Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-20
THE CITY.
IN BRIEF.

John Warn, the old pioneer, has been
heard from out in Montana.
The merry jingle of sleigh bells was
heard for the first time Tuesday.
Flyers Sisters Comedy comedy will ap-
pear at the Atheneum Friday evening,
Feb. q, 1891.
II. K. Warmers MAJ was up from Memo
ken Saturday exhibiting a handsome
imported stallion.
Miss Clara Fox will accompany her
father when the latter goes to Germany to
settle his fathers estate.
Senator Worst has collected $3.50 from
members of the legislature for the stricken
family of Mr.. s. \. Hawkes..
A batch Of Tom Fortunes men, who
have spent the fall ard winter at Fort Blu
ford, have returned to Bismarck.
1t is said that County Auditor Clark OF
Steele will locate in Superior, Wis, when
his term of Office expires, March 1st.
The road between Bismarck ard Mandan
Is in excellent condition, and there is a
great deal of traffic between the two
cities.
Lambert Hess, a well ka1own and highly
respected Burleigh county farmer, died
Wednesday, after q sickness of several
months.
Mrs. Henry Reade has been quite low
for the past six weeks. Her friends will
be glad to learn that she is slowly but sure
!ly recovering.
Charley Chamberlain's watch and Frank
Wilcox's rifle were ratified Tuesday night,
Frank Scott Winning the rife and George
Dahl the watch.
1t looks as Though the proposed Hayes
Gleason prize fight will be q fiZzel, a sue
'cession of disagreements having encour-
aged tkis belief.
A Washington dispatch says that Hon.
H. S. Diesem and Murdoch Mckenzie have
been appointed to places in the pension
Office at Washington.
Conn. Melloy's mortgage stock was auc-
7tioned Off by Sheriff Donnelly S friday
on lower Main street. Some of the proper
ty was knocked down to remarkably higl.
figures.
1t is said that Sitting Bulls isolated ca
bin on the Grand River is haunted by the
dead chSeftain's ghost, and the Supersti-
tious Indians approach it with great trepi-
dation.
Lucas says he was not to blame for the
fight failing to come of Thursday night.
He was in condition to fight, but did not
show up because the other man wasn't
he claims.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has Or
dered that no change in postmasters be
made at Steele, n d., until further inquiry
into the recent appointment can be made.
He believes that an error was made in the
appointment of some days age
The supper at the Swedish Lutheran
church Saturday evening was a successful
affair, and a handsome profit of
nearly S1G was realized. The ladies are
to be congratulated in making it an enter
tanning and successful affair.
Charles Buss, the man who shot and
killed d. 4. Shannon, the news agent on
Northern Pacific train a short time ago,
has been declared bereft OF his reason sy
the Billings county board of insanity and
will be confined ii tie Jamestown asylum.
from his brother, who is now located at
Santa Fee, \. NJ, il which he says that in
that hitherto equinnxial climate they are
having Geld Weather-the thermometer
nine below and htl a foo of nov on the
ground.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Thomas OF
the United States signal station, Bismarck.
Sunday morning the 18th. a bright little
daughter. Mr.. Thomas is perhaps the
hapDiest man in town. He has two sons,
and the infant daughter ads the last drop
to their cup of happiness.
A postal from Lieutenant Ord request
ing a chang. Of address Of his paper to
Fort keOgh says: LIN recent campaign
the latest ana most reliable news was re
celved fromEhe col INNS ef your pape
and each lumber was looked for with in
terest in the camps
The river lGndingIresents a ratne- lone
ly ana cherries appearance, lust now with
the thee steamboats, hauled up high and
dry Oh the ways. They are the Bachelor,
Rosebud and }'entOn Material is On the
ground for the construction CT a new boat
to be run blythe Benton line next season.
Bert1Gray is IN Fargo, looking up a loca-
ton for his newspaper plant. Editor r. A.
Grant O: the Idgeley Mail Will be associ-
ated with him in the future, of the new
democratic w~eekly-Grant to write the
tire-eating editorials. They ere having
some trouble III tindiEg a suitable buiad-
ing.
Night Operator GrimsEaw was up from
Steele Wednesday, He was getting pointers
from some of BisElarck's pugilists. as he is
backing one of Steele's amateur .sluggers
IN a match to cGme off at that place in a
couple Of weeks. All the parties are resi-
dents of Steele. Tie purse is $50, and for
felt money il up.
The PayneLucas smuggling match failed
to materialiZe Thursday evening afser all
preparations kad been made, and thesport-
ing public is beginning to realize that it is
something ola joke. The Atheneum was
lighted and heated, but only one of the
prospective contestants showed up an6 he
was not ia the proper condition for a siege
in the sawduSt aren't Several young
sports put IN the gloves and gave a free
exhibition of their pugilstic talents.
John R. Cook: j have not been bose
farmer at Berthold since last November.
when 4 severed my connection with the
government. Am nOw engaged Ia stock
raising and trading horses and cattle in
Mercer county, and bought out my part
ner's Interest. Stock up cur way is in
good shape-fat a butter. ] met Benny
,Hannitin to-day M told him / would Join
his suicide club. with the prOvsso, however,
that Colonel Plummer takes the initiation.
j. R. Gage, who returned from Steele
"Wednesday, says that Mr.. Simpson was not
found dead in his chair, as the TRIBUNE
stated, but that he fell into a fainting fit,
caused probably by heart failure, while
walking on the street. He was carried
into Mr.. m and avarvthinU mo-