Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-03-04
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show Saturday night, three prisoners
escaped from the county Jail. Two were
boot-leggers and one was charged with
forgery.
E. E. Saunders, chairman, and T. F.
Hoy, secretary, have issued a call for a
state mass prohibition convention to
to be held at Grand Forks, March 8, for
the purpose of electing six delegates to
the st. Louis convention next June.
Judge Bennett, of Bottineau, maintains
that Col. Towner is still missing; that
when last heard from he said he was
going to New York. The fear is enter
tanned that he may have been a victim
of the Hotel Royal fire in New York.
At Jamestown in the district court
Wednesday Thomas johnson, George
Smith and Ed. Reed we're acquitted on
the charge of burglarizing Goodman's
store, last November, when several
hundred dollars worth of fur coats we're
stolen.
Fargo Forum 25th: Mrs. Burke ex-
poets to leave this evening for the Hot
Springs, Ark. Governor Burke has
been confined to his room nearly all the
time since his arrival there, being threat
ened with e~rysipelas, but it is now some
better.
The Hon. George Walsh in Fargo
Forum: You were quite correctly in
formed, Mr.. Forum; I am a candidate for
the mayoralty-right in the feld-not
brought out by any clique or party, but
by the people whom I willie ndeavor to
serve to the best of my ability.
Representative johnson had added to
the urgency deficiency bill an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for Fort Berthold Indians
in North Dakota. This result was at
tanned by the kindness Of Dingley, of
Maine, who paid johnson for the favor
of rellnquishing his seat at the opening
of the session.
Jamestown Alert: E. M. Sanford,
president of the board of agriculture, is
taking steps towards the holding of a
state fair this year, which if held will be
at Grand Forks. The Worlds Fair
commissioners of the state will be asked
for $4,000 for exhibits of non-perishable
articles, to b. returned after the state
fair closes.
Fargo Argus 81: During the moor re-
cess yesterday Judge Mcconnell heard
an action brought by Simon Warner as
guardian of Lillian May Warner, to
annul a marriage between his ward and
Charles Rankin. Rankin was recently
found guilty of abduction, and was SEN
fenced to five years in the state penitenti-
ally at Bismarck.
President H. G. Southland in Fargo Re
publican: 1 have received word from r.
S. Tyler saying that his physicians tell
him he must go south until it gets warmer,
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weather might not agree with BIN. 1 hope
he will retain the position of executive
manager Of the North Dakota exhibit.
Mandan Times: Sheriff Bingenheimer,
with the assistance of several deputies,
searched the restaurants of F. Bongard
@. E. Roby and the art store of Brown &
Roby, finding various suspicious looking
bottles. The proprietols assert that
there is nothing more Intoxicating than
pop and ginger ale and propose to make
a strong fight for the recovery of their
property.
Pioneer Press: j. A. Percival, receiv-
or of the land office at Devils Lake, was
at the Merchants yesterday. He said
he was doing three times the amount of
business he did one year ago. The
farmers were proving up end paying for
their land without spreading mortgages
On it. The prospects for next year, he
said, were very bright. The homestead
entries at his Office average 100 a month.
The Wahpeton Gazette says it would like
to Sec
Correspondents ,"let up" on Editor
Shaw.
Editor Shaw cease Exposing" Major Ed
wards.
Major Edwards quit "~rectjfying" Post
master Jordan.
Postmaster Jordan declare an armistice
with Hon. M. N. johnson.
Hon. M. N. Johnson cease his word-con-
fict with Hon. II. q. Hansbrough.
l. Hon. II. c. HansbrOugh and friends quit
laying everything to "Gil Pierce"
A West Superior dispatch says: The
first transaction of the Superior board
of trade was made this morning, Ed.
Kennedy offering and selling to A. A.
Freeman 1900 bushels of North Dakota
No. ! hard, new grade, at 81 cents, 4
cents above the market, for G.. L. Cum
mings, Of Grand Forks. The new direc.
torate were chosen this afternoon and
the real life of the board dates from to.