Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-02-05

6. M. Butterfeld of Bismarck Is or.
ganizing a music class in Mandan.
Benz. Burrows will prove up on his
valuable quarter section near Wales,
March 10Th.
John O'Brien OF Wales proved up on
100 acres Of Burleigh county dirt Satur-
day, and says this country is good
enough for him.
Oscar Will has been appointed adj.
ministrator of the estate of Frank
Frisby, deceased. An inventory of the
stock is now being taken.
There is considerable wheat being
marketed, especially from Slaughter
township. The farmers up in that neigh.
borhood have money to throw at the
birds.
Warden Haggart reports tifty-eight
persons enjoying (?) his hospitality these
days. But two differs" are with him
now, these being Collins from Walsh
county and Remington of Cass.
Fargo Forum, 28th: Governor Burke
was taken home in a carriage from Nor
toms office, on Tuesday evening, and is
still confined to his rooms. The gov
ernor had an attack of vertigo. DR..
Darrow says it's not dangerous but adj
vises quiet.
Miss Jessamine Slaughter will begin
a two months term of school next Mon
day in Dakem, Emmons county, after
which she will go to Falconer, Mclean
county, where the school board have
voted to employ her for a six months
term beginning April LIST.
Capt. VIM. Harmon: This has been
an exceptionally fine winter thus far for
stock in Montana. The ranges are not
covered with snow, the grass is good,
and there has been but one cold day. l
I'M glad to meet the old timers in Bis
marck. They deserve success, whether
they get it or not.
An example ought to be made of some
of these persons who are bringing in
prairie chickens, and selling them at
this season of the year. Every old hen
killed now BAL twenty to forty less
chickens next summer for the sports
What has become of the Bis
marck gun club? Where are the sports
mon? Why are not the laws-which are
just-enforced?
Professor Robidou, a weather prophet
who fails, and whose prognostica-
tions are accepted as law and gospel all
over the Missouri slope, says no more
hard wintry weather until the latter
part OF February. It is rumored this
statement does not find favor in the ayes
of the coal dealers, and the merchants
who still have large stocks of fur coats
and winter caps.
The acme of human hopes has been
at last realized in Valley City, which has
had established a "dog exchanging in
stitution. The proprietor thereof states
that he is willing to exchange poodles,
mastitfs and shepherds for pugs, grey
hounds and Irish settlers. This is an in
stitution that the state has been greatly
in need of, and the TRIBUNE is glad 10
know that the want is filled,
Henry Richholt: The Bismarck Gun
club have ordered and paid for four
dozen quails, which are to be delivered
here about April LIST, and turned loose
on the bottoms south of the city and up
on Burnt Creek bottoms. There are
quails in South Dakota, and I believe
they will live here. We don't know
whether they will stay in the
country or not, but we ssare going to
make the experiment.
The dog p%oisoner is getting in his
deadly work just now and should receive
the careful attention his trade demands
"a good pummeling. 1t is learned that
Saturday the two pet pugs of Mrs. Dan
Williams found one of the poisoned NOR
sells left around by this gent and in con-
sequence there are two less dogs in town
than before. OF all avocations on earth
the wholesale %poisoner of dogs must be
classed with the lowest. He or thew
should quit.
Mr.. j. B. Taylor left Thursday morn
ing for the "Little Big Horn" country,
the seat of the famous Custer massa-
ere, on a pony purchasing expedition.
Mr.. Taylor has become possessed OF
some very desirable acres near Painted
Woods, and it is his intention to start
a ranch and engage exclusively in rails
ing ponies for the eastern market. Mr.,
Taylor will bring back with him about
one hundred choice mares which he ex-
poets to buy from the Crow Indians.
Man Ian citizen: I see a Dickinson
man kicking about the railroad com
m%issioners again. Why should the coal
rate between Dickinson and Sims be re.
duced? It would knock out the Sims
miners, and do you suppose Bismarck.
era wOnld then oct coal no choop DC