Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-03-11

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The Devils Lake Inter- Ocean says lit
is unoficially stated that Col. Towner
was shy about $21, 900 in his accounts
with the colonization company" 4&
It is said that Fargo is the most
liberal patron of the telephone Of any
city of her size in the world. She has
235 subscribers, and Grand Forks 1874.
I. C. Wade Of jamestown gave a
temperance lecture in Dickinson Sunday
night. The Recorder says there was
quite a large audience in attendance.
q" A letter from Hon. G. W. Lilly to Mr.
Wishek of Mcintosh county contains the
information that he was presented with
a little daughter on Washington's birth
day.
Public Examiner Wallace will have a
repor Of the Glendale bank failure for
publication shortly. Mr.. Wallace is of
the opinion that the defunct bank never
was solvent.
Over in Morton county Mrs. Lille M.
Marcy announces herself as a candida ate
for superintendent of schools. She is a
second cousin Of Oliver Marcy, LII. D.,
of Evanston university.
Miss Sickles, commissioner to the
Dakota Indian agencies, reports an
agreement by the Sioux Indians to
furnish what history they have, their
legends, songs, etc., for the Worlds
Fair.
LaMoure Chronicle: Ransom county
will present Hon. P. H. Bourke for at
torney general. The Office went from
Ransom county to Walsh. II would be a
little queer to have it 60 back.
A new p~ostoffice has been established
in Trail county and dubbed Alhasted
says the Hillsboro Banner. just what
in thunder Alhasted means and where
the deuce Alhasted is nobody appears to
know.
ia. Montgomery, clerk of the United
States court: Fargo citizens are play
ing in luck this time, not a single Fargo
ite having been drawn on either the
grand or petit jury for the coming term
Of court.
On February 10Th Treasurer Nelson of
Trail county received $10,649.5O in per-
sonal property taxes, making a total of
$4,000 before the penalty attaches.
There are 655 delinquents, 621 person
have paid a dog tax.
State Veterinarian Langdon spent sew
eral days last week in Wells and Eddy
counties, looking after glandered horses.
He was compelled to destroy four ami
mails that were badly diseased. He says
there is considerable scab among sheep
yet.
The state superintendent of the board
of health Is supplying all the counties in
the state with blanks, and hereafter all
deaths and berths, also all cases of sick
ness, are to be reported monthly, and
also a statement Of the diseases prev
alent.
Hon. N. G. Lawrence of Dickinson
who has just returned from a trip east
where he settled a large estate, believes
there will be a large number of settlers
come to the west Missouri country this
season. He will erect another brick
block in Dickinson.
The Ashley Republican says that there
is more marrying and giving in marriage
among the Russian population of the
county at the present time than ever be-
fore known. Nearly every young man
among the Russian people has a claim Of
his own, and is mating up before the
spring work commences.
The Great Northern railway company
has paid Ovid Musin $4,000 because the
train which carried Mr.. ..Musin and his
concert company from Winnipeg to
Fargo, failed to get to Fargo in time for
the company to give a performance
there. Ovid sued the company for
$6,393.
Col. G. r. Meredith of Casselton re-
turned home Saturday morning from his
extended trip west and southwest. Dur
ing his absence he passed through
twenty-one states, visited British Col
umbia and Mexico, and travelled over
10000 miles. He says North Dakota
beats them all.
Winona Times: On Tuesday evening
February %, 1892, the ladies Of Fort
Yates gave a leap year ball in the post
hall. Too much can not be said in
praise, of what the ladies done. Dane.
ing began at 9 o'clock, and continued
until 10 o'clock, when the ladies' invited
their gentlemenLto partake Of the elegant
supper they had prepared for them in
the dining 20 Of "A" Go. ~
Lisbon Star: Fish have commenced