Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-17
NINETEENTH YEAR
AROUND THE STATE.

.a.i AROUND THE STATE.
4 Lesley E. Kelley, of gold cure fame,
has purchased some lots in Oaks, ac-
cording to the Republican.
Efforts are being made to secure the
Fort Totten Indian band for the Fourth
of July celebration in Mandan.
The jamestown republicans held
meeting Monday night to ratify the
nomination of Harrison and Reid.
+" G.. A. Lieber has been appointed
Stutsman county correspondent to the
national association of democratic clubs.
Whitelaw Reid, the republican nomi-
nee for vice-president is said to be an
uncle, by marriage, Of Deputy Sheriff
Barnes of Cass county.
Dickinson Recorder: Agent T. J.
Greene gives us the following interest
ing statistics regarding wool shipments
! from Dickinson: In 1889, 1900 poun is; in
1890, $4,000 bounds; in 1891, 100000
pounds; in 1892, estimated, 100000. These
figures tell their own story.
Fargo Republican, Tuesday: This
morning about $50 o'clock, Messrs.
Walsh, Harmon and Slotten who comprise
the board of railroad commissioners, of
North Dakota, accompanied by Sec
retary Edgerley, started out on their
annual tour of inspection of the North
ern Pacific road. They expect to be
gone eight days, finishing up at Fair
mount next Monday evening.
The report of Secretary Purcell, of the
North Dakota grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows, furnishes the following interesting
statistics regarding this great. society in
the state: Total membership, Dec. 81
1891, 1000; number of lodges 33; number
Of Fbrothers relieved, 79; number of
brothers buried, 8; brothers. wives buried
5; widowed families relieved, 2; total
relief paid, $1,9O2.99; total receipts of
the lodges, s22,668.74, (an average of over
1886 to each lodge;) cash in treasury,
$l,189.19. Since Dec. 81, 1891, eight new
! lodges have been instituted with an
aggregate membership of 200.
Lightning struck the Gray school
house at Spiritwood Lake Friday even
ing about o'clock. The school had
been dismissed only a half hour pre-
viously by the teacher, Miss Schwellen-
back, and the building was empty when
( the electric bolt descended. The chin
ney was knocked off, the stove pipe torn
into pieces and the floor, where the cur
rent passed into the ground, was ripped
up and scattered around the room. The
walls were blackened and the building
s inside generally demoralized. School
will not be held there for a few days, or
! until repairs are made. jamestown
II Alert.
North Dakota Republican,: A sad &C.
& cident occurred about five o'clock yes
q terday afternoon resulting in the death
s of George, the nine-year-old son of John
Nelson, who resides at Sidney crossing
~ four miles west of this city. The boy
has been attending school here, and
usually rode his pony to and from his
studies. After school yesterday he
] started upon his return. For some time
he rode alongside of a carriage driven by
another person. From some cause his
q pony became frightened and began rear
u ing and plunging. AS he did so he caught
his forward feet in the wheel of the car
riage and was thrown to the ground. In
n falling the boy struck the ground first
81 and the full weight Of the horse coming
n upon him he was killed almost instantly.
This happened when the little fellow had
N almost reached home. . '-
At a regular term of the district court
q at New Rockford, N. d., just closed,
d quite a sensation was created. The Die
bold Safe Lock company had sold the
h county some jail cells for s1,785. The
county auditor, T. O. Getcheli, refused
to sing the county warrant to pay for
them. The safe company then brought
mandamus suit to compel him to sign
and certify the warrant. Getchell, in his
s answer, alleged that County Treasurer
Wills, States Attorney Cleary and
County Commissioner Woodward had
formed Q conspiracy to cheat the county
and had perpetrated 3 fraud in making
the sale, and that they were dividing up
among themselves $735, for which sum
they had agreed with the company to-
make the sale. That the cells are only
worth $4Oo to $500, and similar allega-
tions. Getchell verified the answer.
The application for q mandamus was
denied BY Judge Rose.