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

I receive" The Northwest is preparing
a special edition of North Dakota mat
ter, which will be issued in November
Bismarck will be we'll illustrated anc
thousands of eastern homeseekers viii
see us as We are.
Stenographer Tuttle: Judge Winches.
ter and I returned Tuesday from holding
court in Williamsport. There was not
much business to do. There we're foul
parties who took out their citizenship
papers, a couple of indictments were dis.
missed on motion Of the states attorney
and one Indictment was continued over
the term. All these indictments were OF
parties who did not put in an appearance
last June when the grand jury was in
session. A committee was appointed by
the court to draft resolutions regarding
the death of Mr. Herrick, and the resolu.
tions so drafted were spread on the min.
utes of the court by the clerk. It is
needless to say that all over Emmone
county, universal regret is expressed at
Mr.. Herrick's untimely death.
Capt. I. P. Baker: The Rosebud is
working between Yates and this city
The crew is doing good work. The
manner in which they ascertain the
whereabouts of a snag is by the ripple
of the water. They drop the graphing
irons and if the snag is too solid they
have a saw with which they cut the roots
and in this manne they manage to get
the entire snag out. The Mandan, at
tached to the Rosebud, is built especially
for snagging. It will be a benefit to
steamboat men. Heretofore it has been
unsafe to try to make the Fort Lincoln
bend after dark but when the snags are
removed it will be safe, if the captain runs
his boat slowly. With the aid of a good
headlight and by neal of sounding
the pilot can discern the depth of the
water, and in the busy season boats can
run all night. A boat is not damaged
seriously by running on a sand bar at a
slow speed. The Rosebud will work
towards Bismarck until the river freezes
and will go into winter quarters here.
While the band was parading Fri
day at noon, T. w. Gritin's team,
hitched to a lumber wagon and driven by
Ira Griffin, probably thought there ought
to be a performance to go with the mu-
sic, and down Main street they went.
Near the TRIBUNE block the pole of the
wagon came down and plunged along
over sidewalks aud into holes. At the
corner of Main and Third they turned
toward the postofice, tipping the box off
the wheels and throwing Ira out under
the box. Then they resumed their jour
ney down Main street until in front of
Hollembaek's drug store, where the
doub]etree lbroke and the team and
wagon parted. The team was captured
in the northern part of town. Ira showed
a good deal of nerve in retaining a hold
on the reins and keeping the runaways
| out of vehicles and sidewalks. When
this runaway was about half over, an
other team down street thought they
would liven up that end of town and
away they went, but we're soon captured
without doing any damage. Taking it
all together, it was quite lively for a lit
tie while.
Harvey Harris: Do you know the era of
property has commenced? I had a man
say to me the other day: "Do you see
that man over there on the corner? His
neighbors had to help him through the
winter two years ago. Well, he has
threshed his crop this year, paid every
dollar he owes, got a good farm and
some stock and $500 in the bank" An
amusing incident happened in the office
of Attorney George Newton the other
day. A farmer came in and told Mr..
Newton he had some trouble over a
threshing machine Nd wanted some le-
gal advice-in fact he would have to sue
his partner to get a settlement. The
farmer said he was poor and wanted Mr..
Newton to make his charge accordingly
Mr.. Newton thought he could help the
poor farmer out and told him he would
do the job for SIS. The farmer thanked
him, and pulled out a roll of 5000 and
from it took the $15 and walked out.
Another farmer asked me the other day
how much that insurance of his was. He
said: II have got lots of money, now
that I have threshed, but I I'M busy
blowing for next years crop and haven't
time to come in and settle up. You just
pay it and tell me what it is the next
time I am in town." Don't that sound
like old times? You ought to see the in.
quiries I have for land. This is the best
country in the world.
Fridays Personals, 10th inst.
Secretary Edgerley returned yesterday
from Grand Forks.
Mrs. W.. P. Moffet is visiting her par.