The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1923, Page 1

al i a ss 4. MS , 43 not, fe urged to take his place WEATHER FORECASTS Partly cloudy and jewkat Atled tonight and Wecnelp ung ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923 HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [mm FINAL EDITION | PRICE FIVE CEN | Sea BIDS ARE UNDER ESTIMATE _ BILLION OFFERED FOR U. S. SHIPS! CITIZENSOR | CITY JOIN IN SOLDIER HONOR Memorial Day Exercises to be Held Here Tomorrow in | Honor of Dead | | DERAILED, BUT NOBODY KILLED ,PARADE AND PAGEANT Parade Moves _ Promptly at. 2:15 p. m.— All Citizens | Invited to Join oo i i i i | | Citizens of Bismarck will tomorrow in the annual men tervices for the dead of the nation’s | \ ware ! \ Memorial Day exercises in Bis-/ marek will begin with the decor-| ution of the graves in the cemeter-} A flier from Concord, N. H., was derailed at Winchester, every les in the morning, and the laying. car leaving the rails. Fifty were injured, but none seriously of wreaths on the waters of the Mis-| souri at the new bridge as a tribute “cee "WHOLE STATE IS DRENCHED IN | csr maatnn ~ RAIN, AIDING GROWING CROPS aThetnavadekell end! ea Al the city Auditorium, where « pa-j triotie: pageant will be presented and/ New Hazelton Paper Published 1b P. cond street. Justice A. M. Christianson of the! supreme court will deliver a patrio- | Three Points Report an Inch ior More — Entire Missouri ns are urged to join i either as members of Fre Cum en Slope Territory Is Benefit-; ‘the Hazelton — Independent Hae ‘esti cs (ats Gerth Bbia) a : : SU aa nee ea reeeintien te seal: By as citi ed by Good Showers — epee eia ane ; nil The patriotic pageanty for which ue a Hees Cee een ears ies ROO LI: the rehearsal will be held to-| Third of an Inch of Rain at) engaged in ne per busin ; all Z é Hazelton but recently in the night under the direction of G. H. ‘ 3 H uss, Jv, will depict the nation’s} BERD es Teen ae mourning for the soldier dead and| Benoe ee pornroueece wich the} close with a patriotic scene. | Practically every section of North| Free Press at Linton. Mr. Colburn’s MES LAT Upter cent lo kGtsReas RacRnRR Eau GaEEI the| fist Weekly issue is a newsy 8-page | Mis-Ouae Ole Al deel RE eee) Bee ee ieeett Maralion a: ; fe ee A. 0 ade wi ae the hour period ending at 8 a, m. ed their own paper, and the first ading woman's a in n pa-) j issue in ates they intend to sup- Sir neaeats ee are ome cases the rain v real! port the Independent. nl Se near en downpour, while other points report- Sapo - Misses Gwendolyn Jones, Wed aieeee ai slew. alkade | Belk, Mary Cayou.and Mable Camp-{.C%, DelvY Showers or ‘slow, stcudy) BUSINESS MAN ! Hatin the ena ant. Mia Hasna! ‘The entire Missouri slope territory \ Rae ik ee ice got rain, and great henefit\o grow- eerie: we pores “ling crops is scert in the timely rain. | AR: munity singing will be led by Henry{ Bismarck had slightly more. than {one-third of an inch of rainfall. CN Mee Arthas meee, orehesttis! “Grand Forks got. the heaviest! panist, will fursish inusi | drenching miners anaes ae . Henry Hollst First of Sev- Sigfrid Olfson will represent Goddess | inch and five-hundreths rainfa [leh nee | of Liberty in the final tableau, About/While Langdon and Larimore re- eral to be Special Policemen 2h high school girls, and veterans Borge one inch cach and Jamestown / of the Civil, Spanish-American and) #1 21. cain geports in inches or! C. Hemy Hollst, one of the best! World Wars’ in uniform, will patti eee a eee ener llow: knowns thavalingamani@ithi Bismarck cipate. Satin ih headquarters, has, joined the local | It is emphasized by the American, Station police fotce, He won't wear’a uni Legion committee under whose dirs| een 5 OOO EOE form, won't carry firearms or a billy | cetion the exercises are arranged,’ Bismare and probably won't wear a star, at that no children will be admitted to! Bottineau least where it will be readily seen. | the Auditorium unless accompanied, Devils Lake But he is a full fledged special po- by adults and they must remain; D*kinson liceman. with adults during the pageant, | Ellendale Mr. Hollst’s special duty is with! Order of Parade Fessenden n to enforcement of the traffic} @'the order of Capt. H. T. Murphy,; Grand Forks nees and la He was asked | in command of the Memorial Day pa-| Jamestown ept a commission as a special | don Larimore Lisbon Q M, Dt'ch. | Minot , policemen with duties pertaining to; traffic laws only--without interfer- | fence with his regular business, of rade, is as follows: Order of March—Ist Section. 