Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02

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question as to whether the tariff is
benefit to the laboring man.
Mandan is negotiating for the Bis
marck Odd Fellows fixtures. A lodg
has recently been organized in that city
The railroad dispatchers have changed
the name of the Menoken station t.
Burleigh. Confusion in train orders wa
the cause.
Judge Chase rendered q decision favor
able to the plaintiff in the case of the
Bismarck Coal and Wood company VS.
M. T. O'Connor.
The Thompson boarding house is te
be closed October LIST. Most of the
boarders have secured accommodations
at the Sheridan.
Farmers from the northern part OF
Burleigh county say that the average OF
the county will not be below 20 bushels,
unless the vicinity of Sterling averages
below Is bushels per acre.
C.E. Semling, head clerk in the Boston
store, is the proud father of a bouncing
baby boy. If Mr.. Semling should sell
you a $50 suit of clothes for 500 you
need not be surprised.
Mrs. A. @. Fischer had her husband
before Judge Chase Monday charged
with whipping her. Mr.. Fischer finally
induced his wife to withdraw the charge
and the case was dismissed.
The steamboat Josephine will go up
the river to Fort Berthold and work be-
tween that point and this city this fall.
The snagging machine is being erected
and prepared for operation before leav-
ing this city.
Col. Yorkey and Gov. Burke we're busy
as could be Thursday Strengthening up
the affairs of the late encampment, ap-
proving bills and transacting other bus
mess connected with this branch of the
government.
The yard crew we're kept busy on the
Sterling run Sunday night hauling water
to that place. In making two trips thir-
teen stock trains were passed, many of
them double headers. The distance is
twenty-eight miles.
The hunting trio of Green, Terrell and
Streeter, who visited the vicinity of Men
oxen, returned Monday with a large COL
lection of ducks, chickens, geese and
jack rabbits, which were distributed
among their friends.
VIM. Breen has threshed 10 acres
of wheat sown on stubble, which yielded
81 bushels to the acre. The balance of
the wheat yielded about 20 bushels per
acre and graded, with the exception of a
few bushels, No. l hard.
Before Old Sol had gone far on his
days journey yesterday, a string of
teams could be seer vending their way
into the city and shortly afterwards
a procession of lumber was going
out. Good crops did it.
VIM. Wiley exhibited in the TR1BUNE's
agricultural department two mammoth
Peachblow potatoes weighing in the ag-
gregate 81 pounds. MI. Wiley says
those are a far sample of a large crop
raised on his farm near Livona.
Operator by night O'Mera has re-
his positionfin the Office of the
Pacific railroad at this point
and accepted a situation with Frank
Kihm at the Sheridan and in the future
will be found in the dining room of
that hotel,
The reports that come up from st.
Paul regarding the condition of DR..
Bentley are most assuring. He is able
to be around quite a little and expects to
leave for Hot Springs, S. D., soon. It
will probably be spring before be returns
to Bismarck.
The Burnt Creek ball nine are again
DESTROYS of playing a game with the
Bismarck boys and agame can be looked
for in the lear future. Although the
Burnt Creek nine are farmers, and de-
vote little time to ball practice, they play
a good stiff game.
The county commissioners are in ses
sion. 1t is a special meeting to ill any
vacancy that may exist in the election
inspectors. No vacancies exist and the
board is putting in time canceling some
100000 in county warrants which have
been substituted by bonds.
Gerald Pierce's new barn is rapidly
approaching completion and when done
will be perfect in every particular. A
powerful wind engine is being placed in
position for watering purposes and will
relieve the men Of the labor of pumping
the liquid needed for the horses.
The geese have begun to fly, but as yet
very high. Local sports are making
arrangements to hunt quite extensively.
Several parties are being formed to go
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