Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-14

stated that during the absences from home
Of Mr.. Sabin she occasionally indulged In
liquors and drugs to excess. At the close
Of Mr.. Sabins senatorial career Mrs. Sabin
was placed, at her own request, in the asy-
lum for inebriates At Flushing.
Territorial.
A SLIGHT flow has been struck by the
Devils Lake artesian well.
In the band contest at Fargo this week
the first cash prize is $225, second $3.50,
third $75.
SAM MATTHEWS, the veteran hotel man
ager, Is soon to Jake charge of leading
Miles City hotel.
GEo. SrcKEL, of Hand county, has been
recommended by Delegate Mathews for
appointment as naval cadet.
JAMESTOWN sent about $500 to tin
Johnstown sufferers. The Masonic lodge
at Mandan gave S25. Fargo chamber Of
commerce $500. Grand Forks sent car
load of -four.
WILSON MoRTY, Of Dakota, committed
suicide at Buffalo, N. z, yesterday, by
throwing himself upon the rails and al
lowing the wheels Of q locomotive to sever
his head from the body.
The city council has taken steps toward
securing free mail delivery in sAberdeen.
This can be done as soon as the houses
and streets are properly numbered as re-
quired by the department.
AT last Hon Abe Roynton has been
heard from again. An Aberdeen dispatch
says it is rumored he will move to Aber-
deem and connect himself with the Central
Dakota immigration bureau.
SHERIFF DEM1NG, of Watertown, ar
rested Norwegian named Clousen, who
had been passing hims elf off as wealthy
real estate man. He was arrested while
in q bank drawing draft for $1,000.
MoNANGo item in Ellendale CONNER
cial: w. Il. Rowe, our delegate-elect, is
posting himself thoroughly on constitu-
tional law, and will prove one of the most
active and useful workers at Bismarck.
COMMISSIONER BELT has requested the
secretary Of the interior to advertise for
bids for the construction Of schoolhouse
at Pierre, s. d., for the Indians. There
has been $4,000 appropriated for the pur-
pose.
THE Alert hose company Of Grand
Forks presented q petition to the city coun-
Gil for an appropriation of $3.50 to buy uni
forms and defray expenses to the Fargo
tournament and it was unanimously
granted.
DURING his recent visit to Turtle noun
tains, Bishop Walker baptized two Indians,
confirmed two and married couple. This
was the first Indian couple the bishop has
been called upon to marry during hts resi-
dence in Dakota. The Indian church In
Turtle mountain has membership OF
about thirty.
OLE JOHNSON, 81 years Of age, q resident
of Nebraska, near Yankton, fell from a
wagon load Of stone, the wheels passed
over him and both legs were so badly
crushed that amputation of both above
the knees was necessary. The operation
was successfully performed and the pa
tient may recover.
CANTON Advocate: Dakota's first ter
ritorial auditor has been almost forgotten.
John s. Sand, and old time Lincoln county
farmer, enjoys that distinction. John has
always lived on his farm in Norway town
ship, and when he was auditor some four
teen years ago there was no money in the
Office. He says he lost $16 the first quarter,
and the second he made $15. His salary
for the first six months was nothing. The
assessed valuation of the whole territory
at that time was less than 81, 100000.