Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-23
THE CIT Y.
IN BRIEF.

awarded by the Pinkerton secret service.
Albert Noe, a young travelling man
well known in Bismarck, died last week at
Fargo.
The construction of the large steamboat
a. the river landing is being pushed while
good weather lasts.
Superintendent McCabe's pay car made
its monthly welcome appearance to the
railroad boys Tuesday.
George Walker has got his original pack
age joint in full blast at the point, and re-
ports everything lovely.
A car load of Russian immigrants passed
through the city Thursday bound for set
Element i'll Morton county.
Henry l.. Reade was made unusually
happy Sunday night when Mrs. Reade
presented a young son to him.
The best The railroad boys could do was
to secure a half rate fare to their ball at
jamestown on the 9th of next month.
E. r. Kennedy, messenger of the house,
has been called away to his home at Lud-
den by the sudden death of his infant
child.
Fred. Kelly, who is here from Nelson
county, is acquainted with young Sinclair,
who falls heir to Lord Cairhness' title in
Scotland.
Tom Kelly, a w%ell-known sheep man of
Emmons county, is in the city. He says
the mosquitoes are coming out down on
Beaver creek.
day to consult with DR.. Fraser regard
ing his wounds received in the Kidder
county fracaS.
p1oiotipn S,oil 10 cnrtl1, u,ofkoI
through the spacious corridors Of the CAPT.
tai building from the army OF disappointed
clerkship hunters.
Miss Mabel Hunt entertained a select
party of friends Saturday night.
1t was a farewell party, as she leaves this
evening for Minneapolis.
The approaching marriage of Con Peoples
of Mandan to Miss Julia O'Connor, daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. O'COnnOr of this
city, has been announced in the Catholic
church.
w. B. Watson, an old time Bismarcker,
is visiting his familiar haunts again. Mr..
Watson has just returned from a pro-
tracted tour of the western states, and says
Bismarck is all right.
Hon. Ole o. Haugerud is not dead. He
will be remembered as one of the liveliest
members last winter. He wants the daily
TRIBUNE sent to him, as he desires to keep
posted on state affairs.
The federation ball comes off at the
Atheneum, Bismarck, on January %. The
best of music is assured its patrons, and a
feature eff the evening will De the illumina-
ton of the hall by colored lights.
DR.. Archibald went out to Dickinson
Thursday to inquire into the alleged in
sanity of Charles BuSs. who is held for
the recent mulder OF News Agent Shan
non on a Northern Pacific train.
The festive dime novel has made its ap-
pearance, with the glaring title of ''Sit-
1t does seem as if the pain of a l%ong-suffer-
ing public will never be alleviated.
Hilda Anderson, the three-year-old
died Friday, of lung fever, and will be
buried to-day from the Swedish church, at
2::90. This is the second death in this fam
lily within a week.
Mandan Pioneer: A line of ninety teams
left Standing Rock on Wednesday morn
ing with supplies for the troops on Grand
river. A man who came ia from the
agency this morning and saw them start,
says it was quite a sight.
The W~illiamsport people handed Sena-
tor Worst a petition about ten days ago,
praying for a daily mail service. Last night
he received word from the department in
forming him that the contract would be
let Immediately in accordance with the
prayer.
The demand for accommodations al
present is without a parallel in the history
of Bismarck. A number of people who ar.
rived on Tuesdays train sought lodgings
in vain. Some have sought quarters over
at Mandan, and spend the day time in
Bismarck.
Nature fairly Outdid herself Friday in
contributing to make the day balmy and
%springlike. Indeed a lovelier day could
hardly be found anywhere. Famous sun
ny Italy has a dangerous rival in North
Dakota. The street sprinkler were in ser
vice all day.
Still they come. The TRIBUNE is kept
pretty busy nowadays recording
births; the latest arrival to chronicle is a
Louis .Hanltch Friday morning, and
Louis is as happy as young fathers
generally are over their first born.
Senator Worst was the recipient of a
nice hat Monday presented to him by
hat worked IN silk were his initials work
ed by Miss Hester Payne. Master Payne
appreciates the compliment Senator Worst
paid him by nominating him, and returns
the compliment in a neat way.
From Fort Yates comes the following
from Mrs. E. c. Brooks, wife of Lieuten-
ant Brooks of the Eighth cavalry: my
husband, now in the field, requests me to
send for a dozen copies OF your paper
which gives an account of Sitting Bulls
arrest. L am very anxious to have them,
as all say IT is the best description of the
affair published in any paper.
Captain FIavin has received official noti-
ication from Adjutant- General Dewey
that the services OF the Bismarck militia
will not be required for the present, and
as Flavin says he hasn't got time to 20
around and inform the boys personally
some of them probably yet sleeping on
their arms-he wants to tell 'em through
the TRIBUNE that they won't have to 20
out and fight Injuns.
John R. Cook is circulating a petition to
congress- to throw open for settlement a
portion Of the Fl. Stevenson military res
e~rvation-aIl but two sections and that
portion of Mandan, Gros Vsntres and
Arickarees reservation that lies south Of
the Missouri river. The petition is signed
by the settlers of the northwestern part of
the state. To get this matter properly be-
fore ngr is Mr.. Cooks mission in the