Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-25

ranches, and that the loss to same alnOunt
ed to only a few hundred dollars in build
ings.
Ben JEWELS ferry boat has started down
from o Benton and will soon he in
readiness for traffic bet~een Bismarck and
Mandan.
Sam Lawrence: l hate to see "Glitf'' 20.
Another good man gone. He is a good fel-
low; always true to his friend and, natural
10, bitter toward his enemies. 1 hops he
will prosper wherever he goes.
Sam Whitney Wednesday disposed OF
some of his household effects. MIR. Boards
ley will take charge of the Western house
On the first of the month. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitney have been popular n accOmmo-
dating to the public and their departure
from the city will be deeply regretted.
The announcement of the sudden death
Of Mrs. A. E. Wood of Fargo, wife of Capt.
Wood, sergeant alarms of the senate. will
be received with sorrow by all who knew
grief-stricken husband, four little ones at
an age when they most need a mothers
care.
On account of his large bar mirror L. n.
Griffin was unable to load his goods in a
box car, consequently a long fiat Car was
used. The mirror is a costly one. valued
in the vicinity OF $1,000. The goods will
be protected from the weather while in
transit by a heavy tarpaulin.
Connella. from Butte, Montana, to James,
town Alert: Quinn, formerly of the Bis
marck TRIBUNE. has arrived to enliven the
columns Of the Miner, the democratic or
gan. That he will do it, no one doubts. C..
R. Williams, another prominent Bismarck
er, is also here, established at Al East
Broadway, ~hich is rapidly becoming the
Dakota headquarters.
81 will shtay nit ter poys." remarked
Louis Westminster yesterday when asked
concerning his probable intentions after
July LIST. ''Of course l will shtop selling
nit lager peer und weesky," he added,
"und will I'll a nice. clean, respectable
temperance hall init der pool und billiard
dables, etc. Prohibition has raised der
tuyvel, dunder blitzenw
A heavy shower mOistened the earth
considerably Monday night. Farmers in
Burleigh county have about completed
seeding and an occasional shower will now
be very acceptable. The farmers are
generally more hopeful now than at the
present time a year ago. The acreage is
perhaps less, but farmers are going into
stock more general than heretofore, and
consequently the grain acreage is cut down
Dickinson Herald: NJ. H. Jewell of the
Bismarck TRIBUNE deserves great credit
for his stroke OF enterprise in publishing
the popular Edition"o of the laws enacted
by the first state legislature. The price is
only 30 cents, SO that there is no excuse for
Ignorance OF the law The enterprise is
shown by the fact that the seats of the
legislators are hardly cold before the laws
enacted are published and in the hands of
the public.
publican says an effort is being made at
Washington to defeat the nomination of
the Hor. E. A. Williams for the state sur
veyor generalship. This is not surprising.
1t is in line with the actions for a number
of years of a little squad of character assas-
Town the most worthy and faithful piO-
neers to satisfy their passion for defama-
ton of character.
laws, l want to keep posted. Yes, we have
had q glorious rain. The soil was in good
condition, however, for seeding before the
rain. All who have their seed in are in
great luck. The grain will come in good
shape low. The trouble last year was
that there was no moisture to sprout the
grain n 1t came up uneven and some
never came up at all. I believe we'll have
big crops this year.
Up at Painted Woods George E. Adams
wants to know if the Weekly TRIBUNE
has cut him off the list-having missed the
last three numbers-and his subscription
not yet expired. Says he can't get along
without it. As the TRIBUNE is mailed
regularly to all Its subscribers, there must
be something wrong ION the way" Sub.
scribers in all parts of the county will con-
fer a favor On the TRIBUNE hy reporting
any delays in the delivery of their paper,
George Seaton and Andrew johnson
two Old-time river men. are in the city
They have been down in South Dakota all
winter in charge of the steamer Bachelor,
which sank near Forest City. They re-:
port an interesting and lively time, keeping
the boat afoat, as she was continually
ever, has been brought up to Bismarck in
good trim and is now considered in proper
condition for a season OF activity.
The other day the TRIBUNE got a letter
from a gentleman in California who wanted
a copy of the TRIBUNE to get the address
OF "sOme real estate dealer" A copy of the
paper was sent yesterday. The gentleman
writes that he wants to buy some residence
lots in Bismarck-probably recommended
wants to invest. All signs point to an
abundance Of rain from now on until
bounteous harvest is gathered.
The buffalo COW mentioned in yester.
days TRIBUNE as having escaped from
Green's Riverside ranch has been found
dead. Parties in Mclean county neal
Falconer postOfice attempted to CORA
the beast and unsuccessfully chased the
animal three or four hours. When finally
corralled and lassoed the beast dropped
. dead, probably from terror or exhaustion.
Mr..Green priced this buffalo COW very
highly and considered it worth not less
than $500.
A letter from G. r. Williams at Butte
conveys kindest regards to Bismarck
, friends, and closes as follows: II mus,
have a copy Of the Daily TRIBUNE on file
here for the benefit of the Dakotians travel
ing this way. You have no idea of the
number of North and South Dakota people
who go through Butte looking for locations
for all kind Of business-drlven from their
: homes by the pr0hibiiionists. Am doine
= an elegant business here, trade picking uI
every day. Quinn is in a good field, getting
l acquainted rapidly and Is going to make
good hit here in Butte" .
A. Washington dispatch saws: Actinl
Secretary of War Grant has directed Sec
: Ond Lieutenant John C. WaIshe, sigma
corps now at Bismarck, N. D., to make {
thorough inspection of the signal service
, stations at the following points: Fort Blu
! ford and Fort Yates, N. D.; Forts Custer
, Maginnis, AssinibOine and Helena, Mont.
7 Forts Washakie and Rawlings, Wye.
Rapid City and Fort Sully, s. D. Lieut.