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

Capt. s. Wright now registers as
of the 18th siding. He, too, has caught
the land fever.
Major CroftGn, uflnc 18th Infantry,
left Tor st. Louis yesterday having been
appointed one Of board to adopt new
intrenching tool if deemed advisable.
The 18th nifty, recently ordered to
St. Paul, will remain in the Northwest,
Gen. Gibbon preferring to remain Oh
the plains rather than 60 to Fl. Smell
ing.
Col. Thompson supplied B Chaplin,
of Fargo, with ten thousand young cot
ton wood trees for his Red River farm,
when Mr.. Chaplin was in tho city last
week.
The Ward property, corner 9th and
Meigs Street, was sold day or two ago
Simeon Welsh for s40o. 1t rents At
$l5 per month. Surely good invest>
mcnt.
R.P. Eaton, of the Post Office Depart.
r,ent. vas in tie city this week en- route
f." D"d rn..s, ~ ,i.,i'art mnil r"ures.
ti.. II r.,-- ~ ,N the BARK HRS W
III p.u :.c na-,.
i.eu '. n .n". Hr W.. Hare, an
Niehu >pt., =! fo!: l..ncoil, are III the
city en.outc for st. Paul to attend the
wedding Of Lieut.. a. b. Johnson, Of tn.
7th nifty, who will be married to Miss
Kittie Smythe, Of St. Paul, next week.
The District Court convenes At Bis
marck on the l4th Of May. The SEES
sion will continue four days, only. On
the 18th Judge Barnes with Mr.. Stoyell
and other Bismarck attorneys will pro-
coed to Deadwood, whero the Judge
will hold term for Judge Bennett,
John Haggart, Sheriff Of Cass county
captured a fellow in Bismarck q few
tayys ago, who was charged with selling
Henry O'Ncal a team on which the
duties had not been paid, the team hav
ing been seized by the United States
authorities. John is one Of the best
Shcrifs in Dakota.
1t is a snoddy way they have Of doing
things among the Redmen. II "travel'
ing men" or others are dissatisfied with
the degrees conferred, or with the obi>
cations taken, they are permitted to
"toks it all back" the ceremonies OF in.
itiation being reversed. Keene men
sometimes think it an honor to be
admitted.
DR.. Wolverton leaves for st. Paul
this evening to give evidence in relation
to the physical condition OF Col. Do"o'
van, Of the 18th infantry, who has been
ordered before retiring board. TIE
Col. was acquitted On the charges which:
were recently preferred against him
much to the qualification OF his numer.
Gus friends.
W. Bell has rented the elegant
little cottage on I'd street recently lit
ted up by j. P. Forster. Forster trans.
formed the log cabin formerly occupied
By E. W. Knigh into as elegant little
home rs one could wish. A portico.
and other outside decorations, give it all
air of comfort, while the yardIhas been
beautifed by shade trees, handsome
fence, etc.
The correspondent who is writing up
army and Bismarck characters, Ia
late article in the New York Sun, is n"
friend of Bismarck, who ever he may
be. Bismarck draws its support large.
" from the army. Army officers have
always been among its best patrons.
Army officers have made large invest
ments in Bismarck property, and
whoever strikes these people, for the
purpose of injuring them and for the
purpose Of injuring the army, strikes
bismarck, strikes its property, str'kes
its business men and its business, and
on behalf Of Bismarck and its people
we must insist that Bismarck should
no. BE- held responsible for work OF this
character.