Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-02-12
AROUND THE STATE.

The STATE
The Ransom County Republican
League" has been organized with Hop.
Geo. F. Goodwin, president.
Mayor Adams Of Lisbon has been pre-
sented with a beautiful gavel by the
fire department of that city.
The name of Alfred Dickey is among
those from North Dakota, added to the
pension list this week.
c. f. Mackey and Thomas Madden
charged with keeping blind pigs at
Devils Lake we're held for trial in bonds
of $3.50 each.
H. P. Rucker, of Grand Forks, is in
Washington, saying nice things about
North Dakota, as every person-who
hasn't a grievance-should.
In Casselton there is a fight on post
office location. Hon. J. G. Gill and
others are in Washington and it is said
the present location will be retained.
Britton, of the Edgerley Sentinel,
brings out the picture of Major Ed.
wards, of the Fargo Forum, and says he
is the Sentinel's candidate for governor.
Twenty-one columns of foreclosure
notices are all that grace the last issue
of the Devils Lake News. This shows
that land is getting more valuable in
that section of the state.
General Passenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific is said to be getting up
an elegant pamphlet illustrating the,
wild fowl shooting to be found, in season
along the line of the road.
Commissioner of Insurance Carey de-
MES that he is a candidate for governor
as some newspapers reported-and
now the newspaper boys are saying "he's
pretty good where he is"
Mr.. VIM. Taylor of Sims will 90 to
Minnesota in about three weeks, and
will there purchase 300 head of two
year old steers, which he will put on his
range on the Cannon Ball.
The LaMoure Chronicle appear to be
in favor of carrying the ''gross earnings
tax cases" to the supreme court of the
United States on the ground that if they
are successful in the high tribunal they
will win something like $4,000.
Chairman George H. Welsh of the
North Dakota railroad and warehouse
commission, and President Shortridge of
the farmers alliance are IN Duluth in
connection with the project to build a
North Dakota elevator in that city.
There will be a meeting of stock men
at Dickinson on the 18th inst, for the
purpose OF organizing a stock association
with headquarters at Dickinson. All
parties interested in the stock business
west of the Missouri river are requested
to attend.
The Washington correspondent of the
st. Paul Dispatch notes the arrival of
Major Edwards in the capital as follows:
Major Edwards commenced to arrive to-
day, and the president Immediately sent
in the nomination of Colonel Jordan to
be postmaster at Fargo. Major Edwards
is still coming and will be all here by
midnight.
Fargo Republican: The school GEN.
sus shows that there were only two
children in Fargo who were not attend
ing the public schools in December
without excuse-evading the compuls-
ory school law; while IN the entire coun-
ty we're there but II. This is highly
creditable to the intelligence of the peo-
pie as we'll as to the SHOOT officers.
Conductor Van Horn of the Northern
Pacific has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the northern division
under Conductor Vanderslice, with head
quarters in Grand Forks. Mr.. Van Horn
has been a passenger conductor between
Fargo and st. Paul for the past ten
years and Is very popular both with the
travelling public and the railway en-
ployes.
Rev. J. r. Crum, charged with divorce
ing his wife and marrying another in a
manner contrary to the scripture and
law of the Presbyterian church, has
been deposed from the ministry and ex-
communicated from membership in the
Presbyterian church, by the Pembina
Presbytery. Crum will appeal to the
synod of North Dakota, which meets at
Grand Forks in October.
The Northwestern Bone Syndicate
company" of Minot, Ward county, is
having advertised "two heaps of bones,
about 200 tons," situated or lying in
that county on the great Northern right
of-way. for taxes, something like $500