Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-12-26

admission bill and the opening of tn
Sioux reservation. There is some hop
for the latter bill, but none at all for tn
former.
The Dakota division bill has passet
the senate. One of it's worst features i
that the name of Lincoln is given to tn
northern half, which is to remain terri
tory. The people of North Dakota vii
dislike to lose their trademark "Da
kota," no matter how much they may b'
in favor of division. j..
IT seems to be the democratic idea tt
admit new states by pairs. Montan'
wants to be state and it is not un
likely that some democrat will Introduce
a bill providing for the admission O
both Dakota and Montana. Such bill
would likely pass the house and nigh
possibly pass the senate.
The Fargo Sun, democratic, hat
looked over the list of members Of the
coming territorial legislature, and seeing
no democrats, concludes that "the result
of the forthcoming legislative delibera
tions will not show anything like fail
compensation for the cost of the session.
This is prejudging an assembly with E
vengeance.
NEWS NOTES.
DEVILS LAKE has invested $85, 165 in
buildings and improvements the past
year.
PIT. BARNUM says the receipts of his
show this season were $1,400,000, about
100000 less than last year.
The Alabama legislature has a bill
pending providing that persons carrying
concealed weapons shall bear a badge
with the words: 81 am armed"
DAKOTA appears to be enjoying as
much excitement as though it were a
state. It will come out all right, how
ever, as the governor is practical jour-
nalist.
SIR HENRY BEssEMER now holds ia
patents on his many inventions. It is
said that his steel process patents has
brought him 100000 a year for twenty
one years.
The Sioux Falls Press tells the pub
lie that Sioux Falls pays annually more
than $4,000 for help in her kitchens
There are at least 400 girls, at wages
averaging $3.50 each.
A New HAMPSHIRE newspaper man
is so poor that he is compelled in
the interest of economy to write his edi'
torials and local items on slate in
order to save the expense of stationery.
The town of Ordway has man who
"smiles and smiles and is still prohibi-
ZIONIST" He is editor of the Tribune
and is advocating admission as a whole
with prohibition clause in the constitu.
tion.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER: The contest
for speakership of the house of repre-
sentatives will'I1kely be between Mark
Ward, of Kimball, and E. A. Williams,
of Bismarck, with chances in favor OF
The former.
FRANK HATToN and William E.
Chandler, of President Arthur's cabinet,
are to be promoted March 4. The pro-
motion will consist in the acceptance OF
editorial positions on two leading news
papers.
THERE are eighty three Good Templar
lodges in Dakota, a net gain of fifty-fve
during the past year. These have 3,114
MEMBERS a net gain of 1908 after allow
ing for 542 suspensions, 62 expulsions,
and losses by withdrawals, deaths, &c.
BELvA LOCKWOOD, who was nowhere
in the election, but is somewhere in
Washington, has been several women in
her day-originally Tillie Wilkins, next
married to man named Craig, then sep
arated from him and married Lock
wood.
She was an intelligent girl,
And she came Of the elite;
With eye glass and with spinster curl
She daily walked the street.