Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-15

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ticipating, of the prizes, their amounts
and by which companies taken, and in
closing says: The firemen OF North Da.
kota, are a fine lot of fellows and GER
tainly know a thing or two about rae.
ing. There will be a large time at
Devils Lake next year if the Old Boy
does not swallow it up before that time.
Further particulars of the striking OF
F. H. Registers residence by lightning
in the storm Monday evening, reveal the
fact of the very narrow escape of Mr..
Register and wife. They we're sitting
side by side, near the window, and the
bolt which entered, passed directly be-
tween them, scorching Mr.. Registers
ankle. A person standing across the
street from the house saw the bolt enter,
and says that huge balls of a fiery light
could be seen above their heads, as the
lightning struck.
Wool keeps coming in quite steadily
and the demand for it is good. Several
sheep raisers we're discussing the wool
clip, and in the conversation one of them
advanced a few figures. II wintered 154
sheep" he said, land from that number
I clipped over 1900 pounds of wool or
an average of eight pounds per head.
On the other hand, I clipped 22O, that
had been wintered by another person,
and the clip amounted to only about 600
pounds. OF course, they run this way,
some of them clipped heavily and others
lightly, but the average this year is
good.
Several sheep raisers who reside in
Burlelgh county, were discussing the
merits of sheep raising. From what
they said, these farmers who have gone
into the sheep business, with a proper
knowledge of sheep and the n of
caring for them, have made successes,
their losses during the past winter and
! spring having been light, indeed. On
the other hand, those who have rushed
into the business because it was thought
an easy occupation in which to make a
fortune, and who knew nothing whatever
about it, have suffered severe loses, one
man having lost 500 head out Of a band
of 700.
The Kajanka company seems to be
playing to small houses and starvation
receipts this year. The manager of the
company said, while here, that the COM
pany had cleared over $4,000 last year,
and that this year they we're already
$4,000 behind. This seems to be the
case throughout the west, many travel
ing troupes being forced to disband,
upon arrival there. The Kajanka audi
ence in Bismarck was very slim, and of
it's jamestown house, the Alert says:
"Kajanka' was presented to a very small
audience last night, owing to the severe
wind and rain storm which began at 7
o'clock. Scarcely a dozen ladies we're
present.
Reverend Thompson: Nine years ago
I married a couple in Bismarck, and they
Immediately secured a home from Uncle
Sam near this city. I was at their home
last Sunday for dinner. I found them
possessed of 480 acres of land in fee
simple, a comfortable home, a good barn,
and other out-buildings; all name of
farm machinery, about fifty head of
horses, and $50 head of cattle, and a fine
crop growing on his land. Besides this,
there is a bank account-all acquired in
nine years. That couple is Mr.. and Mrs.
John Beal. They have everything that
one could wish for to make a comfort
able home, and all made right here in
Burleigh county where there is an op-
portunity for thousands Of new settlers
to do the same thing.
Two tramps, who have been "working"
the innocent residents for "hand. outs"
with tales of long fasts and continued
illness, became satisfied with the
amounts they had gotten from the de-
luded mortals, and started for pastures
new yesterday morning. A mile or so
out of town, they had a material dis
agreement as to a correct division of the
funds they had received, and the larger
of the two took the smaller by the neck,
threw him down and sat upon him,
swearing by all the gods of Olympus
that he wouldn't let him up until he
came forward with a bigger share of his
earnings. They finally concluded to
arbitrate, and wandered of, arm in arm,
toward the east. Those who feel
tempted to assist the poor hungry
tramp, might we'll have witnessed the
disagreement, and a material change
would have been made in their ideas.
At a meeting of Pioneer Hose COM
pany No. J. al the engine house Tuesday
evening, it was resolved that, in the
death Of Colonel Yorkey, formerly presi-
dent Of the state fremen's association,
the fremen of North Dakota had lost q
wise counselor. an able official md n