Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13
T HE CITY.
IN BRIEF.

| He Cl Y.
BISMARCK IN BRIEF.
A beautiful day saw the last of the legis-
lative session.
j.. Sanders recent fire loss has been
settled for $500.
Harvey Harris: That man Cope is a pref
ty level heuded fellUw-lf he is q demo-
crut.
Oscar Will goes to Grand Forks to at
tend a meeting of the North Dakota board
OF agriculture.
II. Mikelson will start a new cigar
manufactory Oh Main street opposite the
TRIBUNE Office.
Hon. H. $. Parkin, of Cannon Ball, has
been called to Pittsburg by the sudden
death of his father.
Saturday nights shooting scrape is an
other forcible argument for the prohibition
and temperance people.
Coffee is said to have advanced a notch
or two, but the price Of a cup of a coffee
will remain the same as ever.
Clark Haggart, Warden Williams sue
cessor, arrived from Fargo Sunday and
at once entered upon his duties.
Although there is but little snow the
sleighing In this section is the best for
years. There have been no high winds to
drift it.
The insurance adjuster has given
Sanders permission to remove ali his
available goods to his new quarters on
Third street.
Engineer Sloan says Saturday nights
FIRE consumed several feet of water from
the huge reservoirs on the hill-but there's
plenty more there.
Thursday was q lovely day for sleigh
riding and most everybody seemed to take
advantage of it. There was a constant
stream of cutters on the streets.
John Sebrey is q candidate for a town.
ship Office in his locality, and, as he is
coached by John Pollock, it is unnecessary
to state that he will have all the requisite
getthereative qualities.
j. G. Sanders desires to state to his
friends and customers that he has moved
into his new quarters on Third street and
vii! be ready to resume his cigar factory
business in a few days.
DR.. Reed, of Mandan, has been appointed
railroad physician for the Northern Pacific
In place Of Dr.. Coe, who resigned
Gordon Bright, Bob Roberts late partner
in business, has gone west again. Their
business relations were severed by a quar-
rel. 1t is said Roberts chased Bright into
the Sheridan house with a revolver.
Operator Jackson, one Of the Western
Union force, has gone to Fargo. Operator
Leech will leave for st. Paul on the last
of the month. Detcher will continue
handling the night Associated Press re-
port.
Dennis Hannifin feels highly elated over
alate addition to his already famous suicide
club. The new member is Frank j.
Thompson, the flicker tair' statesman,
who has put his grievances in writing at
Denny's request.
John Sunderland, one OF the city's gal
liant tremen who struggled herOically in
the cold and wet to save the property on
Main street at the recent fire, is quite ill
with pneumonia-cOntracted by exposure
on that occasion. His brother fremen, al.
ways ready to respond to the aSsiS lance of
an unfortunate cOmrade, will see that he
gets the best of care and attention.
Railroad men report a comfortable in
crease in freight business. There is more
traffic now than a few weeks ago and con-
stantly increasing. This will be crafty
ing news to many men who have been
"NS " AAShou AAAAA OLlC LII L W.
work trains will probably be run on this
division in the spring and 1t is expected
there will be quite a demand for laborers.
All that was earthly of little Mickey Stat.
terry was laid to rest in the Catholic GENE.
terry Saturday afternoon. The funera]
took place from the church at 2 o'clock
Father Martin conducting the solemn ser.
vice. The procession to the cemetery was
q very long one, extending several blocks.
The nall hearers warQ JOsQnh niofr;oh IT.
James Fortune, John McCue, Hugh For.
tune; Frank Conway and John DoIan.
Jimmy Donahue, the senate clerk who
succeeded in making himself pretty well
known to Bismarckers to the tune Of sew
eral hundred dollars, went to Fargo with.
out his pants, a hack driver, it is said, hav-
ing appropriated them from Jimmy as he
slumbered in the sleeping car standing on
Fargo the porter went out and bought him
a pair of So pants and relieved his embar-
rassment.
Major Hendershott received the follow
ing letter from Commander Patterson of the
Steele Grand Army post: "This post will
hold a camp fire and dance IN Friday, March
IS, and would like to have you come
down and help US out with an address,
AS the Steele people have been very gen.
erous to the capital city on such occasions
it is probable many will return the compli-
ment by attending this entertainment.
One of the interesting features of the
governors reception was the presence of
his twin daughters. Ada and Amy, five and
one-half years old, assisting their father
and mother in receiving. They are excep-
tionally bright children and attracted no
small amount of attention last Tuesday
evening". Mrs. Burke desires to get them
back to Fargo before contracting the meas.
les, a disease which has been prevalent
among the children of Bismarck during
the past month. and in this hope they
leave for Fargo tonight.
Walter Thurber, who is under arrest IN
Bismarck charged with attempted horse
stealing, went into this inglorious profess
sion on a rather extensive scale. He was
detected in the act of running off sixteen
head of Dick Thistlethwaite's choicest
epuines.. When pursued he deserted the
herd and made tracks over the country,
but was captured by Thistlethwaite and
Sheriff MCGEE. He is considered a tough
character in that country. Thistlethwaite
is a man of means and will spend all his
wealth If necessary in Furnishing cases in
which he is interested.
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