Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-09-04

uudEhou. well, IL muSG GaKo lots OF gall
to build a building like that out here on
these prairies." Bismarck acknowledges
she has finer and larger buildings than
any other city of her size in the west.
In building smudges to prevent frost,
one cannot bee too careful in watching
the fires. Already reports of damage
come from owe the state from the fires
set during the recent danger of frost. In
some places farmers lost their entire hay
crop which was in stack.
A TRIBUNE reporter, in conversation
with Revs. Ryan and Kline Saturday,
learned that the intention of the en-
forcement league is to at once and for al
ways fulfill the letter of the prohibition
law. They, however, denounce the Nor
manden and the third party move. They
said the prohibition law would be en-
forced legally and no politics can enter
therein.
The Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany has settled all judgments rendered
against them by the district court in
Kidder county. They decided not to
take an appeal from the decision of the
juries in the six different cases which
resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff
in each case. The total amount OF dam
ages awarded in the six judgments, to-
gether with interest, will be about 49,
600. The cases arose from fires claimed
to have been set by locomotives. The
company not having complied with the
laws regarding fire breaks, became liable
for all damages sustained.
While a passenger train was climbing
a grade this side of Glendive, recently, a
crazy man on board escaped by jumping
from the train. He hid and could not be
found. Freight crews would OCCASION
ally see him as they passed, and one day
he came within twenty rods of the track.
The train was stopped and Brakeman
Williams, together with Fireman Nor
man Gray, gave chase. After a hard
struggle he was captured and taken
aboard the train. He soon forgot his
troubles and entertained the boys with
songs and dances the balance of the
trip.
Col. Geo. Sanford, editor of the Lans-
ing, Mich, State Democrat, spent some
time in this country last summer and
fell in love with the Ozone state. In a
recent issue he truly says: Utica, N. Y,
had a hail storm the other day which de-
stroyed the crops over a stretch of coun-
try two miles wide and nobody knows
how long. The hail stones were as large
as hens eggs, and were terribly destruc-
tive. But nobody thinks anything of it.
If this same hail had occurred in North
Dakota it would have been telegraphed
to every newspaper in the land. and a
big point scored against that country
jamestown Alert: A new Office has
been created on several divisions of the
Northern Pacific, viz: The Office of as
sistant superintendent. Appointments
to these Offices have been made, and are
announced in a circular from General
Manager Mellen as follows: w. s. Beck
or, assistant superintendent of the Da-
kota division, headquarters at James
town. and R. G. Westcott, acting assist
ant superintendent of Fergus Falls
branch. G. V. Vanderslice is appointed
superintendent of the Duluth and Mani
toba branch, and A. J. Sovereign of east
Minnesota and Wisconsin divisions. The
new officials begin service the first of
next month. MI. Becker is from the yell
lowstone division.
Mandan Pioneer: Word has been
brought in from Bentley, that Mr.. Hans
Herter, clerk of the court for Oliver
county, was cowardly assaulted on Sun
day afternoon by s. M. Nelson, with a
pitchfork. 1t appears the two men have
been at enmity for some time. MI. Her
ter, it is said, was at work in his field,
and was sitting or his hay rake when
Nelson stole up behind him and gave
him two or three thrusts with the fork,
inficting some painful wounds and caus-
ing him to fall off his rake. In doing
so, the horses ran away and did not stop
until the machine was broken all to
pieces. Mr.. Herter was in the city on
Wednesday, making arrangements for
the prosecution of Nelson. The case is
in the hands of Mr.. Voss.
In speaking Of the number and kind
of cattle received on the chicago mar
ket, the Herald says: "The decrease in
cattle receipts at the principal markets
80 far this year is very heavy and still
continues. The number of Texas and
western range cattle received since the
first of last month has been larger than
the corresponding period last year, the
decrease being altogether in "native''
cattle. Chicago last week alone received