Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-09

finest yet marketed in Bismarck. Da-
kotians have no use for foreign coal.
John E. Ogden, son of our efficient su-
perintendent of public instructions, and
we'll known here in Bismarck, has
entered the Faribault, Mimi, college
where he takes the ministerial course
preparatory to entering the Episcopal
ministry.
Thursday was an extremely disagree
able day. The rain was falling at day.
break and continued all day. It was a
regular soaker and will put the ground
in good shape for blowing but it is bad
on wheat in shock and the corn crop now
about to be harvested.
Commissioner Harmon: The West
Superior elevator Is an assured thing. It
has caused an awakening and a large
delegation of millers are about to erect
the largest mill on the lake coast, near
the new elevator. It will allow a North
Dakota grade and an honest price.
Grand Forks Herald: "The Emmons
County Record complains that the local
department Of the Bismarck TRIBUNE
has gone to the prohibs." Editor
Streeter will have his jokes, and the
above is we'll along on the rounds of the
state press.
jamestown claims to be a point where
shippers unload and drive from there to
all parts of the state. Bismarck differs
from jamestown in this respect as the
large number of horses and sheep ship
ped to this place have been sold to
farmers in this community.
Washburn Mail: Jack ellsworth
came in from Ecklund township, Bur-
leigh county, yesterday, where he and Ole
Wing has been t~hseshing. He reports the
yield of wheat and oats good-the former
going from 26 to 80 bushels per acre, and
oats from At to So bushels per acre.
VIM. Messerve was in from the reser-
walton Saturday where he is working
with Beal's threshing machine. He says
they have threshel no wheat that has
averaged less than twenty-five bushel
per acre and some farmers have got as
high as %thirty-one bushels per acre.
The state board of equalization
changed the assessment of Burleigh
county considerably, which makes more
work for the auditor, who is at present
engaged in the preparation of the delin-
quent tax list. This additional duty
keeps the auditor very busy at present.
Commissioner Harmon said Tuesday
that grain in the Red river valley is in
bad condition. Not owe IS per cent has
been threshed and a large per cent. of
the unthreshed is still in the shock.
There has been no clear weather for
about 10 days and wheat is beginning to
sprout
The stockmen on the east-bound trains
yesterday claim there was from one foot
to eighteen inches of snow in Montana.
One old rancher said there was one foot
at Glendive and still showing when they
passed that point. The cars were coverd
with the "beautiful" which bears out
their story.
Chas. Showers: I came up this morn
ing to attend the meeting of the peni-
Tertiary board tomorrow. I was down
to the Cass county fair which is discon-
tinued on account of rain. The fair
would have been a great success had the
weather been good. The management
did all in their power, and some verylfne
stock was there.
Adjutant General Bowen has just is
sued a roster of the department of North
Dakota, giving the commanding officers,
his staff and the line officers, together
with the number of the posts where they
are located, their commander and ad-
jutant. There are now t~hirty-six posts
IN good order in the state. The roster is
very handy for G. a. r. members.
Scott Mclean has returned from the
grading contract in Montana's noun
tains, and his partner, Shed Lambert, is
en-route home with the teams and is
expected in a few days. About two
weeks ago fully two feet Of snow fell in
the camp and the mountain fever fol
lowed, Mrs. Mclean being one of the
sufferers. Several of the campers died
and many more are very sick. No one
from this vicinity died.
The remains of Peter Lehman were
laid to rest in the Fairview cemetry Fri.
day afternoon. The general govern.
ment allows $50 for all soldiers who
have no one to look after their remains
Judge Chase appointed E. Tibbils
commissioner, and he was in charge
The G. A. R. turned out and in a body tc
pay their last respects to the departed
comrade. The funeral services were
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