Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-01-08

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company.
Ex-Governor Ordway has been reflect
ed president of the Washington Market
company, in which organization he owns
a majority of the stock.
Oscar Wards boys think they are en-
titled to the medal thus far as the boss
slayers of rabbets this winter, $50 having
fallen victims to their unerring aim.
This is a true ''rabbit story"
The several school boards in the coun-
ty hold their annual meeting on the
second Tuesday in January. The board
is required to publish an itemized state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
for the preceding year. Last year but
few districts complied with the law.
County Commissioner j. r. Mann of
Mclean county was u pleasant caller
Thursday evening. "Here's a New Years
present for you, and keep my paper
coming right along" said Mr.. Mann, and
the TRIBUNE wishes Mr.. Mann as pros
porous a year as the last one has been.
The penitentiary board met Tuesday
and discussed the problem of employ
ment for the inmates of the reniten-
tiary. 1t was partially decided that the
manufacture of harness would be about
the proper thing. A committee was ap-
pointed to look further into the matter.
Fargo Republican: The executive Of
ficers of the Bismarck board of trade ap-
pear to have been lost in the shuttle and
the TRIBUNE threatens to resurrect the
organization in order to get ready to re-
ceive the tide of immigration that is
apparently headed towards North Dako-
ia.
Mandan Pioneer. Visitors coming
from Dickinson say that there is as great
an absence of prohibition in that town
as there is of hairs on the side of an iron
steamship. Saloons they say are as
wide open as in days of yore, but a report
was current a few days ago that another
effort to enforce prohibition was to be
made.
Cakes Republican: There is sincere
regret at this place over the news that
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lucas will soon
move from Cakes to Bismarck, Mr.. Lu-
cas- having been offered a better posi-
ton with the company at that place. Mr..
Lucas will start next Wednesday while
Mrs. Lucas will remain with friends I'M
till spring.
Chas. Showers: | saw Denny Hanni-
fin at the hospital last week. He has
been on his back over four weeks and
has to remain in that position a couple
Of weeks more. He sent his regards to
all friends. He says Its just retribu-
ton, I suppose, and if I can only find
out what it was for I'll promise never to
do it again."
. James M. Foley of Medora in James
town Alert: l have been visiting my
old friend DR.. Archibald a few days. also
my daughter, who is a pupil at the
jamestown college. | am greatly pleased
with the conduct of that institution and
the facilities it affords. I know no other
school in the state offering such excel
lent advantages for students.
P. johnson Lyons, the Kidder county
boomer, was in the city yesterday in at
tendance on the Steele Lyons tree claim
contest case, which was postponed to the
23d inst. Mr.. Lyons will start in a few
days to place before the effete fasteners
the many advantages awaiting new SET
tiers in the golden northwest. He will
visit Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and
Colorado on his initial trip.
The railroad commissioners met Tues
day, the full board being in attend
ance. Major Fleming appeared in behalf
of the Lehigh coal company and asked
that the board request a reduction of
rates from Dickinson on Ignite coal of
twenty-five cents a ton. The board took
no action but will meet again on the 10Th
inst.--probably at Dickinson-at which
time representatives from Sims and
other points will be heard on the sub
ject.
Devils Lake News: Colonel Louns-
berry recently purchased a farm near
Bartlett in this county, where he intends
to establish his residence, having a spe-
cial attachment for Ramsey county. He
will soon return to North Dakota and
commence the work of writing a history
of the state. He will also publish a pa.
per, but has not yet decided whether it
will be in Fargo or Grand Forks. A
sample of North Dakota's best newspa.
per talent is located within the colonel's
Uranium.
Tw%enty-seven sample trunks we're un-
loaded from the delayed west bound OK
press train Monday. About a dozen
travelling men came with them, and it is
said they took away some good orders.
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