Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-28

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son brick yard.
A Sheyenne farmer in Nelson county
last Saturday threshed a field of oats
that yielded 100 bushels per acre.
o. G. Jewett of Pierre, S. D., has been
awarded the contract for constructing a
sewer system for Grand Forks at a cost
of $4,000.
w. L. Crosby shipped a consignment
of steers from Dickinson last week, the
average weight of which was 1850. and
they sold on the Chicago market for
$3.50 per cwt.
All of the saloon men implicated in
the late prosecutions at Fargo, and most
of them representative citizens of that
city are, according to the Fargo Repub-
lican, going to Moorhead.
The births in Kidder county during
the year were Is; the marriages 6; deaths
6; male population, 592, female popula-
ton, 457, total population, 1,O49; there
are 223 farmers in the county; IL merch-
ants; 3 bankers, real estate and loan
agents; II professional men and 26
mechanics.
Towner Independent: L. B. Pendroy
sold 1000 head of sheep to the Bank
of Towner, for more than they cost him
last year, the wool clip having more than.
paid expenses, and the 1000 sheep pay
ing the mortgage, leaves Mr.. Pendroy
the increase, he now has 800 sheep clear
for one years labor.
Cakes Republican: The Nicholson
Bros. grading outfit passed through
here on its way home from the 500
western extension. The men report
that the 10 mile extension is Now COM
pleted and that the track layers are now
at work. It is rumored that work will
be resumed after harvest.
Hope Pioneer: Numerous parties could
be seen on the streets yesterday looking
toward the sun, and upon gazing up
wards millions of grasshoppers could be
seen flying southwark. They we're flying
quite high and the cloud formed by their
transit might be seen for nearly three
hours. Where they came from is a mys-
terry: and where they will alight is an
other problem.
Buffalo Journal: There is something
very mysterious about w. T. Grieves,
sheep. Within the past year he has
lost twenty-five in a very singular man.
ner. They just drop dead without a
moments warning-and usually one at a
time. This week he has lost two. He
Immediately summoned DR.. Walker of
Casselton to hold ar inquest, but up to
our hour of going to press, the jury was
still out-they failed to agree-as
usual.
Edgeley Mail: Those who have studied
the matter, and have looked up the statis-
tics, know that one Of the greatest sources
of income of the elevator companies has
been undergrading of wheat. One elevator
that took in only a million bushels of
No. l cleared out over two millions, rails
ing some of the wheat three grades, and
making $75, 900 out of the grading. It is
being widely circulated that a radical
change in grading wheat will be inaugu-
rated by the railroad commissioners of
this state this fall.
Mandan Times: Hon. Geo. w Har-
mon, state railroad commissioner, was
in Mandan this week, having come to
take a look at his crops and stock. He
thinks that the new wheat inspection
laws can be enforced and that it will be
a good thing for the farmers of North
Dakota. He finds that the millers of
the Red river valley are in favor of in
spection at the state line as we'll as all
the farmers excepting a few of the
bonanza stripe. When North Dakota
wheat can be sold on it's merits it will
bring a higher price than ever before
and in order to ecure this it must be
inspected before it leaves the state.
North Dakota Republican: On Mon
day morning we witnessed another sight
of brute's handiwork. The fight oc-
cured at the warter tank southwest of the
city on the Great Northern railroad.
The victim was Joe Welsh, of Minneapo-
lis. He claims that he was robbed, but
others saidthat he had no money when he
arrived here, and that he has been idle
since he came. It is reported that the
row started from the fact that he was.
the leader of the pot gang which had
headquarters near the tank Monday
morning his companions charged him
with having appropriated some of their
money which had been given him to
purchase food, as they had discoveredin
some way that he had about $40 on his
person. They had been drinking alcohol
which seemed to have made them crazy
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