1, Elks Band, 2nd Section St. Mary's School Band Red Cross and Nurses Seeret organizations and Societies Boy Scouts, seeking to enlist citizens generally in observance and in enforcement of the traffic Largest In Years Recently Closed. Dickinson, May 29.—-One of the! largest deals in down town real es tate in years was closed Thursday | {when Laudie Vranna purchased from | 'L. A. Simpson and W. F, Burnett the | corner known as the old Messersmith | Para eee course—and Chief of Police Martin-| Pee NEN Napoleon! 25) eson says that several other well ae = EA la eer! nbina 80! known business men of the city will Spebishiy Americans War: Veta a ieton 04' be asked to .accept special police Pn. Go aau ee Moorhead ; .10. powers to aid in enforcing the trai- 5. GA, R. in Autos, uae . ieeees. Ha era nies nari | | With one fatal and several serious 7, War Mothers in Autos laceidents already reported in Bis-| 8 Legion’ Auxiliary, ‘in Autos, | eal Estate Deal marck this spring, authorities are | | Certificates Issued To Meet Expenses In Dickinson! 3rd Section Salvation Army | Band Indian School s and Autos Parade will form on Second street, ‘right resting on. Broadway. | property on Sims Street and Fir: | = —-_ | Elks Band will form on centre of| Street West, a portion of which 1s; Dickinson, May 20.—Decision to is- | street Broadway and second, Co, “A” | now occupied by Mr. Vranna a sue certificates of debtedness in will form west side of second, right vulcanizing shop. | the amount of $20,000: for the pur-1 pose of funding outstanding war- | Buildings on the property include, Brosdyaye Lerlon wit Y rants and furnishing a ‘cash surplus “, the one occupied by Mr. Vranna and Oss SPAIUED ee oa gina aienieh Raaree then oens | wiebi which earmeet heloceestine) ei: hardt Shoe Hospital, the Miklautsch! penses of the municipality, was made | Tailor Shop and that formerly occu-{ by the city commission at its regu-! | pied by the Young Jewelry store. | lar meeting Monday. The certificates When the work is completed the/ which have a running limit of 18 | jewelry store will occupy the space] months, will be sold in the usu@’! jnow taken up by the garage while; manner and bids for their purchase | the quarters formerly occupied by) will be opened on Monday, June 18. | the Young. store will be. transformed! ee {into rooms where ® women’s exchange! is to be conducted. | One of‘States Mr. Vranna, the new owner of the | | property, has acquired one of the old-| Oldest Papers | est and most valuable corners in the | . Changes Hands jeity. He has been engaged in the the centre of Secone and Thayer, the! valcanizing and tire business on that Valley City, N. D, May 29.—"The North Dakota Patriot,” one of the Indian School Pupils will form on| location for the past three years and. : i {has been prospercd in a marked. de- Gopcend toe Ahe char let he hand: jaeP| oldest papers of the state has’ passed into the hands of the North Dakota | mentioned. Autos entering the pa-; 8ree- Patriot company @nd will be publish- rade will form on Thayer street,| pe cither aide of Second rt, tg| Poultrymen of ed in the future in the interests of the | North Dakota Enforcement league | enter the parade as directed by the B ' ottineau Co. To ae with F. L. Watkins, state enforce- | officer in charge of traffic, at that polat, Gather For Picnic) ment omer as editor. Tne first is-| — sue of the paper under Mr. Watkins’ Bottineau, N. D., May 29,—The first ediforship appeared this week, poultrymen’s picnic to be held in Aue et ete! North Dakota will be put on by mem- bers of the Bottineau County Poultry resting