Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-12-24
DAKOTA.
An Enthusiastic Statehood Meeting
at acknowledgements Pierce's
New Occupation.
The Farmers Alliance at Mitchell
The News by Regular and
Special Service.
Mitchell.

MITCHELL, OAK, Dec. 13.-[Special1- T.
The Fifth Legislative district is and always
has been republican, but it furnishes one
of the two strictly democratic councilmen
to the seventeenth legislature in the person
of John D. Lawler, elected by larger ma
jOrity than the other successful candidates
in the district-republicans. This circum-
stance gives the city of Mitchell two able
men in the legislature-J. F. Mentzer going
to the house. They will both be on the
scene of action promptly, and vigorously
assisted by the other member, B. II. Sulli-
van, OF Planklnton, will make determined
continuation of the struggle of two years
ago to remove the United States court from
YanktOn to Mitchell. 1t is also reported
that G. 0. Bogert, of Scotland, the council
man from the Third district, is strongly in
| clined to assist in working up the removal
Lawler and Bogert are bankers, Mentzer
and Sullivan, lawyers. and all are men be
low the middle of lfe's destined time.
They are all workers and are determined
to render their best efforts for etfecting val
liable legislation this winter
From all superficial indications it is SAT
to conclude that there will be earnest work
in regard to railroad matters this winter.
The territorial attorneys for the roads have
already made arrangements to be in Bis
marck all through the session. One of
these was heard to say a short time ago
that the contest, at distance looked
pretty black. Meanwhile the others are
stirring up matters. A prominent coal and
lumber dealer showed the TRIBUNE's way
farer few figures day or two since. He
said people complained of dealers because
of the costliness of coal. He had recently
billed to him in full at $105 and a few cents,
with orders from the wholesale dealer to
pay the freight bill to the local
agent and forward the balance. He dis
played the freight receipt amounting
to 1914 and some cents. The balance, a lit
tie over $40, he was to forward to the
| wholesale dealer, who would deduct his
perntendent Of the mine, and at length the
poor miner would receive of the balance
his share of the 4105. No wonder miners
get desperate and strike. In this instance
the railroad received nine and half times
as much for freight as the miners, owners,
leaders and wholesalers combined received
for their labor. They were indeed very
impressive figures.
The grading and bridges on the North
western line from Salem to Mitchell has
just been completed, and the men were
paid off day before yesterday. The rails
will be laid early next year, and thus will
another arm Of country be opened to
Mitchell. She now claims 1000 inhabitants
and if the old rule of ascertaining popula-
ton in the states is to be relied upoE-tO
reckon five persons TO every vOter--she will
overrun the claim. About $50 votes were
cast at the last election.
Several new substantial buildings have
been erected the past season, and pros
perity is evinced on every hand. AS nearly
| everywhere else crops here were small
The Milwaukee road has been meeting
with quite large losses on it's lines in this
section Of Dakota recently. The collision
| of a freight and passenger train about a
mile east of Parker was the first; freight
| train breaking into two sections, and the
rear overtaking the other on down grade
just east of the city yesterday morning.
breaking up a half dozen cars, was the sec
ond large loss, and this morning broken
rail little south of Canton threw a loaded
passenger car from the track and entailed
another loss to the company. In all these
accidents only one person has been killed,
although in the latter several were badly
bruised. It is the public opinion here that
the roads train employees are seriously
overworked. 1t is claimed the engines are
old and poor, but still are required to be
overloaded. Recent misfortunes will
doubtless draw their attention pretty
sharply to this section of their lines.