Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-23
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AROUND THE STATE.
b. II. Davis of North Dakota gets an

Ransom county wants a court house
and jail-to be erected and owned by
the county.
Pasquale de Flore, a Devils Lake
merchant, has been found guilty of sell.
ing liquor to Fort Totten Indians.
Senator Casey, of North Dakota, has
introduced a bill for the relief of settlers
in Pembina county on Manitoba lands.
Will Burnett of Cummings, one of the
independent electors, who is reported
beaten by eight votes only, is in Fargo
to consult with Attorney General Stand
ish for q recount.
Sunday evening the new Unitarian
church was badly damaged by fire and
water. The edifice has just been COM
q pleted and was accepted this week from
the contractors. The damage will prob
ably exceed $1,000, covered by insur-
ance.
The third church to be finished in
Fargo this winter is the new Swedish
Baptish church, at the cornor of Third
avenue and Fourth street north. The
building is a good sized frame structure
with brick foundation, and will when
completed cost about $4,000.
The Knights Honor, No. 27l6, received
q draft Wednesday night for $4,000,
payable to Mrs. W. E. Haynes of Fargo,
whose husband was killed at Blanchard
Nov. 4th. Mr.. Haynes was an honored
member of this fraternity, and upon
proofs of his death, which we're only
completed twenty days age, the order
promptly paid over the above sum to his
widow.
Mrs. O. r. Albertson of York, is a
maniac. Her home lies in ashes and
her two children are dead. MI. Albert
son was away from home, and Mrs. AL
5bertson, leaving her two boys, aged 2
and 6 years, went to the barn to do some
light chores. During her absence some
paper caught fire and the children were
%suffocated. Mrs. Albertson became in
sane upon finding the bodies.
Advices from Washington say that
the resignation of Col. Plummer, re-
ceiver of the Minot land Office, in North
Dakota, has been withdrawn. Col.
& Plummer rendered his resignation sew
eral months ago. Saturday Representa-
tiye johnson received q letter from
DINNER asking that it be withdrawn.
johnson called at the depart
Iment and had Plrmmer's wishes fol-
}lowed.
"a new official has been added 10 the
t3Northern Pacific force to have head
s9lquarters at Jamestown. Nh. J. s. Tay-
1AAlor, claim agent for North Dakota, Min
IL hhuesota and Manitoba has a desk in the
,,2headquarters building. It is his bust
mess to secure a settlement wherever
possible, of all claims for loss, such as
personal injury, fire, stock losses, etc.
The board of trustees of the state
agricultural college was in session at
Fargo, Wednesday, considering their BIZ
ennual report. The operations of the
college have been much hampered by a
lack OF room, especially for the dormi-
tory. Application will be made to the
Legislature for grant to provide the
needed buildings, as the grant from the
United States cannot be used for that
purpose.
Colonel Little seems to be studying
the geography of the state from per-
Ssonal observation. The other day he
was at Jamestown and now the Herald
] reports him at Grand Forks-of which
city he said: "This is my first visit to
Grand Forks since four years ago.
Your city has grown and improved so
far beyond my expectation that I
scarcely recognize the streets as the
same as l saw when last here"
The Pioneer Press says that on Tues
day John 81. Lewis, the agent of the
Great Northern Express company at
Dwight. N. D., was presented by General
Manager Footner with a handsome
Is badge of honor, made of gold orna-
mented with a hand extending a laurel
wreath and enclosing a diamond, as a
mark3of esteem for his bravery in de-
tending certain packages from a deter
mined assault by robbers made on Octo.
Der 26th. Mrs. Lewis, who ably assisted
her husband on that occasion, received a
gold watch.
Mandan, Pioneer: A correspondent
asks the Pioneer for information as to
the wolf bounty law. He says that he
1ahad four lambs killed in one day last
week near his house, by wolves. In re-
plyF to his question we would say that
law Of 1891 on the subject reads
J41that ssthe5 county commissioners Of each
bounty shall, upon the petition Of twenty
Ave stock r~aisers, offer q bounty not to
Nsxceed IS and not less than 81 for each
a Nlud nvnru wolf or cavoto killad within