on form on left of War Veterans will form on} . C., War Mothers | Legion Auxiliary autos, will form on right side of the street facing eust. St. Mary's School Band will form’ in the centre of Second and Thayer street.s Red Cross and Nurses, Secret Or-/ ganizations and Societies, and Boy} ; Scouts will approach Second street 4 from the East and be assigned their positions by an aide at that point. Salvation Army band will form at Line of March South on Broadway to Main—East on Main to 3rd—North on 3rd to Thayer—East on Thayer to 4th— South on 4th to Main—East on Main to 5th—North on 5th to Thayer— 9 East on Thayer to 6th—South on| 8ssociation at the state game. farm 6th to Auditorium. ' near here on June 5, \"'Etks Band will drop out of line{- Part of the program of the after- and continue playing until parade noon will consist of a poultry culling has’ entered Auditorium. St. Mary’s| demonstration. An address will’ be Band will drop oue and: pick up the} given by. Professor 0. 4, Barton of Elks Band number and play until| the Agricultural college. entire parade has entered. Fifty farms in Bottineau “county | Every ex-service man, whether aj have been designated as demonstra- eer of the American Age or| tion farms and the owners fave in un-| agreed to: keep accurate records on their poultry, % ZAP 18 BEING RESURVEYED Zap, N. D4 May 29—As the re- sult of several legal contests which have developed over’ property lines, surveyors are here relaying out the Village of ay) Special ordinances will be passed establishing the new survey as/ the cotrect property tine. THREE-WINGED CHICKEN. Carrington, N. D.,.May 29.—A chicken hatched at the farm of Wil- liam Horney is equipped with three iform in the parade tomorrow. legs and three wings, ‘ ; Workmen’s Compensation Bu- TO TAKE BIDS FOR MEMORIAL BUILDING WORK Bids will be received for finishing Liberty Memorial Building on » state capitol grounds, at Fargo June 27 by the state board of ad // FREE-FOR-ALL _ DRAWS DOZEN cereus "ARESPREADING INTO SAXONY Third Enters That ene Pri- mary-Democrats May Con- ; test Legality of Race GOPHER SENAT NEW FARMER-LABOR Police Station Is Stormed at Dresden, Declare Berlin St. Paul, “May 29.—The tentit candidate to. enter formally in Newspapers the race for the United States senatorship from Minnesota filed 24 on the Republican ticket with the PEACE BEING SOUGH Secretary of State today. He is | John J. Martin, a Minneapolis at- | torney. Officials at the capitol were unable to identify him. Former Governor J. A. A. Burnquist also filed on the Re- publican ticket today. He had previously announced his candi- ‘Arrangements With Workers To Police Strike Areas Being Worked Out dacy. i —- | Berlin, May 29. Although the gov St. Paul, Min ay 29.-More than! ernment Saxony denies that any a dozen candidates for the United! disorders have occurred in Dresden States senatorship from Minnesota ‘are expected to be in the running in the newspapers at Berlin today pub the June 18 primary when the filing, lish dispatches depicting the situa- time limit expires at 5 p.m. today.! tion in Dresden as serious, owing te Nine candidates already have filed’ Gistress among the unemployed w and several others have announce the fare marching and demonstrati r tention of doing so. The three ‘Farmer-Labor candidates and six Republicans were on the fil ing list this morning. The former are: Charles Lindbergh, former Congressman; Magnus Johnson, can- didate for Governor at the last elec- through the city. One paper reports a crowd attempted to storm the Dres- den police station headquarters last evening and several persons were killed or injured. PROPOSE JOINT tion, and Dr. L. A. Fritsche, mayor POLICE jof New Uim, k May -The Burgomaster The Republi are Oscar Hal- of Essen began negotiations with the am, until recently justice of the: Communists and represen of state supreme court; Governor J. A.) the workers for the formation of a; O, Preus, Ernest’ Lundeen, former} workers’ pelice force to assist the Congressman; Congressman Sydney! firemen under an arrangement simi- Anderson; Victor