Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-09-11

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death.
At a meeting of the fire department
Saturday evening, Frank Moorhouse was
elected assistant chief to fill the vacancy
OF J. g. Rapelje resigned.
H. II. Palmer, for a long time foreman
of the TRIBUNE job, rooms has gone to
North Branch, Mimi, where he will enter
into partnership with John Huber in the
newspaper business.
Governor Burke pardoned G. W. Rank
ing Saturday. Ranking was sentenced
from Cass county in 1883 charged with
abduction. 1t was at the instigation
of the penitentiary board that the par
don was granted.
Children who are to enter school for
the first time this year must register on
or before next Monday, September 14th,
as after that date no pupils will be re-
ceived in the primary department until
the opening of the winter term.
The penitentiary board met yesterday
and transacted routine business. I'm
mediately after the adjournment of that
board they organized as the state board
of parole under the parole law passed
last winter. Governor Burke is ex.oficio
president and J. M. Edgerleywas elected
secretary. The board adopted rules and
regulations conforming with the law.
Winona Times: Harry Mclaughlin
of Fort Yates, after burning a fire guard
around his ranch on the Cannon Ball a
few days ago, left for the fort. On re.
turning he found a hundred bushels of
oats burnt to ashes snd about seventy
five tons of hay. 1t is thought that the
sparks were not all extinguished when
he departed and that it took fire after he
left.
One of the Englishmen on the scien-
fists excursion Saturday morning ap-
preached the Sheridan house bar and
the following dialogue took place:
A you a glass of beer?"
NO. we nave no Deer.'
We'll give me q glass of brandy then"
1--WE have no brandy, this is a prohibition
STATE" ..
And the scientist left the room mutter-
ing something about the queer American
notions.
John Phrol sued Erard Woorster of
Emmons county Monday, for $135,
which he claims is due him for q build
ing on Woorster's claim. Woorster was
absent during part of the period in
which the building was built and claims
Phrol and Mrs. Smith, who has since
married Phrol, but who at that time was
his housekeeper, took con-
siderable provisions which belonged to
him without his knowledge.
Dawson Standard: A train of twelve
cars of brood, mares passed through
Dawson yesterday to be unloaded mid
way between here and jamestown, where
they will form the foundation for one of
the largest horse breeding establish
ments in North Dakota. That this state
is fast becoming known as an unequalled
range country, besides possessing a eli
mate unsurpassed for rearing sound and
hardened horses, can no longer be
doubted by even the most skeptioal.
The fire department elect an assistant
chief this evening to fill vacancy. The
situation was somewhat changed last
night. John Homan has been held as a
dark house but his strength had sufi-
Gently developed yesterday to announce
him as a candidate. Frank ::Moorhouse
has been in the field from the start re-
presenting an Banner Hook and Ladder
company, although it was rumored that
the vote of that company would be split.
Jack Hoffman was in the lead last night.
Jack is a hustler and will make a stout
u
There was a case before Judge Chase
Friday, in which William Clark char
ges Jennie Steede with an attempt to do
bodily harm with a Winchester rifle. The
trouble m from an attempt by the
defendant to remove some fence which
she claims is located on her homestead.
1t is rather an unfortunate affair in
which a woman without character is
allowed to come between two brothers OF
good family. The evidence introduced
Friday was of little interest, being
mostly of a descriptive nature.
The state press are generally endors.
ing the following article from the Dick.
inson Press: What is to hinder the gov.
eminent giving the buildings and land
of Fort Abraham Lincoln to the state
of North Dakota for state militia Q
campment grounds? It's just the place
for encampments, we'll equipped quart
ers, has fine scenery and good grounds
and we don't see any reason why il
should not be set apart to the state fo1
this nnrpoco. op1 II io oor+o;o thu oor