Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-23
CITY AND COUNTY,

here.
Merchants generally are rejoicing over
the increased business-incident to the
Christmas season.
DR.. Harcourt has sold his standard
bred mare Babe, sired by Griffith, to NJ.
S: Petty of jamestown, for $3.50.
Nothing further has been heard from
the 500, but it is generally thought it
will be here next spring-as usual.
The blooded horses, brought by DR..
Bentley from the east, are the subjects
of many expressions of admiration.
Asa Fisher won the trotting horse,
Dexter, in the rattle last Saturday, Tom
Fortune shaking the lucky number.
Mayor Allen is expected to return
about the first of next week, the illness
of his father having detained him thus
long.
Walsh County Record: Attorney
General Spencer writes that he will leave
the state about January 1st, and be
absent several months.
Word has been received from Judge
Rose, who is to try the Emmons county
case, that he will be in Bismarck to hear
the u next Monday.
Supt. McCabe's private car passed
through the city Tuesday, and ante
Christmas funds we're dispensed to sew
eral employees of the road.
E. H. BLY, and John Robidou settled
their disagreements Tuesday, and Mr..
Bly, settled the costs, which have been
incurred in the recent suit.
All of the rooms at the Sheridan have
been engaged, many rooms outside have
been taken, and still there is demand
for accommodations during the legisla-
ture.
The Dickinson Press says the real
name of the man who stole an overcoat
from Jack Higgins place some days ago
is Thomas Cavanaugh and not Frank
Wilson.
The weather bureau station at this
point now receives telegrapbic reports
OF the daily temperature from upwards
of twenty cities in the central and south
ern states.
August Goppert of New Salem, and
Peter Weinz of Richville, made home
stead entries and Peter Koenig of King,
made homestead final proof at the land
Office, Monday.
Robert Goodal of New Rockford, made
homestead entry Saturday, and Chas.
Strom and A. NJ. johnson of Slaughter,
made final homestead proof at the land
Office yesterday.
W. A. Falconer: I was out in the
vicinity Of that mountain lions where
abouts Wednesday afternoon, but saw
nothing of him. If l had, I might have
left o than [ did.
Amelia Miller of New Salem, and l..
M. Hardy of Sykeston, made homestead
entries, and Barbara Mes of Jewell, Nc
Intosh county, made homestead final
proof at the land Office Thursday.
Col. Lounsberry has left Fargo, for
Pierre, S. D., where he has an important
land case to look after, and will return
to the state and to Bismarck after New
Years to look after his legislative work.
The Dawson Standard says that Fri
days wolf hunt was not productive of
much good, for 50 far as learned not a
wolf was killed. There is talk of another
hunt, arranged on more scientific princi-
pies.
jamestown Alert: Fl. Petty, over
whose absence the railroad boys we're so
lamenting Saturday, is at his old place
of duty to-day, as u~nconcerned as over
It was only a business trip which took
him to Bismarck.
Valley City Times Record: Up at Bis
marck the coming of the 500 is getting
to be a good deal of a chestnut. Let the
scoffers scoff. The 500 will go into Bis
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probably be next summer.
Miuut journal: An Indian by the
name of White Duck, bought $500 worth
Of general merchandise from our mer.
chants this week and will establish g
store at the Little Missouri, the site Of
the new agency, at Fort Berthold.
J. B. Power in Fargo Forum: I came
home last Wednesday on my way to Bis
marck to fix up land matters. The state
board has a meeting next week and VIZ
shall probably have several sessions an6
Imay not get back until after the holi
days.
The Marquis de Mores, he Of Bae
Lands fame, passed through the cit!
Friday morning, in a private car, 81
route to Medora, to revisit the scenes o
his former adventures, and PASS a few
days among his old friends and acquaint