Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-23

DAN " ~ AhSAO6s
Judge Winchester: I am glad to gel
back from Williamsport. It is so lone.
some down there now-since Mr.. Her.
rick died. He was a good friend of mine
and I couldn't bear to remain where he
is 80 universally mourned. No better
men ever lived than the one whom We
all mourn.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Miss Grace Cordelia Wilson to Viii.
liam Clarke Tubbs of Minneapolis, on
Thursday evening, October Goth, in the
First Presbyterian church, Bismarck.
The reception following will be given at
the residence of Mr.. E. H. Wilson from
9 to II o'clock.
Judge Winchester has returned from
holding court in Mercer, Oliver and Nc
Lean counties. Three cases we're dis
posed of in Mercer and one in Mclean
Ed. Allen sued the county for a bill
which had been tabled by the county
commissioners. There was no defense
and the bill was allowed.
Misses Katie Cunningham and Puma
Robidou Friday presented the TR1B-
UNE with a beet, weighing eleven and
one-half pounds. It is the biggest of
the season to date. The young ladies
claim there were larger ones in the
garden, but their physical strength was
not sufficient to pull them up.
Dakota's resources seem i~nexhaustible.
First it is long trains of cattle cars going
west to take cattle to market. Then
comes the wheat and all kinds ct grain
cars, and now long trains are going east
loaded with North Dakota's Ignite. The
mines at Sims and other points out west
are doing a splendid business.
A good joke is told on Alderman Hea-
ly, who went out to Hay creek precinct
Saturday night to attend a dance. He
took along a couple of boxes of cigars to
treat the boys, so that they will remem-
Der him on election day, but someone
appropriated the cigars before he had
time to pass them around. Moral:
Don't attend dances.
Some one, who didn't know what he
wanted to steal when inside the build
ing, walked into the Northern Pacific
office and stole John Davidson's bird
and cage. The object in stealing such
an article is unknown, but it is under
stood that the bird was a favorite and
Mr.. Davidson would make it interesting
for the thief if caught.
Henry S. Wood, formerly editor of the
Mclean County Mail. but more recently
clerk atthe Fort Berthold agency, has re-
signed and was in the city en- route east
Monday. Mr.. Wood has much trouble
with his eyes which has caused him to
resign his position. He is a most
worthy young man and the TRIBUNE
hopes he may return much benefited.
Burleigh county will have no wheat to
thresh in the spring. There are $1,000
acres to thresh, of which one-third is al
ready in the bin. There are twenty-five
machines in operation. That leaves only
about $50 acres for each machine
to thresh, forty acres a day, which
would complete the entire crop in four
teen days. We can reasonably figure on
a month mo of good weather, which
will give two weeks to thresh the oats
and barley.
Judge Chase: I don't see why there
shold be any objection to Burleigh
county citizens living outside the second
district taking an interest in the coming
commissioner election. Does not the
commissioner elected serve for the whole
county? If there is a matter of interest
comes up in the other districts, does he
not have a vote and a say as to the dis
position of that question? Everyone in
the county is interested in having a man
elected who will best serve the people.
H. 7. Helgesen: Mr.. Capehart and {
returned from the burned district Sun
day evening. There is a large district
burned over, but from all we could learn
not over twenty families will have to he
helped. They will all be aided, and
there will be no outside begging expedi-
lions. 1t is a beautiful country down
there and it is too bad they we're so un-
fortunate. We met the county commits
s%ioners, who we're in session, and made
arrangement for them to ascertain the
exact wants of the people who lost all
and we will see they have food and cloth
ing.
Commissioner Helgeson is sending out
the following circular to farmers
throughout the state: "With a view OF
obtaining information regarding the de,
gree of success that has attended farm.
ing and stock raising in North Dakota,
especially during the year 1891, I shall
be obliged to you for a list of, say g
dozen, of the names and addresses of the
most successful men yon can name in
your county in either farming or stock