Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-04-03
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Monday.
Another squad of soldiers was on the
train Wednesday morning, bound to west
ern forts.
Charles White continues to improve. AT
times his progress is slow but he is Steadi
ly on the gain.
A gang OF men are at work repairing
the treStle work on the Mandan side of the
Missouri river bridge.
The Pierre journal says that the river
is practically open at that point and Skitf
lines in active operation.
The railroad commissioners held a brief
session Wednesday, but nothing except
routine business was transacted.
A new set of rules governing employees
in the movements OF Northern Pacific
trains went into effect Monday.
Thomas Flavin, heretofore connected
with the Bismarck post office, has accepted
a position in the signal office.
DR.. Bentley was able to leave his bed
Monday but it will be some time before
he can safely venture out doors.
At the citizens caucus, Third ward, H.
W. Grambs and Anderson Healy were
placed in nomination for aldermen.
John Hoagland is cleaning seed wheat
and making preparations for seeding
about It's acres of wheat this spring.
The river is reported open at Fort
Benton and any danger of a flood that
might have been anticipated is past.
Rev. S. E. Ryan: The Methodists are
especially thankful for the light which
has been placed on top of the court house.
The we'll known hunters Jack Little,
Henry RichhOlt and NJ. s.. WickS bagged
thirteen wild geese very early Monday
morning.
K. E. Wallace, expert accountant and
public examiner, came III from jamestown
Wednesday and entered upon the duties of
his office.
The Jamestown Alert says Captain Glea-
son will be in Bismarck and assume charge
OF his duties at the penitentiary shortly at
ter Easter.
The TRIBUNE leans that out of the for
ty-one Indian pupils attending the mission
school at Fort BerthOld thirty.one are sick
with grippe.
The first wild goose was seen flying
north last Friday. Our local s%portsnlen
are making preparations for an onslaught
on the birds in a few days.
Jessamine Slaughter has Joined the
ranks OF the Burleigh county teachers and
will begin a six months term Of school at
Painted Woods on April 9th.
Express Messenger Harrington. who has
filled a run on the jamestown Il Northern
during the suspension of trains 3 and 4, has
returned to assume his old route.
City Clerk Barrett has moved his Office
in with the city treasurer, in the Mer-
chants bank block. He now has a very
cosy place in which to do business.
Judge Winchester granted an absolute
divorce to ChaS. Ii. Casper Saturday, the
ground of the decree being desertion' The
separation took place eight years ago.
Ike Hayes, who for a long time has ot1ici-
ated as janitOr at the capital, resigned his
position Saturday and departed for Hell
ena. Duncan McGilles takes his place.
Gerald Pierce received a telegram Sun
day evening stating his brother Paul was
much better, news that was gladly re-
ceived by his many friends in this city.
The Northern Pacific has several car
loads of ties standing Oh side track in this
city which will be used in repairing the
mann line as soon as the snow disappears.
The high schools are closed this week.
The exercises which were to have occurred
last Friday were postponed on account OF
sickness and the absence of some OF the
teachers.
William Draper has been sentenced
by Judge Mcconnell to SIX months
confinement in the penitentiary for grand
yesterday morning.
If the city council should levy a tax of
one dollar on every dog in town and could
ON moor fnr ,llnafI fsn ~ |
we could afford to send a good team to the
hremen'S tournament. !
Miss Inez Pierson, who has been en-
plOyed IN the office OF the secretary OF
state, copying records for South Dakota,
has completed her labOrS and returned to
her home in EIlendale.l
Now is the time for farmers to poison
ground squirrels. They are always hungry
when they first come out upon the snow in
the spring and are much easier poisoned ar
that time than later on.
Mayor Baker has received word from
Major Powell that the headquarters Of the
Missouri river Improvements goes to Sioux
City. and that PROBABLY settles it so far as
Bismarck is concerned.
Chas. kupitZ shipped two dozen wild
geese to Fargo Wednesday,. They seem to
be quite plentiful here now and at the
prices at which they are selling most any
person can have meat for dinner.
Mandan Pioneer: The indications are
that the wool raised by the farmers of this
county will bring a good price next season.
mere are WOOL buyers in the state now
from Philadelphia trying to make con-
tracts for the wool to be clipped.
Railroad Commissioner Walsh: Snow
was falling lightly when we left Fargo and |
when we reached Valley City there was
fully an inch oh the ground. 1t continued
about the same until we reached Sterling, |
VIII en- it entirely disappeared.
Train No. l Tuesday consisted of thir.
teen coaches, and the engineer experienced
considerable difficulty in getting mis- train |
under motion after the stop at this place.
The coaches were filled mostly with immi-
grants with the Pacific coast as their des-
tinatiOn.
Charles E. Wallace, who has been in Or !
egon and Washington for the past year, re-
turned home to Bismarck Wednesday
morning. He will stop with the old folks at
home this summer and try The sGb-arid
belt. North DAKOTA is certainly more
healthy b the Pacific coast.
Tho PrQSh1tarion nb,,r,b Il. ,,,o.I.