Power, mayor of, lar to that reached at Gelsenkirchen, Hibbing; and Congressman Thomas) A Communist committee of controi Schall, « 4 bis apparently gaining the upper hand Two Mote To File here, having little difficulty in fore In addition J. A. A. Burnquist,| ing shop keepers to keap prices down former Governor, and Halvor Steen-| to the mark di erson, both Republicans, have an-_ tee. nounced that they would file today.! The French authorities at Duessel- Whether the Democrats would h dorf issued an official denial tod: in the field at the — prin of reports that French had suppli when candidates will be nominated! firemen and workers of Bochum with for the July 16 election to fill the va- firearms, cancy caused by the death of Knute Nelson was not certain today. State ‘enator James A. Carley of Plainview has been endorsed by the Democratic state central committee but has not yet filed. It was rumored that Mrs. |Anna Dickey Olesen of Cloquet, who was the Democratic candidate for]It was indicated in advance, how- cleetion last summer and A. C.| ever, that some proposals would ve Weiss, retired publisher of Duluth,| overwhelmingly rejected, the striker: also would be last-minute Democratic] heing more determined than ever filers. hold out ‘for their whole demands. May Attack Legality It was estimated by a union offi- Prominent Democrats, it was said,! cial today that 300,000 miners now were considering the testing of the!are on strike in the Ruhr out of a ated by the commit- a ma | H Bae HALF MILLION OUT Gelsenkirchen, May 29. A mass meeting of 10,000 striking miners in this district been called for this afternoon to consider an offer from the industrialists to end the strike. legality of the primary and special} total of 510,000, In addition there election. According to the report] are 160,000 repuirmen and helpers suit may be started in one of the!striking as well as 70,000 metal counties to halt the election machin- ery on the ground that the election: is illegal and to bring the matter be-| The Gelsenkirchen district still is fore the state supreme court at once.!the scene of much disturbance. The Democrats contend that the bur-! Strike have been making the den of expense for the election would! rounds of a number of mines to see be objected to by the taxpayers that nobody stays on the job. In one instance a number of substitute NO APPEAL workers were compelled to march in workers, making a total of strikers more than a half million. the ranks of the visitors through the {Communist center where the non- workers jeered the strikers. Girl Killed As Horses Run Away Beach, N. D., May 29--Mary Wil- liams, 20 year old daughter of Iver Williams, farmer of near Ollie, was killed Saturday in a runaway in which her father and brother were badly injured’ While the three, rid- ing in a wagon, were returning from town the team became frightened and ran away. The wagon pole dropped down, causing the wagon to juck- knife, pinning the occtpants under reau Decision Held Final There is no right of appeal from a decision of the workmen’s compen: sation bureau denying further com- pensation to a claimant who has previously received an award and payments for his injury, is the deci- sion of Judge Junsonius of district court in the case against the bureau by Majorique Brunnelle. neath. : f The effect: of the opinion, accord-| _ Williams and his son are in a hos- ing to Phillip Elliott; member of the; Pital here. bureau who acted as the bureau's Sea SAR RE I attorney, lis to “make the bureau’s RAINING, AT JAMESTOWN findings final on questions of the! Jamestown, N D., May 28—James- extent and continuance of the dis-| town received a heavy shower dur- ability from an injury. In this case,! ing, the night and showers contin- Mr. Brunnelle injured his foot whiie| ued to fall during the day. working on the Missouri river bridge here. He received $879.91 compensa-! tion and $127.00 for medical aid and hospital care, and the bBard denied further compensation on the ground) that its award. ys fair and complete. The taw, Mr. Elliott, said, permits / an appeal to the courts when any i compensation is granted, but the bur. eau contended there was no appeal when.an award had been made. Indianapolis, Ind., May 29.