Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-12
BISMARCK IN BRIEF.

Beautiful fall weather.
The steamer Rosebud left Sunday for
the corn palace city.
The Standard Oil company's office In
Central block has been made conspicuous
by the hanging Of an artistic sign.
Not less than $500 IS being paid the
farmers daily for wheat by the Bismarck
mills, and there Is no rush. Many farmers
have not yet threShed and many are holding
for still higher prices.
William Walton's household effects, en-
route from Minneapolis, were In the recent
extent OF about $780, which the Northern
Pacific railroad will make good.
1 For the purpose of excavating dirt to be
used for the elnbankment at the west end
of the bridge over the Missouri the North
ern Pacific has in operation steam shovel
that loads car every four minutes.
| The school teachers went out to the Man
dan mounds Saturday and had a dusty ex-
perience in trying to get some evidences of
Dakota's earliest civilization. They went
out in a fOur-hOrSe bus and were afraid to
ride down hill in it.
1t has been demonstrated that shade trees
set out in the fail do the best. During the
next thirty days the enterprising citizens
whose yards have not been beautified with
trees should arrange to have trees dug and
set out. The expense is tritiiing compared
with the benefits received.
Mitchell Republican,: The sudden death
of Mrs. O. II. Holt of Bismarck at Grand
Forks on Thursday last will cause sincere
mourning far outside the circle of her late
home. AS member of the family of Gov
ernor Pierce during his entire administra-
ton, and as one of the most interesting
among the ladies of the capital city, she
was known and admired throughout North
Dakota as we'll as in many localities in
the south.
The new agricultural board of North
pakota 'o;l% is as follows: Clarence Price Bur
reelected; G. B. Vallandigham. Barnes, re.
elected; Jos. Tombs, Walsh, reelected; H.
z. Norton, Pembina, reelected: ]. b.
Power, Richland, reelected; VIM. Bulge,
Grand Forks, succeeding H. p. Rucker; r.
ID. Glasgow, Cass, succeeding S. G. Roberts,
and K. L. kingman, Trail, succeeding
occurs in January.
Chief Englneer Kendrick and Mr.. Mori-
son, the engineer who built the bridge over
the Missouri, were in the city Saturday to
decide upon some line OF action to protect
the bridge from the land slide back of the
first pier. It was decided to dig down the
hill to remove the weight-dumplng the
earth into the river behind line of piling
that is to be put in above the bridge. This
work and the building of the embankment
on the west side-to take the place Of the
present trestle-involves the moving of an
immense quantity of dirt and will give
employment to large number of men un-
til Christmas. Tom Fortune has the con-
tract for the work.
AFrenchman named Glandin stepped off
Of Sundays Pacific express and attempted
to make some purchases across the street
during the trains brief stop at this point.
He got back in time to see the last car just
beyond his reach and after running
couple of blocks found the train still fur
ther from his grasp. He gave up in des-
pair and returned to the depot. He could
not talk English, but finally succeeded in
finding one Of his countrymen, who caused
telegram to be sent to the conductor of
the train at Mandan to have his wife-also
French and unable to speak English-get
off the train and wait for the next one.
Their destination IS Helena and they came
all the way from Paris for their health.
The climate of Helena is recommended for
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