Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-20
AROUND THE STATE.

Spiritwood Lake, twelve miles north
OF jamestown, has been selected as the
site for the North Dakota Chautauqua
assembly.
Representative johnson has secured q
pension for Even X. Kegland, OF North
Dakota, who served in the I'd Minnesota
regiment under the name of Even Knut-
G SON..
The deposition Of ex-cashier Nelson
will be taken before Judge Cochrane to-
morrow and his trial in the United States
court will take place. at Fargo next
week.
Editor Smith, formerly of the Fair
mount Herald, is soon to commence the
publication of a p at Breckenridge,
MINI. 1t is to be known as the Breck-
enridge Telegram.
Fargo Republican: Treasurer Nichols
received official notification Thursday
that the school land sale in Cass county
was approved. Nobody need fear that
the title to the land that they bought is
not perfect.
Turtle Mountain Times: The Botti-
neau Pioneer has changed hands, Judge
Bennett, who has so ably conducted 1t,
has sold the plant to a syndicate, and
Prof. Thompson, the young democratic
Napoleon, will have charge.
Fargo Republican: Insurance Com
missioner Carey is a candidate for re-
nomination. He led the ticket at the
last election and is popular throughout
the state. There seems to be no opposi-
ton to him-there should be none.
Free Lance: Under the title of ''The
Farmers and Merchants Bank" Hon.
". B. Noble of Bottineau, Hon. John A.
Davis and Frank Conlin Of. Willow
City, and Reuben Mobiles of Devils
Lake, have filed articles of Incorporation
and will be ready for business in Willow
City soon.
Superintendent jerks in the Grand
Plaindealer: This weather is all
right, it will kill off the grasshoppers
. and we will not be- troubled with those
pests. The biggest crop We ever had,
1882, was just such a spring as this, and
most of the wheat was sown after the
middle of May.
Here's another: Last evening as Fire
man Albert Carow was filling his loco
motive tank with coal his foot slipped
and he fell from the coal bank, at the
NOTIl0ru dCluC IOu1uuOu5C3 " U10
ground. His wrists we're strained, face
and side bruised and he had to be taken
to his room when DR.. Wear attended to
his injuries. He is doing as we'll today
as could be expected.-Fargo Repub'
lican.
jamestown Alert: The people of Car
rington are greatly elated over the pros
pect of getting the 500 road into that
town. It is said that twenty-four acres
close to the town have been offered tc
the company by the TOWNSHIP people, ano
it is also intimated that Senator Casey
had a hand in securing the prize, which
the Darlington men claim is practically
assured them. Banker Meacham left
for Minneapolis Wednesday night, tc
consult with 500 officials about further
" details.
Grand Forks Herald: Detective Viii
liam Black, of the Great Northern, came
in Wednesday evening from the Cavalier
division, bringing news of a wreck OF
the Cavalier branch, west Of Grafton. Il
was a mixed train, with a baggage anC
passenger car on the rear. The trouble
was caused by the truck of the caboose
breaking. It tore up the track and de
moralized two or three of the cars pretty
badly. The coach was full of passen
gers, but only two we're injured, and they
not very seriously.
Mandan Pioneer: There has beer
considerable talk in the country south
of us that the half breeds, Indians ant
others are engaged in irregular work il
the stock business, and the rumor is tina
a good deal Of stock is issued to the In
dams that belongs to the ranchmen. L
> 10 c,,;ta l;Lo1v tbot tho cfCo1x association
will put a line rider and stock inspector
along the Cannon Ball to inspect the
stock killed at Standing Rock and guart
against irregularities. The expense will
be borne by the stockmen directly inter
ested.
\ The senate public lands committe'
Monday, reported the bills giving tn
Dakotas and Montana 5 per cent. of tn
net proceeds Of the sales Of public land
for indefinite postponement. All the bill
are to be incorporated in one, which will
be reported by the committee soon, ant
will give to each state a large sum. Th'
house committee on public lands ha
agreed to report favorably the bill intro
duced by Hermann, Of Oregon, extend
ing the time of payment for settlers OF
forfeited railway lands one. year. Thi
measure affects especially land alonl
the Northern Pacific railway.
Fargo Sun: The city council at tn
adjourned meeting last Wednesday even
4 ing was business all the way through
Mayor Smith evidently intends to pu
the financial affairs of the city in shape
first and then attend to the moral par
of the question later on. In the matte
of the water works he thinks he ha
found the means Of saving the cit!
nearly $1,000 per year. No doubt whel
he gets around to investigating the cleo
trio light service, and enforcing the con
tract, he will be able to make a mucl
larger saving to the city in this branch
or declare the contract forfeited.
La Loure Chronicle: Rain, rain, rain
again for a week, and but little chance
for seeding. EARLY sown grain is said t,
be roofing finely and much of it is com
ing above the surface, though, of course
growth is slow. La Monre county j