—The splendor of the sacrifices of Amer- ica’s war dead were recalled today by BOYS TO HAVE OUTING. Alvin Owsley, national commander of Carrington, N. D., May 29.—Car- |the American Legion, in a procfama- rington Masons will give the boys of | tion urging the nation to pay homage the town a taste of camp life this | to its heroes in a fitting commemor- summer. During the encampment of | ation on Memorial Day. the National Guard at Devils Lake in “Hollowed tombs of our dead lie in June the boys will be conducted to | the poppy covered fields of Flanders,” the guards’ camping ‘ground in |Commander Owsley said in his pro- squads by the Mason¥:” Ope conti: clamation. ‘We, their comrades of gent, will be taken at atime, and it is|the American Legion, shal] not for- hoped to give a large number of | get their deeds. juniors an’ outing during the* two “On the annual return of Memorial weeks ftom June 9 to 24. day in devotion and reverenre we turn SPLENDOR OF SACRIFICE OF NATION'S WAR DEAD RECALLED LASKER SAYS U.S. MAY SELL TO SYNDICATE {f Bidders Are Able to Back Up Terms Government Would Accept It 1,000 ARE DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE REPORTS STATE Allahabad, British In- May 29.—Advices to the newspaper Pioneer from Teheran state that 1,000 persons have been killed by an earthquake at Turbat-I-Haidari. The earth shocks covered a period of several hours. Many villages are said to have been devastated. HOLD HEARING ; New York Man Heads Syndi- cate Proposing to Take Entire Merchant Marine Washington, May The ping board will investigate thorough ly the offer than one bii lion received yesterday for the tire | Chairman Albert ‘Lasker jand if the bidders back up their pro posal “there can be no doubt the board will make the award to them.” | The offer was presented by John | 1 29. ship of more en- fleet, said today, government — merchant 'w. F president of the Columbia | {| Postal Supply company of | Silver | Creek, N.Y. It is proposed to pay | i one billion and fifty-or lars for “all ships active and inactive and all other property of the United States Shipping Board, personal and mixed.” | An initial payment of $ would be made on October 1, 1928, and $50,000,000 yearling — ther fee until the entire sum has been paid. 900,000 | UNCOVER WHEN | COLORS PASS ‘Legion Asks Observance o} | Flag Code Memorial Day i Leaders of the American Legion! here hope that everybody will ob-! the Flag Code tomorrow. | cularly, do they urge ob i vance of this rule: “When the n ! tional colors are passing on pare or in review hould, if walk. man ing, halt, stand at attention and un-| cover; a woman should halt, stand, {at attention, with the right hand placed over the left breast. If sit-| ting, men and women should ri men standing at attention and wom with right hand over left breast.’ Flags will be at half-staff Memor-! ial Day until noon, and at noon rais ed to full-s AOFFICERS —— TOINSTRUCT : ; Will be Detailed with Present Instructors for Guard Camp 1 —— | Four regular army officers have | been assigned as instructors of the North Dakota National Guard in| camp at Devils Lake June 9- i-| in ad-| dition to two regular instructors sta- | tioned in the state. They are Capt. Ernest F. Boruski, military instruc- tor, University South Dakota; Capt. Wm. L. Brown, Lawrence, Kan., im- structor Kansas National Gu: Capt. David Loring Jr., Council Bluffs, Ia. instructor Iowa National Guard; First Lieut, Kenneth E, Kline, military instructor, University of North Dakota. Capt. H. F. Thompson, Fargo, and Capt. G. A. M. Anderson, Bismarck, regular instructors of the guard, will instruct at the camp. Inj addition three officers of the Nation-| al Guard have graduated from the} infantry school at Fort Benning, Ga., and will assist in instructing, these including Capt. Carl Anderson, | Fargo; First Lieut. Leslie Trotterf| Grand Forks; First Lieut. Roy D.