Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-09-19
T H E CITY.
BISMARCK IN BRIEF.

FROM three to eight heavily ladened
day.
The Mandan Dramatic club has taken
me road. 1t appears at Dickinson on the
Northern Pacific men have been at work
several days, surveying the city for a new
railroad map.
Thomas Riley, the faithful Waterman of
the warehouse, severely bruised his hands
by handling trunks.
Republican primaries were not very we'll
attended In the country, the farmers prob
ably being busy threshing.
There is an ice famine in town. It is
understood that ice now used is shipped
down from the Yellowstone river.
Nels Erickson, near F%alconer, Mclean
county, had an average of q bushels of
wheat to the acre, n piece going 81 BUSH
els.
Georga6chmidt of the brewery landed a
lOO-pound sturgeon at the river landing
the other day and all hands smiled and
ate it.
Oscar E.. Rea, ex-register of the Bis
marck land office. returned Sunday from
Canton, where he spent a couple of
weeks.
George Schmidt, who has returned from
a visit of several weeks in Milwaukee, re-
ports everything lovely in the famed
cream city.
DR.. and Mrs. W: Q. DePny entertained'a
large number of friends Thursday even
ing. 1t was one of the successful social
events of the season.
William Calvin, who for several months
has been the Northern Pacific agent at the
river landing, has been appointed a tray
cling auditor on the road.
One of the Raymond excursion parties
passed through the city last evening in
their two palatial special cars. They are
on their way home to Boston.
Three inches of snow fell in Ecklund
township. twenty miles north. In several
spots near Bismarck a light snow fell and
was observed Friday morning.
Mine host Waldroff of Winona, an old
time Bismarcker, is looming up in the DO
litical horizon of Emmons county as a can
didate for the Office Of sheriff. Jack is a
hustler.
1t is said the original package dealers of
WlnOna,. m county, have laid in a
big supply of wet goods in anticipation of
the coming democratic convention to be
held at that place.
A: F. Marquette, the laundryman, is
u0y iLS plllllC udfdudS lOI Ills lElGuuS-a
little girl weighing eight pounds arrived at
his household Friday morning. Mother
and child doing nicely.
The engine house under the watchful
eyes of John McConville was never in bet
ter shape. He is at present making much
needed improvements in the way Of re-
pairs and new designs.
jamestown Alert: VIM. Calvin. formerly
Northern Pacific agent at the Missouri
river landing at Bismarck, has been ap-
pointed one of the travelling auditors of the
road. tie is a brother of D. j. Calvin of
this city.
Hon.P B. Wickham says he is not a can
didate for reelection in the Morton county
district. "lt costs too much to get elected"
ne said, land then you sometimes get left.
The pay is not enough to warrant me let
ting my business 60"
Sergeant Mann, formerly:of Company of
Fort Lincoln has been transferred to Blu
ford. His departure from Fort Lincoln is
due to the disbandment of Company l at
that point. Mrs. Mann accompanied him
to his new post of duty.
George F.. Macnider, an old time Bis
marck boy, was down from Helena Fri
day on a brief visit. His friends were
to 60 only as far as Glendive. Mrs. Mac
nider, nee Matte Weller, is well and
happy.
No. 2 east bound, which arrived in Bis
marck about l o'clock Sunday morning
was tWenty-three hours behind line, oc-
c%asioned by the stock train wreck near
%Sunnyside. The passengers on this train
had a long time to wait on the other side
of the wreck.
Steele Republican: G. A. Highly, father
of Master Harlow Highly, who has been
;cit, ot d Ii Cr,;tbs, rJn1n %L, x,o,&
ummer, arrived here yesterday morning.
He will remain about two weeks, visit
friends in Bismarck and then return to his
home in Rome, N. Y.
About 1000 car loads of cattle have gone
east Over the Northern Pacific so far this
season. 1t is estimated that 1000 more car
loads will be shipped before the season is
over. This will make in the neighborhood
of So, 900 head of cattle that will go over the
Northern Pacific this year.
Miss Rachel Burkitt celebrated the sixth
anniversary of her birthday Friday after
moor by entertaining a number of her
young friends and schOolmates OF the
neighborhood. The little folks had a right
royal time and pronounced it one of the
most enjoyable events Of the season.
The Knights of Labor, the G. A. R. post
and the Sons of Veterans of this city have
now an elegant hall in the Raymond block.
Through the kindness of the ladies OF the
W. c.. r. U. the first meetings of the local
assembly were held in their reading room,
a courtesy that was highly appreciated by
the knights.
Special Census Agent Sebring and AS
sistant Wallace have about 900 inquiry
slips now ready to send out and there are
still 200 or 300 more to follow. Parties
who do not fully understand the inquiries
can see Mr.. Sebring or Mr.. Wallace in per-
son, either at the court house or al room
40, Sheridan house.
A. NJ. Thompson, who returned from
Virginia, Ill, Thursday, witnessed a grand
barbecue recently in which there were TO-
600 participants-the biggest barbecue he
ever saw. Itook place in Cass county, Ill.
Nine fat steers, weighing fully 1900
pounds each; Jhirty-five sheep n a dozen
hogs were roasted to a turn.
George j. Douglas of Fort Yates was
Friday examined for admission to the
bar by Attorneys Hanitch, Boucher and
Philbrick n upon their recommendation
he was admitted by Judge Winchester as
an attorney to practice in the courts of
North Dakota. Mr.. Douglas is one of the
rising young legal luminaries in the state.
Dickinson Press, 18th: Judge Winches-