Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-24
AR OUND THE STATE.

lR OUND THE STATE.
Another wire is being strung from
Fargo to st. Paul.
Ringling's circus had $4,000 people at
two performances in Fargo.
There is talk of DO nding Ransom
county for the erection of a court
house.
jamestown wants a new depot. The
Alert says that passengers prefer to
stand outside and await the coming OF
trains, to sitting down inside.
A petition is being circulated in
Moorhead demonstrating against the
action of the city council in reduc-
ing the saloon license from $3.50 to $500
Lightning comes near destroying the
Northern Pacific depot at Edgeley. 1t
entered by the telegraph wire and set
fire to a window casing, but burned out,
luckily, without dong any great amount
of damage.
The following officers were elected by
the delegates to the Baptist convention
at Park River: Moderator, Rev. j. w.
Davis, St. Thomas; Clerk, r. B. Griffith,
Grand Forks; Treasurer, DR.. Muir
Hamilton.
The capital stock of the Grand Forks
National bank has been increased to
100000. The most of the increase has
been taken by the old stockholders.
This is one of the solid institutions OF
the state.
John Winkler of Orlska, n. D., adver-
tises for his son, who ran away from
home for fear of a punishment for some
boyish pranks. A free, full and complete
forgiveness, together with the "fatted
calf" is promised.
The pulpit Of the Devils Lake Metho-
dist church is no longer occupied by MI.
Sadlier. He was weak and frail" and
the congregation requested him to
migrate, He migrated. North Dakota
is troubled with erring preachers this
year.
Di. kinson Recorder: The railroad
commissioners on their annual inspec-
ton trip with a special train passed
through Dickinson Tuesday. The
special in charge of Conductor Ed.
Nichols and Engineer Dingman, made a
quick run; Medora to Dickinson, 40
miles in 48 minutes. Superintendent
phela1 accompanied the party over the
division.
-Judge Edgerton, in Fargo Argus: L
think the Nelson case is about the
strongest argument for the restriction OF
the liquor traffic that can be made. If it
we're not for whisky Karl Nelson would
not have five years in the ~penitentiary
staring him in the face. 1t is hard
enough to sentence ar old offender, but
it is doubly hard to sentence a young
man to prison.
The jamestown college closed its term
last week after the most prosperous year
in It's history. There were no graduates
this year. The institution has been in
existence but comparatively a short time,
yet is attracting students from many OF
the states. The receipts. of money x
ceeded the estimates there being an
excess of 5000 in the tuition fund over
the amount estimated from that source.
The college promises to begin its next
years work with increased attendance
and prosperity.
The Fargo Republican publishes the
following account of a suicide 9 Hills.
boro: Oscar Laribee, the foreman on G.
K. Meyers farm, near Kelso, came to
Hillsboro yesterday morning, bought a
bottle of carbolic acid at Liens drug
store and after dinner drove about q
quarter OF a mile out f town, hitched his
horses near the railroad track, drank
some of the acid and with a knife cut his
throat from ear to ear. About 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon his body, present
ing a fearfully CHASTITY sight, was found
lying beside the team. It was still warm.
On his person were found two letters
addressed to himself, and a piece of
paper on which was written, If take my
life.'
Fargo Argus, Wednesday: The meeting
of the North Dakota Editorial as.
ISOLATION in Fargo yesterday was not
largely attended, and yet it is said that
the attendance was larger than that OF
last year. The afternoon meeting was
very Interesting and instructive, the pa
pers read containing many valuable
suggestions and the discussion evoked
by them bringing out many practical
y points. The plea in President Benefits
annual address for closer comradeship
among the editors of the state was
especially we'll received. These annual
meetings cannot fail to be productive OF
much benefit to the newspaper business
and the editorial fraternity of the state