Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-27

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delegation will come down to witness
the ordeal.
Jamestown Alert: The Northern Pa.
ciic Railroad company is said to be nego
tiating with the American Steel Barge
company Of Superior, for the construc.
ton of a fleet Of whaleback package
freight boats to compete with the
Northern Steamship company. A West
Superior dispatch says the extended
presence of General Manager Mealen,
General Superintendent Kimberley and
other officials who were in close consul.
tation with Captain McDougall yester-
day, indicates that at least something
unusual is on foot.
Dickinson Press: A terrible boiler
explosion occurred near Billings, Mont,
Tuesday, in which Wm. DeCamp, fire.
man, lost his life. Norman Davis, brake
man, was thrown over the telegraph wire,
his arm broken, badly scalded and other
injuries inflicted. Engineer Jones was
badly scalded. The body of deceased
was taken to st. Paul for burial on
Wednesday, and Mr.. Davis was taken TO
Bralnerd on the same day. The whole
front OF the engine was blown out, and
eight cars thrown off the track.
At a meeting of the local committee
for the tournament, says the Grand
Forks Herald, the finance committee re.
ported Sl,575 subscribed on the Grand
Forks side of the river. Just how much
East Grand Forks has pledged is not
definitely known, but the amount will
probably reach $1,000, while $500 more
is expected from the city. W. A. Cor
don aud j. B. Wineman secured sub
scrlptions to the amount of $3.50 We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t is expected the
state officers will add 5000 to the fund.
and all told it is thought about $4,000
can be secured for the tournament.
Treasurer Rand vas instructed to COM
mence the collection of money pledged
on June LIST.
The Sioux City Journal has the follow
ing beautiful little description of the
close of the storm: A weird close of a
day of disaster and horror was furnished
by nature last night, when, for over an
hour, intensified by the unusual dark.
ness which hung over the city, an aurora
borealis OF unusual extent shot in pale
flashes from the northeast and extended
at times almost to the horizon in the
northwest. 1t had none of the brilliant
colors Of the aurora seen at times. It
was of a pale, CHASTITY blue, seemingly
the opposite in significance of the gayly-
hued bow of promise. It was as if an
almighty power, stern in meaning and
emphasis, by a fash of his o%mnipotent
sword, gave the finale of an awful day.
The jamestown Alert wakes the citi-
zens up with the following, and it is re-
s%pectfully submitted for the considera-
ton of Bismarckers: There will be a
good many strangers in the city this
summer, and in order to keep up James,
towns reputation for cleanliness and
order, a good deal will have to be done
in the way of cleaning up. Other towns
are feeling the necessity Of this, and the
contrast with jamestown now, is not in
our favor. The city park is not the at
t~ractive spot it used to be, the store
fronts need painting, old trees dead and
standing in yards, should be removed,
paper picked up and general removal
ton undertaken. jamestown can not
live on past reputation in this matter,
and every property owner as we'll as the
city council ought to take a pride in
fixing up"
Fargo Forum: The west bound
Northern Pacific trains we're delayed
several hours Wednesday morning on
account Of an imaginary washout be-
tween Lake Park and Audobon: The
track-walker discovered a small hole
under the track, and supposing it was a
washout signalled the approaching west
bound passenger to stop. In the in
tense darkness the trainmen thought it
useless to attempt to repair the track. so
tied up and waited till daylight. With
the approach of dawn an investigation
was made, developing the fact that tho
road was perfectly safe and the delay
unnecessary. To passengers and patrons
of the road the occurrence, however, was
an illustration of the prompt attention
to duty of the company's employees, and
their carefulness for the protection of
those who ride on their trains.
Here's something pretty good from
the Mandan' Times: One of the bills
allowed by the commissioners at their
last meeting shows how the peoples
money is being swallowed up by the
prohibition agitation. The bill is as
follows: ITO ten days watching and
keeping fires at court house to keep
wine and beer from being frozen a 50;
$780," OF course it was very important
that this "wine aud beer" should be
kept warm, ever if the county did have
to pay man 50 per day especially for
this work. It was no doubt a great
benefit to the county which the tax
payers can not find any fault with. 1t
would have been nothing short of a
calamity if this wine and beer" (Which
will undoubtedly be destroyed in the
end) had been frozen. The only. date
on the bill is "April %, 1892" but it was
pretty cold in April this year" Com
ment is unnecessary.
Observer Fallon's weekly weather
and crop bulletin, which is published
in full in this neutrality-suspicious., will be
read with interest, although it ID some.
what lengthy. Last week was a crit.
cal time in agricultural operations in
this state; considerably damage might
naturally be expected from the unsea-
sonable and abnormal weather conditions
which prevailed. And yet q careful
study OF the reports will show that the
average damage is very slight. Cattle
have suffered in some counties from cold
weather and lack of grass to feed on,