Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

the manner OF fixing broken sidewalks
In some places pieces OF two-inch planl
are nailed over holes, 30 that one ii
liable to stub ones toe and fall.
Frank Van Dusen, of Dawson, proved
up on his tree claim, and Samuel Cham
berlain filed a homestead entry on lane
north of the city, at the land Office yes
terday.
Let no one, interested in sports and
real fun, miss the meeting at the city
hall tonight. The. subscriptions have
been liberal, and with a proper spirit or
the part of the people, a grand time is
assured.
The Missouri rose 33 feet at Sioux
City, between Saturday and Tuesday
morning, making it los above:low water
mark. At Pierre it rose l point, at this
place it fell l point and at Buford it was
stationary.
The jamestown city. council says the
city must have $75 per month from the
electric light company, as an indemnity
for maintaining their poles and wires on
the streets, otherwise the aforesaid poles
and wires must come down.
Valley City Times-Record State
Superintendent DeVaux visited the ca
pital last week, and also inspected the
state penitentiary, which he found the
cleanest institution in the northwest,
and says Clark Haggart is a model
warden.
Sioux City Journal: The river cur
rent has taken a clean cut out from the
Covington shore from the bend above
the town and crosses directly to the
mouth of the Floyd. As a result the
cutting of the bank on the Covington
side has stopped entirely.
A horse belonging to Rufus Ullum fell
into n of the open wells in the eastern
part of the city, Sunday, and it required
the combined efforts of five men to get
the animal out. This is the second time
the attention of the people has been
called to this matter, and it should be
attended to at once
Mrs. J. H. Worst came up from Will
Transport last Tuesday to visit friends,
but it is to be regretted that she was
taken i'll soon after her arrival, aud has
been unable to get out. Mrs. Worst is
stopping with Mrs. J. G. Brown, at her
residence on Sixth street.
From the Helena journal, it is found
that Mrs. Anna Danforth, was seriously
injured in a runaway. The pony be-
come frightened in going down hill, ard
overturned the buggy, dragging Mrs.
Danforth under it. Mrs. Danforth is a
sister of Mrs, z. G. Hobbs of this city.
Emmons County Record, Friday:
Father Martin, of Bismarck, celebrated
mass at the residence of MI. Peter Far
rell, day before yesterday. Father Mar
tin was much pleased with the interest
manifested, seventeen commandments be-
ing in attendance. Four children were
baptized.
Arrangements have been made to have
a bicycle tournament, in connection with
the firemen's tournament, to be held in
Grand Forks, June 2l-24. There will
be a lady rider prize, three prizes for a
tive-mile race, and other races, to the
winners of which will be given hand
some prizes.
Sioux City journal: Captain Talbot
is still figuring and corresponding rela-
tive to the Charles Mix county river
trade. Last evening he said that mat
tiers are rapidly shaping themselves, and
that he will know Wednesday whether or
not he will be able to put the Libbie
Conger in the trade.
Among the official correspondents for
North Dakota of the American Protec-
tive Tariff League, published in an Of
fetal pamphlet just issued by the
league, are the following gentlemen:
E. M. Epson, Cummings; Smith Slim
mel, Fargo; M. J. Edgerley, Bismarck;
and j. J. Wamberg of Hope.
Some Indians were busily engaged in
getting freight from the warehouse yes
terday when the TRIBUNE whistle an
nounced the hour of twelve. The ponies
were startled and tumbled agons and
Indians around rather p~romiscuously
for a moment. The long accepted oxiom
that an Indian pony positively refuses
to be frightened was thus rudely shat
tered.
Deputy Surveyor John Harold started
his party for the west, Monday. The
surveying is to be done south of Dickin-
son, in on the eastern edge of the Bad
Lands. Mr.. Harold, himself will follow
by rail in a day or so. In the party
there are Frank Lucas, Jud Watson, Ed.
Conway, Charles Paine, Thos.. Lenahin
and Paul Trudell, all of Bismarck.
According to the Fargo Argus, Pitts,
the second cook of the Columbia, and
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