Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
THE CITY.
IN BRIEF.

% HO ouiCOt SplluhleT Is mustered lnCO
service every day to dampen the dusty
thOroughfares.
Austin Logan is storing a large quantity
OF DeeI quarters IN his refrigerator on up
per Third street.
Mrs. Charles Weber, wife of Conductor
WeDber, has gone to AnacOrtes, Wash, to
rejoin her husband.
John Robidou has purchased a hand
some new hack, which will arrive from
Fargo in a fewdays.
A few petty burgIaries have been COM
mitted around town of late. The police
have their eyes peeled.
Bert Jones and Glenn Mattoon received
by express from the east Saturday a brace
of Poland China porkers.
Miss Hilma Olson, who arrived Sunday,
cam all the way from Sweden and has Sc
cured employment at the Pacific hotel.
The TRIBUNE, like any other well regu-
lated newspaper, will pay no attention
Whatever to anonymous communications.
Doc. Everingham, a lightning manipu-
later from st. Paul. is helping out in the
Western Union office till this cruel war is
over.
Teams still continue to cross the river.
but it is considered unsafe, as the ice is
weakening somewhat and is bulged up in
places.
The Bismarck postOffce is doing a rush
ing holiday business, but Postmaster
Bogue and Captain Tom are equal to the
occasion.
o. p. M. Jamison has been retained as
counsel by Il. II. Raymond. Mr.. Jami-
son went to Dawson Friday night in re-
sponse to a telegram.
The holiday exercises at the high school
Friday were well attended by the schol-
arS' parents and other visitors. The pupils
acquitted themselves admirably.
F. B. Billiard of Gettysburg, S. D., who
came in with his team Sunday, has gone to
Mclean county and is said to be looking
around for investments in the coal fields.
Mayor Brennan, who suicided at Litch-
field, Mimi, the other day, was an old time
friend and schOOlmate Of j. E. Campbell of
Mandan, who was panied to learn the sad
news.
Austin Logan'S trotting stallion was
beaten by Jim McDonald's colt in a friend
ly heat On the race track, Sunday, IT'S
rumOred that a race for none will be
arranged.
Sergeant Newman of the signal SER
vice says Gaul is a quiet. friendly Indian
and not at all sorry Of the death OF Sitting
Bull, eastern papers to the contrary not
withstanding.
Captain BeIk received a Christmas gift
from his old friend Captain Tom Mariner
of Cincinnati, in the shape of a gallon jug
OF old Kentucky rye. He says it's the i'm
est he ever tasted.
By default of the complainant, the W. c
III. case Saturday was lost in Judge
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ant. coming out with colors flying. But
tits said'the end is not yet.
Undertaken Webb shipped a coffin to
Glen Ullin Sunday for the remains Of a
young man killed by the cars there last
week. He died from the effects of a leg
being cut off by the wheels.
Five c%onvicrs were added to the North
Dakota penitentiary from Fargo Sunday.
II they keep on coming in this rapid order
Warden Williams will doubtless have to
arrange for more accommodation.
s, q, Scott Tuesday received a letter
from Joseph Coulter at Dawson giving the
full details of the fight there last week.
Coulter says he's all right with the eXcep-
ton of a black eye and several bruises on
his head.
The K. P. lodge is holding very interest
ing sessions every Monday evening.
Many new members are joining. Before
long Bismarck will have one of the best
lodges in the North Dakota. A uniform
rank Is talked of.
And now m to the front Captain
Pratt of the Carlisle Indian school with
the startling statement that Buffalo Bilrs
sole object in attempting to capture Sitting
Bull was to use the old cbieftain as the
drawing card for his Wild West show.
Isadore Bureau, who smote the cheek Oh
Frank Berthral ON Saturday last. appeared
before Justice Tibbils Monday afternoon
and pleaded guilty to the charge of assault.
He was fined SIS and costs, the whole dam
age for his pastime amounting to 1886.
A steamboat of the Benton line is under
construction at the river landing. Eleven
car loads Of oak timber and several of
pine and other material have arrived. 1t
is a big job. In a few days the TRIBUNE
will tell its readers just how a Missouri
river steamboat is built.
Mrs. Holley reports good sales of her
book. Every business man on Main street
has bought a copy and several have from
Two to a half dozen to send east. It makes
a handsome Christmas gift. The Duluth
chamber Of commerce ordered eleven. It
is selling rapidly all over the country.
A track is being laid about a mile from
the bridge on the west side of the river
which win be used by the Northern Pa
clfc company in dumping several hundred
car loads Of rock into the stream to pro-
tect the bank from caving in neal the
bridge. The rock comes from Kidder
county.
Edmund Hackett, Bismarck's first mayor,
is heard from again. This is from the
News, Seymour, Texas: We were yester-
day admitted into the private workshop of
Mr.. edmund Hackett on Main street and
were shown a machine Of his invention
which is about completed. It is a, potato
digger and sacker. It will dig and sack
potatoes at the same time. We would
say 1t is a very nice piece of mechanism,
and no doubt will handsomely reward the
inventor III the near }futu-e. He has ADJ
p6 tland playing. About 3 I4.oyns
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