Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-10-31
T H E CITY.
IN BRIEF,

Officer Marsh's little son has been quite
sick, but is recovering.
The toothsome venison hath made it's ap-
pearance at the local markets.
There is enough real spice in county
politics to satisfy even the most fastidious.
Jerr: A. Barnes, ex-treasurer of Mclean
county, is the proud father of a nine pound
boy.
Joe Dietrich says his candidacy for coun-
ty auditor keeps him busy stumping the
county.
E~verybody's time is s o greatly taken up
with politics that justice court is in hard
lines nowadays.
Bob Barclay, an old time Bismarck boy,
is braking on one of the freights that pass
through the city.
Never before has Burleigh county ex-
perienced such a thorough and systematic
political Stumping.
Never, in any previous campaign has
the TRIBUNE printed as many stickers as
in the present fight.
The statue of Pygmalion and Galatea
will be on exhibition at the Halloween So
ciable. Don't fail to see it.
Thomas Cunningham, the engineer, is
down in Texas visiting a brother whom he
has not seen for thirty years.
Some of the farmers complain that city
hunters are using their corn fields too
recklessly in pursuit of game.
The coast may be the place to make
money, but former Bismarckers find the
Missouri slope the best country to live in.
An old-fashioned husking bee was in
obliged in at Thomas ASbridge's farm
MOnOaV evening. A right rOval time is
reported.
The tariff is being discussed so freely on
street corners from all sorts of standpOintS
that the arguments are getting somewhat
cheStnutty.
Rev. S. E. Ryan, who has been appointed
to the Bismarck NJ. E. church by the con-
ference, will not occupy his p%ulpituntil
Sunday, November 2.
Several little f%isticuffs served to enliven
the quiet and :monotony of the Sabbath. No
body irreparably injured and a few of the
patients cOnvaleScent.
John W. Mansfield, the popular day
clerk at the Sheridan house, has bettered
himself by accepting a lucrative position
n the state auditors office.
j. B. Taylor will receive a car load of
Norman mares next Monday. He says
they are beauties, and farmers and breed
ers will do we'll to call and see them.
Erick Ghlyn, who lives in the Slaughter
neignborhood, has a pretty fair yield of
wheat. Out of sixty acres he threShed
LOO bushels, or twenty bushels to the acre.
The North and South Dakota joint COM
mission will hold a meeting in Bismarck
some time next month, and the board will
then in all probability adjourn sine die.
A large number of spayed heifers passed
through the city Tuesday for eastern
markets. Spayed heiters fatten as rapidly
as steers and their meat is said to be far
superior.
Judge Bowen, Henry Suite and Oliver
Whitaker packed a wagon load of hunt
ing paraphernaliR for a long siege and
started off to explore the up river country
Tuesday.
John Mack has been placed on the indie
pendent ticket for surveyor and Ed Bruins
man has been placed on the republican
ticket for coroner in the place of E. s.
Pierce, declined.
Editor Gray of the Commonwealth says
he will heave a huge sigh of relief when
election is over. He would have discon-
been held by a contract.
The grading around the Presbyterian
church Is finished and the painters are at
work on the interior of the church. The
church goers will hardly know the build
ing when it is reopened again.
j b. Gayton has been obliged to come
up from EmmOns county again to undergo
treatment for his eyes, which, he says, are
getting along nicely and expects to recover
from his ailment in a few days.
Prof. Ogden has won the hearts of the
ladies of the Historical society by his kind
words for the old settlers and his valuable
suggestions to their secretary, Miss Slaugh-
ter, which will De adopted by the society.
Walter Shelton, a pleasing young man
from Apple Creek. is now officiating as
succeeded John Mansfield, who has ac-
cepted a position in Auditor Bray's Office.
Ole E. Strom, one OF the well. known en-
gineers on the Missouri river, has been ap-
pointed boiler inspector for this district, to
succeed Edward McCarty, who has gone
to Montana. Mr.. Strom entered upon his
new duties Thursday.
Mr.. Bly, was more equity and paralytlc
than usual Tuesday evening and made
use of very bad cuss words when a report
er ventured to appropriate a sheet of note
paper witt which to copy off the few ar
rivals on the Sheridan house register.
River men are unable to predict how
long the navigation season is liable to con-
tinue. They say the Big Muddy gets more
uncertain and mysterious as each year
rolls by. The steamers Abner O'NeaI,
Bachelor and Rosebud are in waiting at
the landing for cargoes.
R. j. Flemming, who for a year or more
has been the railroad telegraph operator at
this place, left Tuesday for Great Falls,
whittier he has been transferred. Mr..
Flemming and his charming wife have
made many friends in the capital city, who
will deeply regret their departure.
With the attention of Mrs. Slaughter
and her entertaining daughters. the w. C.
T.. u. headquarters has become a pleasant
place to visit. The Misses Slaughter have
moved their piano and organ to the rooms,
where the ladies Of the churches expect to
have several entertainments and socials
this winter.
Charles L. Gurley, formerly of the TR1B-
UNE, but now in Washington as manager
of a large life insurance company, is al
ways pleased to meet Bismarckers visiting
the national capital. He is fat, rosy and
~happy-sits in his private Office giving Or
ders to a force of clerks-and is content
with the world in general. ..s
George Elmslie, of Rugby Junction, who
is one Of the special ensus agents. his
specially being farms and mortgages, is ia.
miliarizing himself with the ms and outs