Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-04-19
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Wu. Thoupson. pon Of Col. fhompson, arrived
last eveailS non Missouri.
J. ". Proctor and family returned yssssrday, ono
having been added since their absence.
Cant. Whiting. retired, arrived at Bismarck ri.
day and will spend some time In this vicinity.
Dr.. Saith, the new physician for the Isdians at
Standing Rsck, left for that post on Monday.
". ". Bill was among the many passengers Who
crossed the "Slough Of Depond" Last evening.
Lieut.. Walker, Of the 18th, sampled Bismarck
cigars and earomsd . game or two at Major Walkers
yesterday. ~
Cart. Baker, Maj. Garland and Lieut. Chance, were
in nto.day looking after lot OF Texas steers.
Chance said.
Major Smith, accompanied BY the genial Seward. !.
has been distributing sreenbaeks at the military posts
ince Friday.
Capt. Mantor, Of the Land once, returned 70 his
labors last week looking the better for his winters
recreation.
P. b. oberst. N. B. Harwood 4 Co., St. Paul.
arrived last evening" and is looking Bismarck over
with an eye to business.
W. s. Ressegieu writes that he will be in Binarck
In . few days, when he will resume business, pfopa-
bly,, in the restaurant line.
Mr.. Wn. Cannon returned from his winter quar-
ters at Minneapolis, last evening" aud will probably
resume his farming operations.
Mrs. Jordan and baby were of the Big Slough party
which arrived last night after much trtbnaton, pass
ing on to Lincoln this morning.
Mai. s. A. Dickey left for Beaver Greek to look
after his trading interests at that point Saturday,
He will probably be absent some weeks.
w. w. Garland, a son of the gallant and popular
Major Garland arrived from Detroit Friday and will
spend some time with his father at Lincoln
Rev. Mr. Sloan left for St. Paul on Monday to be
absent some days. His faithful labor on the from
tier surely entities him to rest and recreation.
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Fort Stevenson on Saturdayas wet as rats, having
waded or swan q halfa-dozen or more streams on
the way down. FIX .7.. d..
Among the parties whs came in yesterday were
Chas. s. Usher and J. G. ashton. Mr.. Usher re-
mains here in the Q. M. Department, and Dr. Ashton
goes with the expedition. 4
DR.. e. Clark, late Of Cheyenne Agency, and DR..
DeWolf, who are to accompany the Big Horn expo,
dition In the medical service arrived last week and
are now comfortably quartered at Lincoln.
J. w. Fisher returned from the east yester day.
He went to Chicago only, on his Black Hills mission,
and returned dsgusted with the railroads. He re-
ports much interest east in the Black Hills but no
one is doing anything to advertise the North Pacific
route to the Hills excepting the Bismarck Tribune.
Col. james Calhoun and Capt. A. E. Smith arrived
Friday from their Excursion" to Jamestown with
companies and Of the 7th Cavalry intended for
the expedition. They are not partial to life on
the plains at Jamestown, but appear as if they had
been we'll used. Lieut.. Harrington and Lieut. Riley
accompanied them.
C.S. Weaver, Of C.. s. Weaver Co., arrived last
evening, his wife accompanying him. Mr.. weaver
and associates will put in large stock Of lumber and
building material and will be prepared to contract
and build, furnish estimates short notice. Mr.
Weaver is live man. just the one, in fact, for the
line in which he is engaged.
Among the Big Slough pilgrims who arrived last
night, we notice Mr. Bingham, Of the Chicago Com
mercial Advertiser, who comes to Bismarck to write
of affairs here as he finds them Though his first ex-
perence was a damp we trust he will meet with
no further dampers. His paper has a wide circula.
ton; Mr.. Bingham is able and genial. and should
receive warm reception. Mrs. Bingham acoompa-
MES him.
Charles W. Finn, q st. Paul Bohemian, who has
been on the road about three weeks, roughing It, ar
rived last week. He vii either go on Clusters ex-
pedtion, or proceed to the Black Hills toiinvestgate
and report, as he expected to do when he LETT st.
Paul Finn is live man, genial, interesting and
practical and whether he goes to the Black Hills or
to the Big Horn will be appreciated by his associates
and will bring something reliable.
NJ Brinkerhoff, who has been assigned to duty a.
conductor on the Dakota Division in place of Fred
Sweetman 10 spoken of in the big terms by all
who were on bis train. Courteous and attentive to
his passengers, under all circumstances, when tho
Big Slough trouble came upon him he put forth al
most superhuman efforts to make the passengers COM
Portable emitting him to vote of thanks which were
given by the passengers with heartiness that meant
something. .. ~. ..,