| Garrett, Valley City. geants, Technical Sergeant Harr Jones, Bismarck; Sgt. F. M. Jamestown and Sgt. Wilbur L.Snow, Grand Forks, e been designated to attend camp to aid in instruction. Staff Sergeant Otto Spahr, of the cooks and bakers school, Ft. Riley, Kan., will be at camp to instruct cooks and mess sergeants. i Ro tconeeetatel tha, ‘reaung uplaceyo? these, our hero dead. We must bow to the splendor of the sacrifice, the heroism of their lives, the glory ot their belief in America and our in- commander of the American Legion, I implore every man, woman and child of our mighty nation to pay homage to those brave men of every race, class and creed of every war. Let us not weaken. Let us reconsecrate their final resting places shrines of a free America, vededicating our lives to furtherance of the ideals for which they died.” e 4 in 500 CHANGES Arguments For and Against Proposed Mixed Train Service are Presented | HOSPITAL HEAD THERE Hearing was held today hefore the state railroad commission, with com missioner Harding presiding, on the petition of the Soo line to sub stitute during summer months a mixed train service for the south Soo passenger train servi Supt. S. W. Derrick and G, F. Dul-! lam, attorney for the road, appear- <a before the commissic Mr. Der- xplained that a marked saving! aculd be effected during the sum- jmer months when passenger travel is light by substituting a mixed] ce He also said benefit ue to towns on the south! ci they would | get daily freight and would save be- Hortiay cant ae freight instead of expres! Mr, Derrick presented petitions} | approving the change, to counter titions from several towns again- proposed change. fron t the His petit- ions were Wishek, Burnstad, Kintyre, N n and Braddock Supt. Schneider of the Bisn hospital was on the witness n opposition to the proposed c! He vead a list showing many patients come to the hospital from towns the South Soo also from) uth Dakota towns, making connec- tion with the South Soo. He said that out of 35 patients 10 were op- erated on the night they and that, in his opinion, cident to riding nd also harder dangerous for D. H, Houser, de on a mixed riding might © patients seriously ill. merchant of Napo- leon. objected sternuously to the | ange, enumerating his reasons, He aid it Would slow mail service from s to the Twin Cities r to citizens who had, high freight rates; that would not be benefited freight service through aj train; that in case of sick-| it might mean much to a pa-| nt to be able to get to a hospital Bismarck on a f enger train; ; that there would be no saving w rth | speaking about in | freight for expre: South Soo te it was not f paid me the phants. daily mixed stood grain He said he und hip-| ments in the last year from .Napo- leon amounted to about 700,000 und understood cream shipments av-/ Jeraged $200,000 to $260,000 a year.| A. B. Atkins of Napoleon quest- ioned Mr. Schneider and Mr, Houser.! Chris Olson said that he did not believe the counter-petitions meant much, as it Was eusy to get signers to any kind of petition A number of Bismarck who oppose the change merchants were pres- The railroad commission took the matter under @dvisement. Baby Burned To Death When Stove Explodes Van Hook, May 29.—Glen Nelson, two years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Henry Nelson of Burlington, ND. was burned to death Tuesday morning at the family home when his clothing became ignited from a kerosene stove during the absence of his mother. —_—__—__—__-_—_-_—_-© I The Weather | e——_—_—___—______-© For Bismarck and vicinity: Party cloudy and somewhat unsettled, to- night and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. General Weather Conditions Precipitation fell _ generally throughout the Plains States and along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. More than an inch fell in parts of North Dakota and Okla- homa. Rain has also fallen along the north Pacific coast. Moderate temperatures prevail in all sections. Road Conditions Roads are generally in excellent condition throughout the Staté ex- cept at a few places in the eastern part where heavy precipitation on the 28th did some damage. Orris W. Repete Meteorologist. 