Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-09
The 8ismarGk Tribmme.
CITY AND COUNTY.

ClIY AND COUNIY
A number of cases Of severe frost re
ported.
The Episcopal church at Mandan viii
be ready for service Sunday, Sept. II.
Several Of the nimrods are preparing
for a camping out trip and a duck hunt
Attorney General Spencer opens thu
campaign in jamestown on the 12tt
inst.
Chas. n. Knickerbocker Of Abba
Mich, made final proof on a tree claim
Monday.
Forty-nine homestead patents were re-,
ceived at the land Office, Friday, TO,
delivery.
H. w. Grambs has purchased the
stock of tinware belonging to Stevens
brothers.
The meeting of the Shakespeare club
has been postponed until Friday ever
ing, 23d inst.
Mclean county democrats sent R. H.
Copeland and Charles Weller to the
state convention.
Governor and Mrs. Burke led the ball,
given by the citizens of Fargo in cele-
bration of Labor Day.
J. S. McKearly of Ishpeming, Mich,
is the new Northern Pacific night opera
tor, vice Operator Cole, resigned.
1t is learned that the wife of Richard
Fern, died at Centralia, WASH, August
Oath, and was buried August 29th.
The boiler of the threshing engine re.
oeived by Mr.. Holbrook recently, was
inspected Wednesday by Geo. Gray.
Bismarck doesn't seem in any especial
danger from cholera, but there is a grow
ing epidemic of it's younger brother,
morbus.
A prominent citizen was heard to
remark yesterday, "First fusion, and
then confusion" And the republicans
smiled.
Miss Agnes Ray of Dickinson and
Miss Grace Flynn of Mandan, are west
Missouri attendants of the jamestown
college.
Captain and Mrs. Gregg expect to
leave next Monday for a trip though
Va11ou,ckD~o Dor11 orl thu o1sooor%
country.
The Cakes Republican says that in
Professor Wheaton, Bismarck has Sc
cured an efficient and competent in
structor.
Mrs. R. F. Voolfolk has returned to
the city, and is living at her old resi-
dence or Main street, between Seventh
and Eighth.
The catalogue of the state normal
school at Valley City, just received,
shows several students from Bismarck
and vicinity.
Lester Green and S. E. Streeter went
down to Long Lake Sunday morning
and returned Monday with a wagon
load Of ducks.
s. A. Carahoof, who has been an in
valid for a long time, has just got notice
of the allowance of pension under the
dependent act.
Doctor Slaughter has been notified
OF an increase in his pension, and will
hereafter draw $45 a month from the
Golfers of Uncle Sam.
Martin E. Severance and VIM. Mercer
took contract Tuesday for the survey
ing of seven townships of land in the
vicinity of Cannonball.
II. T. Barnum has purchased the
household goods belonging to Charles
Garland, with which to fit up a residence
for himself and his bride.
The Atheneum was struck by light
ming in the recent storm, the bolt enter
ing the roof at one end and tearing a
hole in it about two feet long.
The monthly report of the land office,
for August, shows that about 10000
acres Of land has been taken by settlers
from the control of Uncle Sam.
If the old adage holds true, Septem-
Der is doomed to go out with the Their
mometer at about 80 in the shade, and
a second crop of wheat in prospect.
Seven townships, 165, 900 acres OF land
in Wells county will be open for settle
ment, September 7th. Settlers, seeking
desirable locations cannot but find them
here.
Leon Lozier Wednesday telegraphed
his acceptance to Dewitt, and re-.
quested him to come to Bismarck al
once if he wished a race. Looks like
business.
Ed. Patterson: I have received q tele.
gram from my old.time barber, Bart
Kast, who is now in Great Falls, Mont,
and he says he will be with me on the