool, Dec, 27.—Dr. Charles F.; Aked, best known in the United States | as onetime pastor of the Fifth Avenue j Baptist church (John D, Rockefeller's church) and later as member of the Ford Peace Expedition, has come into prominence here again through the re- tusal of his former congregation, that of Pembroke Chapel, to recall him, The. suggestion; that. the peace advo-} cates be asked to'come back to his old | pulpit, was contained in a letter from !J. H. Morse, senior deacon of the First Congregational church of San Francis- co, and was read to the congrégatign by ‘the present pastor, the: Rev, Don- ald: B. Fraser. Mr. Morse inquired if the pastor, Mf. Fraser, is prepared to vacate the AUDITORIUM THURSDAY9Q 8 DECEMBER THE 2 TICKETS, 50c, 75e and $1 pastorate in favor of Dr. Aked; and if Pembroke chapel will recall the peace emissary, adding “I think, upon. the whole, that would be the most com- plete vidication of Dr. Aked possible, and settle for all time Dr. Aked’s state- us in the Christian ministry.” The writer said he would gladly take up the matter with Dr. Aked. | reading the letter, a member of the| El Paso, Tex., Dec. congregation proposed. a vote of con-|of- the “Round fidence in the present pastor, which} among Ohio THOUGHT THEY WERE PROTESTING 27—The case Robin,” circulated militiamen, protesting | Was immediately seconded and carried] against militia camp conditions being }held on the border, was reopened to: | proest against camp conditions,” unanimously. day when it was discovered that an- other militiamen, Sampel Murphy,. of Canton, Ohio, was the instigator of the rotest. The circulation of this pro- test is reported by officers to be in violation of the 62nd article of war, and it may be serious for the. im- risoned offenders. Officers today stated that they had learned that the majority of the sign- ers of the “Round Robin” thought they were signing a protest against an ar- {ticle printing a supposed revelation of camp conditions. It was in pro- test against the so-called “unpatriotic publicity” that. the men thought they were acting, not. in actual unpatriotic o The Public Having leased the Northwest Hotel, corner Fifth and Main, opposite the McKenzie Hotel, I desire to announce to the public that the house will be placed. in first-class condition and be ready to receive guests by January 1, 1917. A large crew of men are now at work remodeling and repairing the interior of the hotel, and work will be rushed night and day until the build- ing is ready for occupancy. The hotel will be equipped with forty bath rooms, and will have hot and cold running water, electric lights and steam heat in.every room. It will be conducted as a first-class European. hotel at McKenzie Hotel. McKenzie. Northwest , moderate prices. Those desiring first-classaccomodations at low rates, should make their reservations now. Address Aaron Christopher, Head Clerk, Edw. G. Patterson, Proprietor Soo What Will the Non- Partisan Legislature Do? You will want to keep up to the minute on the State Legislature. Know all about the state lawmakers, the Supreme Court and all the rest. The Tribune is right on the ground and has the best chance at every bit of the state news. You get it right and get it quick---the same day it happens---twelve hours ahead of any other newspaper. Two experienced newspaper men _ will fur- nish the best report of the legislature in the state. 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