Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-11-04
many other rather irritating pranks were

It is said that Clarence Price, Joe
Hare and other populist candidates dis
tinguished themselves at a meeting on
the reservation Tuesday night. They
told the assembled multitude that the
opposition was a railroad ticket, and the
farmers ought to avoid it as they would
the 'seven year itch;" but they failed to
convince the farmers that they would be
any purer in Office, or any more honest
than the republicans, and one honest
old-timer, after listening to Joe Hare,
remarked, on the side, that he'd heard it
~before-the same old story of playing
farmers for suckers.
j. H. Marshall: No., I lave heard
nothing as yet from the grasses which
were sent to the agricultural college for
classification. The authorities there
are to analyze and name each kind Of
grass, that they may be properly labeled
when shipped for exhibit. They will be
kept busy for a time, since there are
seventy-three different varieties. Had
the work of gathering been begun
sooner I feel safe in saying that twenty
five varieties besides these might have
been gathered. These seventy.three
varieties are all lowland and bottom
grass, no species of upland or plateau
grass among them.
If any of the curio collectors of Bis
marck wish souvenir half dollars they
can be readily obtained. The proper
method is to form a club of subscribers
for fifty coins, or some multiple of fifty,
and select some one member of the club
to send on the order and money and to
distribute the coins when received. Or
ders should be addressed to A. F. See-
berger, treasurer Worlds Columbian
exposition, Chicago. It is probable that
the coins will not be ready for distribu-
ton until some time in December. But
the orders are being sent in rapidly, and
will be filled in the order of being re-
ceived.
The county commissioners held a
meeting Monday to again fix up the
matter of election inspectors. The re-
lationship clause in the law has this
time caused the bringing up of the
matter. Norman Falconer, who has a
brother on the ticket, was removed and
his place supplied by S. B. Lawrence;
F. A. Little's resignation was accepted
and J. P. French appointed to fill the
vacancy; Pat Harvey was removed on
the strength of the relationship clause,
and John O'Brien appointed in his stead,
and the place of +. D. Jones, who has
removed to Kidder county, was filled by
the appointment of J. w. Avery.
Affairs at the county auditors office
are lively just at present, with the pre-
paration and distribution to inspectors
of election supplies. AS the law is new
in the state, the proper supply of ma
terlals is a matter which requires some
study. The booths have already been
sent out, but a humber of the ballot
boxes are yet to be forwarded. A look
into the interior of one of these, when it
contains all the necessary articles for
one precinct, reveals a tumble almost as
great as might be found in the average
travellers valise. Poll books, rubber
stamps, ink pads, cards of instructions,
gummed paper and other things are to
be found among the contents.
While there might have been prior to
Wednesday nights debate, some repub-
licans who we're dissatisfied with M. N.
johnson as the representative of this
state, it is safe to say that few if any Of
them are to be found now. On the
street yesterday, nothing was to be heard
but words of praise for his evident
knowledge of national principles, and
for the able and just manner IN which
he handled the tariff. Not only did
these emanate from republicans but
from democrats, of whom several an
nounced their intentions of voting for
the republican nominee. Mr.. johnson
makes friends wherever he may go, and
when he left yesterday morning for
Mandan, it was with the good wishes of
all republicans and many democrats.
M. P. Skeeles: I hear now many
arguments based on the supposltion that
clothing of the grade worn by the aver
age North Dakotan, is much cheaper in
Canada than in the United States, and
that its being higher in the country is
one of the effects of the Mckinley bill.
Now my home, for eight years, was in
Canada, where I was in the service of
the United States customs department.
While there employed, I had many OPP
portunities of investigating the diff
ference in prices, and I will assure you
that the ordinary grades Of hats, caps,
boots, shoes, underwear and hosiery are
as cheap if not cheaper here than they
are there, and these goods are good
enough for anyone. Ready made cloth