Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-06
AROUND THE STATE.

John O'Rourke of Mandan has been
granted a patent for a journal page file.
It is said that Ramsey county will be-
right in line for Johnny Percival for
delegate to the Minneapolis convention.
The american Surety company will
indemnify the Union National bank of
Grand Forks and assume the prosecu-
ton of defaulter Nelson.
Representative Ferry of Michigan
says Johnson's speech on the wool bill
is one of the c~learest and most compre-
hensive eve delivered on that subject.
J. G. Campbell, Gus. Finger, L. A.
Simpson, J. s. DeFrance and Geo. W.
Lee have been elected delegates from
Stark county to the state republican
convention.
The North Dakota Globe says that's
Richland county will probably ask for
the election of Hon. P. J.. McCumber as
a delegate to the national republican
convention.
A. N. Jeffries, one of western North
Dakota's prominent stockmen, has a
contract to furnish:.ffty brood mares with
colts to Fort Berthold at $115 a head,
and fifty without colts at $lOO each.
jamestown Alert: U. S. Marshal A.
F. Price came in this morning from
Sargent county, where he has been look
ing after work on his farm. He reports
seeding about half finished in that
locality.
Protests have been sent to Senator
Casey, objecting to Hansbrough's pro-
posed amendment to use the 100000 ap-
propriated by the government for apeni-
Tertiary, for the establishment of a
branch insane asylum at Grafton.
Fargo Argus: Bismarck has decided
to enforce the p%rohibitory law to the
letter. Bismarck tried the opposite
policy and got sick of it. Now she is
going to try prohibition which prohibits.
Fargo's new administration may profit
by the example.
John E. Haggert, in Fargo Republi-
can: The water in the slough is higher
now than it has been for twenty years.
The northwest wind of to-day has been
blowing the overflow water from the
Sheyenne river eastward to the slough
and that is the cause of the raise.
Walsh County Record: The Drayton
Echo has authority for the statement
that Treasurer Booker will not be a
candidate for denomination. This fact
Will NO dCC6pUdUl0 w dUOuU UWOLUy SoOo
fnanciers of the state who consider
themselves we'll fitted for that important
position.
M. N. johnson, on the neglect of the
North Dakota legislature to provide for
the choice of presidential electors: II
don't anticipate any differ in the
North Dakota elections. A special ses-
sion of the legislature will be held, or
the electors may be elected byl me legis-
lature. The latter course would com.
plicate matters, especially if the next
legislature happens to be democratic"
Foster County Independent: R. E.
Walker refused an offer of $3.50 for his
flock of sheep last week. Mr.. Walker
purchased his band Of sheep about
eighteen months ago, paying s235 for
them. Last year he sold S85 worth of
wool from them: Mr.. Walker says that
he does not know of anything that
there is as much profit in an raising
sheep.
jamestown Alert: According to Sena-
tor Hansbrough there Is no need for an
extra session of the legislature to pro-
vide for the election of presidential cleo
tors, as the Australian election law pro-
vides for that already. However, there
appears to be a strong sentiment in OIL
cial circles favoring IN extra session. The
expense of an extra session would be
' considerable, and of course nothing but
the ~plainest necessity would warrant it
at this time.
And now the electric lights, in James
town, are in operation again. The com
mittee of the city council has made an
agreement with Anton Klaus, and the
lights are to be operated for thirty days
from dark until midnight, excek ting On
moonlight nights, for Il consideration OF
$500. The city council in the mean
time will endeavor to get propositions
from the electric light companies for
permanently lighting the streets. At
least, SO says the Alert.
Dickinson Recorder: Oliver Whaley,
manager of the Western Union office in
this city, has projected an electric bran
der. IfNMr. Whaley succeeds in secur-
ing a patent, his invention will, nodoubt,
prove a very valuable one. The appara-
tus complete will not weigh over forty
pounds and can be used with perfect
safety by anyone who does not under
stand the Use of electricity. A test was
made in the presence ofseveral witnesses
on the Dist inst, and it gave good salts
faction.
Here is a very good goose story, from
the Foster County Independent: Last
summer E. H. Holcomb captured a
wounded wild goose which became quite
tame. In the fall when geese we're going
south to winter quarters the goose,
which had recovered by that time, j)ined
E. a flock and disappeared. Judge Of Mr..
Holcomb's surprise when on going out
to his barn n morning last week he
found the goose had returned, having
made the trip to the far south, and back
again, in safety.
Mayville Tribune: Cashier Hyde of
the Hillsboro Banking company, is in
trouble. The Hillsboro National bank
of (which Mr.. Hyde was formerly cashier,
charges him with wrongfully appropri-
ating $1,000 of its money for Ills own
use. Mr.. Hyde denies the ALL 6 ui N
and deties the alligator. Both sides
have retained attorneys and the matter
is likely to be aired. in court. Selling
lands on the side and retaining the pro-
oeeds is alleged to be the mode of Mr..
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