Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-09
WANT TO RUN
F. II. Dewitt Sends The Tribune {
Challenge for Eitbe r Sandy Reed
, or Leon Lozier.
Nc Forfeit Has as Yet Been Posted,
and Nothing Definite Can
Be Said.
The City Council Meets, and Re
solves to Dispose of the
City Team.
Blood on the Moen.

ClCy 1eam.
Blood on the Moen.
The foot race business in this city
must come to a focus in time, and from
appearances at present, that time will be
in the very neal future. Professional
sprinters are now accorded an excellent
opportunity to make a display of their
abilities for money-good, sound, Amer
lean dollars-and for particulars see the
following letter received at the TRIBUNE
Office, yesterday:
MORRIS, MIMI, Sept. 8.
Dear Sir: Having read numerous
articles in your paper in reference to
Sandy Reed and one Leon Lozier, pro-
fessional sprinters, and their abilities as
such, I herewith make the following
proposition:
I will match Alfred Dunn to run
Leon Lozier sixty yards, or upwards, for
| $3.50 a side; mutual consent start. Race
to be run either in Bismarck, Fargo, or
Grand Forks; the editor of the TRIBUNE
to be stakeholder. I will also match
Dunn to run Sandy Reed three races for
$3.50 each. One race of 100 yards, one
of $50 yards and n of 200 yards. I
will match Dunn to run any or all of
these races. No one race to be run for
less than $3.50. The races to take place
twenty days from the time of posting
forfeit. Now, if either MI. Reed or Mr..
Lozier wants a foot race for good money
and on it's merits let him post a forfeit
of no less than $50 with the TRIBUNE
and there will be no trouble about his
being accommodated. Hoping you will
give this space in your valuable paper, I
am obligedly yours,
F. a. DEWITT.
The challenged parties say that they
must see the color of Dewitt's money
before they take the challenge under
Amusement. Ed. Patterson, Reeds
hacker, says that if Dewitt, who is the
challenger, will post a suitable forfeit,
say $50, he will consider the challenge.
Otherwise, no.
And now boys, fly at it, and make the
air blue with challenges, opinions, etc,
Post your respective f~orfeits, gentlemen,
arrange about a thousand dollars worth
of races, run them, let the winners rake
in the Doodle, and enliven things a little.
City Council.
The city council Monday last evening
in regular session, Mayor pro tenn, Pat.
terson presiding.
Present, Aldermen Reed, Reade, Nc.
Donald, johnson and Cunningham.
A communication from the mayor pro
tem., appointing Frank Scott custodian
of the engine house in place of Robert
Stebbins, resigned, was read, and on
motion the appointment was approved
| by the council.
A petition signed by a number of
the residents of the Third ward request
ing an extension of the water pipes to
Eighth street and Avenue E, was read,
and referred to the committee on water
! works.
The debt limit having been reached,
the clerk reported that he had not drawn
warrants for the salaries of city officers,
and the report was accordingly &C.
copied.
The report of the city treasurer was
read and referred to the committee on
ways and means.
The reports of the several officers on
| stock impounded, was read, and ordered
| approved and placed on file. The re-
| port of the street commissioner was
next read. This showed that seventy
six persons had paid poll tax, and not
one cent of cash had been received, the
payments having been made in work.
The report of the city Justice, showing
that over $4O0 in fines had been paid
over to the city treasurer during the
month Of August, was read, and the bill
for justice fees ordered allowed.
Further time was requested by the
fire department committee in which to
report, and granted by the council.
The committee on claims approved
the following bills:
F. Donnelly, boarding prisoners. $40 %
+. Donnelly, discharging prisoners. ........ IA 90
On motion they were ordered allowed
A number Of claims were read, and re-
ferred to the proper committee.
A resolution to the effect that the city
team be sold on Saturday next, along
with the harness and wagon, was then
introduced by Alderman Reade. This
was the cause Of a deal Of discussion,
but was finally passed, and q committee
Of three ordered appointed to confer
with the fire chief, in regard to the pur:
chase of another team. After some
further discussion the council ad.
journed.
It Looks That Way.
It begins to appear to the officials Of
the Northern Pacific that trains Nos. 2
and 3 were taken of little early in the
season. The Dickinson Press says that