31 wots {than the engineering and similar ¢ | ted by | tem, $173,150.80; substituting! 16 FIRMS IN COMPETITION FOR BUILDING City Commissioners Express atisfaction Over Stiff Competition in Bids BEING CONSIDERED Several of Bids Run Under Estimate of Cost Made by The City Engineer Late today the city engincer announced the fow bidders on the four of, seven contracts for building a water works syatem are: Contract No. 1—American Cast Iron Pipe Minneapolis. Contract Ne —De Graff- Woff C Minneapolis, { Contract No. 3—Wodrich Con- struction Co., Minneapolis. Contract @». 4—Frank Grambs, Bismarck. Lew bidder on three other centracts will not be announced until alternate proposals have been considered. The lowest combinations of bids o the of a new water works sy seven contracts for constructic tem in Bi marck are unofficially $4,491.2 le estimated cost of the co struction of the plant made by Ci Enginecr T, R. Atkinson. was announced by enginee ternoon after several hou work tabulating and calculating tl! hundreds of items involved in tl bidding. The close fact that the bids were ; to the estimate of the city ey gineer, and slightly under at, gave great deal of satisfaction to membe of the city commission. The combination of lowest b as calculated by engineers The est! » this, in the construction ¢ plant, would be added 46,24 nate was $ st, accor ing to the estimate. There were 16 bids submitted the commission last night, the bi ding being spirited. The commissic meets late this afternoon to officia ly inform the contractors of the r sult of the engineers’ calculations given above. Lowest Bids. The lowest bids, with nam request of engineers pendi a rechecking and announcement ¢ ficially, follow: Contract No, 1, ma distribution system — suppli« instal! i and 2 061.47; contract No, ribution sy cor tion of mains and dis contract No. 3, plant, $10) 4, installation of hea: ing system in filtration plant buil: ing, $7,292; contract No. 5, install: tion of filters, ete., $25,075; contrac No. 6, installation of pumping me ‘chinery, $4,438; contract No. struction two concrete $4,793.10. On one contract the bids wer slightly higher than the estimate be cause of an increase in cast irot pipe prices since the estimates were made. There were 16 bidders, all but on of whom had representatives pre ent. A telegrati to the Bismarc Bank gave financial endorsement ¢ another bidder, but no bids was p sented. Some of the bidders sou three or more of the seven contr: Because the bids were not te ed except in few cases, it was essary for the city engineer anc P. Wolf, consulting engineer to ure out the total of each bid f: unit pri They were able determine ‘the low combination bids this afternoon. The Bidders plete filtration contract No. 7, con reservoir: The bidders were: U. Cast | Pipe and Foundry Co., Minneapo Rennslaer Valve © Chicago, 3 B. Clow and Son, Chicago; Wa ous Fire Engine Co., St. Paul, M Wodrich instruction Co., Min polis; DeGraff, Wolf and Co., Paul; Haggart Construction ¢ Fargo; Phelps-Drake Co., Hibb))y Minn; F. G, Grambs, Bismarck; \\ C, Fraser and Son, St. Paul; Cap Construction Co., Minneapel) Fairbanks, Morse & McFar Engineering Co., Kansas City, E. T. Hildred Co., Minneapolis; B, Whittaker and Co., St. Paul W. Bachrach, Kansas City, Mo. Various times of deliveries specified by some bidders w! others speciifed no time. The ( S. Cast Iron, Pipe and Foundry Co, Minneapolis, in their bids said t} due to present conditions of cast iron price market, bidding did nc include the penalty clause on de- livery. Shipments of 10 and 8 inch pipe was promised in July and Aug- ust and 6-ineh pipe ‘in September ‘Fhe bid was for cash, 30 days net The most spirited bidding was contract No. 2,. which included the laying of a system of mains. The Wodrich Construction Co., DeGraif, Wolf & Co,, St. Paul; Haggart Con- struction Co., Fargo; Phelps-Drike Co., Hibbing, Minn.; F, G. Grams, murck, and W. C. Fraser & Son, St. Paul, all’ submitted’ bids on thi (Continued on, Page 6) were on | 4]