Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-06
T H E CITY
IN BRIEF.

The rain and wind have raised havoc
with the bill posters handiwOrk.
If Robinson's advertising car No. lis
any criterion the circus is all right.
The skeleton of an Indian was found
near Washburn by a farmer last week.
1t is said that the new time card will not
60 into effect until the 18th of this month.
1t is not too early to agitate the question
of q Fourth Of July celebration in Bis
marck. ~ J.
Baggagemaster Weber and little daugh-
ter will remove to Bismarck from Mandan
this week.
Robinson's advance agent has secured
accommodations for the circus people at
the several hotels.
Mr.. and Mrs. John u. Mack are the latest
re]olcers over a household addition. A fine
girl born last week.
E. p. Semling has about thirtv.fv acres
of wheat and oats on his farm in Emmons
county, looking fine.
Grand Forks hosemen are practicing
daily for the tournament. Are the Bis
marck boys up and doing?
Now is the time to subscribe for the
WEEKLY TRIBUNE. 1t gives you all the
neWs-foreign as we'll as local.
The total rainfall since Saturday night
has been over four inches-probably the
heaviest storm in the history of Bismarck.
Holman & Humphreys secured the con-
tract for furnishing bread to Robinson's
circus during its stay at Bismarck and
Mandan.
The dry goods and millinery stores have
entered info an 9OraQmnDf Tn o1oco nm
daily at Z +. m. This pleases the clerks
immensely.
Millard Shipley will run Wise & Good
kinds popular resort till the first of July
and wants his numerous friends to be ap-
prised of the fact.
The penitentiary board was in session
was transacted. Mrs. Dan Williams was
appointed matron.
If the high winds continue much longer
TRIBUNE carriers will be provided with
lock and chain to fasten the papers to
subscribers residences.
Stutsman county farmers are so jubilant
over the rains that they are now smoking
ten cent cigars, while Burleigh county yeo.
men are buying 'em by the box.
1t is unde rstood that Supervisor Dodds
mas appointed G. 81. Phelps,tJ. F. Philbrick,
G. D. Edick, and Oliver Peterson census
enumerators for Burleigh county.
The old burned district on Main street
next to the First National bank block has
been barricaded with a strong fence, so
the excavation on dark nights.
Capt. Belk says Pierre is a great town.
full Of people and plenty of excitement all
tho f1ma pinrrn M yn,yn s, s,,,A
ing to the fact that an effort must be made
or Huron will carry off the capital prize.
Postmaster Bogue is not considered a
chronic kicker, but when a person requests
him to lick a postage stamp while q dozen
nXlou people are standing around the
window, waiting for their mail it does try
his patience.
The steamer Rosebud with Captain
Voolfolk in command and pilots Belk and
Blunt. arrived from down river Thursday.
The Rosebud has got away with a great
deal of work IN South Dakota since ieay-
ing Bismarck.
The money appropriated for irrigation
investigation and experiments, should be
invested in arks. pOntoon bridges, life pre-
servers, rubber boots and umbrellas. BY
the by who has an umbrella? 1t will be
returned promptly after dinner.
The little sons of veterans who are not
yet old enough to be eligible to member
ship in the regular order, were right in line
IN the procession Friday. In a few
years the sons OF veterans will be con-
siderably strengthened by these young
sprouts.
Warden Williams has twenty men from
the penitentiary under charge of Deputy
Aaggart at work on the capital grounds,
which they are placing in fine shape. They
will keep the building and surroundings
clean during the summer and in the fail
will set out many trees.
Gordon Bright, who went down to the
jamestown asylum Wednesday night to
ascertain his wife's mental condition, re-
turned to the city Saturday accompanied
by. Mrs. Bright, who appears in better
spirits and the prospects are favorable for
a speedy and permanent recovery.
Operator Fleming objects to being called
"a man named Fleming" IN the Pioneer
Press harum scarum Bismarck correspon-
dence. He says there are bnt two Flem-
ings in Bismarck-one is in the peniten-
tiary-and he thinks there ought to be
some mark OF distinction between the two
If Patterson wants to satisfy an audience
and reveal some of the Black Eclipse's
powers, he should pit the latter against a
muCn heavier man IMAM Gleason in q
square fight. Gleason is not foolhardy
enough to enter the ring with the expecta-
ton Of standing any show with the Afri-
can giant,
II YOU want to know the days that every
patriot should observe, just cast your eye
on the flag staff over John Davidson's of.
fee at the, Northern Pacific depot. It Is
more reliable than weather p~r0EhOstica-
tiohs OF signals. If q. holiday escapes his
memory it will have To pass the station on
a wild train without registering.
jamestown Afertt Judge Francis Dec
Grafton day address was n of the most
fervent and inspiring ever heard here.
The judges thought was so striking and
his dictiOn so choice and attractive that
the address could not have been otherwise.
Every one who heard him speaks in the
highest terms of it.
Emmons County Record: MI. Healy, of
Bismarck, thinking Mr.. Jewell, also of
that city, would put his hand in his pocket
M fork over in order to avoid trouble,
sued him for fifteen thousand dollars for
libel. The sue ee, however, had but $14.-
9999. SO in his clothes, and refused to pay.
Whereup0n the sue er withdrew the suit.
A Fort Yates correspondent of the TRrB-
UNE writes that the recent fight there be-
tween Hallock and AmbrOsia (Siddons)
was a One-sided affair. HallOck would
have bested the soldier, but it is said that
5iddons' friends were on the ground in
force TO see SiddOns win nv fair means or