Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-26

been looking after the affairs of his
company, II found" said MI. McCor.
mick, "a healthy state of things in the
two Dakotas. I 20 out every season to
see how business IS, and I am particu.
larly gratified with the good prospects.
The farmers are buying more machines
than ever before, and seem to be very
much encouraged. The crops looked
we'll to me, and the people seem to be
fourishing." $50. ,
Emmons County Record: A man
named John Harmson, in attendance
during the Lynn trial, acted queerly.
His insanity seemed more marked and
distinct after he heard the attorney gen.
erals speech, but it was not until Sunday
that it was found necessary to lock him
up in the Jail. He has since been VIC.
lently insane, tearing up his clothes,
bedding, etc.
The woods and fields in the vicinity
of the city were lined with sportsmen
Sunday, taking advantage of the first
opportunity to hunt after the expiration
of the law. Chickens are numerous, one
party Of three men having brought in
seventy-six as the result of a days sport.
Dawson Standard: Miss Myrtle
Sperry spent last Saturday in Dawson,
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. G. Sperry.
Miss Sperry was on her way from Bis
marck, where she has been attending
the wants of Frank Sperry, to her school
near jamestown. She reports her
cousin as slowly gaining, but does not
consider him out of danger.
Washburn Leader: Jerry A. Barnes,
formerly treasurer of this county, but
now with the Gull River Lumber COM
pany at Bismarck, has been visiting old
friends in Washburn and vicinity for the
past three or four days. MI. Barnes
has yet real estate interests in Mclean
county, which he will probably hold to,
as he believes the dawn of prosperity is
fast blooming into day.
The old Dietrich stand is being re-
paired and renovated, preparatory to the
establishment of a butcher shop under
the management of Heckel & SWEET.
Everybody knows Gus Heckel, who
acted as butcher in the Dietrich market
for so long, and his connection with the
new establishment insures a good meat
market. The firm will be ready for bus
mess about September l.
T. G. Ransom, who returned last week
from Denver, where he attended the
conclave of Knights Templar, says that
while there he had an excellent time,
that everyone was comfortably provided
for and that everything within the
bounds of possibility was done to make
things pleasant for the visiting Knights.
MI. Ransom says he wonld not have
missed it for anything.
The grocery business of Geo. Gussner
has become 30 %exstensive that it has
necessitated the erection of a two-story
addition, 25x35, on the rear of his store.
George says he intends to keep a whole
sale grocery, using part of the second
floor of the brick block as a warehouse,
and that he will put in a steam elevator
to carry goods from one floor to another.
Business is rushing and business men
have to keep up with the times.
Doctor Harcourt left his overcoat on
the train, several days ago, as he was re-
turning from Menoken to the city, and
forgot having left it until a day after
ward. He went to Agent Davidson, who
telegraphed the conductor of the train,
which was then at Helena. It is hardly
necessary to say that the doctor had
about concluded he was minus an YER
coat, but he resolved to make this effort
to secure it at any rate. Yesterday the
doctor received his overcoat, with moth
ing missing but a pair of gloves, which
had been in the pocket. When it is
remembered that there are about five
changes of train crews between here and
Helena, and a correspondingly great
number of passengers taking and leav.
ing the train, it will be acknowledged
that those in charge are deserving OF
commentator for their care of articles
thus left IN trains,
One of the sorrel horses, which are
driven on the ice wagon owned by
Barney Flynn, received a broken leg, as
the result of a runaway Friday. The
team was left standing ,unhitched, and be-
coming frightened, started off at a break
neck pace. They ran down Second
street and turned into Main, where the
wagon struck q telegraph pole, and thu
tongue struck the right fore leg of one
of the horses, breaking it at the ankle
Even after this, the horses ran fol
several blocks, and finally the injured
animal stumbled and fell, just as th'
team started to enter the alley near Z
W. Grifin's meat market. The injured
leg was bound up, and the hors'