Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-05-01
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BISMARCK IN BRIEF.

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The ice wagons are making their daily
rounds and the sun is Creeping on to 9S:"
Register Falconer is kept busy nowadays
recording patents for settlers on the res
ervatiOn.
Justice Fort can be found at his place of
business, but lie is still weak from his late
attack of the gripp.
Mrs. Clara B. Ullum is quite i'll, and
many friends hope for the speedy recovery |
of this genial lady.
The Rosebud is said to have had a rough
trip from this point to Pierre. The boat
reached that city on the 9th.
The lawn tennis grounds at Camp Han
cock are we'll patronized these evenings by
the lovers of the fascinating game.
Walter Shelton is now night clerk at the
Sheridan and William Meserve will take
charge Of the desk in the daytime.
H. j. Purcell and wife of Buffalo, N. Y,
were in the city Thursday on their way to
McLean'county, where they will locate.
Clipped horses are all the rage now and
the mouse colOred result of the moving
machine process is in view in all the
streets.
Arch Currle has been appointed to the
position of correspondent for North Da-
kota of the American Protection Tariff
league.
Miss Maggie Richie will soon open an
ice cream and confectionery store in the
building recently used for a saloon by Bob
Roberts.
VIM. Douglas, the popular operator of
the Bismarck and Fort Yates stage route,
is at Pierre, purchasing some fine horses to
be used on the line.
Fire is again raging in the timber at the
point opposite Fort Lincoln. If steps are
not taken to %extinguish the fire all the
timber will be burned or damaged.
A challange has been issued by Manager
Falconer to the Mandan ball team for a
game to AXE place in Bismarck on Decora-
tion Day. The same has been accepted.
Two Bismarck ladies, Mrs. Robert Ban
herman and Miss Maggie Richie are show
ing co~mmendable business enterprise in
fitting up neat and tasteful ice-cream par
lors.
Friday and Saturday of last week were
the two warmest days in the history of
the signal Office at this place, In the month
of April. The thermometer reached 900
above, each day
Grand Forks Herald: The Calling gun
is coming this way, n Lieut.. Patten,
HUH I. OuCllluR, udo UCCh uCUullCu ~ lH-
struct the members of Company IF" i'll its
method OF warfare.
The infant son of H. W. Kinney died
Tuesday from consumption. The funeral
took place yesterday at 2 o'clock from the
residence. This is another sad blow to the
unfortunate family.
The steamer Bachelor of the Benton
Transportation line was launched Thurs
day morning. Her first trip of the season
will probably be to Standing Rock with a
cargo of merchandise.
With the advent of the green grass comes
the Usual reduction in the price of milk,
and the thrifty Bismarck housewife in the
future will receive 80 quarts of it in ex-
change for a round iron ).
In a freight train that passed the city
over the Northern Pacific Thursday, were
five cars loaded with potatoes, that were
shipped from Portland, Oregon, and con-
signed to parties in st. Louis.
Born, at Washington, D. C., April 10, to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Winter, a son. Mrs.
Winter will be remembered as formerly
Miss Emma Miller of Bismarck. Mother
and child doing nicely at last accounts.
The scholars OF the high school are
about to start out and raise money to pur-
chase a 800 pound bell for the school build
ing. 1t will cost in the neighborhood OF SS5
to $40 and will supply a long felt want.
Judge Winchester has reduced the
bail Of Thos. Cox to $500. The defendants
counsel thought he would be able to give
that amount and the judge did not con-
slider the charge would warrant the pre-
vious bail of $500.
Lieut.. Patton is in Fargo making ar
rangements to ship the Calling gun now
at the capitol to that city, for the use of Go
B in learning its handling. He will send it
on passenger trains, and permission from
headquarters is necessary.
DR.. Bentley returned from Grand Forks
Sunday morning, having been duly in
stalled department commander of the G..
A. r. for North Dakota, and also assuming
the duties of adjutant general, a position
received at the hands OF Governor Burke.
A notice of sale of uucalled for express
packages along the line of the Northern
Pacific, is posted in Agent Morris quarters.
The auction will be held at Livingston on
the 23d of next month. Bismarck furnishes
some seven or eight pieces of merchandise.
Another private bank came in out of the
wet Friday and will need 40 punching
up from Public Examiner Wallace. 1t is
the Rolette County Bank of Rolla, and the
incorporators are C. F. Wilben, W. n.
Steele and G. T. Harmon, with a capital Of
$4,000.
Young Dickson, who is wanted by the
Emmons county sheriff, is reported to have
been seen in the city Friday. Before
the lad could be identified, however, he
had disappeared. His father was looking
up mis- whereabouts, but did not discover
the same.
s.. A. Hoffman, the victim of the Northern
Pacific bridge accident west of Mandan,
died while being removed from that place
to theBrainerd sanitarium. The doctors con-
sidered it necessary that he should receive
hospital treatment, but life had fled before
that institution was reached.
Laurence Casselman, who has been
studying law with Louis Hanitch, was
Saturday examined by a board of the legal
fraternity appointed by Judge Winchester,
and, passing successfully, was admitted to
the bar. Mr.. Casselman expects to open an
office in the city and Immediately COM
menee practice.
C. 81. Bumstead was made happy Sunday
by the arrival of his wife, son and daugh-
ter from Chicago. Mr.. Bumstead is vice
president of the Northwestern Live Stock
company and is well pleased with the
prospects offered by the Missouri slope.