Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-05-17
MEANDERlnes AROUND MAnDARl

MEANDERInG lROunD MAnDAN
TIE EEsHtzE Fs14zsa!s zssSSnaRSS sssSSaSSE. SErHE
The City Barely RseaDesbeingBurn-
ed--.The store " q. A Bruns Dis
covered on Firs New Printshop
Arrlved---AnE EnArt Made to Eject
a Town Organixation. III.
(From eur ocn Special Correspondent)
FIRST FIGHT N MANDAN.
4 .MANpAN, May 16. There has nothing
of unusual importance taken place in
this city during the week. Last Sunday,
however, an exciting foot race took place
which so enthused couple Of ..bloods"
that they "set to'' and began brushing
mosquitoes off each others nose. This
was the first street fight in Mandan. No
serious strikes were effected, But few
buildings have been commenced this
week, but q large number are Seing COM
pleted. Weaver & Go. have put up ware
house adjoining their lumber yard and II,
"A. Bruins has started the building Of q
warehouse opposite his store, near the
track. J.C. Whitaker, Of Brainerd, is
here contemplating the building of 9
frstclass hotel.
The ADVENT OF INTELLIGENCE.
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Harry Robinson came over last week
with his printing press and outfit and has
it set up in good shape. It is rumored
that he will soon get out Q weekly or
semi-weekly to be called The Wasp. This
will be aqueer name, but the Mosquito
would be more appropriate at this season
of the year. However, il Harry does start
TIE Wasp, look out for the end thatstings.
GETTING ON LONG DRESSES.
Last week an effort was made to organ
ize this place into a town, burg, OF some
thing, but to no avail. Itreally seems as
though there should be some kind Of gov
ernment established. The cry at the
meeting was that the people were wing
enough taxes now, without the additional
expense which town go#rnment would
incur, and that the place vas an orderly
one, and there was, as yet, sIo need of such
organization. It is an nideniabl fact
that such government illI le1
as many people Of all pla hlsing u q;
daily. 3I3S3
MARROW ESCAPE FRoN} FIRE. Il
Yesterday Mandan camA 1ear being the
scene Of disastrous conf glltion. About
1 p. m. fire was dlscoyersd sSomings from
under the sidewalk ii Holtf of h. "a.
Bruns' large store. The wliiHl was blow
ing very hard from the sontl least and the
greatest excitement prevailed. Ths side
walk was Immediately taksn|up and ftls
fire put out. Great rejoicing Followed. IT
was argued that if the bull dilH lad ihald caught
fire nearly all Of Mandan would have soon
been in ashes. a suddenSltll oceurred
about this time. One$of sth boys upon
going inside as confronted viii a sheet
Of smoke filled with streaks sof lurid fire
coming up through the Htar. fIs4Ie citi-
zens took hold with charaet ffisti energy
and subdued the flames. Hal 1it been dis
covered few moments 4 latter Mandan
would have dumped itselfF Into the ash
pile. Double.breastea shsstt iron lined
and silver.tongued insnranSee agents might
make ''stack"in this citya i1st s,,
NuBs oFsEW4 fst. s5a
Col. Fred Jones visited tismarck this
week. y tis sf5il3fsS, ,f, ,itsr s,s s
Mr.. Chilstrom, q we'll known lawyer Of
Minneapolis, has entered iato part nership
with Frank Meade. d, ss9[ agah ii
Wednesday Mandanites y Atdl thee pleas
ure Of seeing one ef the ens 1es thfred up.
Tomorrow track-laying They
will be through the5big cut d ~ " y. ten
days. ss ~ ssE 81. isIss 5ssss
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